Consider low earners if making driving lessons compulsory, says FGMEASURES TO introduce compulsory lessons for learner drivers should take into account the resources of lower income families, …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Irish win 16 medals at transplant gamesAn Irish team of 16 transplant patients has returned from Sweden where they picked up a large number of medals in the European…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Consultant verbally abused at coroner's courtTHERE WERE emotional scenes and a Mater hospital consultant was verbally abused at Dublin City Coroner’s Court yesterday.Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
New East Wall site for launch of Dart tunnelling machineINCHICORE RESIDENTS have given a guarded welcome to a decision to drop plans to assemble and launch a tunnel boring machine for…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Newcastle man charged with murderA WEST Dublin man has been remanded in custody in connection with the death of Helen Donegan (30), whose body was found in the…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Unite to co-operate with pay dealTrade union Unite has said today it will co-operate with the introduction of the Croke Park pay deal, despite its members voting…Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Political party to register 'within weeks'A NEW political grouping concerned with green and social justice issues adopted a constitution at a meeting in Dublin at the …Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Council moves bulldozer to beach after private operator diverts riverWEXFORD COUNTY Council has moved a bulldozer and outdoor staff to Clones Strand near Castletown after a private operator this…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Proposals for airport near Arklow welcomedPLANS FOR an international airport near Arklow have been given an enthusiastic welcome by members of Wicklow County Council.Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Locals allege beach damageA WEXFORD beach has been severely damaged, resulting in quicksand-like conditions, after a track machine carried out work which…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Concern at rise in road deathsCONCERN AT a recent increase in the number of people being killed on the roads, after several years of progress in reducing fatalities…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Walkers invited to take a trip under the river Shannon via €810m tunnelA CHANCE to be one of the first people to walk under the river Shannon is being offered to people in Limerick and Clare today…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Wexford to get boost as State office opensSTATE SALARIES of about €9 million a year are expected to boost the local economy, following the opening of the new Department…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Dezoning back to agricultural land should only be as 'a last resort' - CuffeENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE: “DEZONING” OF land from a development designation back to agricultural usage should only be done “as …Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Shannon tunnel opens to walkersA chance to be “one of the first people to walk under the Shannon” is being offered to people in Limerick and Clare tomorrow…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
NRA defends disparity in toll chargesTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has moved to defend the disparity in the Republic’s toll prices, which vary widely across …Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
VAT to be charged at tolls owned by StateVALUE ADDED TAX at 21 per cent is to be applied to State-owned tolls at the West-Link Toll Bridge on the M50 and the Dublin Port…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Extra powers needed for Dáil watchdog, says chairmanPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE REPORT: THERE WOULD be little point in proceeding with an inquiry into the banking crisis if additional…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
'Needless squandering' by State bodies criticisedTHE PUBLIC Accounts Committee has said there are “still far too many Government departments and State bodies failing to employ…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Planning bodies 'ignored' National Spatial StrategyPROPERTY DEVELOPERS and planning authorities largely ignored the National Spatial Strategy in the four years to 2006, a review…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Approval granted for €2bn town centre planLONG-RUNNING plans for a new town centre which straddles the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow have been approved by An Bord…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Court appearance over death of Wicklow manA MAN has appeared at Bray District Court in connection with the death of another man on Friday night.Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Woman with new heart for transplant gamesA CO KILDARE woman who was the subject of a campaign for an urgently needed heart transplant in 2003, is to represent Ireland…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
'Duct tape' being fitted to HSE ambulance doors“DUCT TAPE” has been fitted to emergency doors in HSE ambulances in the northeast following the death of a paramedic who fell…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Motorway across Meath officially open to trafficROAD INFRASTRUCTURE: THE M3 motorway which cost an estimated €1 billion will be officially opened today.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Cowen to cut ribbon on new bypassTHE TAOISEACH will open the last section of the Dublin to Cork motorway today.Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Final part of Cork motorway opensThe Taosieach has opened the last section of the Dublin to Cork motorway today.Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Cost of electricity above EU average despite price cutsIRISH HOUSEHOLDERS and businesses are still paying more on average for electricity than their European counterparts but the gap…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Irish 'pay more for electricity'Irish householders and businesses are still paying more on average for electricity than their European counterparts - but the…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Electric cars survey: Few drivers plugged into idea of going electricA TINY number of people – less than a half of 1 per cent – intending to buy a new car in 2010 are likely to buy an electric vehicle…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
CIÉ refuses to attend committeeTHE BOARDS of CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann have refused to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport.Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Road deaths in Ireland down 42% since 2005IRELAND HAS one of the best records in the EU at reducing the number of road deaths in recent years, the European Commission …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Irish road deaths 'fall by 42%'Ireland has one of the best records in the EU at reducing the number of road deaths in recent years, the European Commission …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Last stretches of M8 and M3 to open in time for June bank holiday trafficTHE FINAL section of the M8 motorway to Cork, and the M3 motorway past the Hill of Tara in Co Meath are to open in time for the…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Final part of Cork M8 to open in JuneThe final section of the M8 motorway to Cork, and the M3 motorway past the Hill of Tara in Co Meath are to open in time for the…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Repossession notices can be put on vacant propertiesA JUDGE has instructed that legal notices should be posted on the doors of houses which appear to have been abandoned by people…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Two killed in weekend crashes bring year's death toll to 74TWO PEOPLE were killed in crashes in Wexford and Tallaght, west Dublin, at the weekend.Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Woman stages eviction protestA FAMILY was evicted from a house in Loughlinstown, Dublin yesterday after a woman spent more than six hours on a ladder in protest…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
'Express' passport fees come with no guaranteePASSPORT BACKLOG: THE PASSPORT OFFICE is still encouraging customers to pay extra for the express service it runs with An Post…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
OPW acquires electric delivery truckA 7.5 tonne electric truck has been bought by the Office of Public Works (OPW).Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Family evicted from Dublin homeA family was evicted from a house in Loughlinstown in south Dublin this afternoon after a woman spent more than six hours on …Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Harrington unveiled as golf ambassadorNot everyone can turn up late for their job, full of smiles and explain they were just getting a little help with their golf …Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Council official held in inquiry into deaths of two firemenA SENIOR official of Wicklow County Council was yesterday arrested by gardaí as part of the investigation into the deaths of …Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Inquest into fatal stabbing of student returns verdict of unlawful killingAN INQUEST into the death of Sebastian Creane, who was fatally stabbed in his home in Bray, Co Wicklow, last August, has returned…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Family says medication not a factor in son's killingTHE INQUEST into the death of Sebastian Creane was told his family “cannot comprehend” how an attempt was made to ascribe fault…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Luas Cherrywood extension has final stretch put in placeWITH A flash and a large plume of smoke, the last piece of railway track was welded into place on the Luas Cherrywood extension…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Creane inquest rules killing unlawfulAn inquest into the death of Sebastian Creane, who was fatally stabbed in his home in Bray, Co Wicklow last August, has returned…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Luas Cherrywood extension completedCommuters will be travelling on the Luas extension to Cherrywood in South Dublin by October, but will have to wait until 2018…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Festivities planned to mark reopening of Royal CanalA SUMMER of waterway festivities is being planned ahead of the official reopening of the Royal CanalTue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Last part of €2.6bn motorway set to openTHE FINAL section of motorway between Dublin and Cork is to open next month.Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
