# poolbeg - Tuesday 19 July, 2022
# Thunderstorms
# Thunderstorms
The spectacular light show was captured on film by a doctor walking up the stairs of St Vincent’s Hospital.
# poolbeg - Saturday 26 March, 2022
# Glass Bottle Site
# Glass Bottle Site
It is the first phase of the development at the site of the former Irish Glass Bottle factory.
# poolbeg - Saturday 25 September, 2021
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
Exercise Viking Landing II took place at the Pigeon House, Poolbeg on Tuesday night.
# poolbeg - Saturday 11 September, 2021
# Poolbeg Site
The Journal reported in June around fears about how ‘affordable’ housing at Poolbeg in Dublin would be delivered. The 37-acre site is one of the last large-scale pieces of development land left in Dublin city. But concerns remain over the 'affordable' units which could cost as much as €600,000.
# poolbeg - Tuesday 27 July, 2021
# Housing
O'Brien's comments come after The Journal reported on concerns last month about how 'affordable' housing at Poolbeg in Dublin would be delivered. Planning permission to build the first 600 units at the site was lodged last weekend.
# poolbeg - Sunday 25 July, 2021
# Pembroke Quarter
# Pembroke Quarter
The consortium behind the project is eager to begin construction early next year.
# poolbeg - Tuesday 29 June, 2021
# Dublin
# Dublin
Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said Nama should transfer its stake in the site to the council.
# poolbeg - Wednesday 9 June, 2021
# poolbeg - Friday 4 June, 2021
# Gaffs
# Gaffs
Nearly 1,000 social and affordable homes will be included in the development.
# poolbeg - Tuesday 13 April, 2021
# The Stacks
The ESB said chemical analysis undertaken last year identified the presence of the corrosive element. It's planned works will be carried out on the iconic chimneys this year, Cónal Thomas reports. Councillor Dermot Lacey has called for the towers to be protected and repainted.
# poolbeg - Wednesday 10 March, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
It’s been reported the chimneys may have to be encased in fibreglass or concrete to ensure their survival.
# poolbeg - Thursday 11 April, 2019
# Decision Time
# Decision Time
The planning permission will see that close to 900 social and affordable homes will be built on the site.
# poolbeg - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
# Poolbeg
# Poolbeg
The fault occured at the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant.
# poolbeg - Sunday 27 May, 2018
# Assault On Precinct 13
# Assault On Precinct 13
A motion from the Green Party seeks to secure the Pigeon House Precinct for cultural and green uses.
# poolbeg - Wednesday 18 April, 2018
# Affordable Homes
# Affordable Homes
A public hearing on the plan is due this month.
# poolbeg - Tuesday 28 November, 2017
# Pigeon House Road
# Pigeon House Road
Dublin Waste to Energy has two months to decide how to plead.
# poolbeg - Friday 14 July, 2017
# Burn Baby Burn
# Burn Baby Burn
The EPA also last week found a “moderate” infestation of flies at the site.
# poolbeg - Saturday 8 July, 2017
# Biblical
# Biblical
Locals say they have never seen anything like this number of flies before; one person described it as ‘biblical’.
# poolbeg - Friday 7 July, 2017
# Staff Hospitalised
# Staff Hospitalised
While 11 staff were hospitalised, Covanta said that no members of the public were in danger from the incident.
# poolbeg - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Burning Waste
# Burning Waste
The activist group ‘Parents Against the Incinerator’ are holding a meeting this evening. Here’s a bit of what will be discussed.
# poolbeg - Wednesday 14 June, 2017
# Dangerous Occurrence
# Dangerous Occurrence
Last week, eleven workers were taken to hospital following an ‘unscheduled’ release of lime.
# poolbeg - Monday 12 June, 2017
# Lime Leak
# Lime Leak
Three investigations are ongoing after eleven workers at the plant were taken to hospital last week.
# poolbeg - Friday 9 June, 2017
# Safety Concerns
# Safety Concerns
Yesterday, 11 people were treated at hospital after an ‘uncontrolled release’ in the newly-opened plant.
# poolbeg - Thursday 8 June, 2017
# Burning Issue
# Burning Issue
Locals say they are concerned after yesterday’s lime leak.
# poolbeg - Monday 5 June, 2017
# CONFIRMED
# CONFIRMED
The facility has started burning waste – two decades after it was first proposed.
# poolbeg - Friday 19 May, 2017
# Social Housing
# Social Housing
The deal was made between the city council, Department of Housing and the developers.
# poolbeg - Monday 24 April, 2017
# Firing Up
# Firing Up
The facility will fire up this weekend.
# poolbeg - Sunday 2 April, 2017
# View From Ringsend
# View From Ringsend
After years of holdups, the controversial plant is set to start burning waste this month.
# poolbeg - Monday 5 December, 2016
# Dublin
# Dublin
A video has emerged of a Danish teenager climbing one of the landmark towers.
# Do Not Try This At Home
From The Daily Edge
# Do Not Try This At Home
The ESB aren’t happy with him.
# poolbeg - Tuesday 24 May, 2016
# Poolbeg
# Poolbeg
It’s understood the strike had taken place as a result of three workers being let go from their jobs by text message last Friday.
# poolbeg - Friday 20 May, 2016
# Poolbeg
# Poolbeg
Planning minister Simon Coveney has designated the huge site a strategic development zone.
# poolbeg - Thursday 30 April, 2015
# Pretty Chimneys
# Pretty Chimneys
A lot of you are glad to see that they’re staying.
# poolbeg - Wednesday 29 April, 2015
# Electric Feel
# Electric Feel
The ESB is keeping them, even though they don’t do anything.
# poolbeg - Thursday 5 February, 2015
# In The Frame
# In The Frame
“I dragged my bedroom mirror down looking for an interesting image… my right arm is now two inches longer than my left!”
# poolbeg - Thursday 23 October, 2014
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
The Public Accounts Committee was told it can’t question Irish Water boss John Tierney
# poolbeg - Tuesday 21 October, 2014
# Breaking Ground
# Breaking Ground
The plant is being built by US energy company Covanta.
# poolbeg - Monday 22 September, 2014
# Poolbeg
# Poolbeg
The council CEO is understood to have described it as an “oversight” on his part not to inform the councillors sooner.
# poolbeg - Sunday 21 September, 2014
# Controversial
# Controversial
One councillor said it would have been “good manners and good practice” to contact them.
# poolbeg - Monday 8 September, 2014
# At Odds
# At Odds
The majority of Dublin City councillors and Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown councillors voted against, while Fingal councillors voted in favour of the plan.
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