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Next year Dublin is to host the largest contemporary art event ever staged in Ireland. Modelled on Germany's internationally renowned Documenta Festival which began in 1955, organisers of 'Dublin Contemporary 2011' predict the event will attract 62,000 foreign visitors,...
>moreDublin's Aviva Stadium has opened three years after its previous incarnation, Lansdowne Road, was demolished to make way for the state of the art new venue. The 50,000 seater stadium cost €410 million and was among the last ambitious building...
>moreFull Steam Ahead for Dublin metro
Friday, May 14th 2010The European Investment Bank has approved a €500 million loan for Dublin's metro system, citing the project as a significant contribution to sustainable urban transport for the city. The government has always remained tight-lipped about the budget allotted for the...
>moreThe status of Ireland's newest town Clongriffin has been confirmed with the opening of a €22 million Dart station. Situated to the north-east of Dublin city, Clongriffin is now a 17 minute journey by rail from the city centre, with...
>moreNatural History Museum Reopens
Friday, April 30th 2010After a three year period of closure forced by the collapse of a marble staircase in 2007, Dublin's National History Museum has reopened. Museum officials had originally sought to capitalise on the closure by using substantial state funding to build...
>moreDublin caters for Record Number of Cruise Liners
Monday, April 19th 2010Dublin Port is bracing itself for the expected arrival of 86 cruise ships between now and the end of the year, generating up to €55 million for the city. Over the last decade the city's bars, restaurants and shops have...
>moreCarlton Cinema Becomes 'Dublin Central'
Monday, April 12th 2010O'Connell Street's Carlton Cinema site is to be developed as 'Dublin Central' with planning permission granted for a new pedestrian access route designed to open up the city centre. Beginning on Upper O'Connell Street, the route will pass through the...
>moreIreland's first on-street charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) have become operational in Dublin. The four points are located in the city centre: one on Molesworth Street, one on Adelaide Road and two on Fitzwilliam Street. Known as 'juice-points', they...
>moreGrand Canal Theatre Opens in Dublin
Wednesday, March 24th 2010 www.grandcanaltheatre.ieDublin's new state of the art Grand Canal Theatre has opened with a sell-out production of Swan Lake by the Bolshoi ballet company. The theatre, which was designed by 'starchitect' Daniel Libeskind and built at a cost of €80 million,...
>moreDart Underground Plan Unveiled
Tuesday, March 9th 2010In a radical overhaul of Dublin's rail infastructure, the Dart Underground proposal would link Docklands Station with Heuston Station via Pearse Street and Christchurch. The €2 billion scheme, recently unveiled by London consultancy firm Colin Buchanan, also plans to provide...
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