South Dublin councillors agree to cut local property tax by 7.5% for next four years
Most vote in favour of reduction that ‘will ease the burden on homeowners’
South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council: Clondalkin, Firhouse - Bohernabreena, Lucan, Palmerstown - Fonthill, Rathfarnham - Templeogue, Tallaght South, Tallaght Central local electoral areas LEAs
Renovation of social home in Blackrock cost local council €200,000 to bring back into use
Dublin councils spending up to €44,000 on average to refurbish vacant social homes
Dublin homeowner at centre of insulation planning action in clear after council U-turn
Tallaght homeowner Clive Ryan says it is a 'huge relief' as 'the threat of imprisonment shook me to the core'
More than 50% of septic tanks fail inspection tests in 2024
Waste problem placing homeowners’ health and environment at risk, says Environmental Protection Agency
Clash on hotel tax between Fine Gael Ministers and Dublin TDs and councillors
A number of politicians in the capital have gone public on their support for a hotel bed levy despite the strong opposition of two senior Fine Gael Ministers
South Dublin County Council seeks pass from itself for land deemed taxable on its own map
Local authority among landowners caught by residential zoned land tax
Widow of murdered Andy Connors faces jail if unauthorised mobile home and chalet development not removed
Ann Connors ordered to remove two chalets and four mobile homes from lands in Saggart, Co Dublin
Wheelchair user had to crawl up and down stairs of rented Dublin apartment
Glenn Quinn (63) crawled up and down stairs of rented home while searching for new place
Q&A: Do I need planning permission for my home energy upgrades?
If the work changes the external appearance of the building or render it inconsistent with neighbouring structures it may require planning permission
System would ‘grind to a halt’ if everyone sought planning permission for external insulation, expert says
Private planning consultant Tom Phillips says work should be exempt from requiring permission
South Dublin homeowner faces imprisonment or €5,000 fine after retrofitting home under Government grant
Sustainability, climate, environment: Clive Ryan spent €16,000 to have external insulation installed on home in Kilnamanagh in October 2018
Assurances sought that drone delivery will not affect nearby aircraft
Further information is sought on aerial food delivery hub planned for Tallaght market
Man’s €45,000 award over injuries sustained in wall collapse cut due to contributory negligence
Judge says Bradley Hart, who was 13 at the time, should have known better than to climb structure when looking for football
More than 1,400 owners of XL Bully dogs applied for ownerships certs before ban deadline
Total does not include applications made to Mayo, Laois and Carlow county councils
‘Everything was fields when we moved here’: Adamstown, a 20-year-old Dublin town
The planned town has a diverse population of more than 10,000, but desperately needs more facilities
Man must pay costs of failed €60,000 injury claim over fall in Dublin pothole
Stephen Devine (44) took case against South Dublin County Council after hurting knee and wrist in 2022 incident
Almost €250,000 spent replacing street lights turned blue by ‘catastrophic failure’
Manufacturing defect led to replacement of more than 5,000 public street lights
Dublin councils accused of co-ordinating to deny Travellers transient halting sites
Capital’s four local authorities says there is no agreement among Travellers on where such temporary accommodation should be put
Green light for ‘world class’ film studio in south Dublin
Lens Media claims development will create as many as 2,800 jobs
Woman settles High Court action against south Dublin council over fall in children’s playground
Accountant Inga Mitchell (52) broke her leg when she slipped descending a mound in Griffeen Valley Park, Dublin
Woman (52) sues local council over fall in children’s playground
Inga Mitchell claims council was negligent by requiring her to cross slippery area without suitable grip
Farmers ‘perfectly within their rights’ to shoot loose dogs worrying sheep, trial hears
Diarmuid Phelan denies murdering trespasser in a fatal shooting at his farm
Number of homeless deaths in Dublin reaches 40 so far this year, records show
HRB analysis shows those who died while homeless were much younger than the Irish average at the time of their death
Solicitor and former South Dublin mayor ordered to repay legal fees to ex-client
Edward J O’Brien failed to co-operate with Legal Services Regulatory Authority inquiry and ‘offered no excuse whatsoever’ for not complying with its ruling
‘You look like a porn star’ – the abuse women face in politics as parties seek to hit gender quota
A record number of women are expected to run in the next general election but insults and misogyny make the job of parties more difficult to encourage women to enter politics
Google claims legal error in refusal of data centre application
Tech firm says it secured grid connection from EirGrid in 2021 despite South Dublin County Council’s concern over insufficient network capacity and onsite renewable energy
Building blocks to a climate-just city
Policy silos, disjointed decision-making and lack of regional governance holds Dublin back from integrating housing and climate planning
MMA coach co-opted on to South Dublin County Council after nomination by Paddy Holohan
Holohan won seats in two Tallaght electoral areas in June’s local elections
Dublin gets new councillors just three months after elections
Independent and former MMA fighter Paddy Holohan to co-opt a martial arts coach who works in his gym after winning two seats on South Dublin County Council
Google plan for new data centre rejected in face of electricity supply pinch
South Dublin County Council cites insufficient national grid capacity and lack of renewable energy among its reasons for refusal
‘We can’t fight anti-immigration sentiment online’: How one council is tackling myths and misinformation
Levels of social welfare support and vetting among issues tackled in leaflet
The best and worst councils for gender parity following 2024 local elections
Elections 2024 leave gender breakdown among representatives largely unchanged
Three places that tell the story of the local elections
The same story played out nationally in the local elections: Fine Gael holding its own, Independents storming ahead and scores of Sinn Féin candidates left trailing
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