De Valera denies roads programme is damaging sitesA number of significant finds have been made in counties Wicklow, Dublin and Louth as a result of the State's roads programme…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Study will identify future rail routesA study to pinpoint routes for the expansion of the State's rail network has been announced by the Minister for Public Enterprise…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Bronze Age find is a first for WicklowArchaeologists believe settlers may have manufactured gold jewelleryat 'industrial' complex near Ashford, Co. Wicklow.Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Telecoms capacity upgrade is plannedPlans for a five-fold increase in the State's high grade telecommunications capacity are to be announced by the Department of…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
Lethal radioactive waste was dumped in landfillLethal radioactive substances which cannot now be traced were dumped as ordinary waste by the drinks manufacturer Cantrell Cochrane…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Dempsey promises the pothole problem is overThe State's "massive problem with potholes" is almost over , the Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, said yesterday.Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Minister dismisses CIF claim on roadsClaims that the National Roads Programme was stalled and running out of money were criticised by the Minister for the Environment…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Record electricity demand last monthThe Republic reached a record demand for electricity in the past month, when a number of emergency generators installed by the…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Roadstone denies allegationCement Roadstone, which operates sand and gravel quarries on more than 1,000 acres of land in Co Wicklow, has sent a solicitor…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Landfill shortage at crisis level, engineers' body saysThe State will shortly run out of landfill capacity in 19 local authority areas, according to a submission from the Institution…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Cox expected to win presidency of parliamentThe Munster MEP Mr Pat Cox is expected to be elected President of the European Parliament today, in a close contest for the position…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Molloy orders 'urgent' halting sites planPlans to fast-track the introduction of halting sites for Travellers in the greater Dublin area are to be brought forward "as…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Engineers claim there is 'No design flaw' in low-clearance Dublin tunnelThere is no design flaw in the Dublin Port Tunnel, the project's engineers insisted yesterday, even though it will be too low…Mon Jan 14 2002 - 00:00
Official questioned about illegal dumping found dead at homeA Wicklow County Council official who was interviewed by his employers in connection with illegal dumping in west Wicklow has…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Public meeting to be held on future of GreystonesIarnród Éireann, Dublin Bus and the IDA are to be invited to attend a public meeting on the future development of Greystones, …Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Wicklow mother-of-three is first Lotto euro millionaireMartin Harris (9) and his brother Vincent (15) came home from school yesterday evening to the news that their mother, Jeanette…Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Athlone site saved for corncrakeBord Pleanála has overturned planning permission for a housing development on what has been described as "one of the country'…Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Most authorities short of space for waste while others are short of ideasOnly 10 local authorities have enough licensed space for their waste in 2002, a survey conducted by The Irish Times has established…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
Wallstrom plans to raise waste control issues on visit to IrelandThe Republic's waste management record will be high on the agenda when the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ms Margot Wallström…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
End of the road for bottlenecks as bypasses take overAnd so it is farewell then to Enfield, Co MeathThu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Car wrecks found in river near encampmentSouth Dublin County Council has confirmed the presence of a number of abandoned cars beneath the surface of the Dodder river …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
AA warns motorists of freezing hazards on roadsTHE AA has issued a warning to drivers to take extra care this morning after temperatures were expected to dip as low as minus…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Connellan steps down as roads authority headThe chairman of the National Roads Authority, Mr Liam Connellan, has resignedSat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Report recommends separate Department of TransportA separate Department of Transport combining responsibility for roads, railways, Luas and bus services is the key recommendation…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
FF hysterical about Sellafield - InghamThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the Fianna Fβil party have been accused of "hysteria" by Sir Bernard Ingham, the former press secretary…Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Congress backs $25m for Ireland fundA contribution of $25 million to the International Fund for Ireland has been approved by the US House of Representatives.Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Hauliers to have records checked after city protestHauliers who took their protest against the closure of illegal dumps in Co Wicklow to Government Buildings in Dublin yesterday…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Lorry drivers' protest to disrupt Dublin trafficSevere traffic disruption is expected in Dublin city centre this morning as Wicklow hauliers organise a slow-moving protest-convoy…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Clinical hospital waste found at municipal dump in WaterfordClinical hospital waste has been discovered on a municipal dump at Kilbarry in Waterford city, The Irish Times has learned.Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Hazardous waste found at former dumps in Co GalwayToxic and hazardous waste has been discovered at two sites in Co Galway and may be present at a third, The Irish Times has been…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Council staff were obstructed from investigating illegal dumping in WicklowWicklow County Council staff have been physically obstructed in their attempts to investigate illegal dumping in the west Wicklow…Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Boost to spending on roads, housingSpending by the Department of Environment, which includes expenditure on roads, waste services, and housing, will be more than…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Public transport spending up to €424mThe Minister for Finance allocated an additional €82 million (£65 million) for key public transport projects in yesterday's Budget…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow waste contractor jailed and fined for illegal dumpingA West Wicklow waste contractor was fined £4,500 and jailed for 18 months for illegal dumping at Naas District Court yesterday…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
No free fall flow as traffic plan is launchedOperation Freeflow was introduced by the Dublin Transportation Office yesterday morning - on the day the city experienced some…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Festive shopping season will see 100 more garda∅ on capital's streetsOne of the main elements of Operation Freeflow this year will be an additional 100 garda∅ on Dublin streets to facilitate traffic…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Mater regrets illegal waste dumpingThe Mater Hospital, Dublin, has said it is "appalled and horrified" that its clinical waste ended up in an illegal dump in Co…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
'Radical action' needed to reduce deaths on roadsThe National Road Safety Strategy has failed to challenge "the culture of carnage on Irish roads", the Irish Insurance Federation…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Funds for regional air routes to increase by 40%State spending on regional air services will rise by at least 40 per cent next year to about £23million (€30million), largely…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow water contaminated by hospital wasteHospital waste which was illegally dumped in Co Wicklow has contaminated local groundwater, Wicklow County Council has confirmed…Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow council discovers new illegal dump sitesWicklow County Council has made additional discoveries of what "appears to be very serious incidents of illegal dumping" in west…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Government, IFA agree on draft deal for State's road building planThe Government has concluded a draft agreement with leaders of the Irish Farmers' Association, on a solution to the five-month…Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Authority approves M4 toll schemeA controversial toll scheme for the Kinnegad-Enfield-Kilcock section of the proposed M4 motorway was approved by the National…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Dublin Bus puts development plans on holdDublin Bus has put significant National Development Plan projects on hold pending clarification of its funding arrangements for…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Delay fears for transport projects due to State funding slowdownMajor road and public transport projects which State agencies are hoping will not be delayed due to a slowdown in Exchequer funding…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Veteran astronaut proves a star turnOne of the US astronauts who walked on the moon, John Young, denied in Dublin yesterday that he was the first man to smuggle …Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
Corporation to compulsorily acquire Dublin Georgian housesDublin Corporation is to compulsorily acquire two endangered listed buildings on Henrietta Street in the north inner citySat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
Dump owner 'unaware' of hospital wasteThe operator of an unlicensed dump in west Wicklow has said he knew nothing of the existence of hospital waste on the land.Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
Drink-drive campaign to be the most <CW-8>vigorous ever, says MolloyThis year's Christmas anti-drink- driving campaign will be "the most vigorous the travelling public have ever come up against…Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
More suspected hospital waste found in Co WicklowAnother discovery of suspected hospital waste was made in Co Wicklow last night.Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
