Roads authority has spent €20m on unopened motorway servicesCommittee also hears 2,000 motorists overcharged on M1 tollWed Jan 24 2018 - 16:47
Roads operator cuts amount it spends on salt for de-icing roadsTransport Infrastructure Ireland says unopened motorway service costing €19,500 a monthWed Jan 24 2018 - 14:24
Sod turned on €29m replacement tunnel piping water to DublinFour kilometre drinking water tunnel was dug by men with picks and shovels in 1860sMon Jan 22 2018 - 22:51
Communities want gardaí to be more community basedCommission on the Future of Policing told of need for more Garda training and empathyMon Jan 22 2018 - 21:40
Motorists overcharged due to ‘technical issue’ on M1 toll to get refundElectronic payment tag users overcharged on route between Gormanston to BallymascanianFri Jan 19 2018 - 13:54
Schoolboy charged over N7 collision has case adjournedJudge hears it could take six weeks to prepare file and get instructions from the DPPThu Jan 18 2018 - 13:51
Flanagan has ‘open mind’ on details of judicial appointments bodyNew commission would have 13 members and several 11-member subcommitteesWed Jan 17 2018 - 19:19
Hillwalkers appeal High Court decision on Wicklow walking routeCourt told of ‘new evidence’ in 17-year dispute in form of 1799 Powerscourt estate mapWed Jan 17 2018 - 05:55
Councillors expect 20 ‘spare’ acres on Stillorgan reservoir siteIrish Water urged to allow public access to surplus land for recreational useMon Jan 15 2018 - 21:02
Irish Water granted permission for Vartry reservoir upgradeCllr says decision may be flawed as environmental impact assessment should have been submittedThu Jan 11 2018 - 06:43
Government’s refusal to release fish disease information may be investigatedCampaign wants department to release more than 200 documents on diseases in salmon farmsWed Jan 10 2018 - 09:13
TDs against reforming drink-driving law are ‘costing lives’RSA criticises ‘rural TDs’ who ‘have called for leniency in drink-driving legislation’Mon Jan 08 2018 - 20:24
M50 driver shocked as ‘spear’ came through his windscreenDriver in appeal for witnesses as he escapes serious injury from piece of suspensionMon Jan 08 2018 - 19:37
Road safety campaigners appointed to board of RSAMinister for Transport encouraged by progress outlined in mid-term review of strategyMon Jan 08 2018 - 12:28
Baptism barrier: there may be other ways, says Catholic PrimateEamon Martin hopes Government Ministers might ‘commend Catholic education’Sun Jan 07 2018 - 21:30
Pack up the tinsel: where to recycle your Christmas treeCounty councils offering free tree services say check for closing date as litter fines applyFri Jan 05 2018 - 18:26
Shane Ross raises doubts over new law to protect cyclistsMinister’s foresees problems, asking: ‘How do you prove someone is 1.5 metres away?’Fri Jan 05 2018 - 03:05
Welsh government finds common cause with Irish hauliersCustoms barriers could ‘plunge the economies of these islands into deep recession’Thu Jan 04 2018 - 05:35
Doreen Keogh, Corrie’s first barmaid, dies at 91Irish actor also appeared in ‘Ballykissangel’, ‘Father Ted’, ‘Cold Feet’ and ‘Fair City’Tue Jan 02 2018 - 20:19
Closed-down rural housing body may resume activityRural Resettlement Ireland remains ready to assist in migration of people to countryMon Jan 01 2018 - 18:07
Road deaths down 15% in 2017 to 158, the lowest on record‘Ultimately our aim should be zero deaths on our roads,’ says Minister for Transport Shane RossMon Jan 01 2018 - 13:21
New Year’s Eve: what's happening in Dublin and around the countryOur guide of what to do and where to go across Ireland to ring in 2018Sat Dec 30 2017 - 15:02
Dead horses found at several Tipperary sitesConcerns raised for animal welfare after discoveries of dead and decomposing horsesThu Dec 28 2017 - 19:30
My brain scan: a look at the organ I have carried in my skull for half a centuryI need to know why I’ve developed weak legs. But what else will the scan tell me?Wed Dec 27 2017 - 07:01
34 people recalled so far after review at Kerry hospitalA total of 46,000 scans and X-rays are being reviewed after three serious events reportedFri Dec 22 2017 - 08:39
Record year for tourism but UK market remains difficultTourism Ireland targets the ‘culturally curious’, the US and new markets for growthThu Dec 21 2017 - 14:54
CSO survey shows rising economic tide ‘not lifting all boats’Analysis reveals regional income disparities, especially in Border and midwest areasTue Dec 19 2017 - 16:12
Use of ‘hubs’ could normalise family homelessness, human rights body warnsSimon says numbers seeking help from charity are up by a third to 11,000 peopleTue Dec 19 2017 - 10:26
Public transport passengers could soon be paying by phoneNational Transport Authority wants to replace Leap Cards with smartphone technologyMon Dec 18 2017 - 02:00
State agency to be called to account for lack of motorway servicesOireachtas committee to inquire into €15,000 a month bill on unopened servicesSun Dec 17 2017 - 15:51
Abortion wording ‘needs to be decided by February for June vote’Harris says work under way on abortion legislation for ‘whatever outcome’Wed Dec 13 2017 - 09:34
Government housing strategy should be scrapped, says McVerryCampaigner says home repossessions could make shortage of accommodation even worseTue Dec 12 2017 - 21:12
Two weather warnings in place as more snow and ice predictedWednesday will ‘feel bitterly cold’, possibly the coldest of recent days, due to wind chillTue Dec 12 2017 - 20:24
Salt piled high as local authorities begin to count the costTransport Infrastructure Ireland allocates salt and money to local authoritiesTue Dec 12 2017 - 07:44
‘Outages’ at new passport machines lead to Christmas airport fearsSerious delays and queues at Terminal One as new e-gate machines fail to read passportsTue Dec 12 2017 - 01:00
Temperatures to dip as low as minus 4 degrees on Monday nightDriving conditions in many areas expected to be hazardous again on TuesdayMon Dec 11 2017 - 22:03
Garda defends use of ‘fake’ poster from 1972 drink driving campaignPoster appearing to ask drivers to limit drink to four pints ‘highlights changing attitudes’Fri Dec 01 2017 - 14:44
Road Safety Authority launches ‘gift a lift’ Christmas campaignFigures show months of November and December are particularly dangerous on roadsThu Nov 30 2017 - 20:11
Concern voiced over risks posed to cyclists by new Luas lineTram opening in time for the Christmas rush but safety issues to be kept under reviewThu Nov 30 2017 - 19:51
Medics have ‘ethical imperative’ to resist assisted suicideAcademic says portrayal of choosing to die as a ‘noble deed’ often a response to poor careWed Nov 29 2017 - 13:26
Tourism into State rises despite fall in key British marketTourism Ireland’s marketing plan targets diversification, increases from US, AustraliaTue Nov 28 2017 - 18:02
Poor private water supplies put ‘health of 750,000 at risk’Water for some hospitals, schools, hotels and creches inadequately monitored, EPA saysTue Nov 28 2017 - 15:45
Republic’s scarlet fever figures unknown despite 50-year peak in EnglandHealth professionals are not required to report cases of disease to HSETue Nov 28 2017 - 10:37
Welsh minister claims trade worth €65bn under threat if UK leaves single marketMark Drakeford tells Dublin conference of need for consensus on single marketFri Nov 24 2017 - 21:52
Irish Cement denies wanting to create waste incinerator in MeathPlan for Platin is to replace fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions, firm saysTue Nov 21 2017 - 19:19
Bus Éireann and unions make breakthrough in roster talksCompany and unions agree to let previous recommendation come into forceTue Nov 21 2017 - 10:27
State’s road builder to expand motorway operations centreFurther contracts to provide for enhanced M50 traffic flow driven by new IT systemsMon Nov 20 2017 - 20:30
Bus Éireann and unions in talks to avert further strike actionNeither side optimistic of an early resolution to proposed roster changes and cost savingsMon Nov 20 2017 - 15:17
Three unions merge to create new Fórsa ‘super union’ for public service workers‘Overwhelming’ support from CPSU, Impact and PSEU unions to forge new union in 2018Mon Nov 20 2017 - 13:23
Legal challenge and retail changes cause long delays for motorway service areasState road builder spends almost €500,000 on security and lighting at unopened motorway service sitesThu Nov 16 2017 - 12:43
