Dublin News
Dublin City Council is continuing to remove clumps of “love locks” attached to bridges around the capital, most notably from Ha’penny Bridge and Millennium Bridge, both located in th...
Dublin News
Statue of Molly Malone to be moved
The statue of legendary Dublin street trader Molly Malone is to be moved by the end of this year to make way for the construction of the cross-city Luas tramline, known as the BXD, which will connect...
Dublin News
Dublin’s Blackrock baths demolished
The historic Blackrock baths in south Co. Dublin have been demolished because they are too dangerous according to local council authorities, who blamed extensive weather damage and “the ravages...
Paris News
The Eiffel Tower worth more than the Colosseum
The Eiffel Tower is Europe’s most valuable historic monument according to a survey by the chamber of commerce of Monza and Brianza in north Italy.
The Italian organisation has calculated that...
Dublin News
New code of practice for Dublin buskers
Buskers and street performers in Dublin have come up with a new voluntary code of practice which they developed in collaboration with local traders and Dublin City Council. The three-month pilot sche...
Dublin News
Library for Dublin's Central Bank?
Independent architectural think tank ResPublica has suggested that Dublin's Central Bank on Dame Street could become a new central library, once the bank relocates to the North Wall Quay by mid-2015....
London News
The Mall closes for Jubilee and Olympics
Parts of The Mall in central London are now closed to traffic in preparation for the four-day celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee from 2-5 June and the Olympic Games that start on 27 July...
Brussels News
Brussels has scheduled a city cleanliness day on 21 April. From 10.00-16.00 special centres around the city will promote the idea of a clean city, collect batteries and listen to complaints about the...
Berlin News
BMW Guggenheim Lab pulls out of Berlin location
German car manufacturer BMW and the Guggenheim Foundation have had to back-down on a possible city regeneration project in the heart of Berlin because of opposition from local residents.
BMW Guggen...
Dublin News
Pedestrian plan for Dublin city centre
Dublin city centre is set to become largely pedestrianised, with priority given to walkers, cyclists and public transport, according to a new draft strategy developed by the city
Amsterdam News
According to a report in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Amsterdam
Brussels News
Christmas Market in Grand-Place
The annual Brussels Christmas market takes place around the Bourse, Place Sainte-Catherine and the March
Berlin News
Berlin’s throwaway Christmas tree
Berlin, like Rome, has run into difficulties this year with its Christmas tree. The metal, fire-belching tree on Breitscheidplatz has been called the ugliest in Germany.
It is made out of found ob...
Vienna News
Vienna has world’s best quality of life
Vienna has once again been ranked as the city with the best quality of life according to Mercer
Dublin News
Oriental enclave recommended for Dublin
The development of an oriental quarter on North Cumberland St, Marlborough St and Cathal Brugha St in Dublin
