Council 'league tables' welcomedThe Republic's county managers yesterday said they had nothing to fear from plans to publish "league tables" of the performances…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Public to get say on plan for Carlisle PierScale models of the four shortlisted proposals for the redevelopment of Dún Laoghaire's Carlisle Pier are to go on public display…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Councils warned over roads spendingThe Minister for the Environment promised a record €477 million in funding for regional roads yesterday - and warned local authorities…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Cullen to allocate record €500m funding for non-national roadsRecord funding of about €500 millionfor non-national roads is to be announced by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, …Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Two killed, six injured as vans collide in crash near KillorglinYesterday was another bad day on the State's roads as two men died and seven were injured in Co Kerry and Co Waterford.Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Erosion threatens piers at Dun Laoghaire harbourSignificant underwater erosion is threatening the foundations of Dún Laoghaire harbour's east and west piers, The Irish Times…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Upgrade of single carriageway roads could save 50 lives a year, says NRAThe elimination of single carriageway stretches of national roads of the type on which four people died on Thursday could save…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Cullen criticises incinerator opponentsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has strongly criticised opponents of waste incineration, comparing the ill-effects…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
IDA plans technology centre for midlandsThe Industrial Development Agency will bring plans to Government within the next few months for a major new technology centre…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Midland towns told to work togetherIf towns in the midlands want to compete with emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Asia for foreign investment, they must stop…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Enough land for 369,000 new homes, says studyDublin City and County had stockpiled about 2,600 hectares of zoned and serviced land by last June - enough to fill the capital…Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Council unhappy with new Dublin car-parkA new 800 space park and ride facility which opened in Dublin yesterday attracted just one customer but still managed to incur…Tue Jan 13 2004 - 00:00
Parking metres in Dublin malfunctionParking metres in Dublin malfunctioned yesterday, leaving drivers in doubt about whether they would be clamped.Mon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
TD criticises 'local need' restriction in planning guidelinesPlanning guidelines which prohibit speculative housing developments beyond the needs of locals is adversely affecting areas of…Mon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
Work begins on Waterford ring roadThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, turned the first sod on the construction of a new €31 million outer ring road in…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
65 deaths at work this year but safety is improvingThere have been 65 work-related deaths in the Republic so far this year, three more than in 2002, the HSA, the Health and Safety…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Road death figures set for lowest level in 40 yearsThe number of road deaths is set to reach its lowest level since the early 1960s, following a significant fall for the second…Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
State to release land for affordable housingState lands in Dublin, Cork and Waterford are to be used to provide up to 3,600 new homes under the Government's affordable housing…Mon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Builders warn council over 'locals only' policyThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has warned Wicklow County Council that business people, including housebuilders, will…Mon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Chamber warns on increasing rates to bridge funding shortfallBusiness interests in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area of south County Dublin have warned councillors not to attempt to make up…Sat Dec 27 2003 - 00:00
Offaly sawmills reapplies for retention of facilityT&J Standish Sawmills in Co Offaly, which was refused planning permission for retention of its sawmills last July, has again…Sat Dec 27 2003 - 00:00
Luas ground construction set to continue right into the New YearDubliners who had hoped Luas construction work would be finished by Christmas are set to be disappointed again as the Railway…Tue Dec 23 2003 - 00:00
Liam Lawlor address inquiry not completedAn Post has said it cannot say when its report into claims that the former TD Mr Liam Lawlor was able to have an address changed…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Guidelines map Greater Dublin Area growthGreater emphasis on the Dublin- Belfast economic corridor, the intensification of the "metropolitan area" in north Kildare and…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Protesters to try to halt roundabout at castle via courts againAnti-roads protesters will not take "direct action" to preserve the ruins of Carrickmines Castle until all legal channels are…Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
RPA close to deal on Luas extensionThe Railway Procurement Agency and a private company, Rathdown Light Rail, are close to an agreement on building the Luas extension…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Greens may vote against city budget over 'lack of progress' on recyclingDublin City Council is set for another round of wrangling over its financial future following a threat by the two Green Party…Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
State buys Durrow Abbey to keep out commercial developersThe Government has bought Durrow Abbey and its accom-panying 6th century monastic site in Co Offaly at a cost of €3Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Derrybrien terms breached, say localsThe developers of a wind farm at Derrybrien in east Galway failed to carry out a geotechnical survey and were in breach of their…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Committee to examine proposals to decentraliseThe process used to select where 10,300 civil servants are to be transferred from Dublin will be examined by a new committee …Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
EUR500m Red Cow revamp favoured ahead of 'stilts'Plans to put the Luas line "on stilts" at Dublin's Red Cow roundabout are likely to be scrapped in favour of a new €500 million…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Motorway routes to be completed by 2007, says BrennanA major revision of the timetable for the building of the motorways from Dublin to Cork and Galway will see both routes "substantially…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
€160m Kildare town by-pass opensA decade after it was first proposed, the long-awaited €160 million Kildare town by-pass opens this morning.Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Inquiry will hear site for interchange is historicAn oral hearing into the proposed Laughanstown interchange on the M50 on Tuesday will be told the site is archaeologically more…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Road deaths total is edgeing up againNew statistics show that the number of people killed on the Republic's roads is on the increase again.Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Asylum-seekers never housed in €19m propertiesThe State paid more than €19 million for five properties which have remained vacant since they were acquired to house asylum-…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Previous relocation movesThe Minister for Finance first announced a major decentralisation programme during the 1999 budget.Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
10,300 workers to be affectedDecentralisation The Government has decided to decentralise 10,300 civil servants to 53 centres around the country, beginning…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Confusion over free parking in Dublin over ChristmasA reduced Operation Freeflow got under way in Dublin yesterday and immediately ran into a DART stoppage, an inter-agency row …Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
CIE fares to rise in line with inflationCIÉ is to be allowed to raise its fares annually in line with inflation but reports of a 4 per cent increase next year are overestimated…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Skibbereen by-pass to take 9,000 cars out of town dailyA chronic traffic bottleneck in west Cork is to be removed this morning with the opening of the Skibbereen by-pass.Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
Home extensions liable for extra leviesHouseholders who build extensions to their homes are to be liable for additional development levies to finance roads, water and…Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
Brennan says issue of taxis is overThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has rejected claims that he is "ignoring" the European Parliament Petitions Committee…Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
Draft plan for Dun Laoghaire invalid, says managerThe Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Manager, Mr Derek Brady, has told councillors that their draft development plan may be invalid…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Wicklow residents to oppose 'superdump'Co Wicklow residents were last night preparing for a High Court challenge to An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant planning permission…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Contractors claim lorries overloadedMore then half of forestry contractors are breaking the law by transporting timber on overloaded lorries, the forestry contractors…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Minister's road safety measures face delaysTwo more key initiatives of the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, have become tied up in red tape, the Department of Transport…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Glen o' the Downs to reopen by Christmas, says parks serviceThe State's first nature reserve, the Glen o' the Downs in Co Wicklow, is to reopen before Christmas, the National Parks and …Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Meeting told of low-cost answers to waste crisisThere are low-cost solutions to the Republic's waste crisis and most people are paying too much for waste-management, a conference…Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
Study of local and regional roads plannedThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has commissioned a county-by-county study to identify potholes and sub-standard …Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
