Roche threatens to scrap Monaghan county plan over rezoning risksMinister for the Environment Dick Roche has threatened to scrap Monaghan County Council's development plan because councillors…Tue Feb 6 2007 - 00:00
Le Brocquy and Kinsella to get freedom of DublinDublin City Council last night agreed to confer the Freedom of the City on artist Louis le Brocquy and poet Thomas Kinsella.Tue Feb 6 2007 - 00:00
FG leader plans drugs and alcohol testing in schoolsThe Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny plans to introduce random drug and alcohol testing in secondary schools if his party is in power…Mon Feb 5 2007 - 00:00
Kenny links latest Dublin killing to 'scandalous' drugs situationFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has linked the murder of a man shot outside his home in west Dublin on Friday night to drug crime…Mon Feb 5 2007 - 00:00
Roche defends Irish green recordIrish reaction: Environment Minister Dick Roche has defended Ireland's environmental record following the publication of the…Sat Feb 3 2007 - 00:00
Patient transfer service may go to tenderDublin's ambulance service, operated by Dublin Fire Brigade for more than 100 years, is at risk of privatisation pending the …Fri Feb 2 2007 - 00:00
FG and Labour to review relocation 'shambles'Fine Gael and Labour have pledged to undertake a complete review of the decentralisation programme if they are in Government …Fri Feb 2 2007 - 00:00
Strike ends as Dublin Port row goes to Labour CourtThe three-week-old dispute between the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union and the Dublin Port Company has been referred…Fri Feb 2 2007 - 00:00
Schooled in the skills of the digital ageAt Dunshaughlin Community College, students can view their academic results and performance reports online using a personal password…Thu Feb 1 2007 - 00:00
Height limits may be relaxed for JurysBuilding height restrictions in a new development plan for Ballsbridge, Dublin, which would have ruled out a proposed 32- storey…Thu Feb 1 2007 - 00:00
Council ban to divert 2,000 heavy goods vehicles to M50An extra 2,000 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are set to be diverted to the M50 every day following the ban on five-axle vehicles…Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Part of Dublin's quays to become single lane for carsCar drivers expecting easier access to the city centre following the ban on five-axle lorries next month could find their progress…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Strike at Dublin Port as talks break downA strike at Dublin Port is to go ahead this morning after talks between the Port Company and the Technical, Engineering and Electrical…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Useless signposts to 'be removed shortly'Dublin City Council has said it will remove some 180 signposts that have stood in the city centre without any signs attached …Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
New guide offers advice on living with a disabilityA new guide providing information and advice to people with disabilities about living independently has been launched by the …Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Removal of Medjugorje pilgrimFriends and family of Winnie Brady, the Dublin woman who died while on pilgrimage in Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina last year…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
SUV resident parking fees set to double in DublinDrivers of SUVs (sports utility vehicles) and other big cars are to be charged twice as much for parking outside their own homes…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Dublin Port Company rejects 'false' claimsDublin Port Company has described as "grossly misleading" claims that it suspended shore-based maintenance workers because they…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Irish balloonist on top of the worldAn Irish woman has broken two world records for flying hot air balloons in distance and duration-of-flight categories, one of…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Coldest spell of winter weather approachingThe coldest spell of the winter is expected to begin this weekend, according to Met Éireann, with snow and sleet in some places…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
OPW dilutes one-way plans for Phoenix ParkThe Office of Public Works (OPW) has substantially diluted its plans to introduce a one-way system throughout the Phoenix Park…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Plan for council tenants to purchase their flatsMore than 20,000 tenants of local authority flats are to have the opportunity to buy their homes under new legislation being …Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Tenants win 75% of deposit cases judged by rental dispute boardThe Private Rented Tenancies Board (PRTB), set up to resolve disputes between tenants and landlords, has found in favour of tenants…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
President expresses sadness at 'terrible toll' on communitiesPresident Mary McAleese yesterday expressed her sadness at the "terrible toll the weather has visited upon our seafaring communities…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Council could cap height of Ballsbridge buildingPlans for a 32-storey building on the Jurys and Berkeley Court hotel sites in Ballsbridge, Dublin, could be affected by a new…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
New rules to control shop types on Grafton StreetNew planning regulations to prevent "inappropriate" shops such as fast food outlets, mobile phone shops, discount outlets and…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Pedestrian dies after being struck by taxiA pedestrian, killed after being struck by a taxi in Drimnagh, Dublin, at the weekend, has become the fourth person to die on…Mon Jan 8 2007 - 00:00
Greens want 'climate-proofing' of major infrastructural projectsThe Government should "proof against climate change" all projects under the National Development Plan (NDP), which is to be published…Sat Jan 6 2007 - 00:00
OPW and council at odds over Phoenix Park trafficA row has broken out between the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Dublin City Council over traffic changes to the Phoenix Park…Sat Jan 6 2007 - 00:00
Man faces dangerous driving charge after death of womanA man has been remanded in custody to appear at Clover Hill District Court next week on a charge of dangerous driving in relation…Fri Jan 5 2007 - 00:00
Increase in rush-hour Luas prices criticised as congestion chargeThe Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has been accused of introducing congestion charges on the Luas service in Dublin by increasing…Fri Jan 5 2007 - 00:00
Builders eye Foxrock clubFoxrock Golf Club, which is the subject of a reported €400 million offer from developers, could not be redeveloped for housing…Thu Jan 4 2007 - 00:00
Random tests cited for road deaths falling by almost 30%The number killed on the roads has dropped by almost 30 per cent since the introduction of random alcohol testing of motorists…Tue Jan 2 2007 - 00:00
Motorists urged to be extra vigilantAlmost 30 fewer people have died on the roads so far this year than in the same period last year according to Garda statistics…Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Taxi regulator receives over 130 complaintsMore than 130 complaints against taxi drivers, most relating to overcharging, have been made to the Commission for Taxi Regulation…Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Ahern defends role in signing blank cheques for HaugheyReaction: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has defended his role in writing blank cheques for the late Charles Haughey saying that it …Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
DUBLIN: city centre trafficTraffic in Dublin city centre was lighter than usual during rush hour last night according to AA Ireland, following the opening…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Dublin Port Tunnel opens after delayThe opening of the new €725 million Dublin Port Tunnel was delayed for several hours yesterday to allow its new operator Transroute…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Port tunnel opens with aim to take HGVs off city streetsThe €752 million 4.5km (2Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Preparation of master plan for Dublin BayThe future of Dublin Port and Dublin Bay is to be put out to public consultation by Dublin City Council next month as the first…Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Age limit may put 3,000 taxis off roadMore than 3,000 taxis are likely to be put off the road because of their age, and more will be banned from plying for hire if…Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
NTL to charge for late payments and not using direct debit facilityCable company NTL has defended its decision to charge its more than half a million customers a surcharge for late payments and…Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Taxis nine years and over to be taken off roadsTaxis more than nine years old are set to be removed from the roads from 2008 onwards following the introduction of new vehicle…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Stadium objectors criticise height and designThe plans for a 50,000-seater stadium at Lansdowne Road contravene the Dublin City Development Plan, the Constitution and the…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Appeal hearings on €350m stadium beginMore than 50 appeals against planning permission for the €350 million redevelopment of Lansdowne Road stadium will be heard over…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Family and friends hold vigil outside home of murder victimFamily and friends of murder victim Siobhán Kearney held a prayer vigil outside her home in Goatstown, Dublin, yesterday, marking…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Developer 'astonished' by DunlopA property developer behind the Citywest business park has said he was "astonished" that a company, owned by lobbyist Frank Dunlop…Sat Dec 9 2006 - 00:00
Airport authority applies to extend terminalThe Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has applied to Fingal County Council for planning permission for a €50 million expansion of…Fri Dec 8 2006 - 00:00
Budget gets mixed reaction from CoriThe Budget represents a "historic breakthrough" in social welfare funding, but cutting the top rate of tax was "not the fairest…Fri Dec 8 2006 - 00:00
Dunlop tells of £62,500 from property developersMahon tribunal: The lobbyist Frank Dunlop has said he was given £62,500 by property developers behind the City West business…Thu Dec 7 2006 - 00:00