Council approves plans for €63m Dalymount Park redevelopment – and construction could begin next year
Dublin City Council has approved plans to borrow €34 million to help fund the redevelopment of Dalymount Park. The long-awaited redevelopment is anticipated to cost €63.7 million, well above the €40 million price tag put on the project a year ago. According to a...
Approval granted for Luas extension to Finglas in Dublin
An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved the extension of the Luas network in north Dublin. The project will involve the construction of tracks between the existing Green Line terminus at Broombridge and a new terminus at Charlestown in Finglas. There will be four stops –...
€120m expansion plan for Casement Aerodrome to house growing Air Corps fleet
The Government is devising plans to double the size of Casement Aerodrome, the Air Corp’s headquarters, to accommodate a fleet of new aircraft. The proposals will see the construction of up to five new hangars at the Dublin facility and the refurbishment of several...
Sod turned on Donegal ATU’s new €25m building for library, IT and education space
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless, has turned the sod to mark the commencement of construction on the new Library, IT and Education Building at Atlantic Technological University’s (ATU) Letterkenny campus. The building involves the delivery...
Irish Rail hopes to have Western Rail Corridor construction underway before 2030
The long-awaited reopening of the Western Rail Corridor between Claremorris and Athenry could be delivered “in three years” if there were no funding constraints, according to Iarnród Éireann CEO Mary Considine. Speaking at the latest meeting of the Joint Committee on...
Dublin’s Metrolink project has been granted planning permission
The long-awaited Metrolink project has been granted planning permission today. The Dublin rail line, which is set to be the single biggest public transport project in the history of the State, will have 16 stations running from Swords to Charlemont and is estimated to...
Westmeath primary school given green light for 11 classroom multi-million euro expansion
A county Westmeath primary school has been given the go-ahead to build 11 new classrooms alongside a purpose built Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit as part of a multi-million euro State backed expansion. Saint Mary’s Primary School in Athlone received the green...
Plans to extend Dart line to Drogheda given the green light
An application to extend the Dart from Malahide to Drogheda has been approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála. The extension, which will serve communities along the coast from Dublin, will go from Malahide to Drogheda MacBride Station. The project, called DART+ Coastal...
Plans to be lodged for €1 billion data centre campus and solar farm in Westmeath
Plans are to be lodged in the coming days for a €1 billion, six unit data centre campus and solar farm on a 600 acre site in Westmeath. The site of the planned data centre campus is immediately south-west of Rochfortbridge and occupies land either side of the R446...
Greater Dublin Drainage Project gets green light seven years after it was first proposed
The greater Dublin Drainage Project has been given the green light. The major wastewater treatment plant, which will have the capacity to serve 500,000 people, is to be located on a 30-hectare site in Clonshagh in Fingal. Uisce Éireann says people in north Dublin, as...