Kerry County Council has published an initial draft of the master plan for Tralee Town Center West and the town’s Island of Geese site. Reddy Architecture and Urbanism developed the plan, which includes the design and architectural framework that the council has laid out for the area. Part of the plan’s purpose is to explain […]
Month: July 2018
Dublin City Council is to consider allowing the temporary construction of log cabins in back gardens for people to live in as the housing crisis continues. A motion comes before the authority’s planning and property development strategic policy committee in September that is “an attempt to clarify a grey area when it comes to these […]
The 20th EU-China summit, opening in Beijing on Monday morning, is expected to produce a long-awaited common statement on shared values and act as a defence of the current international trading system. With China and the EU facing into trade wars with the US, both sides see the meeting as important in cementing an alliance […]
A total of 67 families who have been on the social housing waiting list in County Meath for an average of seven years have received the keys to their new homes. Cluid Housing, in partnership with Glenveagh Properties, and Meath County Council have delivered the new houses in a brand new estate located at Milltown […]
Limerick city has been awarded €6.5 million by the EU Research and Innovation Funding programme, Horizon 2020, in order to become a “smart city”. The +CityxChange is a full scale smart city project which will see Limerick work alongside Trondheim in Norway, along with five other follower cities, Alba Iulia (Romania), Pisek (Czech Republic), Sestao (Spain), […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced Trinity College’s plan earlier today to build a second campus worth one billion in Dublin’s Docklands. The campus, to be focused on technology and innovation, is part of a proposal made by Trinity College to develop a new Grand Canal Innovation District. The proposal requires backing from the Government and sets […]
This month, construction of the Harley’s Street Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge will begin in Cork. The project is expected to cost €5 million and will link the city centre to the Victorian Quarter, which includes the area around Mac Curtain St. At the time of its completion, the bridge is expected to provide more convenient […]
Hot-desks and high-speed broadband are just a few perks of working in Gorey’s new 5,000 sq ft Hatch Lab which opened in June. The first in a range of ambitious projects to attract jobs and investment to Wexford became a reality in June with the opening of the 5,000 sq ft Hatch Lab by Cathaoirleach […]
According to Limerick City and County Council, the fund also has the potential to leverage an additional €15 million for the projects. The allocation of a new €2.3 million Rural Development Fund will benefit six key tourism projects across towns and villages in County Limerick. An extension of the Greenway from UL to Montpelier via […]
A total of 16 core bus corridors will reduce travel times by up to half. On 12 June, as part of its €2 billion BusConnects Dublin programme, the National Transport Authority (NTA) published the Core Bus Corridors Project report. On top of this, a major redesign of the Dublin Bus network was announced recently which […]
A major redesign of the Dublin Bus network will see more frequent services, hence reducing waiting time and a move to a simplified two-fare system for all services across the capital. Additionally, a new lettering system from A to G will categorise services into “spines”, replacing the current numbering system. The new proposals to transform […]