98 jobs lost in BlanchardstownA Co Dublin company has announced the loss of 98 jobs in BlanchardstownSat Mar 10 2007 - 00:00
SF to meet on NI powersharingThe Sinn Féin Ardcomharile is to meet in Dublin this morning to begin preparations for a return to a powersharing government …Sat Mar 10 2007 - 00:00
Incinerator design defended at hearingThe proposed incinerator for the northeast would not be visible from Newgrange or the site of the Battle of the Boyne, would …Thu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
Contracts for construction of M3 signedContracts for the construction of one of the State's most expensive motorway sections yet, the controversial M3 motorway in Co…Thu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
Mother says Derek a model son who never came to attention of gardaíDerek O'Toole was "a model son" who was never in trouble in his life, his mother said yesterday.Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Minister rules out new tolled sections on M50 until 2015Motorists using the M50 will continue to pay tolls only at the West-Link bridge until at least 2015, Minister for Transport Martin…Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
M3 road contracts likely to be signed shortlyContracts for the construction of the controversial M3 motorway in Co Meath are expected to be signed next week between the …Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
Former swimming coach released from prisonFormer Irish international swimming coach Derry O'Rourke was released early yesterday morning from the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise…Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
Significant fall in road deaths this yearRoad deaths for the early part of this year are significantly down on last year and Ireland is on target for road fatality levels…Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
Plans to regulate instructors due within weeksFinal proposals for the regulation of driving instructors have been drawn up by the Road Safety Authority and are to be signed…Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
Parties criticise planning 'policy failure'Ireland's performance in the European Environment Agency report was described as "damming" by Fine Gael environment spokesman…Tue Feb 27 2007 - 00:00
Citywest Luas line extension agreedAgreement has been reached between the Railway Procurement Agency and a consortium of private developers for the Citywest extension…Sat Feb 17 2007 - 00:00
State to acquire unused development land by orderThe Government is to introduce a "use or lose it" provision under which the State will compulsorily acquire development land …Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
New schemes aim to assist people in buying housesNew opportunities for people to buy their own homes have been outlined by Minister of State for Housing Noel Ahern.Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
Royal Canal reopening takes boaters to within 3km of ShannonThe Royal Canal is to be reopened to within three kilometres of the Shannon by this summer - but boaters will have to wait until…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Phase two of M/N9 gets under wayThe sod has been turned to mark the start of construction on a new €274 million section of the Dublin to Waterford motorway…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Transport industry faces obligation to use biofuelsAn obligation on the transport industry to increase its use of biofuels, was announced yesterday by Minister for Natural Resources…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Driver tested after man killed when hit by carMain Street in Arklow, Co Wicklow, remained cordoned off last night after the early-morning incident involving a car in which…Sat Feb 03 2007 - 00:00
Senator admits getting extra €2,600 paymentMahon tribunal: Fianna Fáil Senator Don Lydon yesterday admitted the existence of a further payment of €2,600 (IR£2000) which…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Metro projects to be independently scrutinisedMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has said major projects in Transport 21, including the proposed new metros for Dublin, are…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Green light for Dalkey developmentDevelopers Wesley Curran and Graham O'Donnell have been given approval by An Bord Pleanála for a €50 million development on a…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
New plan for KilternanPlans to increase the population of Kilternan in south Co Dublin from the current level of about 800 people up to a maximum of…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Port tunnel 100km/h speeding video removed from websiteA video, apparently made on a hand-held mobile phone and showing a lorry travelling through the Dublin Port Tunnel at more than…Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
573 firearms seized in Operation AnvilAn 18-month Garda investigation into armed gangs has resulted in the seizure of 573 firearms, nearly 5,000 arrests and the recovery…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Affordable home partnership buys 500 unitsThe Government's Affordable Homes Partnership has bought some 500 new homes on the open market in the greater Dublin area in …Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Luas link plan to be debatedPlans to link up Dublin's two Luas light rail lines are to be the subject of a new round of public consultation starting this…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Cars get access to port tunnelDublin Port Tunnel will come a step nearer to being fully operational at 6am tomorrow when private cars are allowed to use the…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Bid to regulate property management firmsThe Government is to set up a high-level group to consider how best to regulate the operation of property management companies…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Richard Farrington: the developer and his planRichard Farrington (41), who will this morning formally lodge a planning application for a new super-hospital complex at Corkagh…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Health alert overwater monitoringA lack of adequate monitoring of group water supplies by local authorities is risking people's health, according to the Environmental…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Bord criticises council for lack of 'vision' in Sandyford Industrial EstateAn Bord Pleanála has criticised Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council over what it sees as a lack of "high quality vision" for…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Super hospital at Naas Road sitePlans for a major "tri-location, super hospital complex" incorporating a 450-bed children's hospital have been drawn up for a…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Sailing club to appeal Greystones marinaGreystones Sailing Club in Co Wicklow is to object to revised plans for a major refurbishment of Greystones Harbour and the creation…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Beware lurking politiciansMotorists have been warned to avoid being distracted by images of politicians smiling hopefully across fences at traffic on the…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
NRA crosses border againThe National Roads Authority (NRA) is to embark on its third roads project spanning the border with Northern Ireland.Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
New routes, extensions, reopenings. . .Rail network: Railway enhancements in the new National Development Plan include most of the 10-year Transport 21 plans announced…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
2010 target date for completion of key routesto DublinRoads: The National Development Plan includes a commitment to complete the major roads between Dublin and the regional cities…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Funding of public transport schemes set to quadrupleCommuters: Commuters stand to be among the main beneficiaries of the National Development Plan if the €12Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Many targets in first plan not achieved on time or on budgetThe first question Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was asked in December 1999, as he launched the first National Development Plan, was…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
N11 road blackspot upgrade not in NRA planThe upgrading of one of the east coast's most notorious stretches of roads, a 19km-link between the Rathnew and Arklow bypasses…Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Increase in Fingal home-building masks shortagesThe number of new homes built in the Dublin area in 2006 rose to about 18,000 - but they were built mostly in Fingal and the …Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Developer to appeal at Windmill sitePlanning conditions relating to the size of apartments, ceiling heights and car-parking in a proposed major redevelopment of …Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Motorists must wait for serviceMotorists will have to wait until at least 2009 to be able to stop on a motorway in the Republic to buy petrol or have a cup …Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Funding for key roads to hit €1.5bn this yearAnother year of record funding for road building is to be announced by Minister for Transport Martin Cullen this afternoon.Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
FG councillor accused of ethics breachA Wicklow county councillor and parliamentary assistant to Fine Gael TD Billy Timmins has been accused of a breach of ethics …Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Iarnród Éireann launches new hourly servicesIarnród Éireann's first full day providing hourly services in each direction between Cork and Dublin went without a hitch yesterday…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Harbour group divided over candidateCampaigners against a housing and redevelopment scheme at Greystones harbour have differed over the nomination of a candidate…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Polish community celebratesSeveral hundred members of Dublin's Polish community gathered in the Temple Bar Music Centre yesterday for an afternoon of music…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Agency to name proposed stops on Metro WestThe locations of up to 21 metro stops on Dublin's proposed Metro West route are to be revealed by the Railway Procurement Agency…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Commuters face 'nightmare' of crashesThe AA has described a series of crashes on the N11 in Wicklow and south Dublin yesterday morning as "a nightmare" for commuters…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
