£4.7bn roads programme is ahead of targetThe Republic's ambitious road-building programme is ahead of schedule and can be completed by 2006, the National Roads Authority…Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Renewal is aim of Fatima planThe regeneration of Dublin Corporation's housing stock continued with the launch this week of the £100 million (€127m) plan to…Thu Feb 22 2001 - 00:00
Controversy over six-storey block for KilmainhamDublin Corporation has granted planning permission for a controversial six-storey office development overlooking historic buildings…Tue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
Labour reveals waste management strategy based around recyclingAn alternative waste-management strategy based chiefly on recycling and "next-generation technologies" was unveiled by the Labour…Tue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
Ahern and O'Keeffe challenged by QuinnEither the Taoiseach or his former Minister, Mr Ned O'Keeffe, was not telling the truth about events surrounding Mr O'Keeffe'…Tue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
IWAI seeks Minister's intervention in halting work on £70 m Kildare bypassThe Inland Waterways Association of Ireland has called on the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands to take …Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
80 parking places in city for disabledDublin has almost 4,500 disabled drivers but has reserved just 80 parking places to facilitate them, it has emerged.Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
Council agreed to Slane measures in absence of bypassMeath County Council has repeatedly called for a bypass of the village of Slane - the latest call was made last monthTue Feb 13 2001 - 00:00
THORP inquiry follows alarms incidentA new inquiry into safety procedures at the THORP reprocessing plant at Sellafield has begun following allegations that safety…Tue Feb 13 2001 - 00:00
Meath groups unite against major waste plansResidents of east Meath are campaigning against plans for four major developmentsThu Feb 01 2001 - 00:00
Developers demolished most of listed houseThe development company behind a new apartment and office complex on the site of the former St Anne's Hospital on Northbrook …Tue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
Shoppers urged to reduce packagingSome 300 supermarkets throughout the Republic are to take part in a new campaign to persuade shoppers to buy more environmentally…Tue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
Major review of fire safety strategyThe new Bill to regulate the licensing of indoor events is to be introduced as part of a major review of fire safety strategies…Tue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
`Scrap Saturday' target has been seen as potential party leader since late 1980sMichael Noonan was elected to the Dail for the Limerick East constituency on his first attempt in 1981Mon Jan 29 2001 - 00:00
Former brewery executive who became star of DIRT tax avoidance inquiryA former brewery executive, Mr Jim Mitchell was first elected to the Dail in 1977 for the then constituency of Dublin Ballyfermot…Mon Jan 29 2001 - 00:00
Test dispute for LRCThe Labour Relations Commission is to intervene in a dispute at car-testing centres run by the National Car Testing Service Ltd…Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Bruton wants incinerators studyThe Fine Gael leader has proposed a moratorium on the building of waste incinerators pending further debate on safety issues …Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Councillor `told he had forfeited seat'A member of Kells Urban Council is expected to take legal action after he was allegedly removed from the council by an official…Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
DART landslide may cost over £1mThe costs and planning implications of the recent landslide at Killiney which stopped train traffic on the commuter and intercity…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
Stay on depleted uranium arms proposedThe European Parliament has proposed a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium weapons such as those used in the Kosovo conflict…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
IRA smuggles tobacco - MEPThe Fine Gael MEP, Mr John Cushnahan, has criticised alleged IRA involvement in tobacco-smuggling.Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Powdered milk fraud uncoveredFraud involving the falsification of skimmed milk powder has been outlined by the Fine Gael MEP, Mr Joe McCartin.Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
EU report criticises take-up of international funds for NIA surprisingly low level of take-up of international funds for Northern Ireland has been remarked on by the report from the EU…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Dedicated 200 get view of lunar eclipse with running commentaryAbout 200 people gathered in the Phoenix Park in Dublin last night to view the total eclipse of the Moon accompanied by a running…Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Signing of contract today for road linkThe National Roads Authority and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will this morning sign a contract for the Wyattville interchange…Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Minister's position is clarifiedThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has clarified his Department's position on requests to local authorities in the…Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow County Council official resigned after an internal inquiryA Wicklow County Council official resigned following an internal investigation into staff activity in relation to planning matters…Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
Bus staff face action over `scam'Dublin Bus says it expects disciplinary action to be taken against nine ticket inspectors following an investigation into allegedly…Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
Committee to advise on improving rail servicesA committee of "three wise men" is to be set up to advise the Government how operations at Iarnrod Eireann can be improved.Mon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
£1bn investment acknowledges decades of railway network neglectIn investing £1 billion in Iarnrod Eireann over the next six years the Government is acknowledging decades of neglect of the …Mon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
Commuter confidence in service evaporatesDublin's suburban rail service is suffering from a lack of confidence among commutersMon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
Ministers fail to use budgetsSeveral Government departments failed to spend their National Development Plan allocations last year, according to new figures…Fri Jan 05 2001 - 00:00
Sheehy reputation for hard workMr Edward J. Sheehy, the outgoing Roscommon county manager, is a career civil servant with a reputation for hard work and getting…Wed Jan 03 2001 - 00:00
Death toll on roads up by one on 1999Provisional figures show 414 people were killed in road accidents in the Republic last year - a rise of just one over 1999Tue Jan 02 2001 - 00:00
Dempsey to turn down plans for building in green beltsPlans which would allow major house-building in various greenbelt areas are to be effectively overturned by the Minister for …Sat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Government funding of road safety campaign criticisedThe lives of 50 people could have been saved if the Government had properly resourced its road-safety campaign, the chairman …Wed Dec 20 2000 - 00:00
Public disappointed as DART fails to deliverIarnrod Eireann disappointed commuters in Greystones and Malahide yesterday as the latest deadline for a "comprehensive peak-…Tue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
System to end CIE's monopoly outlinedPlans to end CIE's position as the State's sole railway operator were announced by the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke…Mon Dec 18 2000 - 00:00
Purchase of a new jumper brings traffic to standstillPresident Clinton went on an impromptu shopping trip with his family in Dublin yesterday evening - and almost shut down traffic…Wed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
Ahern announces expansion plans for communicationsThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, announced a major expansion of the Republic's broadband communications capacity, leading to closer co…Wed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
US President leaves the Taoiseach standingAirforce One touched down at Dublin Airport at 8.24 a.mWed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
Trains to be disrupted all week due to landslide in KillineyIarnrod Eireann will bring in additional earth-moving machinery this morning to tackle a landslide which has halted train traffic…Tue Dec 12 2000 - 00:00
Awards for homeless man, engineer in Liffey rescueA homeless man who rescued a Bus Eireann driver from the Liffey later returned to the streets to sleep in his wet clothes.Tue Dec 12 2000 - 00:00
Diesel price cut `delights' hauliersThe Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) declared its "delight" yesterday, claiming all its recommendations had been included…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Wicklow expansion is under scrutinyThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, is to ask Wicklow County Council for details of its development plan's compliance…Wed Dec 06 2000 - 00:00
Drivers in defiant mood at Liberty Hall meetingTaxi-drivers who are members of SIPTU were in defiant mood when they arrived for a meeting in Liberty Hall shortly before noon…Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Business groups say losses are growingIncalculable damage is being done to Irish business by the taxi-drivers' stoppage, business and employer organisations claimed…Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Meteor plans could reopen mast debateMeteor, the developer of the State's third mobile phone system, has lodged a series of planning applications with local authorities…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Religious orders to pay compensationReligious orders who ran the State's industrial schools in the early and mid-1900s, yesterday agreed in principle to participate…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Dublin Bus to expand NiteLink over ChristmasDublin Bus is to expand the NiteLink service to help ease the public transport shortage during the Christmas period, the Minister…Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
