Record numbers to be en route over holidaysPassengers travelling by bus, rail, sea and air this Christmas are advised to plan trips well in advance with unprecedented numbers…Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
Internet shopping: €55 million to be spent by Irish usersInternet shoppers are expected to spend an average of €220 per person on online purchases this Christmas, the Commission for …Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
Package described as 'an insult' to hauliersTransport : An extra €115 million has been allocated for transport spending in the Budget, bringing total transport investment…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Heating costs to drop as duty halvedHeating oil : Householders should benefit from a €10 to €16 reduction in the cost of 1,000 litres of home heating oil from today…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Millions spent on unwanted presentsMore than €190 million will be spent on "panic buying" of unwanted Christmas presents this year, aid agency Oxfam Ireland has…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Dublin council likely to pass budgetDublin city councillors are likely to approve the city's budget for 2006 tonight, despite a 5 per cent increase in domestic refuse…Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Dublin hospitals 'clogged up' by outsidersPatients from outside Dublin requiring non-specialist procedures are "clogging up" Dublin hospitals, the head of the Health Service…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Five routes proposed to link Luas in city centreFive potential routes for a Luas line connecting the Tallaght and Sandyford lines have been put out to public consultation by…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Visually impaired nun wins case against pubA visually impaired nun has been awarded maximum compensation in a discrimination case by Dublin District Court after she and…Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Patient disruptive, inquest toldA patient at a Dublin psychiatric hospital suffered respiratory failure and died within minutes of being forcibly handcuffed, …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Ringsend sewage works to expand despite odour problemDublin City Council has started the process for extending the controversial Ringsend sewage plant at a cost of more than €50 …Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Fingal rejects €140m Portrane sewage plantFingal County Council has rejected plans for a €140 million regional sewage plant at Portrane in north Dublin, putting the sewerage…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Portrane sewage plant up for Fingal approvalFingal County Council is to vote today on whether to approve construction of a €140 million regional sewage plant, with the capacity…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Louth man extradited to face murder chargeA Co Louth man has been extradited to Spain, where he is wanted for the alleged murder of his wife who died after falling from…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Dublin City Council plans to charge disabled for parkingDublin City Council is proposing to start charging disabled people for parking in an attempt to stop what it says is the "wholesale…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Councillors in Dublin want new city borderDublin City councillors are to attempt to redraw the city's boundary with Fingal County Council to reclaim areas of north Dublin…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Demolition of Dublin's fish market to begin todayThe demolition of Dublin's Victorian fish market, to make way for the €400 million redevelopment of the markets area in the north…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Irish universities fall short of top 100 rankIrish third-level institutions have failed to make it into the top 100 of a new world university rankings list because of a lack…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Festivals and not bonfires, council urgesFire brigade units across the country were active from early yesterday evening in an attempt to control the large number of illegal…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Kilmainham Gaol chairman wants 1916 relic returnedA relic of the 1916 Rising, expected to fetch more than €20,000 at auction in Britain next month, should be donated to Kilmainham…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Seven killed on Ireland's roads over weekendTwo elderly people were killed in a road accident involving a car and a lorry in Derry yesterday morning, bringing the number…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Extra €5m to get rid of odour at RingsendAn additional €5 million of public money is to be spent on eliminating the odours from the Ringsend sewage plant, despite assurances…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Fast-track court system vital - rape crisis centreA "fast track" system to deal with rape cases should be introduced to prevent trials collapsing for procedural or technical reasons…Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Public to be consulted on ways to govern dog breedingMinister for the Environment Dick Roche is to take action against so-called "puppy farms" responsible for cruelty and mistreatment…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Vote for industrial action at An Post expectedThe postal service could come to a standstill in just two weeks pending the result today of a Communications Workers' Union (…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Three young people die on roadsA Co Wexford man in his mid- 20s has been charged with drink-driving after a 15-year-old girl was struck by a car and killed …Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
City council to seek approval for new incinerator at PoolbegDublin City Council is to seek planning permission from An Bord Pleanála for the controversial incinerator at Poolbeg in Ringsend…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Widower fined €750 for driving when uninsuredNorth Dublin widower and father of two Joe O'Reilly was yesterday convicted at Balbriggan District Court of driving without insurance…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
STATE'S DELAY: charges against Brian McFadden struck outSpeeding and other driving offence charges against former Westlife singer Brian McFadden have been struck out because of the …Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
An Post silent on union claims of delivery delayAn Post last night refused to confirm or deny claims from the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) that only 71 per cent of post…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
Dublin managers confirm proposals for incineratorDublin City Council management is to make no change to its proposals to build an incinerator and expand the sewage plant at Poolbeg…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Poolbeg plan flawed, says ESBThe ESB, the Dublin Port Company and Ibec have criticised Dublin City Council's plans for the development of the Poolbeg Peninsula…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Rate of marriages shows big rise in 10 yearsAlmost 50 per cent more marriages took place in the first three months of this year than in the same period 10 years ago, but…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Residents move into €200m redevelopmentMore than 350 residents of the condemned 1950s flat complex Fatima Mansions will begin moving into new homes from tomorrow, following…Tue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
Only 32 groups apply for CCTV schemeJust two Dublin communities are likely to benefit from the Department of Justice's new part-funded CCTV scheme in the coming …Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Council votes to protect building on prison siteFingal County Council has voted to protect Thornton Hall, the site of the proposed new prison in north Dublin, from development…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
GAA's tourism potential stressedGaelic games could be as big a tourism draw in Ireland as bullfighting in Spain or kickboxing in Thailand, according to new research…Wed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
TUI calls for tax levy on corporate profitsCorporate profits should be subject to a new tax levy specifically to fund third-level education, a Teachers Union of Ireland…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Property of bus accident victim stolen at sceneBelongings of a visitor injured in last Thursday's bus crash on O'Connell Street, Dublin, were stolen within minutes of the accident…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Ringsend firm to close due to smellA garden centre and builders' suppliers next to the Ringsend sewage works in Dublin has been forced to close because of the foul…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Butchers alerted to food safetyMore than 120 butchers identified by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland as being involved in "high-risk" sales have not adopted…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Community traumatised by player's deathThe small rural community of Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny, was in mourning last night as it prepared for the removal ceremony today…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Plan to reduce speed limit in centre of DublinDublin City Council plans to reduce speed limits through much of the city centre from 50kph to 30kph as part of its proposals…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
City council to call for cut in off-peak port tunnel tollsDublin City Council is to call on the National Roads Authority (NRA) to reduce the proposed toll for cars and small commercial…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Councillors criticise plan to demolish pub from 'Ulysses'Dublin City councillors have criticised plans to demolish a 19th-century pub mentioned in James Joyce’s Ulysses , to make way…Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Attacked man still in intensive care in DroghedaGardaí in Drogheda said they are following a definite line of inquiry following the attack which left the man with serious head…Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Socialists opposed to bin charge face €20,600 legal billSocialists and anti-bin tax campaigners Joe Higgins and Clare Daly face a legal bill of €20,600 arising from their jailing two…Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Roche seeks end to cross-Border dumpingCo-operation between public bodies north and south of the Border is vital to stop the "big money" trade in illegal cross- Border…Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Leave for workers to 'upskill' urgedThe National Adult Literacy Agency (Nala) is calling on the Government to introduce paid educational leave for all adult workers…Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
