Dublin News
Permits and stricter regulations for street performances in Dublin
Dublin City Council has approved the publication of draft bylaws that will regulate street performances in the capital for the fi...
Dublin News
Dublin launches interactive website
First website of its kind in Ireland
Dublin has launched a new interactive website comprising real-time and collated data relating to the capital city.
The Dublin Dashboard website incorporates...
Berlin News
Berliners to be consulted on Tempelhof plans
Projects for old airield to go online
Berlin residents will now be able to have their say about development around Tempelhof, Berlin's one-time airport.
The original plans were voted out by a re...
Vienna News
Ahead of next year's international conference on pedestrian traffic, Walk 21, to be held in Vienna in October 2015 the city has installed it first map (or so-called information pillar) to promote wal...
Vienna News
Vienna has once again installed large mobile drinking fountains throughout the city.
They are connected to the Spring Water Main, which dates back to 1873 and still provides about 40 per cent of th...
Dublin News
Dublin's Molly Malone gets a makeover
Famous Dublin statue restored before return to streets
The statue of legendary Dublin fishmonger Molly Malone will soon return to the streets following a two-month restoration programme costing an...
Oxford News
Oxford wins best council award
Oxford city council has won the 2014 best achieving local council award in the UK.
The award is given for high performance in all sectors of local government; social services, housing, economic dev...
Madrid News
After a certain amount of controversy an area between Calle Goya, Calle Zurgena and Passeo Castellana, close to Plaza Colon in the Salamanca area of the centre city, is now called Plaza de Margaret Th...
Amsterdam News
Garbage collectors are on strike for three days in Amsterdam, starting 16 June, to support a request for a pay increase of 2.5 per cent backdated to 2013 and 3 per cent in 2014. There will be no house...
Paris News
Paris garbage strike to spread
The protest by rubbish collectors in Paris, which started on 12 May at the Eiffel Tower, is the start of a nation-wide protest by municipal refuse disposal workers.
The General Confederation of Lab...
Dublin News
Former Anglo Irish Bank HQ becomes Starbucks
Well known Dublin building welcomes US coffee chain
The former headquarters of the failed Anglo Irish Bank on St Stephen’s Green in central Dublin is being turned into a Starbucks coffee outl...
Brussels News
Central Brussels to get makeover
Brussels has approved a scheme to upgrade historic squares and avenues in the city centre. The main areas of the project are around the Grand-Place, the UNESCO zone and Place Sainte-Catherine and Vism...
Dublin News
Clampdown proposed for noisy buskers in Dublin
Buskers in breach of rules could face hefty fines Buskers playing loud music on Dublin streets could be arrested under revised by-laws proposed by Dublin City Council. Councillors are considering a...
Dublin News
New Year's events held in Dublin over three days New Year's festivities begin on 30 December with Love Dublin Day which comprises live music and free family-friendly cultural events in various locati...
Dublin News
Increased powers recommended for Dublin mayor
Report reccomends transfer of local authority powers to Dublin mayor New executive powers including the funding, staff and management decisions of national tourist and transport bodies and the depar...
Dublin News
Christmas traffic plan in Dublin
Traffic police in Dublin launched the capital's Christmas traffic plan on 8 December.
Operation Open City is designed to keep Dublin's public transport flowing and minimise disruption to private tr...
Dublin News
Revamp for Grafton Street quarter
Pedestrian-friendly plan discourages cars around Grafton Street
A major upgrade is underway on Dublin's premiere shopping thoroughfare, the pedestrianised Grafton St, including works on the surroun...
Brussels News
The city’s Christmas tree is now on display at the Grand-Place. This year the 17-metre Norwegian spruce is a gift from Wallonia. It comes from the Natura 2000 site in Hertogenwald, Belgium&rsquo...
Madrid News
Madrid rubbish piles up in the streets
Rubbish has been piling up in the streets of Madrid since street cleaners went on strike against layoffs and salary cuts at the beginning of November.
The strike does not involve the collection of...
Barcelona News
Barcelona to remodernise central fish market
Barcelona and its fish wholesalers have come to an agreement to renovate the city's seafood market. The project will bring the Mercat Central del Peix in line with Spanish and EU health and enviro...
