New buildings in Dun Laoghaire must adopt low energy standardsCouncillors vote to include passive house specification in draft development planFri Feb 13 2015 - 16:27
Solar energy panels to be installed at four Dublin librariesIBM report recommends solar power assessment for public buildings and housingWed Feb 11 2015 - 00:01
Tidy Towns volunteers seek changes in how competition is adjudicatedAthlone meeting draws up a list of proposals for clarity and consistency in judgingTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:05
Stillorgan’s ‘ageing population’ could scupper pool plansCouncil hesitates on spending €10m in order to reopen Glenalbyn swimming poolMon Feb 09 2015 - 22:09
Fennelly Commission says brief could ‘take decades’Interim report on departure of former Garda commissioner expected within weeksSun Feb 08 2015 - 16:55
Fleet first: Expressway buses to offer 4G wifi in €30m rebrandNew buses feature leather seats, air conditioning, toilets, journey monitors, USB pointsThu Feb 05 2015 - 20:49
Banking inquiry told guarantee decision was ‘insane’US expert William Black says penalties ‘must include jail’Thu Feb 05 2015 - 20:03
Garda Traffic Corps slips below 750 officers from 2009 peak of 1,200Labour TD Tommy Broughan fears increased road deaths linked to fewer gardaíThu Feb 05 2015 - 17:28
Donohoe wants spending on transport to return to pre-crisis levelMinister says current the budget is one ‘I or my successor will have to build upon’Wed Feb 04 2015 - 13:14
Funding for local and regional roads cut by nearly €40mAllocation for 2015 to be supplemented with unspecified spend via property tax receiptsTue Feb 03 2015 - 19:27
Expert suggests five-year restriction on blood donations from gay menDirector gives opinion on blood given by homosexual and bisexual menMon Feb 02 2015 - 09:05
RDS arena to get a revampRoyal Dublin Society and Leinster Rugby announce €20m redevelopment of Ballsbridge venue, with capacity for 25,000 to attend rugby matches, music concerts and horse showSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Leinster Rugby announces winner of RDS Arena design competitionConsortium of architect firms chosen to lead €20 million stadium redevelopmentFri Jan 30 2015 - 22:12
More than €9m spent on Inishbofin airstripsDepartment of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht’s annual budget for islands is now only €600,000Fri Jan 30 2015 - 08:56
PAC to investigate how more than €9m spent on unused airstripsShortfall of funds relating to Catholic Church redress scheme will also be examinedFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
New credit-card sized passport will allow travel within EUCard to be available from July at €35, and acceptable on all airlines within EU and EEAMon Jan 26 2015 - 13:27
Athlone protests Ulster Bank’s planned closure of 14 branchesAIB has closed 67 branches citing increased availability of online bankingFri Jan 23 2015 - 14:00
Driver compensation for contaminated fuel damage discussedInsurance Ireland acknowledges even comprehensive policies may not cover bad fuelWed Jan 21 2015 - 15:53
Social housing provision focus of Planning Bill debateOireachtas committee hears arguments for social element in new schemes or a tax insteadTue Jan 20 2015 - 20:30
Dublin’s water supply ‘vulnerable until 2022’‘Specific and serious problems’ occurring in State’s drinking water supplies, says EPATue Jan 20 2015 - 11:07
Attempt to block Dún Laoghaire urban beach failsCouncil reaffirms plans for artificial beach and swimming facility at East PierMon Jan 19 2015 - 16:11
Dublin Airport display celebrates 75 years of civil aviationPhotographic exhibitions commemorate early days of flights from DublinMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:01
Weather warning prompts concerns for older peopleMet Éireann forecasts low temperatures and possibility of snowMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Syriza MEP moves to calm fears over prospect of leftist governmentParty is prepared to negotiate with EU on debt issue, says Dimitris PapadimoulisThu Jan 15 2015 - 16:20
Latvia calls for unity against ‘aggression of Russia’Latvian prime minister includes a strong stance on Russia in EU presidency prioritiesWed Jan 14 2015 - 12:16
EU states can now restrict or ban crops containing GMOsNew laws to be in place by spring will enable action on genetically modified organismsTue Jan 13 2015 - 18:35
Jews in EU still fear for their safety, says SchulzMartin Schulz remembers horror of Auschwitz at 70th anniversary of the liberationTue Jan 13 2015 - 14:08
Taking the slow train to LimerickLittle-used railway runs from Ballybrophy through Nenagh to Limerick cityWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:02
Taking the slow train to LimerickLittle-used railway runs from Ballybrophy through Nenagh to Limerick cityWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Former Dundalk Simon Community worker remains an employeeJoseph Shields claims unfair dismissal but charity says he was never officially let goMon Jan 05 2015 - 19:11
Iarnród Éireann passenger numbers up by 1 millionBut Nenagh and Waterford to Limerick branch lines show decline in usageMon Jan 05 2015 - 01:00
La Touche Hotel’s redevelopment plans ‘cautiously’ welcomedGreystones ‘most prominent’ building has been derelict for more than 10 yearsSun Jan 04 2015 - 10:53
Road Safety Authority says 42% of those killed in vehicles not wearing seat beltsRSA figures show 196 people died in 2014 – six more than in 2013Fri Jan 02 2015 - 01:00
Woman with leaky meter claims she won’t pay water chargesEvelyn McDermott says water started to spout from domestic meter during heavy frostTue Dec 30 2014 - 21:06
Gardaí seek Kerry children who took train to DublinKilkenny gardaí take body, believed to be missing man Shane Drennan, from the NoreMon Dec 22 2014 - 21:37
Witness appeal after girl (6) hit by van in DublinIncident occurred on Malahide Road on Wednesday at about 7.20pmMon Dec 22 2014 - 20:21
Man hospitalised after being shot in the leg in DublinThe shooting happened in Clondalkin on Sunday nightMon Dec 22 2014 - 09:49
Draft regulations for grocery sector publishedCall for submissions on the Competition and Consumer Protection ActMon Dec 22 2014 - 01:01
Belvedere College Sleepout highlights plight of homelessStudents raise money for Peter McVerry Trust, Focus Ireland and Home Again through #sleepout14Mon Dec 22 2014 - 01:00
Rural Offaly protests at Ulster Bank closureUp to 1,000 people march in Ferbane seeking reversal of decision to shut town’s last bank branchFri Dec 19 2014 - 18:06
Time to start practising ‘there’s a grand stretch in the evenings’Evenings are getting brighter even before December 21stThu Dec 18 2014 - 21:00
Young Scientists to get university scholarshipsBT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition adds new prizes before 2015 competitionMon Dec 15 2014 - 15:45
Beaumont Hospital asks people to avoid A&E departmentConditions at emergency department ‘very challenging’ says hospital CEO Liam DuffyMon Dec 15 2014 - 09:19
Family law courts ‘too secretive’ says Minister for JusticeFrances Fitzgerald seeks balance between privacy of families and accountabilitySat Dec 13 2014 - 07:08
Abusers of penalty points system will be ‘dealt with’Minister for Justice pledges ‘there will be accountability, there will be transparency’Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
EPA waste water report reveals €2bn funding needAgency finds 44 areas discharging raw sewage into lakes, rivers and coastal areasFri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00
Loop Head peninsula in global top 100 list‘Sustainable Destinations’ list includes Easter Island, Vancouver, La Palma and SvalbardWed Dec 10 2014 - 21:22
Corruption case of ex-Wicklow council official adjournedFrank O’Toole faces charges relating to attempt to ’corruptly advantage’anotherTue Dec 09 2014 - 14:10
Gardaí in Fiona Pender search clear Laois woodland strip‘Cadaver’ dog will seek out human remains before gardaí commence digging on siteMon Dec 08 2014 - 15:57
Learner drivers face penalty points if unaccompaniedChanges to the penalty points system to affect holders of L-plates, novice drivers and othersMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:01
