Paisleys and Blair send messagesTributes Democratic Unionist Party leader the Rev Ian Paisley and his son Ian Paisley jnr have congratulated Fianna Fáil on …Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Dublin North WestMinister of State for Housing Noel Ahern, who holds the safest seat in the constituency having topped the poll on the last two…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Campaigners occupy section of M3 site againConservationists opposed to the construction of the M3 through the Tara-Skryne valley in Co Meath have again occupied a section…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Dublin CentralTaoiseach Bertie Ahern secured almost two quotas and achieved his target of a second Fianna Fáil seat despite poor first-preference…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Residents turned away due to 'error'Residents in a flats complex of about 60 units in Dublin's inner city were turned away from their polling station yesterday after…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
'Play deprivation' could increase children's risk of mental illnessChildren who suffer from "play deprivation" could be at a higher risk of suicide, mental illness and anti-social behaviour, as…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Outcry over discharge of raw sewage into riverA poster protesting against the discharge of raw sewage into the Avoca river in Arklow, Co Wicklow, and the lack of any sewage…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Bus lane on busy road unused for two yearsA 24-hour bus lane stretching for two kilometres on one of the most heavily congested roads in Dublin has not carried any scheduled…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Threat of clawback penalties to house buyersHouseholders who bought affordable homes using local authority mortgages are being faced with paying hundreds of thousands of…Wed May 23 2007 - 01:00
Council plans to delist Georgian Clonmel hotelCouncillors in Clonmel, Co Tipperary plan to remove a Georgian building from the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) in order…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Call for vitamin D boost for babies as rickets reappearsThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is calling for all babies under 12 months to be given vitamin D supplements following…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Councillors vote to ban clampingCouncillors in Dún Laoghaire have voted to ban clamping from the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown local authority area, against the wishes…Tue May 15 2007 - 01:00
Vintners claim rural voters ignoredThe Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has accused all political parties of neglecting voters outside Dublin by not including…Tue May 15 2007 - 01:00
Activists to walk from Dublin to LondonAn international group of 15 anti-nuclear activists are walking from Dublin to London to highlight their concerns about the nuclear…Mon May 14 2007 - 01:00
Paucity of hospital stroke services highlightedA "complete absence" of stroke services in Irish hospitals, in spite of the fact that stroke is the third most common cause of…Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Gormley not taken by tax 'sweeteners'Green briefing: The Green Party has said it will not go into coalition with parties that are offering voters a "tax cuts cash…Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Census data shows 70% rise in rate of divorceDivorce is Ireland's fastest-growing marital status category, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Four leading bathing spots fail water quality testsFour of the country's most popular bathing spots have failed to meet the minimum EU standards for water quality, with high levels…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Sister of murdered man warns of dangers of voting for Sinn FéinAnti-SF candidate: The sister of murdered Dubliner Joseph Rafferty has said she is contesting the Dublin South East constituency…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Residents to get €120,000 stadium paymentFourteen householders whose homes will be overshadowed by the new 50,000-seater Lansdowne Road stadium are to receive €120,000…Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Hauliers promise new M50 protestsHauliers who staged a protest on the M50 in Dublin yesterday are to announce details in the coming days of further action in …Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Parties reprimanded on hazardous postersPosters: Dublin City Council has reprimanded political parties over their placement of election posters and has threatened to…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Parties reprimanded on hazardous postersPosters: Dublin City Council has reprimanded political parties over their placement of election posters and has threatened to…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Dublin council guidelines insist on bigger apartmentsDevelopers will have to increase apartment sizes by up to 25 per cent if they are to be granted planning permission to build …Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Application could be decided on whim of local authorityPostal vote: Voters who have applied to cast their vote by post could have their application accepted or denied depending on…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Drivers warned of possibility of M50 tailbacksMotorists using the M50 will be "terrifyingly vulnerable" to traffic gridlock and long tailbacks for the next six months during…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Chapter One continues its success story as top restaurantDublin restaurant Chapter One has been voted the best restaurant in Ireland for the second year running by the Restaurant Association…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
11,000 fewer vehicles in Dublin city rush hourDublin city centre traffic has eased significantly over the past 10 years according to new figures from Dublin City Council, …Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Final appeal upholds half of unfair clamping claimsDublin City Council's parking appeals officer upheld half of the unfair clamping claims rejected by clamping company Dublin Street…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Council refuses to give land to Lansdowne developersDublin city councillors have refused to give the developers of the 50,000-seater Lansdowne Road stadium a half-acre site essential…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Council moves to ease Lansdowne logjamDublin City Council is to hold an extraordinary meeting today to decide whether to give the developers of the 50,000-seater Lansdowne…Mon Apr 30 2007 - 01:00
MEPs call for BBC man in Gaza to be freedThe European Parliament has called for the immediate release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who was abducted in the Gaza Strip…Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Hearing told Poolbeg is still best siteA senior engineer with the company that selected Poolbeg in Dublin as the best location for an incinerator has told An Bord Pleanála…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
McDowell will not accept projectThe Tánaiste, Michael McDowell, has said he will not go into government with any party which allows the proposed incinerator …Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Almost 2,600 oppose Poolbeg incineratorA public hearing by An Bord Pleanála into the proposed municipal waste incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin, which is the subject…Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Planning hearing into Poolbeg incinerator to beginAn oral hearing by An Bord Pleanála into a municipal waste incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin, one of the most controversial developments…Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
Sex education DVD aims to help parentsA free DVD to teach parents how to talk to their children about sex has been developed by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, which …Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
Greens to propose Dublin Bay planSeawater swimming baths would be reopened in Dublin Bay, cars would be banned from beaches and a new location would be sought…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
€118m scheme aims to replace Dublin's leaky water pipesA new €118 million project to restore more than 280km (174 miles) of leaky water pipes in the Dublin region is due to get under…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Council to act as second caravan is placed in parkDublin City Council is to take further legal action against Athlone businessman Noel O'Gara after he broke a Circuit Court injunction…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Application for 13-storey tower cynical, say councillorsDublin city councillors have described as "cynical" and "insulting" plans for a 13-storey tower block in Phibsborough village…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Ad space exchanged for 500 bikesDublin City Council has granted one of the world's largest advertising companies permission to erect some 130 advertising panels…Wed Apr 11 2007 - 01:00
Council to debate transfer of Dodder walkwayA proposal to give just under half an acre of public land to the developers of the new 50,000-seater Lansdowne Road stadium is…Mon Apr 02 2007 - 01:00
Ikea could be left on shelf for year till M50 upgradedA Bord Pleanála inspector has warned that the Ikea outlet planned for Ballymun in Dublin could become a "white elephant" that…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Man (23) injured in Baldoyle shootingGardaí at Howth in north Dublin are investigating a shooting incident in which a 23-year-old man was injured yesterday morning…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Creaking water supply system set for €118m overhaulA €118 million project to repair and replace over 280km (174 miles) of leaky water pipes in the Dublin region, saving 20 million…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Two killed as stolen car crashes in LouthGardaí in Co Louth are appealing for witnesses to a crash in which two people were killed, one of whom was a passenger in a stolen…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Charity says rent scheme subsidises squalid conditionsThe State's rent supplement scheme is forcing the poorest and most vulnerable tenants to live in "grossly degrading" conditions…Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
Lansdowne locals 'devastated' at decision to reject recommendationsResidents in the area immediately surrounding the stadium, who had appealed to An Bord Pleanála against its development, said…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Stadium developers confident of meeting minor planning conditionsLansdowne Road Stadium Development Company (LRSDC), which is building the 50,000-seater stadium on behalf of the Irish Rugby …Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
