Saturday 2 July, 2022
The robbery happened on College Green at 7.30pm last night.
The Dublin Civic Trust described the emergence of the boxes as “appalling.”
Dublin is one of several cities marking Car Free Day 2019.
The area is being pedestrianised on a trial basis.
Dublin City Council is trialling three traffic-free days at College Green this summer.
College Green in Dublin city centre will be traffic-free again this Sunday.
A trial is happening today, but some people want the move to be permanent.
The area is being pedestrianised on a trial basis.
The area will be traffic-free on three Sundays in late July and early August.
Plans for the pedestrianised plaza were rejected by An Bord Pleanála last year.
Under the envisioned pedestrian and cycle plaza all traffic would be banned from entering Dame Street via College Green.
The council’s original plans for a pedestrianised plaza were rejected last month by the An Bord Pleanála.
Dublin City Council’s plans for a pedestrianised plaza were rejected last month by An Bord Pleanála.
An Bord Pleanála refused the plans but said they would enhance the amenity and attractiveness of this city centre location. The door is clearly open to resubmit, writes Green Party councillor Ciaran Cuffe.
Dubin City Council’s plans for a pedestrianised plaza were rejected in October.
The plan was long talked about but hit a major planning roadblock this week.
The plans have been the subject of heated debate for some time.
Paul McDermott was last seen in College Green yesterday.
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The proposed College Green plaza has raised some businesses’ hackles.
Roisin Shortall is due to make an oral submission to the Bord Pleanála on Monday.
A taxi driver association said that this move would increase fares as drivers will have to take longer routes.
College Green also takes twice as long to get through on a bus.
The various taxi driver associations have grouped together to say that the damage the plaza will do to their business has not been taken into consideration by Dublin City Council.
Cyclists say there are problems with a lack of clear signage at the busy junction.
Numerous bus routes were changed because of complaints of gridlock traffic.
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind says the new streetscape designs have ‘crept in’ in Ireland.
Cyclists, meanwhile, want to ensure that the plaza has a defined cycle track.
It is truly a wonder why local business groups are not begging us to ban cars, let alone trying to scupper plans, writes Paddy Smyth.
A pedestrian-prioritised €10 million plaza is planned for Dublin’s College Green.
“It couldn’t have happened at a worse time.”
The council said it will hear more public submissions over a three week period.
The new plaza will see the area directly in front of the entrance to Trinity College Dublin largely pedestrianised.
Taxis are to be allowed drive on the bus and tram corridor at the planned College Green.
It’s part of ambitious plans for a civic plaza at the site.
Next week, Dublin City Council will discuss new plans to restrict car numbers in the city.
The Luas will be operating at the site by the end of this year.
Dublin City Council wants to know.
Council officials hope new traffic management proposals for College Green will be implemented by next year.
Irish language group Misneach said it defaced the banner in a protest against “revisionist propaganda”.
