Olivia Kelly

Olivia Kelly

Dublin Editor

Olivia Kelly is Dublin Editor of The Irish Times.

Tax breaks and expanded grants needed to accelerate action on urban vacancies - building coalition

Building regulations must be adapted for reuse and conversion, coalition of building and environmental groups says

Renewed appeals for safety works after second cyclist hit by lorry at Dublin junction

Woman seriously injured in Dolphin’s Barn on Monday, two years after cyclist crushed to death in similar collision

Dalymount Park redevelopment €34m borrowing costs approved by Dublin City Council

Costs of redevelopment increased from €20m to €63m since council bought grounds ten years ago

Councillor Philip Sutcliffe ‘accidentally shared’ spoiled ballot containing abusive remarks

Independent Dublin city councillor apologised, adding ‘the content of that post was absolutely disgusting’

Dalymount Park redevelopment faces two-year delay after costs triple to over €63m

Dublin City Council bought ground from Bohemians a decade ago and announced plans for a €20m redevelopment

Extension of Luas line will add four new stops and could be completed by 2031

The new line in Dublin is expected to cost about €600 million

Councillors approve strategy to zone enough land for 12,000 homes per year in Dublin city

Leading official reaffirmed importance of following through on ‘shovel-ready’ planning permissions

Land for more than 12,000 homes a year to be zoned in Dublin city

Builders completed just 3,355 houses and apartments in city last year out of 6,690 target

Only 242 applications in 10 years for tax scheme to renovate older Dublin houses

Tax measure expanded in Budget 2026 has seen ‘shockingly poor’ uptake

Living and working in Temple Bar: ‘You know what? Most of the time it’s fine’

More visible Garda patrols have helped - but its position in the spotlight amplifies any issues, traders say

Age of the bin bag ends in Dublin’s south inner city as waste compactors finally installed

Refuse-sack ban applies to 90 streets covered by the four-metre long machines

Taoiseach confronted by pro-Palestinian protesters at architects’ conference

Protesters disrupted Micheál Martin at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland conference in Dublin

Commuter fares unchanged in budget, with funding also freed up for Dart improvements

Public transport receives the lion’s share of transport budget

Train line closures to cause disruption of up to 21 months during Dublin Metrolink construction

Passengers face disruption from Maynooth and Dunboyne to Dublin

MetroLink will have adverse effects across Dublin, planning commission acknowledges

Locations set to feel ‘significant’ impacts include St Stephen’s Green, O’Connell Street Upper and Carroll’s building in Dublin 6

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