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Plans for €80m Garda command centre approved for Dublin
- Crime & Law
- August 13, 2018, 00:09
Plans for a new €80 million Garda command and control centre on Military Road in Dublin have been approved by the Office of Public Works (OPW) more th(...)

Liffey bridge may link Phoenix Park to War Memorial Gardens
- Irish News
- July 30, 2018, 01:00
Government officials are in talks about building Dublin’s newest bridge over the Liffey, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe ha(...)

Dublin council has ‘serious concerns’ over new Garda HQ
- Environment
- July 27, 2018, 01:00
Serious concerns were raised by Dublin City Council over plans for a new €80 million Garda command and control centre near Heuston Station and the Iri(...)

Phoenix Park named one of world’s best urban green spaces
- Environment
- July 16, 2018, 20:14
The Phoenix Park in Dublin is one of only two parks in the world to receive a gold award in the inaugural International Large Urban Parks Awards. Th(...)

Nearly one in five Garda stations unable to access internet, Minister says
- Crime & Law
- July 15, 2018, 21:15
There are currently 111 Garda stations without a connection to the internet. That is according to Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan, who confirme(...)
Concern for ‘fragile’ Skellig Michael as visitor numbers rise
- Environment
- July 15, 2018, 17:09
The Unesco world heritage site of Skellig Michael off the coast of Co Kerry is attracting record numbers of visitors and An Taisce says it is concerne(...)

Engineers brought in to help fight serious coastal erosion in north Dublin
- Environment
- June 7, 2018, 20:37
Engineers have been brought in to help fight serious coastal erosion in north Dublin that is threatening seaside properties in the wake of Storm Emma.(...)

Drone filming on Skellig Michael poses risk to puffins, warns An Taisce
- Environment
- June 4, 2018, 17:02
An Taisce has expressed concern about the impact of drone use on Skellig Michael’s seasonal puffin population during filming of a documentary on the U(...)

Government controls vast swathe of vacant sites as housing crisis intensifies
- Construction
- June 1, 2018, 05:50
Ireland’s chronic housing crisis has shone a spotlight on vacant land across the State, with calls to tax owners of such sites to force the hands of d(...)

State agencies told to ‘buck up’ over flooding on Galway-Limerick railway line
- Oireachtas
- May 23, 2018, 18:22
State agencies questioned about continued flooding on the Galway-Limerick railway line have been told to “buck up” and find a solution to it. “You (...)