People living around Clontarf in Dublin are being asked to report suspicious behaviour following a recent spate of muggings.

Clontarf residents are involved in a new design for flood defences almost two years after they rejected a barrier for being too ugly.

Clontarf residents are staging a public protest at 3pm today against controversial plans for a flood defence scheme on the seafront.

A controversial scheme to fill in 50 acres of Dublin Bay for a port expansion was rejected by planners today over environmental concerns.