State backing for home ownership 'at end'STATE SUPPORT for the principle of home ownership is at an end after almost 100 years, a national housing conference has heard…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
50,000 to get final demand lettersLEGAL STRATEGY: FINAL-DEMAND letters are to issue within the next two weeks to some 50,000 landlords and other second-home owners…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Rooting out 'bad apples' may not improve Garda standards, says reportGREATER REGULATION of the Garda may not help improve standards, a new report from the Government’s economic and social advisory…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Photographs of duchess prompt Shatter to review Privacy BillLEGISLATION: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has said he intends to revisit the provisions of the 2006 Privacy Bill to prevent…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Shatter 'opportunistic' on Kate photosFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused Minister for Justice Alan Shatter of acting in an “opportunistic” manner in the…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Council wants to keep docklands fast-track planning powersDUBLIN CITY Council wants to retain fast-track planning powers over the docklands area once the Dublin Docklands Development …Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Hogan points to local authority failingsMALPRACTICE PERPETRATED by local authority councillors has reinforced the need for local government reform, Minister for the …Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Jobs programmes 'need funding'Restoration of funding for community jobs programmes is needed to tackle long-term unemployment and assist disadvantaged communities…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Councillors ask Hogan for reprieveTOWN AND borough councillors have made an 11th-hour plea to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan not to abolish their local…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Balbriggan beach closed due to sewageBALBRIGGAN BEACH in north Dublin remains closed today after raw sewage pumped into the sea caused EFri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Water meter plan may be delayed to 2016PLANS TO start installing domestic water meters by the end this year are looking increasingly remote because of a lack of information…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Problems with water charges mounting for GovernmentANALYSIS : Opposition to the new water charge is likely to grow if all households cannot be meteredFri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
A Cut Above: BT Hosts Young Irish DesignersYoung Irish designers including JW Anderson and Sorcha O’Raghallaigh will be showing their work at Create 2012, a specially curated…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Vatican stamps honour Ireland's hosting of congressSPECIAL EDITION postage stamps have been issued by the Vatican to commemorate the 50th International Eucharistic Congress held…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
USI says B of I interest terms for student loans are 'punitive'The terms of a new student loan scheme offered by Bank of Ireland have been described as “onerous” and “punitive” by USI, the…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Siptu airport workers set to strikeMINISTER for Transport Leo Varadkar has urged Siptu workers at Dublin Airport not to engage in planned industrial action next…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Ships weigh anchor as city counts the bootyTHE ORGANISERS, market traders and spectators at the Tall Ships Festival couldn’t have wished for a better day yesterday for …Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Government 'has not had any talks' with Etihad over Aer Lingus stakeMinister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said the Government has not had negotiations with Etihad Airways on the possible sale…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
'No decision' on property taxMinister for Transport Leo Varadkar said the Government has not made a decision on the type of property tax to be introduced …Sun Aug 26 2012 - 01:00
Dublin bids Bon Voyage to tall shipsThe organisers, market traders and spectators at the Tall Ships Festival couldn’t have wished for a better day today for the …Sun Aug 26 2012 - 01:00
Child road deaths down 80% since 1997THE NUMBER of children killed on the State’s roads has fallen by almost 80 per cent since 1997, according to the Road Safety …Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Customers told services at Greenstar as normalHOUSEHOLDS AND businesses who are customers of waste-management company Greenstar, which has gone into receivership, will continue…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Work on Abbotstown sports site to beginWORK IS to begin on the development of the new National Sports Campus at Abbotstown in west Dublin, more than a decade after …Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Landlords pay house charge after warningJUST OVER 5,000 landlords and other second-home owners have paid the €100 household charge since warning letters were issued …Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
US tourist gets loan of motorbike after theftA US TOURIST whose motorcycle was stolen just hours after arriving in Dublin is to get back in the saddle with the help of the…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Reception for athletes to be held at Mansion HouseDUBLIN EVENT: A HOMECOMING reception for Ireland’s Olympic athletes will be held at the Mansion House in Dublin at lunchtime…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
More than 1m properties registered for household taxTHE NUMBER of houses and apartments that have been registered for the household charge has exceeded one million, according to…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Tourist shown the kindness of bikersA US tourist whose motorcycle was stolen just hours after arriving in Dublin is hoping to get back in the saddle with the help…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
One million pay household chargeMore than one million homeowners have registered for the household charge according to the latest figures from the Local Government…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Clontarf tap water restrictions continueRESTRICTIONS ON the consumption of tap water in up to 1,400 houses in the Clontarf area of Dublin will remain in place over the…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
€30m of State's rent deposits not returnedMORE THAN €30 million has been paid out by the Department of Social Protection in rent deposits for social welfare recipients…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
€30m rent deposits not returnedMore than €30 million has been paid out by the Department of Social Protection in rent deposits for social welfare recipients…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Prayers match cries of 'olé!' in Katie's place of worshipBOXER'S FAITH: THERE WAS never any doubt among the congregation of St Mark’s Pentecostal Church on Dublin’s Pearse Street over…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
State fails to make progress on latest European Commission waste reportANALYSIS: THE EUROPEAN Commission’s latest report on waste management shows Ireland has barely kept ahead of the poorest performers…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Ireland gets bad rating for waste servicesWASTE REPORT: IRELAND’S MANAGEMENT of household waste is “remarkably poor” and only slightly better than countries with the …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Council tells Clontarf residents boiled water safe to drinkRESIDENTS OF up to 1,400 houses in Clontarf in north Dublin remained unable to drink water from their taps last night due to …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
North Dublin warning over bacteria in drinking waterRESIDENTS OF up to 1,400 houses in north Dublin have been warned not to drink their tap water due to the detection of high levels…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Building in North to outstrip DublinCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY in Northern Ireland and in Border counties is set to run significantly ahead of that in Dublin, according…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Cut in cost of generic drugs to be sought by MinisterNEGOTIATIONS WITH pharmaceutical companies to cut the price of generic drugs will begin in two weeks, the Department of Health…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
North Dublin water alert issuedResidents of up to 1,400 houses in north Dublin have been warned not to drink their tap water due to the detection of high levels…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Garda search on for two men seen entering manhole near Dublin CastleGARDAÍ HAVE said they will continue to examine CCTV footage in an effort to track down two men who were seen entering a manhole…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Doctors petition Minister on Navan hospitalMORE THAN 100 doctors in the northeast have appealed to Minister for Health James Reilly to stop the Health Service Executive…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Planned Cabra strand of Luas gets green lightDUBLIN’S cross-city Luas line, the only major rail project sanctioned by the Government, is set to carry its first passengers…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Belated link-up corrects costly mistakeANALYSIS: New Luas line cheaper than Metro project but €185m already spent on other shelved schemesSat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Department seeks expert to examine planning reportTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment is seeking an independent planning expert to examine its internal review of alleged planning…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
One-off homes on rise as house construction hits new lowTHE NUMBER of houses being built has hit a record low, with fewer than 4,000 completed and only 393 having been registered to…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Broad welcome for new Nama firm for social housingTHE NEW Nama-controlled company to fast-track the provision of social homes has been welcomed by social housing groups and the…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Mixed reaction to Nama moveThe creation of a new Nama controlled company to fast-track the acquisition of social housing has been welcomed by the Irish …Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Nama to fast-track house purchasesNama has established a new company to fast-track the acquisition of almost 2,500 vacant properties for social housing by the …Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Nama firm to fast-track purchase of social housingNAMA HAS established a new company to fast-track the acquisition of almost 2,500 vacant properties for social housing by the …Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
