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Dún Laoghaire's urban beach WILL be going ahead
Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company estimate that the project will bring in 150,000 visitors a year.
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Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company estimate that the project will bring in 150,000 visitors a year.
Fancy a dip off Dún Laoghaire pier?
McDonald’s says they’ll bring 60 jobs and €2 million with them.
Planning permission for the project could be decided upon in the first half of next year.
Planning permission had previously been refused due to concerns over the site’s impact on a protected bird species and local bogs.
The Lord Mayor said that there is an “urgent need” for offices in the city centre.
Two archaeological reports were carried out on the houses which are near a road development.
An Taisce slammed An Bórd Pleanala’s decision to approve drive-through fast food restaurants in the historic Boyne Valley area.
Plans to build a wastewater plant on the Foyle estuary have been opposed by Donegal locals since 1989.
An Bord Pleanála said the ten 110 metre wind turbines at Cloghan would injure the visual amenities of the area.
The ruling by An Bord Pleanála involved a trailer bearing a double-sided 1.8 metre high advisement.
After government TDs and Senators declined to support O’Connor yesterday they will now be asked to formally reject his appointment next week.
John O’Connor also “refuted emphatically” that he would have a conflict of interest in his new position having previously been the chairman of An Bord Pleanála.
One senator has already said he will oppose the appointment of John O’Connor as the chairman of the the body responsible for the development and maintenance of the State’s electricity grid.
John Whelan’s criticism of Pat Rabbitte follows the appointment of John O’Connor as chairman of Eirgrid.
Hearings in Laois today are seen as a key test case for EirGrid’s Grid 25 project to update Ireland’s electricity infrastructure.
The development will also create 120 construction jobs.
The EU’s top court hands a major boost to opponents to the N6 bypass around Galway, ahead of a final Supreme Court ruling.
SIPTU is left disappointed as An Bord Pleanála turns down an application to rebuild Liberty Hall – while An Taisce says reviews are needed.
The planning authority says the proposed multistorey would be “unacceptably dominant in the city”.
The 660 metre bridge will cost in the region of €18 million. It’s hoped, however, that the majority of this money can be obtained from the EU.
New line will connect the red and green lines in Dublin city and run to the new DIT campus at Grangegorman.
‘Anglo-avenger’ who built the structure must now demolish it.
McDonald’s must also submit the materials it plans to use on the building in Temple Bar Square in Dublin, and promise to maintain the current vaulted ceilings.
An Bord Pleanála has said ‘I’m lovin’ it’ to plans for the golden arches in Temple Bar, but An Taisce says it’s not welcome
Project will bring together 20,000 students and staff and the dozens of different DIT colleges together on one campus.
Deputy Jan O’Sullivan made the comments in response to a question from Deputy Mick Wallace. His question came after a report found that there are issues regarding transparency in appointments to State boards.
The new plans suggest the hospital should be built on the Mater site but that the height of the complex should be reduced to six storeys to comply with requirements.
Phase-one of a five stage project has been given the go-ahead with a trading hub that would span across one million square metres eventually set to be constructed.
The question was posed by the president of the Irish Planning Institute this morning, who also said that any reform in the planning system needs to be matched by political reform.
Questions raised over impartiality of new board member due to past planning appeals but Environment Minister Phil Hogan is “happy” with the appointment of Greenstar founder director Dr Gabriel Dennison.
The National Heritage body said its successful appeals against unsustainable planning applications over the past decade have saved the State between €505 – €752 million.
The Sisters of Mercy have reportedly offered to hand over the existing Mater hospital building to the State.
Thomas Byrne has criticised the decision of An Bord Pleanála today.
An Bord Pleanála said that the bypass would have ben too close to the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Boyne Valley.
The group’s terms of reference were agreed at Cabinet this morning as the Health Minister underlined the importance that the project get underway as soon as possible.
This morning’s cabinet meeting will discuss the terms of reference for a group to examine future plans for the hospital.
James Reilly told an Oireachtas committee that the Government remains 100 per cent committed to the National Children’s Hospital.
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