by Placemaking | Dec 9, 2019 | Placemaking
According to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, a Review of Economic Migration Policy undertaken in 2018 concluded that, while the employment permits system provides a robust framework to supplement skills and labour needs in the State, the current...
by Placemaking | Dec 9, 2019 | Placemaking
According to the Irish Examiner, the public is being asked for its views in the drafting of the country’s first national security strategy. As part of the key recommendation of the Policing Commission, published in September 2018, the development of the strategy...
by Placemaking | Dec 9, 2019 | Placemaking
Now is the time to have your say on Bus Connects before the public consultation closes. Dublin Bus users have been given extended time to have their say on the latest plan for the redesign of the city’s bus network but the time is running out! Bus Connects is...
by Placemaking | Dec 2, 2019 | Placemaking
According to the Business Post, legal challenges against planning decisions have a hit a new peak this year. The Business Post reveals that An Bord Plenala faced 41 legal cases in 2018 according to its annual report with figures released to the Business Post showing...
by Placemaking | Nov 27, 2019 | Placemaking
According to the Irish Times, the Government is seeking the public’s views on how best to decarbonise Ireland beyond 2030 that are in line with its commitment to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Questions include, how to transform the economy and retrofit...
by Placemaking | Nov 25, 2019 | Placemaking
Recently, you may have heard Thomas Grey, a research fellow at Trinity Haus, Trinity College Dublin chatting about their research into housing for the ageing demographic on the Property Matters show. It was an interesting show and it once again proved the importance...
by Placemaking | Nov 18, 2019 | Placemaking
According to an article in the Sunday Business Post, Nursing home operator TLC has struck a deal in the region of €55 million to acquire Michael Smurfit’s K Club. Negotiations have been going for several weeks over the five-star Kildare golf resort which was placed on...
by Placemaking | Nov 14, 2019 | Placemaking
According to an article published in the Irish Times yesterday, a move by Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to tighten up planning regulations and restrict the ability to legally challenge proposed developments has caused outrage among environmental organisations....
by Placemaking | Oct 9, 2019 | Placemaking
ADAPT REUSE REIMAGINE ARCHITECTURE AT THE EDGE (AATE) IS A WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF EXCEPTIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE WEST OF IRELAND. FEATURING A SERIES OF TALKS, TOURS, WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITIONS, THE FESTIVAL INVITES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT...
by Placemaking | Oct 8, 2019 | Placemaking
We know that placemaking is important to communities but what many people may not realise is how important good placemaking is to mental health. With World Mental Health Day this week, now is the time to understand why green spaces matter and how they benefit...
