Death toll rises again as policy on road safety stallsToday marks the start of road safety events worldwide but there is no formal strategy here, writes Tim O'BrienWed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Roncalli social housing scheme approvedFingal county councillors have voted to proceed with a controversial social and affordable housing scheme at Roncalli Road in…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
?10bn to be spent on motorwaysThe State is to spend up to €10 billion on motorways in the next five years -€2 billion more than previously plannedTue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Dublin travel cards will be smart, but not yetThe State's first travel "smartcard" designed to allow passengers to switch between public transport-providers was introduced…Sat Apr 03 2004 - 01:00
Major development plan for Laois launchedA scheme which aspires to become the State's main hub for warehousing and distribution was launched by Laois County Council yesterday…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Residents oppose plan for social and affordable homes in suburbSome residents of Sutton, Co Dublin, have expressed outrage at Fingal County Council's plans to build 24 social and affordable…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Public favourite loses out in harbour design contestA proposal by the heneghanWed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Brennan insists road safety measures not underfundedThe Minister for Transport has rejected criticism by the chairman of the National Safety Council that not enough funding is being…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Council warned of delays, extra costs for tunnelDublin City Council expects an extra charge of some €100 million to be added to the cost of the Dublin Port Tunnel by the contractor…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Taxi-drivers agree on new recommendationsTaxi-drivers will have to produce tax clearance certificates before they have their taxi licences renewed under proposals put…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
State may take back iodine tablets issued to all housesThe Department of Health has said it is prepared to consider recalling the iodine tablets issued to 2Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Council plans strict rules on one-off housesDraft planning guidelines for rural housing published by Fingal County Council yesterday impose stringent building restrictions…Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Plan for 'waste to energy' plant at Waterford Port to be lodgedHerhof Environmental, a subsidiary of Treasury Holdings, has confirmed that it is to lodge a planning application for a "waste…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Brennan orders major review of security on public transportA major review of security on State-owned public transport services has been ordered by the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Teagasc to host conference on rural developmentDeclining farm incomes, rural housing, and the availability - or otherwise - of broadband communications are among the issues…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
No decision on airport rail link, says MinisterThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has dismissed reports that he has decided on the form of rail link between Dublin Airport…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Fishermen fear sale of Dublin harboursFishermen have expressed concern over the proposed sale of Balbriggan and Skerries harbours by the Dublin Port Company.Sat Mar 20 2004 - 00:00
Appeal on costs ruling to go to Supreme CourtA Supreme Court appeal is to be lodged against yesterday's High Court ruling that three Wicklow county councillors must pay the…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Walesa visits Shannon port and Limerick on four-day visitThe former president of Poland and winner of the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize, Mr Lech Walesa, visited the Shannon Foynes Port Company…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Plan for crematorium lodged with Tipperary authorityA planning application for the State's first human crematorium outside Dublin has been lodged with South Tipperary County Council…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
First two trams on 'Green line' test journeyThe first two trams to cross the full length of Dublin's new Sandyford to city centre - or "Green" - line were welcomed by the…Tue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Minister looking at cost of raising the Dublin Port TunnelThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has asked contractors building the Dublin Port Tunnel to give him a legally binding agreement…Tue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Calls for cut in powers of An TaisceThe Minister of State for Europe, Mr Dick Roche, has described An Taisce as "an unelected body, answerable to nobody", and called…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Evidence suggested gardai were competent - witnessBarr Tribunal: There was no evidence of ill-discipline or a lack of training among gardaí during the siege of the Carthy home…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Mid-west hub rivals east coast in its potentialAt the hub of the mid-west region is the Shannon/Limerick/Ennis axis, the development of which is especially important to the…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Accusation of 'jack-booted tactics' over voting panelThe Government was yesterday accused of "jack-booted tactics" to block members of an expert panel on electronic voting from being…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Complex plan to cover State's most diverse areaThe Border Regional Authority is one of the Republic's most complex regions, and its draft regional planning guidelines cover…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Hopes for extra EU peace funds for NorthAdditional funding for the EU peace programme is on the cards following a meeting in Durrow, Co Laois, between the Minister of…Sat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Five-stop Dublin metro could be built by 2010A five-stop underground linking the main rail stations in Dublin could be built by 2010 at a cost of €1Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Gardai hope security videos will give clues to bus crashDublin Bus and the Garda are hoping video footage from security cameras on business premises, including the Clarence Hotel, may…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
Luas line differences may affect metro planThe decision to build the Sandyford and Tallaght Luas lines to different specifications may have implications for the proposed…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Sandyford line of Luas expected to open in JuneAs the first "live" safety and engineering tests between Dundrum and Ranelagh got under way yesterday, the Rail Procurement Agency…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Last train cancelled to thwart souvenir huntersAfter a gap of 45 years, 41 days, 17 hours and 50 minutes - give or take a minute or two - trains ran again through south Dublin…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
€48m Ballymun health centre lies unoccupiedA new health centre in the €60 million Ballymun civic centre in north Dublin, has remained unoccupied for a year at an estimated…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Council 'league tables' welcomedThe Republic's county managers yesterday said they had nothing to fear from plans to publish "league tables" of the performances…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Councils warned over roads spendingThe Minister for the Environment promised a record €477 million in funding for regional roads yesterday - and warned local authorities…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Public to get say on plan for Carlisle PierScale models of the four shortlisted proposals for the redevelopment of Dún Laoghaire's Carlisle Pier are to go on public display…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Cullen to allocate record €500m funding for non-national roadsRecord funding of about €500 millionfor non-national roads is to be announced by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, …Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Two killed, six injured as vans collide in crash near KillorglinYesterday was another bad day on the State's roads as two men died and seven were injured in Co Kerry and Co Waterford.Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Erosion threatens piers at Dun Laoghaire harbourSignificant underwater erosion is threatening the foundations of Dún Laoghaire harbour's east and west piers, The Irish Times…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Upgrade of single carriageway roads could save 50 lives a year, says NRAThe elimination of single carriageway stretches of national roads of the type on which four people died on Thursday could save…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
IDA plans technology centre for midlandsThe Industrial Development Agency will bring plans to Government within the next few months for a major new technology centre…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Cullen criticises incinerator opponentsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has strongly criticised opponents of waste incineration, comparing the ill-effects…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Midland towns told to work togetherIf towns in the midlands want to compete with emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Asia for foreign investment, they must stop…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Enough land for 369,000 new homes, says studyDublin City and County had stockpiled about 2,600 hectares of zoned and serviced land by last June - enough to fill the capital…Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Council unhappy with new Dublin car-parkA new 800 space park and ride facility which opened in Dublin yesterday attracted just one customer but still managed to incur…Tue Jan 13 2004 - 00:00
Parking metres in Dublin malfunctionParking metres in Dublin malfunctioned yesterday, leaving drivers in doubt about whether they would be clamped.Mon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
TD criticises 'local need' restriction in planning guidelinesPlanning guidelines which prohibit speculative housing developments beyond the needs of locals is adversely affecting areas of…Mon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
Work begins on Waterford ring roadThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, turned the first sod on the construction of a new €31 million outer ring road in…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
65 deaths at work this year but safety is improvingThere have been 65 work-related deaths in the Republic so far this year, three more than in 2002, the HSA, the Health and Safety…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
