88 illegal Wicklow dumps admittedWicklow County Council has acknowledged it has listed 88 illegal dump sites of which 19 have yet to be examined.Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Dumping row at Wicklow councilSome members of Wicklow County Council sought to have illegal dumps excluded from the council's current investigations, the official…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
An Taisce warns it will challenge Wicklow planAn Taisce has warned it will challenge the Wicklow County Development Plan if the council decides at its meeting today to adopt…Mon Mar 11 2002 - 00:00
Government to set up fire services bodyThe Government is to set up a new State authority to oversee fire and emergency planning services, following a consultants' report…Mon Mar 11 2002 - 00:00
Heritage plan for Dublin city launchedDublin City Council has launched a five-year heritage plan aimed at implementing key city-wide heritage projects and raising …Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Conviction no bar to getting taxi licenceA conviction for criminal activity - including crimes of sexual assault - is not a bar to the acquisition of a licence to drive…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
EPA concern as pictures show toxic waste at Wicklow dumpThe Environmental Protection Agency has expressed concern at photographs which show barrels of toxic chemicals being buried at…Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Road-building programme on target, says NRAJust two new national road schemes will begin this year, but the State's road-building programme is still on target, the National…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Chamber in Ennis concerned at regional imbalanceEnnis Chamber of Commerce in Co Clare has become the latest business organisation in the west to express concern at the Government…Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
National Roads Authority budget increases to over €1bn this yearThe National Roads Authority will today announce an increase in its budget for 2002, to slightly more than €1 billion, The Irish…Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Shops prepared for plastic bag levyThe Republic's leading supermarket chains say they are well prepared for the introduction of the 15 cent Government levy on plastic…Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Bad week leaves 12 dead on roadsIt has been a disastrous few days for road accidents in the Republic, with 12 people dead in the last week.Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Progress on new Scottish gas linkBord Gáis yesterday signed an agreement for construction of the Scottish section of a new gas interconnector between Ireland …Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
SPUC supports Scallon in vote disputeThe UK Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in the United Kingdom has come out in favour of Dana Rosemary Scallon in…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
A man known to mind his own businessBy all accounts Mr Sean Mulryan of Ballymore Homes is likely to be less than thrilled at the possibility of a personal appearance…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
NRA postpones crucial meeting on roads programme for 2002A crucial meeting of the National Roads Authority was postponed yesterday because a new chairman has not been appointed to the…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
De Valera denies roads programme is damaging sitesA number of significant finds have been made in counties Wicklow, Dublin and Louth as a result of the State's roads programme…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Study will identify future rail routesA study to pinpoint routes for the expansion of the State's rail network has been announced by the Minister for Public Enterprise…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Bronze Age find is a first for WicklowArchaeologists believe settlers may have manufactured gold jewelleryat 'industrial' complex near Ashford, Co. Wicklow.Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Telecoms capacity upgrade is plannedPlans for a five-fold increase in the State's high grade telecommunications capacity are to be announced by the Department of…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
Lethal radioactive waste was dumped in landfillLethal radioactive substances which cannot now be traced were dumped as ordinary waste by the drinks manufacturer Cantrell Cochrane…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Dempsey promises the pothole problem is overThe State's "massive problem with potholes" is almost over , the Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, said yesterday.Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Minister dismisses CIF claim on roadsClaims that the National Roads Programme was stalled and running out of money were criticised by the Minister for the Environment…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Record electricity demand last monthThe Republic reached a record demand for electricity in the past month, when a number of emergency generators installed by the…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Roadstone denies allegationCement Roadstone, which operates sand and gravel quarries on more than 1,000 acres of land in Co Wicklow, has sent a solicitor…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Landfill shortage at crisis level, engineers' body saysThe State will shortly run out of landfill capacity in 19 local authority areas, according to a submission from the Institution…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Molloy orders 'urgent' halting sites planPlans to fast-track the introduction of halting sites for Travellers in the greater Dublin area are to be brought forward "as…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Cox expected to win presidency of parliamentThe Munster MEP Mr Pat Cox is expected to be elected President of the European Parliament today, in a close contest for the position…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Engineers claim there is 'No design flaw' in low-clearance Dublin tunnelThere is no design flaw in the Dublin Port Tunnel, the project's engineers insisted yesterday, even though it will be too low…Mon Jan 14 2002 - 00:00
Official questioned about illegal dumping found dead at homeA Wicklow County Council official who was interviewed by his employers in connection with illegal dumping in west Wicklow has…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Public meeting to be held on future of GreystonesIarnród Éireann, Dublin Bus and the IDA are to be invited to attend a public meeting on the future development of Greystones, …Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Wicklow mother-of-three is first Lotto euro millionaireMartin Harris (9) and his brother Vincent (15) came home from school yesterday evening to the news that their mother, Jeanette…Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Athlone site saved for corncrakeBord Pleanála has overturned planning permission for a housing development on what has been described as "one of the country'…Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Most authorities short of space for waste while others are short of ideasOnly 10 local authorities have enough licensed space for their waste in 2002, a survey conducted by The Irish Times has established…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
Wallstrom plans to raise waste control issues on visit to IrelandThe Republic's waste management record will be high on the agenda when the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ms Margot Wallström…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
End of the road for bottlenecks as bypasses take overAnd so it is farewell then to Enfield, Co MeathThu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
AA warns motorists of freezing hazards on roadsTHE AA has issued a warning to drivers to take extra care this morning after temperatures were expected to dip as low as minus…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Car wrecks found in river near encampmentSouth Dublin County Council has confirmed the presence of a number of abandoned cars beneath the surface of the Dodder river …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Connellan steps down as roads authority headThe chairman of the National Roads Authority, Mr Liam Connellan, has resignedSat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Report recommends separate Department of TransportA separate Department of Transport combining responsibility for roads, railways, Luas and bus services is the key recommendation…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
FF hysterical about Sellafield - InghamThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the Fianna Fβil party have been accused of "hysteria" by Sir Bernard Ingham, the former press secretary…Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Congress backs $25m for Ireland fundA contribution of $25 million to the International Fund for Ireland has been approved by the US House of Representatives.Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Hauliers to have records checked after city protestHauliers who took their protest against the closure of illegal dumps in Co Wicklow to Government Buildings in Dublin yesterday…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Lorry drivers' protest to disrupt Dublin trafficSevere traffic disruption is expected in Dublin city centre this morning as Wicklow hauliers organise a slow-moving protest-convoy…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Clinical hospital waste found at municipal dump in WaterfordClinical hospital waste has been discovered on a municipal dump at Kilbarry in Waterford city, The Irish Times has learned.Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Hazardous waste found at former dumps in Co GalwayToxic and hazardous waste has been discovered at two sites in Co Galway and may be present at a third, The Irish Times has been…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Council staff were obstructed from investigating illegal dumping in WicklowWicklow County Council staff have been physically obstructed in their attempts to investigate illegal dumping in the west Wicklow…Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Boost to spending on roads, housingSpending by the Department of Environment, which includes expenditure on roads, waste services, and housing, will be more than…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Public transport spending up to €424mThe Minister for Finance allocated an additional €82 million (£65 million) for key public transport projects in yesterday's Budget…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow waste contractor jailed and fined for illegal dumpingA West Wicklow waste contractor was fined £4,500 and jailed for 18 months for illegal dumping at Naas District Court yesterday…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
