The Irish Times

Bathing water quality improving but issues still to be addressed – EPA

Latest evaluation finds 78% of swimming areas have excellent water quality

Thu May 12 2022 - 23:55

Reliance on volunteers to house Ukrainian refugees unsustainable, Taoiseach told

NGOs submit proposals to improve collaboration and co-ordination of response

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 17:38

Dublin City Council owed €38m in unpaid rent

Just over 64% of council’s 25,000 tenants in arrears and 41 owe more than €27,000

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 01:00

Minister expands local authority home loan scheme

Darragh O’Brien says scheme will make owning a home easier for single people

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 00:01

Public can object to inappropriate speed limits under new appeals process

New street signs to direct motorists to drive very slowly in shared spaces

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 15:49

Gold and silver prospecting licence puts Leitrim ‘under siege’

After campaign to ban fracking, locals face ‘another carbon-heavy extractive industry’

Mon Oct 18 2021 - 01:00

Housing for All: What is in the plan for you?

New plan promises building of some 310,000 new homes and an end to homelessness by 2030

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 21:07

Housing for All plan: Taoiseach wants to ‘end homelessness’ by 2030

Coalition commits €4 billion per year to build social and affordable housing

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 17:28

Rights of Traveller children violated by Cork City Council, report claims

Ombudsman for Children’s Office details dirty, crowded, rat-infested halting site

Mon May 24 2021 - 06:00

EPA calls for year-round bathing water tests at popular swimming spots

Agency’s bathing water quality report finds ‘excellent’ standards at 75% of 148 sites tested

Wed May 12 2021 - 00:05

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council aim to bin problem of rubbish

Dublin’s southern coastline to have extra bins at weekend and additional cleansing staff

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 16:50

Six new fire stations to be built across State in five years

Nine fire stations to be refurbished, 35 new fire engines to be allocated in funding round

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 21:48

Outdoors is the future of live performance, and it’s time to get it right

Imagine a cello recital in a handball alley or a play at a local GAA pitch

Wed Oct 28 2020 - 05:00

CB (Brendan) Devlin – pioneering county engineer who left his mark on Cork

An Appreciation

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 18:01

Phil Hogan resignation: The full statement

‘I have always tried to comply with all relevant Covid-19 regulations in Ireland’, says Hogan

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 21:08

Our neighbour is using his van as a shed on our shared parking space

Property Clinic: The van hasn’t moved in five months and is a health and safety hazard

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 06:00

Can I stop my neighbour parking his van outside my house?

Our neighbour is a builder and his van blocks the view from our sittingroom window

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 07:46

What will it cost to get parking in our front garden?

If the planning application is successful, a separate application must then be made

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 06:00

My landlord won’t fix the damp. Can I withhold rent?

Property Clinic: I have asked him repeatedly by phone and text but have had no luck

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 08:55

Ireland gets set to make life better as older population surges

UN recognises ageing as one of key demographics of 20th and 21st centuries

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00

Number of dogs euthanised continued to fall last year

Latest statistics show number of dogs entering local authority pounds also falling

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 20:58

Social Democrats claim they could win up to seven Dáil seats

Party wants restrictions to tackle dominance of investment funds in the rental sector

Sun Jun 23 2019 - 11:14

A neighbour wants to widen our road. Why haven’t we been consulted?

Property Clinic: Ask surveyors for help in the statutory public-consultation process

Tue Nov 06 2018 - 10:00

Wet wipes choking up coastlines and sewage systems, report finds

Volunteers in Coastwatch Shore Survey say wipes appear as ‘long, grey ropes’ on shores

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 00:16

Ryanair board survives agm intact but dissatisfaction evident

Independence of long-serving board members questioned by shareholders

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 19:43

Action needed to end scramblers and save lives, says Fianna Fáil TD

Ilabek Avetian remains in a coma after being hit by a scrambler bike in Dublin in June

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 22:40

Japanese knotweed on council land near Phoenix Park

Council declines to outline steps it has taken to tackle the aggressive and invasive weed

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 00:15

Stoneybatter residents urged to take legal action over invasive knotweed

Former Labour Party TD accuses Dublin City Council of taking ‘ostrich attitude’ to problem

Tue Jul 24 2018 - 19:08

Fianna Fáil to propose €10bn affordable housing scheme

Plan to provide 50,000 homes over five-year term under FF government

Tue May 08 2018 - 00:45

Councillor in RTÉ undercover video named on tax defaulters’ list

Hugh McElvaney asked reporter for cash in exchange for help with planning application

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 01:03

Páirc Uí Chaoimh refit takes top honour at engineering awards

Excellence awards showcase contribution of engineering profession to society

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 00:00

My neighbours won’t allow my water pipe to run under grass they maintain

Property Clinic: Your questions and queries answered

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 00:00

US firms warn housing crisis could harm Ireland’s competitiveness

Call for 30,000 rental properties for multinational staff

Sat Nov 04 2017 - 01:00

Martin signals budget row with Fine Gael with demand for USC cuts

Martin insists Varadkar stick to deal and fix housing crisis before beginning tax cuts

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 10:36