Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have said that the orange water at Sandycove Beach today is a naturally occurring micro-alga.

Lions Mane jellyfish have been spotted off the south Dublin coast at Sandycove.

The leak is due to a storm-water overflow from Ringsend Treatment Plant on June 4 and 5.

A swimming ban at three Dublin beaches has been extended.

They once languished in Garda stations as unclaimed bikes, but now they’re getting a second life in Gambia, bringing children long distances to school.

A company of developer John O'Flynn has brought a legal challenge against An Bord Pleanala's refusal to grant planning permission for 34 houses and a roadway in South County Dublin.

One of the most dangerous breeds of jellyfish has been spotted in the sea near Sandycove in Dublin.

Baby AJ O’Brien never saw the world but it was waiting for him with soft blue blankets and teddy bears and cuddles at the ready.

Neil Jordan has lost his long running planning battle with his next-door neighbour, Robin Power, over an 11m sq bathing shelter.

The self-styled ‘Ronaldo’ of the Irish property scene, Greg Kavanagh is not giving up in his battle for a contentious €15m development proceeding at Mount Merrion in south Dublin.

There were at least 4,089 complaints regarding alleged antisocial behaviour (ASB) in 21 local authority areas last year — and the number of difficult tenants removed from their homes could rise this year as councils enact new powers.

The junior minister with responsibility for housing has said he expects local authorities across the country to step up to their responsibilities when it comes to providing Traveller accommodation.

The five children and five adults who perished in the Carrickmines fire tragedy last weekend may not be buried for a number of days because of difficulties in identifying the remains.

A major housing development planned by Cork developer Michael O’Flynn has been blocked amid concerns over flooding risks.

The Government has ignored warnings from the most senior local government officials that the method used to compile the electoral register was “out of date and in need of urgent replacement”.

The Government has appointed a former Fine Gael senator to a highly paid European role worth €250,000 per year.

Tánaiste Joan Burton has been accused of turning her back on people at risk of homelessness after saying she will not increase rent allowance for more than 71,000 poverty-threatened households.

Last year saw a surge in tickets issued to motorists who parked in cycle lanes in Cork City, figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have shown.

Two county councils ran up debts of nearly €30m buying land for social housing schemes — only for the sites to later be deemed "unsuitable for residential development".

Documents released to the Irish Examiner under the Freedom of Information Act have shown that private developers and house hunters were not alone in buying into the property bubble, writes Joe Leogue.

Cork City Council has allowed retention permission for the use of an old city-centre schoolyard as an ancillary to a pub.

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An appeal has been lodged in relation to the recent grant of permission for changes to the Douglas Court Shopping Centre on Cork’s southside.

Former Minister and newly elected Fianna Fáil councillor Mary Hanafin has said that her party must treat its candidates "a little bit better".

Former Minister Mary Hanafin has been elected for Fianna Fáil to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

Fianna Fáil candidates Mary Hanafin and Kate Feeney are set to both gain seats at the first count later today, despite a high-profile falling out over the ex-minister's decision to run.

Twenty-one bathing spots have been stripped of top marks for water quality because of last year’s record wet summer, environment watchdogs have revealed.

Figures show cash-strapped local authorities across the country are owed over €395m in development levies as a result of the property collapse.

A High Court challenge has been launched against An Bord Pleanála’s refusal to grant permission for a crematorium and burial grounds in south Co Dublin.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has strenuously denied that it operates a quota system for traffic wardens but admits it has a “performance target”.

The Mahon Tribunal has withheld publication of one section of its groundbreaking report on planning corruption as several councillors and a businessman are facing an upcoming criminal trial on related matters.

Fergus Finlay’s report (Opinion, Feb 14) on “Why man’s best friend should be allowed a hassle-free run on beach” states “they don’t like dogs in Dún Laoghaire County Council and they don’t approve of dog owners”.

KARLA ELLIOTT has experienced a rollercoaster existence which has seen the former model experience the glamour lifestyle of being a rock star’s wife to the lows of suffering divorce, relationship breakdowns and bereavement.

FOUR former Fianna Fáil councillors and businessman Jim Kennedy are to face a criminal trial on charges of planning corruption related to the rezoning of lands in Carrickmines, Co Dublin, during the 1990s.

Four former Fianna Fáil politicians and a Gibraltar-based businessman tonight appeared in court in connection with a multimillion-euro land deal alleged to be corrupt.

FIANNA FÁIL councillors may raise concerns with Tánaiste Mary Coughlan about her plans to cut the number of Vocational Education Committees by more than half.

AMID threats to disrupt bin collection services across Dublin from Thursday, the Labour Relations Commission yesterday intervened in the ongoing dispute between SIPTU and a Dublin council over plans to outsource refuse services to a private collector.

CASH-STRAPPED local authorities have been told to crack down on defaulters as figures show more than €500 million is owed in development levies, rent and rates arrears and unpaid refuse charges.

JUST when Liam Carroll’s week looked like it couldn’t get any worse, media reports yesterday suggested that one of the country’s biggest property developers had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Dublin on Thursday night.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will reportedly move today to protect its €57m interest in a joint venture with troubled property developer Liam Carroll.

LABOUR celebrated another major victory in the European and local elections after Nessa Childers won a seat for the party in the Ireland East constituency for the first time in 30 years.