Drivers in mood for strike over plan to double the number of taxi platesAn estimated 700 members of the National Taxi Drivers' Union attended a mass meeting in the National Stadium yesterday to decide…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Bray UDC bin service withdrawal still onBray Urban District Council, in Co Wicklow, has not reversed its decision to withdraw its door-to-door refuse collection service…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Protest over circus animals plannedAs the Il Florilegio Circus animals were being transported to Dublin Port from the Netherlands last night the Alliance for Animal…Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
Members of council to talk to tree protestersMembers of Wicklow County Council are to meet anti-roads protesters from the Glen of the Downs to arrange a compromise which …Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Tourists from Continent to Dublin said to be at peakTourism in Dublin is booming, with a daily count of 60,000 visitors in high seasonTue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryLocal authorities in Wicklow have made a bold decision to get out of the door-to-door refuse collection businessTue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Sargent warning on global warmingWill we soon see Gerald Fleming, Evelyn Cusack and other restored weather forecasters report on the weather patterns in Venezuela…Mon Jan 10 2000 - 00:00
County council grants planning permission again for controversial Delgany housing developmentWicklow County Council has for the third time granted planning permission for a controversial housing development on the outskirts…Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
Councils end door-to-door collection of refuseThe withdrawal of local authority door-to-door refuse collection services in Wicklow represents the way of the future, according…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Serviceair seeks to avert airport strike with new offerServisair will put fresh proposals to 300 of its employees at Dublin and Cork airports this morning, to try to halt a four-day…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Fellers say trees in Glen of Downs spiked with nailsThe contractor hired to fell trees at the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow as part of a road-widening scheme has expressed concern…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Residents set to appeal approval of Dublin tunnelResidents of the north Dublin suburbs of Marino and Fairview have expressed their determination to go to the High Court to overturn…Wed Dec 29 1999 - 00:00
Fewer people die on roads in pre-Christmas periodProvisional figures for deaths on the Republic's roads this year reveal a sharp reduction in the number of people killed in the…Wed Dec 29 1999 - 00:00
Ahern announces £204m Dublin Port Tunnel planThe £204 million Dublin Port Tunnel motorway has been approved by the Government, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, announced yesterday…Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Worst over as storms subside - Met EireannWhile further rain and wind are expected today following yesterday's wild weather and flooding, the worst is over, according …Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Disputed glen closed to public by de ValeraThe Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow, scene of recent clashes between anti-roads protesters and Wicklow County Council, has been…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
Dublin's C-Ring motorway to be fast-tracked to meet deadlineDublin's South Eastern Motorway - the final leg of the capital's C-Ring - is to be fast-tracked to ensure that it meets its opening…Sat Dec 18 1999 - 00:00
National Car Test to contain concessionsMotorists who thought they could delay their car tests, due to begin next month under the National Car Test regulations, have…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Paid councillors and directly elected lord mayors to be introduced by 2004Paid councillors, directly elected lord mayors and an end to the dual mandate by which members of the Dail may retain their council…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
New Ringsend power plant approvedPlans for a 400 megawatt (MW) gas-fired electricity generating plant at Ringsend in Dublin, which the ESB has said is essential…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Advertisers found in breach of codeA Ryanair advertisement which stated "it's not just the Bank of Ireland which gets robbed at Dublin airport" was deemed to be…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Court cases `could jeopardise' roads planThe seven-year, £4.7 billion, national roads section of the National Development Plan could be jeopardised by court cases taken…Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Gardai hand out warning notices to protesters in treesProtesters opposed to the road-widening scheme at the Glen of the Downs have been involved in frantic last-minute efforts to …Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala willing to extend roleAn Bord Pleanala has said it has the capacity to deal with the extra functions assigned to it under the Planning and Development…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Road protesters warned against further actionWicklow Co Council expects protesters who interfered with the council's tree-felling at the Glen of the Downs yesterday to be…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Plan to link Longford by canal to the Liffey estuary is on scheduleA £10 MILLION project to restore the Royal Canal between Dublin and Abbeyshrule in Co Longford should see tidal access to the…Tue Dec 07 1999 - 00:00
Regeneration of rural areas soughtUp to 70,000 new jobs will have to be created in rural towns and villages between now and 2005 to maintain the viability of local…Tue Dec 07 1999 - 00:00
Architects say deal should include clearing housing lists in five yearsAn agreement to clear local authority housing lists within the next five years should be included in any new partnership agreement…Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Council hopes protesters will now call off action at GlenWicklow County Council plans to go ahead with its £18Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Government's mandatory testing hits commercial goods vehicles - reportJust 82 per cent of heavy goods vehicles and 77 per cent of light goods vehicles passed the mandatory vehicle tests carried out…Thu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
End of `ridiculous' tax widely welcomedThe Government's decision to abolish the £5 travel tax on air and sea journeys has been warmly welcomed by the travel industry…Thu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
Meter problems with millennium coinA millennium £1 coin was introduced by the Central Bank yesterday amid fears that it, along with the recent 1999 £1 coins, may…Tue Nov 30 1999 - 00:00
Investigation to be held into 1997 council accountsThe Local Government Audit Service (LGAS) has delayed the certification of the accounts for Wicklow County Council, pending an…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Suburb is portrayed as segregation tacticDublin and Belfast are similar in that they are both no longer classed as industrial cities but metropolises where people are…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Extra gardai, checkpoints to deter drink-drivingAn extension of evidential breath testing, more than 200 extra gardai deployed at checkpoints in Dublin and more than 50,000 …Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:00
Two-income couples may lose under Planning Bill changesA new definition of eligibility for affordable housing, outlined by the Minister for the Environment yesterday, would appear …Tue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
Businesses to seek assurances from EircomBusiness organisations in Dublin are to seek reassurances from Eircom that the systems failure which led to large parts of the…Mon Nov 22 1999 - 00:00
Childers's death commemoratedThe motorcade travelling through the Wicklow hills with pennants flying the symbol of the President of Ireland was an emotional…Mon Nov 22 1999 - 00:00
Waste collection charge criticisedA proposal to impose a standard £150 charge per household for waste collection has the potential to be at least as fractious …Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
£4.7bn to be spent on national roads to cut journey timesAlmost £2 million a day is to be spent on national roads during the seven years of the National Development PlanTue Nov 16 1999 - 00:00
Plan will `end imbalances which have disfigured Ireland' - AhernSome £13.5 billion is to be invested in the Border, Midland and Western (BMW) region, while slightly more than £27 billion is…Tue Nov 16 1999 - 00:00
Starting on a seven-year plan to clear `bottleneck'Huge investment in roads, housing, transport and water services has been included in the Government EstimatesFri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
£800m to deal with crisisAt £800 million, the provision for spending on housing is one of the largest single items in the Government's Estimates.Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
Dublin's growth crisis to persistA continuation of the housing and traffic crises in the Dublin area was predicted yesterday by Mr Brian Hughes, lecturer in urban…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Group to discuss State's ability to provide electricityA Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure is to consider concern over the State's ability to meet its electricity generating …Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
£1.58 bn transport spending for DublinThe public transport element of the Government's National Development Plan concludes that public transport investment on a scale…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
£2.3 bn allocated for major public transport upgradeNew 100 m.p.h. rail services between Dublin and Cork and between Dublin and Belfast, a four-track rail link between Dublin and…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
£500m infrastructure projects in doubt as appeal delays Dublin motorwayHopes of completing Dublin's C-ring motorway by 2003 have evaporated, placing in doubt approximately £500 million worth of infrastructural…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
North-west region development plan will span BorderA plan commissioned by groups on both sides of the Border calls for a "broader vision for change" in the north-west of the island…Sat Nov 06 1999 - 00:00
£10m rent was owed to Dublin Corporation in 1996Dublin Corporation failed to collect almost £10 million of its rent roll in 1996, the latest year for which figures are available…Thu Nov 04 1999 - 00:00
