Dry weather contributes to gorse firesSummer-type gorse fires hit the Dublin mountains yesterdayThu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
Council applies to Minister to let work on motorway continueDún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council has applied to the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, for consent to allow it to resume …Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
State to fund 65% of Kilcock-Kilbeggan roadThe State will put up about 65 per cent of the cost of the proposed Kilcock-Kilbeggan motorway before handing it over to the …Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
€30m Luas ramp outlay 'unnecessary'At least €30 million being spent on the acquisition and demolition of a ramp at Dublin's Connolly Station to facilitate the light…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Cost of new Liffey bridge set to increaseThe landmark Blackhall Place Bridge, designed by one of the world's leading bridge architects, Dr Santiago Calatrava, will cost…Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
Carthy threatened club members, tribunal toldJohn Carthy threatened members of the Abbeylara Handball Club that he would "bring down the gun and shoot them" if they continued…Tue Apr 08 2003 - 01:00
Council to vote on Glen Ding rezoningA proposal to rezone the historically and archaeologically important Glen Ding area in Blessington for quarrying is to be decided…Mon Apr 07 2003 - 01:00
Carthy duped into giving up his shotgunBarr tribunal: Gardaí in Granard, Co Longford, duped Mr John Carthy into surrendering his shotgun because they were concerned…Sat Apr 05 2003 - 01:00
Failure to give Carthy cigarettes criticisedTHE BARR TRIBUNAL: The failure of gardaí to provide John Carthy with cigarettes during the Abbeylara siege was criticised by…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Garda tells of gun in Carthy homeTHE BARR TRIBUNAL: Gardaí were alerted to the presence of a gun in the Carthy home by a neighbouring family who were concerned…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Extradition of TV show winner may be soughtAn Irishman who won more than €150,000 on a British television game show last weekend is expected to be the subject of extradition…Thu Apr 03 2003 - 01:00
€8 billion proposed for railwaysThe "most comprehensive re- view of rail services ever undertaken in the Republic", to be published today, is unlikely to be …Thu Apr 03 2003 - 01:00
Clonmel,Clones to lose jobsAbout 170 workers are to be laid off at manufacturing plants in Clonmel, Co Tipperary and Clones, Co Monaghan.Tue Apr 01 2003 - 01:00
Luas will cross State's busiest junctionTraffic delays on the State's busiest junction, the Red Cow roundabout between the N7 and M50 in south Dublin, are set to worsen…Tue Apr 01 2003 - 01:00
Nuclear power plant closes at SellafieldThe world's first commercial nuclear power station, Calder Hall, a Magnox reactor at Sellafield, on the coast of Cumbria, in …Tue Apr 01 2003 - 01:00
Ryanair chief is fined €1,269 for dangerous drivingRyanair chief executive Mr Michael O'Leary was yesterday fined €1,269 and had his licence endorsed for dangerous driving in Co…Sat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
Expert to assess tunnel damageAn independent assessor from the Imperial College in London has arrived in Dublin to examine damage to homes in the Marino area…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Recycling goes large in capitalDublin city's first recycling centre for bulky items, including furniture, white goods and electronic equipment, has opened in…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Deal signed for 39km motorwayThe State's first motorway to be built by public-private partnership, the 39km Kilcock-Kinnegad road in the midlands, will begin…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
€170m to be invested in rail services for Dublin areaThe largest investment in rail services in the Dublin area since the DART launch in 1984 was announced by Iarnród Éireann yesterday…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
Sewage schemes for dispersed populations are possible, but at a priceClean, small rural sewage schemes which serve dispersed rural populations are possible - but at a cost, according to the Swiss…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Young and old show united frontDUBLIN MARCH: "Bertie Iscariot - you betrayed us all" and "Stop Mad Cowboy Disease" proclaimed the placards as the crowd chanted…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Irish group studies Swiss way of waste incinerationAn expert group of Irish parliamentarians and high ranking civil servants has just returned after spending a week in Switzerland…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Phosphates in farm fertilisers linked to algal bloom in lakesAlgal blooms of the kind seen on the Shannon lakes in summertime are unlikely to be eradicated unless phosphates are removed …Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Illegal dumping will cost millions to neutraliseMillions of euro will have to be spent containing and monitoring the Republic's illegally-dumped waste for at least a generation…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Swiss recycle 45% of waste and incinerate the restSome 45 per cent of Swiss domestic waste is recycled and the rest incinerated in any one of about 28 municipal incinerators across…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Ban on taking sand at water sourcesThe Swiss federal government has banned the extraction of sand and gravel from areas where drinking water is sourcedMon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
O'Donoghue jostled, pinned against doorProtest outside Dáil: The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Mr O'Donoghue was jostled, verbally abused and pinned against…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Ahern was alerted to concerns on speedingThe chief executive of the National Safety Council, Mr Pat Costello, alerted the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to Freedom of Information…Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:00
EPA declares Aghancon wells fit for useThere was relief in the Aghancon Valley, Co Offaly, this weekend as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared water …Tue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00
Moriarty tribunal investigates Glen Ding saleThe Moriarty tribunal has begun to inquire into aspects of the sale of 147 acres of land in Co Wicklow to Roadstone.Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00
Brennan to set out plans for driving test backlogMeasures to ease the backlog in driving licence applications - now increasing at a record 1,000 a day - will include evening …Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Harney clarifies 'anti-Americanism' remarksIRELAND: The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Ms Harney, has said her views on anti-Americanism in…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Well-water unsuitable for dairyingFarmers in the Aghancon Valley in Co Offaly, who have been warned not to use their well-water for personal use or dairying, have…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Minister defends motorway route despite growing criticismThe Government has acted "as sensibly as it can" in deciding to allow the South Eastern Motorway through the Carrickmines Castle…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
DART parking charge plan will not go aheadIarnrod Éireann has backed down on its plans to introduce parking charges at selected DART stations in DublinTue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Marina planning request is invalid - councilTipperary North Riding County Council has refused to consider a planning application for a controversial marina and floating …Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
DART car-park charges criticisedIarnrod Éireann has said it intends to proceed with plans to charge for car-parking at three DART stations, despite the opposition…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Residents urged to stop using contaminated water in wellsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has advised Offaly residents to discontinue using water from 12 private wells after…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Train services at Heuston restrictedIarnród Éireann is restricting services to and from Heuston Station in Dublin today.Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Professor is critical of incinerator risk reportAn international consultant on dioxins and other toxic emissions has criticised this week's Health Research Board report which…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
New guidelines expectedGardaí are continuing to ask people suspected of drink-driving to wait 20 minutes before taking a breath test, but new operational…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Environment taxes proposedMajor fiscal reforms - including "dozens of new taxes" - will be required to ensure better protection of the environment, a conference…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Building regulations need 'complete overhaul'If there is an upside to "bungalow bliss" it is that, in the "mad rush" for housing in rural areas over the past 40 years, Irish…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
US use of Irish airspace to cost millionsThe Government is facing a multimillion euro bill for US military aircraft using Irish airspace on their way to the Persian Gulf…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Photos may test council's claim on illegal dumpPhotographic evidence that Wicklow County Council itself carried out illegal dumping at Roadstone's lands near Blessington could…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Illegal dump beside council officesWicklow County Council has discovered another illegal dump on Roadstone-owned lands in west WicklowWed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
'Minders' block dismantling of castle ditchProtesters camped at Carrickmines Castle in south County Dublin prevented archaeologists from dismantling part of a 12th century…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Glen Ding zoning proposal may be reassessedWicklow County Council has said it may reassess the size of a development "buffer zone", at Glen Ding near Blessington, after…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Crucial week for castle site as dig ends on road routeThe protesters camped on the site of Carrickmines Castle in south County Dublin are bracing themselves this weekend for what …Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
