Protected status for Dublin's Mountjoy Square

Mountjoy Square in Dublin's north inner city is to be declared an architectural conservation area by Dublin City Council. Considered the city’s finest Georgian square, its design is perfectly symmetrical and its red-brick buildings are famed for their neoclassical plasterwork....

Water Pumped into Dublin from West of Ireland

A controversial proposal to pump drinking water into Dublin from the river Shannon in the west of Ireland has been approved by Dublin city councillors. The plan involves pumping 350 million litres of water per day from Lough Derg to...

Dublin Gets Giant Observation Wheel

A 60-metre high observation wheel has been unveiled next to the O2 Theatre in the Docklands area of Dublin. The brainchild of property developer Harry Crosbie, the 350 ton structure known as the Wheel of Dublin has opened to visitors....

Super Dump for North County Dublin

A licence has been granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a highly controversial 'superdump' in the Lusk area of Fingal in north County Dublin. The licence contains over 250 conditions relating to the environmental management, operation and monitoring...

Bronze Age Treasures go on show in Dublin

Treasures from the early Bronze Age have been presented for the first time to the public at the National Museum. The 4,000 year old hoard consists of a gold necklace, known as a lunula, and two small gold discs dating...

Point Village Market Opens

The Point Village Market has opened in the area surrounding the O2 concert venue in the heart of Dublin's Docklands. Featuring over 100 stalls, this is the biggest open market the city has seen since the Dandelion of St Stephen's...