Geothermal energy could provide 15% of Dublin's heatAS MUCH as 15 per cent of Dublin's hot water and heating could be provided by geothermal energy within the next five to seven…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Minor cuts to overseas aid budgetIRISH OVERSEAS development aid will suffer only minor cuts next year, being maintained at almost €900 million, it emerged yesterday…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Deferral of proposals for harmonisation of penalty pointsEU COMMISSION proposals to allow for the prosecution of out-of-state motorists for offences such as speeding and drink driving…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Number of trucks hitting rail bridges fallsIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has said there has been a dramatic reduction in the numbers of trucks hitting its bridges.Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Revealing airport scanners proposedCONTROVERSIAL SCANNERS for airport security checks which would allow staff to view airline passengers’ bodies as though they …Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Iarnród Éireann to order 430 new Dart carriagesIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has shortlisted suppliers for a new order of more than 430 Dart carriages.Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Seven-week VRT registration backlogTHE REVENUE has acknowledged delays of as long as seven weeks and longer in processing vehicle registration tax (VRT) applications…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
No health risks from electric link - EirGridEIRGRID, THE body which is responsible for the State's electricity grid, has said its proposed 500 megawatt Ireland-UK interconnector…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Road crashes claim four lives over weekendFOUR PEOPLE died over the weekend as a result of road crashes, bringing the total number of road deaths so far this year to 235…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Cork and Cobh are rated dirtiestCORK IS Ireland's most littered city and nearby Cobh its dirtiest town, according to the latest survey carried out for Ibal, …Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Concerns in Rush over UK inter-connectorA PROPOSED electricity inter-connector between Ireland and the UK, which is to come ashore at Rush in north Co Dublin, will pass…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Cowen picked principal to stand in 2007JOE BEHAN (49) is a former schoolteacher, based in Bray, Co Wicklow.Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Motorists to face road toll increasesMOTORISTS ARE facing up to two new increases in charges on the Republic's tolled motorways over coming months.Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Switch to renewable energy, conference is toldIRELAND NEEDS to stop relying on imported energy, switch to sustainable agriculture and urgently move into rail freight, environmentalist…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Labour criticises €200 parking levyPARKING CHARGE: THE BUDGET proposal to impose a €200 charge on parking spaces for people who drive to work, has been criticised…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Dealers urged to report VRT abusesTHE SOCIETY of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has called on car dealers to gather details of locals driving UK-registered vehicles…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Cuts put brakes on roads authority, regional airports and Dublin Bus fleetTRANSPORT: KEY REGIONAL roads, regional airports and the Dublin Bus fleet were the big losers in the Department of Transport…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Safety authority calls for funding for privatised speed cameras on roadsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), Gay Byrne, has said he would be "disenchanted" if the Government does not use…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
RSA warns on lack of funding for speed camerasChairman of the Road Safety Authority Gay Byrne has said he would be "disenchanted" if the Government does not use the Budget…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Call to buy unsold houses for homelessTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to buy up homes which remain unsold due to the property slump in a statement by homeless action…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
'Bad conservation status' in many important habitatsBIODIVERSITY: MANY OF Ireland’s most important habitats are reported to be of “bad conservation status”, the EPA report states…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Ireland set to miss key targets on environmentFUTURE OPTIONS: IRELAND WILL miss key targets for tackling waste, carbon dioxide emissions and water quality unless radical …Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Parlon defended on 'fixed-price' lobbyingTHE CONSTRUCTION Industry Federation has said its director general Tom Parlon did nothing improper in successfully lobbying the…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Rules for developers greatly changed, seminar toldTHE RULES governing what the banking sector can do to support property development have changed fundamentally in the last nine…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Waste collectors work just 3½-hour day, says councilDÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council is planning to appoint a private contractor to run its refuse collection service.Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
M50 toll problems overstated, says NRATHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has said that the number of problems it is encountering with barrier-free tolling on Dublin…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
M50 tolling system misreads details of 10,000 cars a dayDUBLIN'S NEW barrier-free tolling system on the M50 failed to operate correctly, in the first week of the introduction of the…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
M50 tolling system misreads details of 10,000 cars a dayDUBLIN'S NEW barrier-free tolling system on the M50 failed to operate correctly, in the first week of the introduction of the…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Landfill hearing reopens on concern that site is prehistoric 'sacred place'AN BORD Pleanála yesterday reopened a two-year-old oral hearing into proposals for a major regional landfill on a 600-acre site…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Controversial club's licence application adjournedAN APPLICATION for a public dance licence for a controversial nightclub on Clontarf Road in Dublin has been adjourned at Dublin…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Council has cancelled plan for ice rinkDÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council has cancelled plans for a temporary ice rink in Booterstown this Christmas.Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann refuses to answer queries on cost of clampersTHERE WERE robust exchanges at the Oireachtas Transport Committee yesterday as Iarnród Éireann refused to answer questions on…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Speed limit increases on 260km of roadsMotorists travelling on some of the State's newest national roads are to be allowed to travel faster from today after the roads…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Toll fines hit fleetsFLEET MANAGEMENT companies and car hire firms have complained of grave difficulties in dealing with the “back office” of the …Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Faster roads, smarter speed devices unveiledGARDAÍ HAVE put on display new speed detection equipment which will allow offending motorists to be detected, even in poor visibility…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Men hid €339,000 in car doorsTWO DUBLIN men who were intercepted as they attempted to drive on board a ferry bound for France were carrying €339,000 concealed…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Further action on carbon emission neededMEETING THE Republic's carbon emissions targets under the Kyoto agreement will be more difficult than imagined, and additional…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Car Free Day uses art and play to foster alternativesCAR FREE Day takes place across Europe today and motorists can expect some diversions across towns and cities in Ireland.Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Radar failures at airport cannot be ruled out - reportTHE POSSIBILITY of future failures of the radar system at Dublin airport cannot be ruled out, according to a report on radar …Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Motorists say they got fined for M50 trips never madeLESS THAN three weeks after the introduction of barrier-free tolling on Dublin’s M50, some motorists are complaining they are…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Greener power plants 'viable'A NEW generation of power stations which capture and store carbon instead of releasing it to the atmosphere could become financially…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Local authorities target illegal car dumpsILLEGAL CAR dismantlers are being targeted by local authorities who have resorted to the use of helicopters and even satellite…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Bridge checks over damage concernsTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to carry out a damage inspection of 2,500 road bridges across the State amid increasing…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
'Green' power stations viable in 5 yearsA new generation of power stations which capture and store carbon, instead of releasing it to the atmosphere, could become financially…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
National plan recommends use of cement kilns to incinerate hazardous wasteA NATIONAL Waste Management Plan, published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday, recommends the use of cement…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Smart meters scheme to help reduce home electricity billsHOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY meters in the Republic are to be replaced by "smart meters" which offer a range of functions including …Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
EPA urges incineration for some hazardous wasteIncineration has been recommended as part of a strategy to deal with the State’s hazardous waste.Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Local authorities decide on only half of all planning bids within deadlineA TOTAL OF 35,725 planning applications were made to local authorities last year, some 29,936 of which were for individual houses…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Metro North documents to be lodgedTHOUSANDS OF Dubliners are expected to seek copies of the planning application for Metro North when it is lodged with An Bord…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
No 'resolute leadership' on climateFILM MAKER and adviser to the British government David Puttnam has accused Irish politicians of being afraid to show leadership…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
