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The 2021 business case for Metro showed €15.6bn in user benefits over 60 years.... every day our city doesn't have a Metro we forego €700k+ in user benefits per day
Legal challenge to MetroLink to cause 'inevitable delay' www.rte.ie/news/2025/11... via @rte.ie
Legal challenge to MetroLink to cause 'inevitable delay' www.rte.ie/news/2025/11... via @rte.ie
Legal challenge to MetroLink to cause 'inevitable delay'
A judicial review of the planned MetroLink rail line for Dublin will result in an "inevitable delay" to the project, Transport Infrastructure Ireland has said, adding that it hopes that the matter wil...
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The 2021 business case for Metro showed €15.6bn in user benefits over 60 years.... every day our city doesn't have a Metro we forego €700k+ in user benefits per day
Legal challenge to MetroLink to cause 'inevitable delay' www.rte.ie/news/2025/11... via @rte.ie
Legal challenge to MetroLink to cause 'inevitable delay' www.rte.ie/news/2025/11... via @rte.ie
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🌍 NEW in #UrbanStudies
📃 "Spatial planning for a popular circular economy"
✍️ Guibrunet et al.
🔍 This article argues that a popular circular economy already exists in many world cities and that it can be enhanced through spatial planning.
📖 buff.ly/1vLEu1j
📃 "Spatial planning for a popular circular economy"
✍️ Guibrunet et al.
🔍 This article argues that a popular circular economy already exists in many world cities and that it can be enhanced through spatial planning.
📖 buff.ly/1vLEu1j
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🌍 NEW in #UrbanStudies
📃 "Spatial planning for a popular circular economy"
✍️ Guibrunet et al.
🔍 This article argues that a popular circular economy already exists in many world cities and that it can be enhanced through spatial planning.
📖 buff.ly/1vLEu1j
📃 "Spatial planning for a popular circular economy"
✍️ Guibrunet et al.
🔍 This article argues that a popular circular economy already exists in many world cities and that it can be enhanced through spatial planning.
📖 buff.ly/1vLEu1j
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Just published! A systematic review of trauma in planning led by @ucdplanning.bsky.social PhD candidate Nicole Lanphier and co-authored by myself and Prof. Enda Murphy. Anyone interested can access the paper here 👇
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November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Just published! A systematic review of trauma in planning led by @ucdplanning.bsky.social PhD candidate Nicole Lanphier and co-authored by myself and Prof. Enda Murphy. Anyone interested can access the paper here 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Huge thanks to Dr. Heather Ritchie from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for coming in to @ucdplanning.bsky.social to teach us about Marine Spatial Planning in a fun and interactive way! #marinespatialplanning #msp #planning
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Huge thanks to Dr. Heather Ritchie from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for coming in to @ucdplanning.bsky.social to teach us about Marine Spatial Planning in a fun and interactive way! #marinespatialplanning #msp #planning
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“Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures”
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures
The Government's latest housing plan contains all the right soundbites, but no detail or timeframe, write Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor of #DerelictIreland
www.irishexaminer.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures”
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Hot off the Press! Article published in STOTEN from our @epaireland.bsky.social funded REMARC research project which seeks to examine the barriers to septic tank remediation in Ireland. @ucdplanning.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Examining the perspectives of environmental inspectors and planners through a developed Natural Language Processing pipeline: A case study of domestic wastewater treatment systems in the Republic of I...
Understanding the perspectives of local authority planners and environmental inspectors responsible for inspecting and regulating sources of rural wat…
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November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hot off the Press! Article published in STOTEN from our @epaireland.bsky.social funded REMARC research project which seeks to examine the barriers to septic tank remediation in Ireland. @ucdplanning.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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From Housing for All to Rebuilding Ireland: How did other housing plans perform?
From Housing for All to Rebuilding Ireland: How did other housing plans perform?
New housing plan has promised the building of tens of thousands of homes
www.irishtimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
From Housing for All to Rebuilding Ireland: How did other housing plans perform?
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📢 @c40cities.bsky.social and @un-habitat.bsky.social are joining forces to transform urban planning.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📢 @c40cities.bsky.social and @un-habitat.bsky.social are joining forces to transform urban planning.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
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“Irish housing system is speculative, volatile & expensive.. urban land system is dysfunctional: land is not available in appropriate locations at a cost that will allow affordable housing to be provided..housing affordability must be built into supply of housing” (2018) www.nesc.ie/news-events/...
NESC publishes Council Report 145: Urban Development Land, Housing and Infrastructure: Fixing Ireland's Broken System - National Economic & Social Council
MEDIA RELEASE ‘Fixing Ireland’s Broken Land and Housing System’ The State must drive the provision of housing and urban development. The Irish housing system is speculative, volatile and expensive....
www.nesc.ie
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Irish housing system is speculative, volatile & expensive.. urban land system is dysfunctional: land is not available in appropriate locations at a cost that will allow affordable housing to be provided..housing affordability must be built into supply of housing” (2018) www.nesc.ie/news-events/...
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Some people think the planning system exists to allocate land for housing. But it can and must do so much more.
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some people think the planning system exists to allocate land for housing. But it can and must do so much more.
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
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⭐ GOOD NEWS: C40 Cities and @un-habitat.bsky.social have launched the Urban Planning Accelerator to help cities grow sustainably.
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
⭐ GOOD NEWS: C40 Cities and @un-habitat.bsky.social have launched the Urban Planning Accelerator to help cities grow sustainably.
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
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Tokyo steps up its climate action.
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Tokyo steps up its climate action.
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
Governor Yuriko Koike is working to make Tokyo a more resilient city by committing to installing solar panels on new buildings and developing an offshore wind farm.
#WMS25
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#Planning has become a scapegoat for the housing crisis - Irish Planning Institute president
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Planning body hits back at criticism over ongoing delays
The Irish Planning Institute has hit back at criticism over ongoing delays in building projects around the country with IPI President Gavin Lawlor saying planning had become the scapegoat for the hous...
www.rte.ie
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#Planning has become a scapegoat for the housing crisis - Irish Planning Institute president
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
“housing crisis would be solved if it was that simple but this is a diverse industry which involves a huge number of people."
(April 2025) www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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New day. New un-evidenced & easily disproved claim about #Planning & #housing
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Sinéad O'Sullivan: John Collison is only half right. Ireland’s problem isn’t just process, it’s psychology
We have money, talent and trust, but to cross threshold into action demands something rarer: courage
www.irishtimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New day. New un-evidenced & easily disproved claim about #Planning & #housing
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
This is every day
“We decry the housing crisis but invariably communities & politicians who represent them vote to oppose density or take judicial reviews against every new development” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Amid a push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirmed their commitment to protecting the greenbelt. The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
Amid push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirm commitment to protecting greenbelt
The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Amid a push for more land for housing, Swords councillors reaffirmed their commitment to protecting the greenbelt. The greenbelt is there to check sprawl, protect the countryside, and preserve land for recreation, biodiversity and farming, a Fingal council official said.
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🏙️ USF Blog!
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🏙️ USF Blog!
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
This week, Dr Georgiana Varna, Dr Michael Crilly & Dr Karina Landman share insights from their project “Co-producing alternative urban futures through experimental urbanism”, funded by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/3XRZ50Xi74C
#UrbanStudies #ExperimentalUrbanism
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A huge pleasure to visit Belfast recently. Andrew McClean from @cyclinguk.bsky.social was good enough to interview me when I was there so if you've got some time to kill, here's all you could want to know about motonormativity and stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
A series of planning errors Ian Walker
YouTube video by Andrew McClean
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October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A huge pleasure to visit Belfast recently. Andrew McClean from @cyclinguk.bsky.social was good enough to interview me when I was there so if you've got some time to kill, here's all you could want to know about motonormativity and stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4M...
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The Dublin District Heating scheme is to connect to the shiny North Docklands first, and Ringsend much later. It’ll use waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, instead of fossil fuels, to warm buildings.
Dublin District Heating scheme to connect to shiny North Docklands first, Ringsend much later
It’ll use waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, instead of fossil fuels, to warm buildings.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The Dublin District Heating scheme is to connect to the shiny North Docklands first, and Ringsend much later. It’ll use waste heat from the Poolbeg incinerator, instead of fossil fuels, to warm buildings.
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From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
Cities Rising to the Challenge: Building Food Security from the Ground Up
From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
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“Modular home builder in Co Cavan closes factory, claiming lack of work in Irish #housing market” www.thejournal.ie/modular-home...
Modular home builder in Co Cavan closes factory, claiming lack of work in Irish housing market
Up to 20 full-time jobs and approximately 50 part-time contractor roles have been lost.
www.thejournal.ie
October 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Modular home builder in Co Cavan closes factory, claiming lack of work in Irish #housing market” www.thejournal.ie/modular-home...
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Imagine an economy where everyone, including the planet, wins – that's the promise of sustainable prosperity. The latest issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy explores what this looks like in cities: https://utppublishing.com/toc/jccpe/4/2
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Imagine an economy where everyone, including the planet, wins – that's the promise of sustainable prosperity. The latest issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy explores what this looks like in cities: https://utppublishing.com/toc/jccpe/4/2
Why are we building homes that won't stand the test of time?
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
MSN
www.msn.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Why are we building homes that won't stand the test of time?
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
Orla Hegarty (Architect & UCD Professor) explains the long-term problems caused by bad planning and poor building standards.
www.msn.com/en-ie/news/o...
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UCDArchitecture #Ireland
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Our MRUP students had an insightful field trip to Gorey, Co. Wexford!
A huge thank you to Senior Planner Diarmuid Houston (Wexford County Council's Planning Department) for a fantastic presentation on the developments and forward planning shaping the future of Gorey. #Planning #UCD #Gorey #Wexford
A huge thank you to Senior Planner Diarmuid Houston (Wexford County Council's Planning Department) for a fantastic presentation on the developments and forward planning shaping the future of Gorey. #Planning #UCD #Gorey #Wexford
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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📣 Join us today, 6 October, for our #DaringCities 2025 Virtual Forum closing session to explore:
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
October 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📣 Join us today, 6 October, for our #DaringCities 2025 Virtual Forum closing session to explore:
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
✅ How Daring Cities promotes solutions to the #ClimateEmergency
✅ The role Town Hall COPs play in strengthening national climate plans
🕓 16:00 CEST
👩💻 tinyurl.com/52r9fvr4
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Dublin’s Metrolink approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála, amazing! If built, it will be a public transport spine for generations to come.
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Dublin’s Metrolink approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála, amazing! If built, it will be a public transport spine for generations to come.
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’
Pleased they referenced ‘significant wider societal benefits and common good … from the provision of a high-quality underground rail system.’