Fall in prosecutions against taxi driversPROSECUTIONS AGAINST taxi drivers have fallen by one-third this year while complaints by passengers are down by almost one-fifth…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Hygiene at maternity hospital 'deteriorating'A LIMERICK maternity hospital has been found to have poor standards of hygiene which have “substantially deteriorated” since …Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Happy day: €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge opens ahead of scheduleDUBLIN’S €60 MILLION Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, will open to traffic…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Samuel Beckett Bridge opensDublin's €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, opened to traffic…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Legal protection for whistleblowers urgedWHISTLEBLOWERS MUST be given legal protection so that scandals do not go unreported, anti-corruption campaign group Transparency…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Gormley intervened in DCU row, tribunal toldMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley intervened in a disciplinary dispute between DCU and a lecturer at the university, …Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Operation Freeflow breathalyser for motoristsMOTORISTS STOPPED by gardaí for committing traffic offences during Operation Freeflow in Dublin city will be breathalysed.Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
High-rise proposals to be released this monthTHE NEW Dublin City Development Plan, with proposals for new standards for building heights in the city, will be released for…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Freeflow gardai to test driversMotorists stopped by gardaí for committing traffic offences during Operation Freeflow in Dublin city will be breathalysed An …Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Non-payment of grants forcing students to drop out, says USIUP TO 50 students a week are being forced to drop out of third-level institutions because they have yet to receive their first…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Carton House expansion plan rejectedAN BORD Pleanála has overturned the decision of Meath County Council to allow the construction of a business and technology park…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Rules force landlords to maintain propertiesLANDLORDS WILL be forced to repair roofs, paint windows and cut the grass of their privately rented properties under new standards…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Call for 24-hour car ban to facilitate Metro North workPRIVATE CARS must be banned from using Westmoreland Street to cross Dublin city centre during the construction of Metro North…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Weather WatchTemperatures will plummet to -5 degrees tonight with a sharp ground frost and a risk of sleet and snow, according to Met Éireann…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Incinerator move will end in court - GormleyDUBLIN CITY Council’s decision to go ahead with the construction of the Poolbeg incinerator was likely to result in legal action…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Poolbeg construction set to beginDublin City Council’s decision to go ahead with the construction of Poolbeg incinerator is likely to result in legal action, …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Renewed calls for free cervical vaccineTHE INSTITUTE of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists is appealing to the Government to introduce the cervical cancer (HPV) vaccination…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
SVP sees 25% rise in demandOver 100,000 people are expected to seek the help of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) between now and Christmas - a 25…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Council to reassess €4.5m HGV toll feesDUBLIN CITY Council is to reconsider its payment of some €4Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Garda a 'closed shop' over turban banSIKHS AND other religious groups are being denied equal employment rights by An Garda Síochána, a Garda conference on diversity…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Charges for waste to fall €50, says new reportHOUSEHOLDERS CAN expect to pay about €50 less in annual waste charges, but those on waivers may no longer be immune from charges…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
New waste policies proposedNEW WASTE management policies which would make the construction of large-scale incinerators redundant will be recommended in …Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Minister to announce Central Mental Hospital site in JanuaryTHE NEW site for the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin will be announced early next year, Minister of State for mental health…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Potential role of works in derailment assessedIARNRÓD ÉIREANN is investigating whether drainage and earthworks may have contributed to the landslide which resulted in the …Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Gormley's claim over incinerator rejectedTHE DUBLIN city engineer has rejected claims by Minister for the Environment John Gormley that the taxpayer could face bills …Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Dublin ban on four-axle lorries not to go aheadA ROAD safety and traffic management measure that would have meant hundreds of large lorries removed from Dublin city streets…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Development 'will not affect' Castletown viewsTHE DEVELOPERS behind an estate of 101 houses opposite Castletown House, Co Kildare, said the scheme will not affect views from…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
Houses would ruin Castletown House setting, hearing toldPLANS TO build 101 houses opposite Castletown House, Co Kildare, would destroy the setting of Ireland’s finest Palladian stately…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Councillors reject Dunne's new plan for Ballsbridge siteDUBLIN CITY councillors have again rejected developer Seán Dunne’s plans to redevelop the site of the former Jurys and Berkeley…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Survey finds price difference of 162% between retailers for care productsPRICE DIFFERENCES of up to 162 per cent in the cost of over-the-counter medicines and personal care goods have been found by …Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Report calls for water chargesENVIRONMENT: DOMESTIC WATER charges must be introduced if Ireland is to meet its EU commitments on water quality and conservation…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Planned incinerator 'grossly oversized'IRELAND’S LARGEST waste management companies have told the operators of the planned Poolbeg incinerator in Dublin that the project…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Fixed fine proposed over landlord depositsLANDLORDS WILL face fixed fines of several thousands of euro if they illegally retain tenants’ deposits, under new legislation…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Council drops plan to ban parking in Croke Park zonePLANS TO ban match-goers from parking in an area up to 4km from Croke Park have been abandoned by Dublin City Council after two…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Complaint on Ikea advert upheldA COMPLAINT by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) that an advertisement for furniture retailer Ikea encouraged and trivialised…Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
'Bus gate' ban to be lifted temporarilyDUBLIN CITY councillors have agreed to temporarily scale back the College Green “bus gate” to appease city business interests…Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Croke Park parking ban abandonedPlans to ban match-goers from parking in an area up to 4km from Croke Park have been abandoned by Dublin City Council after two…Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Lord Mayor of Dublin to unveil city's Christmas tree in three weeksTHE LORD Mayor of Dublin, Emer Costello, will unveil the city’s official Christmas tree on November 22nd – two weeks later than…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
€1m project to clean city section of canalsA MAJOR two-month clean-up of the Dublin city section of the Royal and Grand canals will get under way next week, ahead of the…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Recession fails to lure teens away from designer labels, Foróige survey showsTHE MAJORITY of teenagers would be unprepared to buy “high street” instead of designer clothes.Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Dempsey opposes plan to scale back car banMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has voiced disapproval of Dublin City Council’s plans to scale back the College Green “bus…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Warning of rise in homeless numbers if rent benefit cutLARGE NUMBERS of people will be made homeless if there are any further cuts to the rent supplement scheme in the Budget, the …Thu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Murder, burglary and rape on the increaseINCIDENTS OF murder, burglary, robbery, rape and arson have all increased in the last year, according to latest figures from …Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Simon warns of rise in homelessnessLarge numbers of people will be made homeless if there are any further cuts to the Rent Supplement Scheme in the forthcoming …Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Garda chief urges homeowners to lock doorsREACTION: GARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has acknowledged the marked increase in burglary numbers detailed in the latest …Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
City council to increase capacity of bike stationsDUBLIN CITY Council is to increase the capacity of its Dublinbikes rental stations in the coming weeks because of the huge popularity…Sat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00
Public sector unions ballot members on strikesUNIONS REPRESENTING some 100,000 public sector workers are balloting their members on industrial action, including strikes, if…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Wicklow students protest over grantsMore than 40 third-level students have occupied the offices of Wicklow County Council in protest at the late payment of Higher…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
An Bord Pleanála gives permission for Lusk dumpA 300,000-TONNE a year capacity regional “super dump” near Lusk, in north Co Dublin, has secured planning permission from An …Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Residents want flats razed and rebuilt by Dublin City CouncilRESIDENTS OF St Teresa’s Gardens have asked Dublin City Council to honour its commitment to demolish and rebuild the run-down…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
