Developers urged to get locals more involvedLocal people must be involved by developers before major planning applications are lodged if delays due to community opposition…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
LRC to hold talks today on ESB disputeThe Labour Relations Commission is to hold talks with the ESB and the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) in Ennis…Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Pier D at Dublin airport to open this weekendDublin airport is to begin the phased opening of its €120 million Pier D on Sunday next, with six of the planned 12 new boarding…Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
'We never got paid on time'Polish people stood about in groups of three and four in Kilrush, Co Clare yesterday, debating the prospects for further employment…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Bruton says he never tried to silence HigginsFormer taoiseach John Bruton has said he never attempted to silence his justice spokesman Jim Higgins and prevent him from mentioning…Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
Funding for non-national roads cut by 39%Transport: Funding for non-national roads will be cut by 39 per cent next year, according to pre-Budget figures released yesterday…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey's vision of city's futureA new vision for Dublin in which the city competes with New York, Beijing, Hong Kong and Bangalore - "not Cork, Galway or Limerick…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
State to fully fund first phase of canal workThe Government is to provide 100 per cent of the funding for what is being described as the first phase of the reopening of the…Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00
Bray fire service is under-strengthThe fire service in Bray, Co Wicklow, has not been able to return to full capacity owing to the deaths of two firefighters in…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
High levels of air pollution in rural townsTraffic pollution and burning smoky fuels in rural towns have emerged as the greatest threats to Ireland's air quality, according…Wed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
Red Cow traffic delays warningMotorists have been warned to leave plenty of time for journeys through the Red Cow interchange this morning, despite relatively…Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
Four out of 10 students driven to school live within two kilometresFour in 10 pupils who are driven to school live within two kilometres of the school, according to a new survey undertaken by …Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
Council land to kick start Liberties redevelopmentDublin City Council is planning to use its land holdings in the Liberties to kick start a regeneration scheme which it claims…Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey pushing new work cycleThe Department of Transport is to provide bikes and the use of taxis in certain circumstance for its staff as part of a new workplace…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Windscale fire fallout double initial estimatesNew research which suggests the amount of nuclear debris released during a fire at Windscale in 1957, was up to twice the volume…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Roads body embraces M3 reportAn EU parliament report on the M3 motorway has been welcomed as "a vindication of our position" by the National Roads Authority…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Tribunal backs fire officers forced to retire at 55The Employment Appeals Tribunal has found in favour of 11 part-time, Galway-based fire officers who argued they should not be…Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Contractor sought to list battlefieldsThe Department of the Environment has advertised for a contractor to check evidence about more than 100 of the State's reputed…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
New diversions on M50 will add to congestionMajor new traffic diversions are to begin in the region of the Red Cow, Ballymount and Palmerstown interchanges on Dublin's M50…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Plan for Airfield land is rejectedAn Bord Pleanála has turned down a planning application for an apartment development on land known as Dudley's field, formerly…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Major traffic diversions on M50A new phase of traffic diversion, including the closure of a three-lane off-ramp at the Red Cow roundabout on Dublin's M50, is…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
New car-tax system proving chaoticThe Irish motor industry says it is in "an absolutely chaotic position" because it has not been given details, as promised, of…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Pass rate for NCT hits 95%Almost half of the Republic's private car fleet is more than six years old and less than 1 per cent has engines above three-litres…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Secret response to EU's planning concernsThe Department of the Environment has responded to European Commission concerns about restrictions in local authority development…Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Irish company to test tidal energy turbineIrish company OpenHydro is to become the first renewable energy company to test a tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy…Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Hushed streets for father's removalA hush fell over Main Street in Bray last night as more than 1,500 people gathered for the removal of fireman Brian Murray.Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Proposal for new port a stand-alone project, says DempseyThe development of a new port near Balbriggan, Co Dublin, while welcome, was a "stand-alone project", Minister for the Marine…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
M50 drivers who fail to pay tolls face €146 finesFines of up to €146 have been proposed by the National Roads Authority for car drivers who fail to pay tolls on the M50, when…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
Retained firefighters on call for twice as many hours as full-timersRetained firefighters are not "yellow pack" fire officersFri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
City centre link between Luas red and green lines may face delaysConstruction of the city centre Luas line linking the current red and green lines may be delayed to coincide with work on the…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Man killed when car collides with lorryA 20-year-old man was killed yesterday when the car which he was driving was in collision with an articulated lorry at Kildimo…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Girl (17) dies during holiday in SpainA 17-year-old Kilkenny girl is reported to have died in a swimming pool incident in Spain at the weekendMon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Test results due on body of Tipperary womanGardaí are today expecting the results of additional tests on the body of an elderly woman who was found dead at her home near…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Monument given €141,000 faceliftDún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council yesterday marked the completion of conservation work on the obelisk on Killiney Hill in…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Obstacles to golf club land dealDublin City Council's ownership of 62 acres of Clontarf Golf Club - as well as potential tax liabilities - may stymie the hopes…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Motorists using West-Link face January toll hikeMotorists using Dublin's West-Link bridge will have to pay a toll increase from January next - and face a second increase in …Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Activists unveil Tara planA new independent masterplan for Co Meath which drops the controversial section of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara, but…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Agency questions State's forestry policyThe effectiveness of the State's tree-planting schemes to combat greenhouse gas emissions has been questioned by the European…Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
EU reviewing wire barriersThe European Commission has launched a review of the use of wire rope crash barriers such as those currently being installed …Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
Gormley defends tribunalMinister for the Environment John Gormley has dismissed comments by fellow Minister Willie O'Dea to the effect that the Mahon…Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Minister unveils €5.8bn plan for water servicesA €5.8 billion plan to upgrade the State's water services, was outlined yesterday by Minister for the Environment John Gormley…Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
RPA puts four consortiums on shortlist to build metroFour consortiums have been shortlisted by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to build Dublin's proposed €5 billion Metro North…Fri Sept 14 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey opens Gorey bypassMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey yesterday officially opened the 22km bypass of Gorey in Co Wexford.Fri Sept 14 2007 - 01:00
Gormley approves infrastructure feesMinister for the Environment John Gormley yesterday approved proposals by An Bord Pleanála to introduce charges of €100,000 for…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
New homes launched at Strokestown Park HouseHugh and Etta Hales Pakenham Mahon, grandchildren of Olive Hales Pakenham Mahon, the last member of the family to live at Strokestown…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey to face pressure over final N11 upgradeMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey will come under pressure to announce a completion date for the N11 dual carriageway when …Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Vehicle ban in parts of Dublin on Car Free DayVehicles are to be banned in parts of Dublin's central business district as part of Car Free Day, Dublin City Council will announce…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Tidiest town battle won by AughrimThere were whoops of jubilation in St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle yesterday as Aughrim was declared overall winner in the National…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
By gum, new awards are neat ideaThree special awards categories in the National Tidy Towns Competition were presented for the first time this yearTue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
First impressions vital to ensure a clean victoryJudges' commentary: In commending the winners in the National Tidy Towns Competition, judges have given clear indications of…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
