'Plan B' without Nice unconstitutional-RocheThe only prospect for enlargement of the EU is the Nice Treaty, and if it is rejected this State would face a constitutional …Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Penalty points system will only be for speedingThe penalty points system for drivers will be introduced by the Minister for Transport's October deadline - but only just.Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
New refuse scheme for Wicklow will be pay by weightThe State's first regular, door-to-door, pay-by-weight refuse collection is to be introduced in County Wicklow early next year…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Builder puts up anti-war banner in DublinA banner overlooking Dublin's Millennium Bridge and proclaiming: "No to War" and "No to Nice" as well as "No to American Terrorism…Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
Port company may drop navigation channelA proposed navigation channel from Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club into Dublin Bay was "not an essential" and could be dropped, …Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
Adams appeals for calm approach in dealing with crisisThe Sinn Féin leader, Mr Gerry Adams, last night appealed for all parties to the Belfast Agreement to "be calm" in their approach…Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
Preferred by-pass option to be routed north of CarrickThe preferred route of the Carrick-on-Shannon by-pass has been announced by Roscommon and Leitrim county councils as a by-pass…Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
Eight Sadler's Wells colts attackedEight colts, the progeny of racehorse Sadler's Wells and collectively valued at between €4 million and €6 million have been attacked…Mon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Russborough closes as Beit collection paintings removedThe Beit art collection has been temporarily removed from Russborough, the stately home in Co Wicklow which was robbed in the…Sat Oct 05 2002 - 01:00
Car dealerships, chemist and insurance firm finedTwo car dealerships, a chemist and an insurance brokerage have been convicted in Dublin District Court for breaches of consumer…Sat Oct 05 2002 - 01:00
Jackson Way compensation claim scheduled for hearing next weekA compensation claim for up to €118 million from the controversial Jackson Way Properties Ltd is to be heard before an arbitrator…Wed Oct 02 2002 - 01:00
Embattled Burke says thanks, but no thanksMr Ray Burke swung open the door of his home in Drumcondra, north Dublin yesterday full of his trademark bonhomie.Tue Oct 01 2002 - 01:00
Dev's 1933 bowl comes full circle"Stadium a national necessity," cried the newspaper headline. "Our duty to the youth of the country," said the sub-heading.Mon Sept 30 2002 - 01:00
An Taisce highlights failure to protect heritageCarton House has not been included in a list of protected structures, as required by the Planning and Development Act, because…Sat Sept 28 2002 - 01:00
SIPTU to oppose tax on child benefitSIPTU has warned it is prepared to "strenuously oppose" any proposals to tax child benefit, which it said was a combination of…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Group decries labour mobility pledgeIreland would be the only English-speaking country committed to full labour mobility throughout an expanded Europe, if the Nice…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Kitt urges the Government to rethink Carrickmines siteThe Minister of State, Mr Tom Kitt, has called on the Government to give more consideration to possible ways of saving the archaeological…Sat Sept 21 2002 - 01:00
MEP refers M50 decision to EUMr Proinsias De Rossa MEP has called for a full inquiry into the circumstances of the route selection of the South Eastern Motorway…Thu Sept 19 2002 - 01:00
State agency warned of castle dangerA group of conservationists who are opposed to the building of the M50 motorway through the archaeological site of Carrickmines…Wed Sept 18 2002 - 01:00
Work on M50 not likely to end until 2005The final leg of the M50, Dublin's C-ring motorway, is not now likely to be completed until 2005 as a result of a dispute between…Tue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
O Cuiv Yes vote follows Government assurancesThe Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Ó Cuív, has elaborated on why he changed his mind on the Nice Treaty…Sat Sept 14 2002 - 01:00
Shoppers pause to remember victimsThere was a muted reaction to the first anniversary of the September 11th attacks in the St Stephen's Green and Grafton Street…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Project to develop training for work criticisedSignificant parts of a €10 billion Employment and Human Resources Development Programme, funded under the National Development…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Cork hosts development seminarAt a seminar on regional development beginning in Cork today, issues ranging from the future of regional airports to the location…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Government 'not paying its way'Dublin City is facing a cash crisis - partly because the Government will not pay rates on its offices and public buildings, according…Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Ennis puts success down to shared responsibility and is going DutchFor members of Ennis Tidy Towns Committee in Co Clare, yesterday's win was but a dress rehearsal for the international Entente…Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
Few clues to who would be the big winnersWhat does it take to win the Tidy Towns Competition? This was the question every one was asking as they waited for the results…Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
Justice group calls UK decision an outrageThe British Ministry of Defence has written to former employees who worked in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, advising them not…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
Minister plans talks on Greenpeace shipThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, will meet Greenpeace activists aboard the Rainbow Warrior in Dublin Port today, …Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
Review set after former criminal lands security job at airportThe Irish Aviation Authority said yesterday it would be reviewing security after it was discovered that a former criminal had…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
Port told it must seek planning permissionThe Dublin Port Company must seek planning permission for its controversial plan to reclaim 52 acres of the north bay, according…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
Brennan firm on motorway routeAn Taisce's hopes for major changes to the Carrickmines junction of Dublin's South Eastern Motorway cannot be accommodated, according…Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
State to privatise penalty points system for driversThe Department of Transport is to privatise the proposed penalty points system for driving offences in a move to ensure its introduction…Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
'Super-agency' for city traffic studied Brennan wants to see greater consultationThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, is considering "new arrangements", including a transit authority, for the management …Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
Traffic corps may interfere with intelligence-gathering, say gardaiThe Garda has expressed concern that plans for a new traffic corps may interfere with intelligence-gathering, it has emerged.Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
Disabled block rail line in access protestDisabled activists in Wexford yesterday blocked the town's railway line in a protest over access to new coastal facilities.Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Police detain Ryanair passenger with gunPolice in Stockholm last night detained a passenger who attempted to board a Ryanair flight carrying a gun concealed in hand-…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Carrickmines dig ends without agreementThe archaeological excavation work at Carrickmines Castle in south Co Dublin, which has unearthed important medieval remains, …Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
City Council stands by its traffic plan for DublinDublin's new traffic management plan is working well and will continue to be implemented, the City Council insisted yesterday…Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Planning Act draft error may curtail rightsThe rights of landowners to object to developments on adjoining lands may be curtailed due to an error in the drafting of the…Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Motorway criticised by Duchas on environment groundsAn environmental assessment of the effects of the proposed M3 motorway from Clonee to Kells in Co Meath has been criticised by…Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Dublin traffic changes in force todayRestrictions aimed at limiting through traffic in Dublin city centre are to come into force this morning despite opposition from…Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
Carlow cleans up its act to join survey's trio of litter-free townsCarlow has emerged at the top of the latest "All-Ireland Anti-Litter League" published today, one of only three towns in the …Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
Traffic restrictions to start todayTraffic restrictions which come into force in Dublin this morning are expected to impact heavily on vehicles approaching the …Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
Heuston to get 3 new platformsIarnród Éireann yesterday unveiled the latest phase of its €117 million redevelopment of Heuston Station in Dublin.Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Dublin centre made a no-go zone for cross-city trafficMotorists crossing Dublin city are to face severe restrictions beginning next Monday in a move designed to foster "a pedestrian…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Proposals which could save part of medieval castle welcomedThe campaign to preserve one of the most significant archaeological sites discovered in Co Dublin has achieved a notable victory…Sat Aug 17 2002 - 01:00
30,000 to be tested for BCG vaccine potencyHealth boards throughout the Republic have begun a search for up to 30,000 people - mainly infants and children - who may have…Wed Aug 14 2002 - 01:00
Developers' roads offer in doubt with appealA row has erupted between Wicklow politicians and property developers over plans to fast-track a €1Tue Aug 13 2002 - 01:00
Sean treasures €50,000 win on RTE's reality television showThe huge grin said it allMon Aug 12 2002 - 01:00
