Relatives of Carrickmines fire dead return to halting siteInquest into deaths of 10 people and unborn child in 2015 blaze to resume next monthTue Aug 15 2017 - 21:51
No plans to allow L- drivers on motorways despite approval in UKRSA says including motorways in test curriculum unfair to those in areas without themTue Aug 15 2017 - 11:29
Cautious welcome given to plan to use homes of elderly to alleviate housing crisisAge Action says idea may be positive but it would need to see the detail of proposalMon Aug 14 2017 - 11:46
Homes of nursing home residents to be considered for housingNew website set up to identify vacant homes by anonymous tip-off to local authoritiesMon Aug 14 2017 - 09:05
Department admits ‘error’ delayed plan to tackle ‘rogue’ clampersMinister for Transport Shane Ross has said regulations due to come into effect in OctoberFri Aug 11 2017 - 20:04
Road toll cuts: Hauliers, motorists seek €100m Vat repaymentsEuropean Court of Justice ruled State-owned tolls in Ireland should not charge VatFri Aug 11 2017 - 17:19
Minister expected to address calls for tax on vacant homesAccording to the latest census there are some 183,000 vacant properties in the StateTue Aug 08 2017 - 01:00
Traffic restrictions caused by Luas works end five days earlyCity centre reopened to traffic at 6pm on Monday eveningMon Aug 07 2017 - 18:00
Wicklow council approves solar energy farm on 27 hectaresNaughten warns local authorities not to vary plans to block development of wind farmsSun Aug 06 2017 - 16:14
Motoring bans to be recognised across the BorderShane Ross signs order introducing mutual recognition of disqualifications in State and UKTue Aug 01 2017 - 00:01
Ireland’s electric vehicle targets need to be driven – not clampedAnalysis: Government policy on green cars is a mess only Leo Varadkar can move forwardThu Jul 27 2017 - 21:38
Irish Water to review whether to reopen plant that supplied water to DroghedaCompany will consider reopening Rosehall should burst pipe not be repaired as planned by the weekendTue Jul 25 2017 - 19:27
Greens seek electric car charging points at every petrol stationGovernment should also consider ending the subsidies for diesel, says leader Eamon RyanTue Jul 25 2017 - 15:25
Louth water supply shortage may go into ‘Friday or the weekend’70,000 residents in Meath and Louth deprived of regular water suppliesTue Jul 25 2017 - 14:02
Army called in to assist in water distribution in DroghedaSupplies to be rotated in three-hour bursts but conservation urged by authoritiesTue Jul 25 2017 - 14:00
‘Everyone warned Irish Water the pipes needed to be replaced’Residents in Louth and Meath angry as water shortages continueMon Jul 24 2017 - 19:10
Irish Water head ‘confident’ northeast water service fixed by ThursdayMore problems may happen in future as asbestos cement pipe needs to be replacedMon Jul 24 2017 - 13:50
What happened to the water supply in the northeast?Irish Water’s timeline of efforts to fix leak in ‘old and infirm’ pipe at Staleen plantMon Jul 24 2017 - 10:34
Three women killed in Co Louth crash named locallySection of N2 closed after mother, daughter and friend die following three-car collisionFri Jul 21 2017 - 22:10
Northern part of N2 identified as ‘high collision location’Route from south of Ardee to Monaghan has seen multiple fatal crashes, statistics showFri Jul 21 2017 - 18:53
National Mitigation Plan: Climate action or regulatory effort?Opinions of some of the plan’s key proposals to move Ireland to a low-carbon economyWed Jul 19 2017 - 21:18
Reducing motorway speeds would be just a ‘gesture’, says AAAssociation says focus should be on transitioning to bio fuel and electric vehiclesWed Jul 19 2017 - 12:58
Motorists may have to drive slower on motorways under climate planCabinet to discuss the strategy to ‘de-carbonise’ the economy during day-long meetingWed Jul 19 2017 - 12:56
Cabinet to discuss ‘enormous social change’ needed to decarbonise economyCastletown House in Co Kildare is venue for Cabinet’s first ‘away day’ planning sessionTue Jul 18 2017 - 16:25
Shane Ross did not buy electric car because of range anxietyMany electric cars on market today have range of well over 200km from single chargeTue Jul 18 2017 - 09:16
Crash victims' families 'angry’ at TDs opposing tougher drink drive lawsVictims’ groups feel they’re not being listened to and lives of deceased loves ones not valuedTue Jul 18 2017 - 08:14
Seaweed shown to reduce 99% methane from cattleWelcome for Canadian and Australian studies that also show healthier, more fertile cattleSun Jul 16 2017 - 20:06
Charging electric cars at work brings benefit-in-kind tax liabilityMany companies will have to upgrade charge points to monitor charging habits of staffSat Jul 15 2017 - 01:00
Waste workshops to explain recycling around the countryAutumn start for Government information campaign to combat widespread confusionFri Jul 14 2017 - 16:39
Dublin Airport taxi drivers using Topaz as unofficial wait areaRegulator ‘powerless’ over parking on yellow lines, air, water and electric vehicle baysThu Jul 13 2017 - 14:18
Zappone says changes to foster care represent ‘break from the past’New measures will help Ireland move away from the ‘poor institutional care’ of the pastWed Jul 12 2017 - 20:10
Affordable childcare scheme ‘may not be ready by deadline’Katherine Zappone says it is impossible to guarantee a start-up date for the programmeWed Jul 12 2017 - 16:38
Ireland behind on legal obligations, claims women’s groupTraining on coercive and controlling behaviour urged for first responders and judgesSun Jul 09 2017 - 21:45
Garda operation targets law-breakers while out shoppingArrests, warrant execution, checkpoints and public relations all part of operationSun Jul 09 2017 - 14:01
Residents unimpressed by disclosures over Poolbeg fly issueMixed opinions on the nuisance value of ‘moderate’ fly infestation in south DublinSat Jul 08 2017 - 16:38
Electric vehicles: Naughten calls for more fast charging pointsMinister wants to see more motorway fast chargers developed for inter-urban travelSat Jul 08 2017 - 11:49
Bin collectors reject predictions of a penalties bonanzaDún Laoghaire-Rathdown bin collection charges are less than 11 years ago, says PandaFri Jul 07 2017 - 20:38
State to appoint agent to collect TV licence fees, says MinisterForum on future of public service broadcasting told of media landscape changesFri Jul 07 2017 - 20:33
Q&A: What you can – and cannot – leave out for the bin-collectorsRubbish collectors must accept a long list of items for recycling but exclusions can surpriseFri Jul 07 2017 - 06:52
City Bin, Greyhound and Panda fine for waste contaminationNational regulations stipulate households have responsibility for waste segregationThu Jul 06 2017 - 19:56
More than 170 vehicles seized due to unpaid M50 tollsMercedes, BMW and Audi cars among vehicles held to date on foot of court judgementsThu Jul 06 2017 - 12:40
Panda's tough new bin rules start next weekFines for wrong use of green, brown and black binsThu Jul 06 2017 - 07:00
Dún Laoghaire’s large scale cruise ships plan ‘back on the agenda’An Bord Pleanála reopens application to examine marine environment issuesWed Jul 05 2017 - 22:04
Ibrahim Halawa trial expected to conclude in Egypt on SundayIrish man arrested in Cairo in 2013 at a protest with trial adjourned 25 timesTue Jul 04 2017 - 21:25
Councillors fail in bid to ‘down zone’ Clonkeen College landSome 95 of 103 schools in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown sit on residentially zoned landsMon Jul 03 2017 - 22:15
Cross City Luas cyclist fears may be fixed with rubber stripsWorries for ’Edinburgh experience’ where bike wheels became stuck in tram railsMon Jul 03 2017 - 18:40
Dublin Airport saw record number of passenger journeys in 2016New report on transport trends also shows increased business on bus and rail servicesFri Jun 30 2017 - 15:31
Broadcasting body rejects complaints about RTÉ’s coverage of abortionComplainant had alleged bias in discussions on the issue on different RTÉ programmesThu Jun 29 2017 - 16:18
Criminalising abortion only increases mortality, seminar told‘Women-centred healthcare’: Experts discuss liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion lawsThu Jun 29 2017 - 10:52
Judge’s remarks on elderly drivers ‘wrong’ and ‘ageist’Period of late maturity offers better strategic and tactical thinking, according to expertsWed Jun 28 2017 - 18:10
