Roche to get tough with illegal waste operatorsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, is considering new guidelines to force illegal waste operators and landowners to …Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
An Taisce asked to take focus off one-off housingThe Minister for the Environment has said he is "not gunning for An Taisce" but he wants the organisation to redirect its efforts…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Site excavations on M3 may cost €30mExcavation of archaeological sites on the proposed route of the M3 motorway in Co Meath will cost up to €30 million, it emerged…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Budget must focus on anti-poverty strategy - CORIThe next Budget should reduce the risk of poverty faced by 700,000 people, address the infrastructure deficit, and increase funding…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
Luas extensions delayed until 2008A lack of progress on public-private partnerships to deliver extensions to the Luas means it will be at least 2008 before passengers…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
Sludge lagoon for Roscommon rejectedAn Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a controversial sewage sludge lagoon near Fuerty, close to the Suck river…Sat Oct 02 2004 - 01:00
Medieval fosse removed from Carrickmines siteThe archaeological remains at the centre of the dispute over the building of a motorway at Carrickmines in south Co Dublin have…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Cullen can be expected to back regional demands for infrastructureTransport: It would be crass to suggest that the appointment of Mr Martin Cullen to the Transport portfolio would simply result…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Mayor criticises transport officeThe long-awaited Luas service between Dublin city centre and Tallaght finally got under way yesterday after being launched by…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Bus drivers protest over night-time attacksDublin Bus drivers yesterday staged an unofficial strike causing severe disruption to services in Rathmines, Terenure, Templeogue…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
New €115m road to link Dublin and NorthThe National Roads Authority (NRA) has formed a partnership with the Northern Ireland Roads Agency to extend the M1 motorway …Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Red Cow interchange ready for new Tallaght tram serviceTraffic signals at Dublin's notorious Red Cow interchange on the M50 have been altered to facilitate the Luas service to Tallaght…Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Brennan says major road projects are on scheduleAll the State's major road projects which began in the last 18 months are now on budget and on target for completion on deadline…Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Road safety strategy covers old groundKey aspects of the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2004-2006, which has been published, were originally promised in 1998.Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Bypass in Wicklow is latest road completed ahead of scheduleThe new Ashford and Rathnew bypass in Co Wicklow will be opened this morning.Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Controversial Dublin apartment plan is approvedAn Bord Pleanála has approved planning permission for a major 500-unit apartment development of up to eight storeys in height…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Deputy claims construction of Port Tunnel is 'in crisis'A Dáil debate on the progress of the Dublin Port Tunnel is to be requested by Dublin North Central TD Mr Finian McGrath.Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
New road haulage figures queriedThe Irish Road Haulage Association has questioned new figures which claim the State's haulage business grew by more then 220 …Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
Relocation may cost 'millions' in claimsThe State may be facing claims amounting to tens of millions of euro from public servants who hold job-specific contracts of …Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Shortfall in Dublin landfill capacityDublin city and county is facing a two-year shortfall in landfill capacity with three of its four dumps due to close by 2007, …Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Green interests united in opposition to decisionReaction: The ESRI yesterday expressed concern about what might happen in the future following the Government decision not to…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Roads programme unearths artefactsCountless artefacts which have increased our knowledge and understanding of those who lived on this island in history and pre…Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Schools to get poll holidaySchools throughout the State which are to be used as polling stations for the presidential election in October are to get an …Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Work starts on phase two of Cavan bypassFive years after the opening of the first phase of the Cavan bypass - a 9Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Work on road not to start for three weeksConstruction work on the South Eastern Motorway at Carrickmines in south Co Dublin is not scheduled to get under way for at least…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Gardai warn of anti-speed detection devicesDevices designed to automatically open garage doors - but which also frustrate Garda radar guns - are to go on sale at the RDS…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
New traffic laws include random breath-testingThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, is to amend the Road Traffic Bill before the Dáil, and introduce a second Bill in a bid…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Roads authority rejects claims of overstated costsThe National Roads Authority, which is to hold a seminar on its archaeological finds this morning, has rejected claims that it…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Disabled man may get legal guardianAn application may be made to the High Court soon to appoint a legal guardian for a 22-year-old "totally dependent" cerebral …Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Not-on-call doctor complains after home damagedA Co Wicklow doctor has made a formal complaint to gardaí that his house was damaged after he declined to attend a local publican…Tue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
350-acre north Dublin site proposed for super-dumpA 350-acre site at Tooman in north Co Dublin has been proposed for a new regional super-landfill to serve Dublin city and county…Tue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
€34bn for infrastructure, health and education, says CowenThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, said Government economic policy over the coming years would be to continue to invest…Mon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00
Luas crossing Red Cow interchange in 70 secondsLuas trams on the Tallaght line are crossing the notorious Red Cow interchange in west Dublin in 70 seconds, it has emerged.Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Debate on Wicklow planning decisions is urgedEfforts to raise an emergency debate on planning decisions taken as part of the draft Wicklow County Development Plan will be…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Eur1m Killiney homes may be social housingUp to nine €1 million-plus new homes at an exclusive apartment development based around the former Killiney Court Hotel in south…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
An Post says staff did not change addressThe An Post investigation into whether former Fianna Fáil TD Mr Liam Lawlor was able to have a postal address changed in return…Fri Aug 13 2004 - 01:00
Asylum-seekers to be moved from house in KillineyThe Department of Justice will begin withdrawing about 100 asylum-seekers from a private house in Killiney, south Dublin, this…Fri Aug 13 2004 - 01:00
Workers vote for strike action at BrinksThe cash security company Brinks Allied last night responded to yesterday's vote for strike action by SIPTU staff members by …Thu Aug 12 2004 - 01:00
Guide dog training group urges responsible animal ownershipMuch of the €35,000 required to breed, train and maintain a guide dog partnership over its working life can be lost because the…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Pedigree spaniels stolen in DublinGardaí in Swords, Co Dublin, are appealing for information on the theft of two valuable Cavalier King Charles dogs from the National…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Galway vet among four people killed over the weekendA well known west of Ireland veterinary surgeon, Mr Dara Halleran (31), of Tuam, was killed in a traffic accident at the weekend…Mon Aug 09 2004 - 01:00
NRA to order review of road costingsThe National Roads Authority will appoint consultants to review its "investment appraisal and monitoring systems", or value for…Mon Aug 09 2004 - 01:00
Dublin council sees expanded role in policing, healthProposals to alter radically the operation of Dublin City Council and expand its influence in the areas of public transport, …Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Ringsend odour complaint for EUThe European Commission has agreed to investigate obnoxious smells emanating from the new Dublin sewage treatment plant, in Ringsend…Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Agency now offering free Luas parking to disabled driversThe Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has backed down on its decision to charge disabled drivers for parking at park-and-ride …Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Major roads costing €650m approved for LimerickAn Bord Pleanála has approved the construction of two major road schemes, costing about €650 million, in the mid-west.Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Cullen in bid to end planning process disparitiesThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, is seeking to introduce a standard planning service in an attempt to end regional…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
New drive to boost wind farms' outputNew planning guidelines aimed at creating a five-fold increase in the State's output of wind energy are to be introduced by the…Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
Computers to accelerate penalty points processingFull computerisation of the penalty points system for drivers will be implemented this autumn, according to the Department of…Mon Aug 02 2004 - 01:00
Union accepts many drivers operating in black economyThe National Taxi Drivers' Union has called for "social welfare clearance certificates" to be introduced following the tax-certificate…Mon Aug 02 2004 - 01:00
