Demolition to start at Dublin flats complexDEMOLITION OF one of Dublin’s most neglected flats complexes is to begin more than three years after regeneration plans were …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
60% may miss septic tank cutoffAround 60 per cent of septic tank owners are unlikely to meet tonight’s deadline to register their sewage treatment systems for…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Fraud and error cost department €343mSOCIAL WELFARE: THE DEPARTMENT of Social Protection is owed more than €343 million in welfare overpayments due to fraud and …Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Rain to ease today but will be backTHE PERSISTENT rain which led to flooding in the east yesterday will ease off this afternoon, but more unsettled weather is on…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Carbon monoxide alarms should be installed in all homes, says MinisterCarbon monoxide alarms should be installed in all homes, Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte has said.Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
'Assessed charge' plan for water use to be put to KennyPLANS TO introduce an “assessed charge” for household water, due to delays in the installation of water meters, are to be put…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
No risk to social welfare payments if household charge not paidFAILURE TO pay the household charge will not put social welfare payments at risk, the Department of Social Protection has confirmed…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Welfare 'not linked to charge'Failure to pay the household charge will not put social welfare payments at risk, the Department of Social Protection has confirmed…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Smithfield horse fair plans releasedPLANS FOR the future of the Smithfield horse fair, the scene of shootings last year, have been released for public consultation…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
State backing for home ownership 'at end'STATE SUPPORT for the principle of home ownership is at an end after almost 100 years, a national housing conference has heard…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Councils face cuts over household charge collection ratesCASH-STRAPPED local authorities are facing further cuts to funding in two months’ time if they fail to increase their household…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
50,000 to get final demand lettersLEGAL STRATEGY: FINAL-DEMAND letters are to issue within the next two weeks to some 50,000 landlords and other second-home owners…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Shatter 'opportunistic' on Kate photosFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused Minister for Justice Alan Shatter of acting in an “opportunistic” manner in the…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Rooting out 'bad apples' may not improve Garda standards, says reportGREATER REGULATION of the Garda may not help improve standards, a new report from the Government’s economic and social advisory…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Photographs of duchess prompt Shatter to review Privacy BillLEGISLATION: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has said he intends to revisit the provisions of the 2006 Privacy Bill to prevent…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Council wants to keep docklands fast-track planning powersDUBLIN CITY Council wants to retain fast-track planning powers over the docklands area once the Dublin Docklands Development …Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Hogan points to local authority failingsMALPRACTICE PERPETRATED by local authority councillors has reinforced the need for local government reform, Minister for the …Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Councillors ask Hogan for reprieveTOWN AND borough councillors have made an 11th-hour plea to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan not to abolish their local…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Jobs programmes 'need funding'Restoration of funding for community jobs programmes is needed to tackle long-term unemployment and assist disadvantaged communities…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Balbriggan beach closed due to sewageBALBRIGGAN BEACH in north Dublin remains closed today after raw sewage pumped into the sea caused EFri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Water meter plan may be delayed to 2016PLANS TO start installing domestic water meters by the end this year are looking increasingly remote because of a lack of information…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Problems with water charges mounting for GovernmentANALYSIS : Opposition to the new water charge is likely to grow if all households cannot be meteredFri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
A Cut Above: BT Hosts Young Irish DesignersYoung Irish designers including JW Anderson and Sorcha O’Raghallaigh will be showing their work at Create 2012, a specially curated…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Vatican stamps honour Ireland's hosting of congressSPECIAL EDITION postage stamps have been issued by the Vatican to commemorate the 50th International Eucharistic Congress held…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
USI says B of I interest terms for student loans are 'punitive'The terms of a new student loan scheme offered by Bank of Ireland have been described as “onerous” and “punitive” by USI, the…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Siptu airport workers set to strikeMINISTER for Transport Leo Varadkar has urged Siptu workers at Dublin Airport not to engage in planned industrial action next…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Ships weigh anchor as city counts the bootyTHE ORGANISERS, market traders and spectators at the Tall Ships Festival couldn’t have wished for a better day yesterday for …Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Government 'has not had any talks' with Etihad over Aer Lingus stakeMinister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said the Government has not had negotiations with Etihad Airways on the possible sale…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
'No decision' on property taxMinister for Transport Leo Varadkar said the Government has not made a decision on the type of property tax to be introduced …Sun Aug 26 2012 - 01:00
Dublin bids Bon Voyage to tall shipsThe organisers, market traders and spectators at the Tall Ships Festival couldn’t have wished for a better day today for the …Sun Aug 26 2012 - 01:00
Child road deaths down 80% since 1997THE NUMBER of children killed on the State’s roads has fallen by almost 80 per cent since 1997, according to the Road Safety …Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Customers told services at Greenstar as normalHOUSEHOLDS AND businesses who are customers of waste-management company Greenstar, which has gone into receivership, will continue…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Work on Abbotstown sports site to beginWORK IS to begin on the development of the new National Sports Campus at Abbotstown in west Dublin, more than a decade after …Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
US tourist gets loan of motorbike after theftA US TOURIST whose motorcycle was stolen just hours after arriving in Dublin is to get back in the saddle with the help of the…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Landlords pay house charge after warningJUST OVER 5,000 landlords and other second-home owners have paid the €100 household charge since warning letters were issued …Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
More than 1m properties registered for household taxTHE NUMBER of houses and apartments that have been registered for the household charge has exceeded one million, according to…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Tourist shown the kindness of bikersA US tourist whose motorcycle was stolen just hours after arriving in Dublin is hoping to get back in the saddle with the help…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Reception for athletes to be held at Mansion HouseDUBLIN EVENT: A HOMECOMING reception for Ireland’s Olympic athletes will be held at the Mansion House in Dublin at lunchtime…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
One million pay household chargeMore than one million homeowners have registered for the household charge according to the latest figures from the Local Government…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Clontarf tap water restrictions continueRESTRICTIONS ON the consumption of tap water in up to 1,400 houses in the Clontarf area of Dublin will remain in place over the…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
€30m of State's rent deposits not returnedMORE THAN €30 million has been paid out by the Department of Social Protection in rent deposits for social welfare recipients…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
€30m rent deposits not returnedMore than €30 million has been paid out by the Department of Social Protection in rent deposits for social welfare recipients…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Prayers match cries of 'olé!' in Katie's place of worshipBOXER'S FAITH: THERE WAS never any doubt among the congregation of St Mark’s Pentecostal Church on Dublin’s Pearse Street over…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
State fails to make progress on latest European Commission waste reportANALYSIS: THE EUROPEAN Commission’s latest report on waste management shows Ireland has barely kept ahead of the poorest performers…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Ireland gets bad rating for waste servicesWASTE REPORT: IRELAND’S MANAGEMENT of household waste is “remarkably poor” and only slightly better than countries with the …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Council tells Clontarf residents boiled water safe to drinkRESIDENTS OF up to 1,400 houses in Clontarf in north Dublin remained unable to drink water from their taps last night due to …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
North Dublin warning over bacteria in drinking waterRESIDENTS OF up to 1,400 houses in north Dublin have been warned not to drink their tap water due to the detection of high levels…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Building in North to outstrip DublinCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY in Northern Ireland and in Border counties is set to run significantly ahead of that in Dublin, according…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Doctors petition Minister on Navan hospitalMORE THAN 100 doctors in the northeast have appealed to Minister for Health James Reilly to stop the Health Service Executive…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Cut in cost of generic drugs to be sought by MinisterNEGOTIATIONS WITH pharmaceutical companies to cut the price of generic drugs will begin in two weeks, the Department of Health…Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
