
Ulster Bank Building on O'Connell Street Proposed for Shop and Restaurant Conversion
A planning application has been submitted to Dublin City Council to convert the former Ulster Bank building on O'Connell Street into a new shop and restaurant.
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A planning application has been submitted to Dublin City Council to convert the former Ulster Bank building on O'Connell Street into a new shop and restaurant.

The Irish State has acquired a section of O'Connell Street in Dublin from a UK property group for an estimated €80 million to facilitate the development of the MetroLink project. This acquisition is a crucial step for the infrastructure development.
Rahma Mohamud Abdi was allegedly slashed in the face by a woman who approached her on O'Connell Street, leaving her with facial scars.

Major concerns have been raised for a 16-year-old girl allegedly caught dealing crack on Dublin's O'Connell Street, who has gone missing from State care or breached her curfew 67 times.

Live coverage of all today's developments after a garda operation cleared O'Connell Street in Dublin of fuel protesters, with a Cabinet meeting also due later.

Fuel protesters have been cleared from O'Connell Street in Dublin, and most vehicles blockading the main thoroughfare have departed following a significant police operation overnight.
The Irish government plans to acquire the former International Rugby Experience property on O'Connell Street in Limerick, transforming it into a permanent 'women's museum'.

A vacant space located above a shop on O'Connell Street is set to be transformed into 21 artists' studios, available at monthly rents between €200 and €300.

A 64-year-old woman has expressed fear about entering Dublin city centre following an alleged daylight mugging on O'Connell Street, a court heard during proceedings against two accused individuals.
Travel guide Lonely Planet has issued a critical assessment of Dublin's O'Connell Street, warning tourists that the 'once grand boulevard' is now a 'troubled street' with visible drug use.

Up to 1,000 forecourts have run dry amid nationwide fuel protests, with a fuels industry body stating it may take ten days to return to normality at the pump.

Garda operations have cleared fuel protest blockades in Dublin's O'Connell Street and are underway at Galway docks, as protesters continue demonstrations over the fuel crisis and the Cabinet prepares to meet.
Fuel protesters in Ireland, organized through a TikTok account, have escalated their actions by turning O'Connell Street into a car park as part of a growing national movement.
The Irish State is spending up to €80 million to acquire half of the controversial derelict 'Carlton' site on O'Connell Street, as part of a €725 million pre-construction expenditure for the MetroLink project in Dublin.

A vulnerable pensioner suffered a dislocated shoulder during a daylight robbery on O'Connell Street, a court has been told.

Buses are being diverted via Eden Quay, Gardiner Street, and Parnell Street as O’Connell Street northbound has been blocked.

Gardaí cleared a fuel protest on O’Connell Street, and the Irish Cabinet met to discuss a support scheme for those affected by fuel costs. A new poll reveals strong public backing for the nationwide fuel protests, adding pressure on the government.
Far-right figures were observed joining tractor protests on O'Connell Street in Dublin, creating a dishevelled but carnival-like atmosphere.

Dublin City Council has approved the placement of a monument on O'Connell Street to honor Irish women who participated in the revolutionary period.