Big freeze comparisons premature, says Met ÉireannRECORDS: RECORD LOW temperatures were set in recent days but previous big freezes were of a much longer duration, and it is …Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Council backs extra homes for GreystonesCHANGES TO a €300 million Greystones harbour redevelopment in Co Wicklow have been referred to An Bord Pleanála.Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Travelling public warned to set off earlyTRANSPORT DISRUPTION: PUBLIC TRANSPORT providers have urged passengers to travel early today as further snowfalls and freezing…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Minister plans to end 'off-road' tax exemptionMOTORISTS WHO avail of the “off the road” exemption when taxing their vehicles are costing the State up to €75 million per year…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Fresh snow storms to cause further transport disruptionFURTHER HEAVY snowfalls are expected today with accumulations of up to 15cm in parts of the country.Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Snow expected to cause widespread travel disruptionTRANSPORT: WIDESPREAD DISRUPTION to air, sea and road travel was expected today as further sleet and snow added to difficulties…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
State pays €90m a year to operators of public-private partnership roadsTRANSPORT: CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the National Roads Authority Fred Barry revealed the State’s public-private partnership roads …Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Bitter winds give latest cold spell chill factorWEATHER: RECORD LOW temperatures for November are likely to fall further today and tonight as easterly winds add a chill factor…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Cold spell to worsen as wind chill adds to heavy snowRECORD LOW November temperatures are set to be broken again today with very cold easterly winds and further heavy snowfallsTue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
People advised to use public transportTRANSPORT: COMMUTERS HAVE been strongly advised to use public transport this morning as long delays are expected on all routes…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
'€100,000 a day' cost of delays over cable link protestPROTESTS OVER attempts by contractors to install ducting for an east-west interconnector could cause delays costing up to €100…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Iarnród Éireann ticket troubleIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has denied withdrawing a special offer of cut- price travel for union members who might want to use train services…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Speed camera survey van torchedA speed camera survey van which was parked on a road in Co Louth was set alight in the early hours of this morning.Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Dart underground deferred but Metro North to proceedTRANSPORT: THE Dart underground project is to be deferred but provision has been made for Metro North along with a €500 million…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Developer challenges Dart Underground planA BORD Pleanála hearing into plans for the €2 billion Dart Underground project opened in Tallaght yesterday – and was challenged…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Breeders back proposal to double betting taxPROPOSALS TO double betting tax to 2 per cent of bookmakers’ turnover have been supported by the horse-racing industry.Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Cowen rejects calls for his resignationPOLITICAL REACTION: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen yesterday dismissed calls from Labour leader Eamon Gilmore for his resignation.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Report clears council plannersA REPORT commissioned by Carlow County Council into irregularities and corporate governance in its planning department has found…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Inaugural flight lands at Dublin's Terminal 2AER LINGUS flight EI205 landed at Dublin airport with perfect timing yesterday.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Dublin airport's T2 unveiledDublin airport's new terminal – known as T2 – opened todayFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to test transition as terminal opens todayDUBLIN AIRPORT’S new terminal – known as T2 – opens todayFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Mother of teenage road crash victim calls for activation of safety measuresTHE MOTHER of an 18-year-old student killed in a road traffic crash has called for the Government to activate road safety measures…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Eirgrid to go ahead with interconnector cable at RushEIRGRID HAS said it intends to go ahead within weeks with the installation of the €600 million East-West Interconnector at Rush…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Planning irregularity report readyCARLOW COUNCILLORS are to be briefed tomorrow on the first of two reports into allegations of planning irregularities in the …Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Gort bypass to cut travel timeANOTHER 20 minutes will be cut from the journey time between Galway and Limerick with the opening of the Gort to Crusheen dual…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Genealogical society fellowship for authorWRITER, GENEALOGIST and teacher John Grenham was last night honoured with a Fellowship of the Genealogical Society of Ireland…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Council to finish Pierse projects in WexfordWORK ON the €40 million county hall in Wexford and a €20 million civic square in Gorey is expected to be completed by the county…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Minister plans export of clean electricityTHE GOVERNMENT is to seek EU approval “within weeks” for a renewable energy subsidy which would unlock early investment of €3…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
China's green investment strategy laudedUS ENERGY secretary Steven Chu has said advances in the development of renewable energy in China may improve his administration…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Ryan outlines offshore energy planA “roadmap” for the development of offshore energy that claims Ireland could export 10 times the amount of electricity used domestically…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Energy firms told to get involvedUS ENERGY secretary Dr Steven Chu urged members of Irish energy companies and inventors to “urgently” get involved in renewable…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Wicklow council warned on N11 developmentWICKLOW COUNTY councillors will be briefed today on a warning they may be forced to amend their county development plan over …Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Toll defaulters to be listed in 'Stubbs Gazette'FOR THE first time, motorists who failed to pay tolls on Dublin’s M50 motorway have had their names and addresses published in…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Hauliers seek road tax abolitionHauliers have asked the Government to scrap road tax for heavy goods vehicles, and replace it with a pay-as-you-go permit system…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Man arrested over fatal hit-and-run in GoreyA MAN from Gorey, Co Wexford, has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in which a young woman was killed in the town…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Man shot several times in west Dublin attackA 30-year-old man was shot and critically injured last night in the Foxdene Park area of Clondalkin, in west DublinMon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
€35m Castleisland bypass opensTHE CO Kerry town of Castleisland was enjoying an unusual peace yesterday evening as bank holiday weekend traffic heading for…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Greenhouse gas levels fall because of recessionFOR THE first time reductions in emission levels were recorded across all categories including industry and commercial; energy…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Ireland's emissions decreaseThe State is unlikely to need to purchase any more carbon credits to meet its greenhouse gas emissions targets before 2013, the…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Siemens offers to lend State the money to install water metersENERGY COMPANY Siemens is offering to lend the State the money needed to install up to 1Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Castleisland bypass opensThe Co Kerry town of Castleisland is enjoying an unusual peace tonight as bank holiday weekend traffic heading for north Kerry…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Extra Luas trams to ease crowdingCROWDED CONDITIONS on morning peak time Luas Green Line services should ease from today with the deployment of additional trams…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Growing tourism: Get your guests to plant potatoes...The age-old practice of growing potatoes may be just the incentive needed to attract tourists to Ireland, a tourism conference…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
The leafy new Luas journeyThe Luas Green Line extension, which opens tomorrow, is a winding scenic journey through the foothills of south DublinFri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
'Green' jobs hinge on resolving conflictsTHOUSANDS OF jobs in the “green economy” will not materialise unless hostility that arises between nature conservation policies…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Warning over 'green economy' jobsThousands of jobs in the "green economy" will not be realised unless conflict between nature conservation policies and development…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Girl in fight for place on US medical trialA KERRY-BASED family have said they will continue to fight for a place on a potentially life-saving medical trial for their five…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí gear up for major crackdown on drug drivingGARDAÍ ARE to receive new powers and training in the detection of drug driving as part of a major crackdown to get under way …Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
New steps to combat 'drug driving'Gardaí are to receive new powers and training in the detection of drug driving as research shows drug driving in Ireland could…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Authority says all retail outlets at T2 are letDUBLIN AIRPORT Authority had no difficulty in pre-letting 9,000 square metres of retail space in its new terminal, the authority…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
