Eyre Square goes full circle
More than two years after it began and 7m more than predicted, Eyre Square is back in use. Michael O'Kelly reports
Planning & Environment
Africa will suffer most
Climate change caused by the world's richest countries will lead to hundreds of millions of deaths in Africa by 2100. Chris Connolly reports
Rossport rains on Norway's parade
?More Bus transport from Dublin is planned for the gathering in Rossport. Tel 086 8537281, www.shelltosea.com
Government gives go ahead for Corrib pipeline although safety concerns remain
The Advantica report, which 'gave the green light' to Shell's pipeline, in fact expresses serious safety concerns about the project and acknowledges that some critical safety issues are outside its terms of reference. Harry Browne reports
Richard Kuprewicz's commentary on the Corrib report
Observations by Dr Richard Kuprewicz on the Advantica review into the proposed Corrib gas pipeline through Rossport, which was released by the Department of Communications, the Marine and Natural Resources on 3 May, 2006. Dr Kuprewicz was the author of the Accufacts report, published by the Centre for Public Inquiry in November 2005.
1.6 million for parks in Dublin
Dublin City Council is investing €1.6 million in local parks over the coming year. The money will be spent to improve local parks in the South East of Dublin, specifically Ringsend Park and Herbert Park (pictured).
Dingle Town Plan will mean more holiday homes
A new Town Plan for Dingle, designed to make more houses available and ultimately bring prices down, is angering locals, who say it will add to urban sprawl. By Bert McCann
'Nothing to live for' in Bray
Local authority estates in Bray have been neglected by the State and council. The RAPID programme promised much but hasn't delivered, writes Rory Hearne
Community garden to close
A communuity garden project in Dolphin's Barn in Dublin is being forced to close up just a year after it was established. Inspired by similar projects in New York, Cork and Belfast, the garden was established in Dolphin's Barn in April 2005 on a small patch of disused land beside the Grand Canal. The land was untended and had been out of use since it was earmarked for a motorway proposal in the 1960s, but is now to be redeveloped.
Need for more RAPID regeneration
Community activitists and residents in Dublin's south inner city have been successful in their efforts to regenerate the local area. Its designation as a deprived community has brought in State resources but more are needed to address the poverty and inequality experienced by those who live there. Rory Hearne reports