Dart Underground is the most important transport project in Ireland’s history according to Rail Users Ireland this afternoon. Dublin Chamber of Commerce also welcomed plans for the project, highlighting the unusually high 2.5 to 1 return on investment.
CIE, on behalf of Irish Rail, are due today to apply for a railway order for the planned Dart Underground under Dublin City Centre.
Dublin South Fine Gael have selected Jim O’Dea to replace the outgoing councillor Jim O’Leary in the Dundrum ward of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown county council. O’Leary resigned citing increased pressure on him in his full-time job. O’Leary ran as a Fine Gael candidate in the 2007 General Election and topped the local polls in 2009. Pictured [...]
FCStone Group Inc., a risk management company with a focus on commodities, is to provide twenty six jobs for Dublin with the opening of a new European headquarters in the city. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Batt O’Keeffe announced the jobs, stating that “FCStone’s initial investment in Ireland is a win without parallel in [...]
Report courtesy of extratime.ie A dramatic late winner from David McGill gave Shelbourne a slender 2-1 win over Sporting Fingal after extra time in the semi-final of the Leinster Senior Cup on Monday night at Tolka Park. The match was forced into extra-time after an 87th minute goal from Philip Gorman, and it was a [...]
The four Dublin local authorities have asked Dublin residents to conserve water over the summer, citing rising demand in recent weeks due to the fine weather. A press release issued on behalf of Fingal, Dublin City, South Dublin and Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown councils says that “Senior Engineers with the Council’s Water Services Departments are advising that [...]
Newly inaugurated lord mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen has stated that the biggest problem he will face during his tenure will be employment for the many unemployed Dublin citizens. Speaking after his inauguration with tallyman.ie, the lord mayor said “the most immediate challenge is the one that’s most urgent and that’s jobs, jobs, jobs.” The [...]
Fine Gael Cllr Gerry Breen was elected lord mayor of Dublin City Council by his fellow councillors tonight. Nominations included Cllr Criona ni Dhalaigh of Sinn Fein and Independent Cllr Christy Burke. However, the Clontarf-based Breen (pictured) seems to have previously secured the mayor role under a voting pact between Labour Party and Fine Gael councillors [...]
A Tallaght project to create a garden accessible to all has won St.John of God‘s Innovation award after the awards ceremony last Wednesday at St.John Hospitaller in Stillorgan. Menni Services created “A Garden for all Seasons” to promote social inclusion in the Tallaght area. South Dublin County Council (SDCC) worked with Menni Services to launch [...]
Eight of the 12 national winning projects in the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards last week were in Dublin, including three local authority constructions.
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