ESB launches home car charge pointsANOTHER MILESTONE in the deployment of electric vehicles was marked yesterday with the launch by the ESB of home-based car charging…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Removal of illegal waste in North to take yearsREPATRIATION OF waste illegally dumped at 20 sites in Northern Ireland is likely to take several years, with a second phase of…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Waste repatriation gets under wayThe repatriation of an estimated 14,500 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from sites in counties Fermanagh and Tyrone to a landfill…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Incinerator proposal reduced by 40%INDAVER IRELAND is to reduce by 40 per cent the size of its twin incinerator proposal for Cork.Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Leading European firms in Dart Underground shortlistSOME OF Europe’s largest construction companies and international banks are involved in the consortiums shortlisted to build …Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí seize cannabis worth over €800,000GARDAÍ HAVE seized almost 1,000 cannabis plants with an estimated street value in excess of €800,000.Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Plan could create 270,000 jobs, says CowenTHE GOVERNMENT is to prioritise education, enterprise, environmental services and public transport in its revised spending plan…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Contractor seeking €30m from councilA CLAIM for compensation in the order of €30 million has been lodged with Kilkenny County CouncilMon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Cowen to open €605m Limerick tunnel tomorrowLIMERICK TUNNEL, the State’s third underwater motorway, is to be opened tomorrow by Taoiseach Brian Cowen.Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
New tolls on M50 and M9 being consideredNEW TOLLS on Dublin’s M50, a second toll on the Dublin to Waterford motorway and a handful of tolls in the midlands and west …Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Efficiencies and extra charges add up to €511mEFFICIENCIES AND a range of increased charges for local authority services including housing, water, planning, waste management…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
'Blueprint for future' receives broad welcomeREACTION: THERE WAS a broadly positive response by business leaders, politicians and local authority managers to the local government…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Consider low earners if making driving lessons compulsory, says FGMEASURES TO introduce compulsory lessons for learner drivers should take into account the resources of lower income families, …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Bog in Offaly chosen as proposed site for reservoirA 500-ACRE bog in Co Offaly has been chosen as the proposed site for an “eco water park and reservoir” as part of Dublin City…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
FG calls for cross-Border task forceA new multi-agency taskforce backed by both governments and operating within a 15 kilometres zone either side of the Border, …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Irish win 16 medals at transplant gamesAn Irish team of 16 transplant patients has returned from Sweden where they picked up a large number of medals in the European…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Consultant verbally abused at coroner's courtTHERE WERE emotional scenes and a Mater hospital consultant was verbally abused at Dublin City Coroner’s Court yesterday.Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
New East Wall site for launch of Dart tunnelling machineINCHICORE RESIDENTS have given a guarded welcome to a decision to drop plans to assemble and launch a tunnel boring machine for…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Newcastle man charged with murderA WEST Dublin man has been remanded in custody in connection with the death of Helen Donegan (30), whose body was found in the…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Political party to register 'within weeks'A NEW political grouping concerned with green and social justice issues adopted a constitution at a meeting in Dublin at the …Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Unite to co-operate with pay dealTrade union Unite has said today it will co-operate with the introduction of the Croke Park pay deal, despite its members voting…Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Council moves bulldozer to beach after private operator diverts riverWEXFORD COUNTY Council has moved a bulldozer and outdoor staff to Clones Strand near Castletown after a private operator this…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Proposals for airport near Arklow welcomedPLANS FOR an international airport near Arklow have been given an enthusiastic welcome by members of Wicklow County Council.Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Locals allege beach damageA WEXFORD beach has been severely damaged, resulting in quicksand-like conditions, after a track machine carried out work which…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Concern at rise in road deathsCONCERN AT a recent increase in the number of people being killed on the roads, after several years of progress in reducing fatalities…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Walkers invited to take a trip under the river Shannon via €810m tunnelA CHANCE to be one of the first people to walk under the river Shannon is being offered to people in Limerick and Clare today…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Wexford to get boost as State office opensSTATE SALARIES of about €9 million a year are expected to boost the local economy, following the opening of the new Department…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Dezoning back to agricultural land should only be as 'a last resort' - CuffeENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE: “DEZONING” OF land from a development designation back to agricultural usage should only be done “as …Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Shannon tunnel opens to walkersA chance to be “one of the first people to walk under the Shannon” is being offered to people in Limerick and Clare tomorrow…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
NRA defends disparity in toll chargesTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has moved to defend the disparity in the Republic’s toll prices, which vary widely across …Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
'Needless squandering' by State bodies criticisedTHE PUBLIC Accounts Committee has said there are “still far too many Government departments and State bodies failing to employ…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
VAT to be charged at tolls owned by StateVALUE ADDED TAX at 21 per cent is to be applied to State-owned tolls at the West-Link Toll Bridge on the M50 and the Dublin Port…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Extra powers needed for Dáil watchdog, says chairmanPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE REPORT: THERE WOULD be little point in proceeding with an inquiry into the banking crisis if additional…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Planning bodies 'ignored' National Spatial StrategyPROPERTY DEVELOPERS and planning authorities largely ignored the National Spatial Strategy in the four years to 2006, a review…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Approval granted for €2bn town centre planLONG-RUNNING plans for a new town centre which straddles the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow have been approved by An Bord…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
'Duct tape' being fitted to HSE ambulance doors“DUCT TAPE” has been fitted to emergency doors in HSE ambulances in the northeast following the death of a paramedic who fell…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Court appearance over death of Wicklow manA MAN has appeared at Bray District Court in connection with the death of another man on Friday night.Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Woman with new heart for transplant gamesA CO KILDARE woman who was the subject of a campaign for an urgently needed heart transplant in 2003, is to represent Ireland…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Motorway across Meath officially open to trafficROAD INFRASTRUCTURE: THE M3 motorway which cost an estimated €1 billion will be officially opened today.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Final part of Cork motorway opensThe Taosieach has opened the last section of the Dublin to Cork motorway today.Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Cowen to cut ribbon on new bypassTHE TAOISEACH will open the last section of the Dublin to Cork motorway today.Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Cost of electricity above EU average despite price cutsIRISH HOUSEHOLDERS and businesses are still paying more on average for electricity than their European counterparts but the gap…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Irish 'pay more for electricity'Irish householders and businesses are still paying more on average for electricity than their European counterparts - but the…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Electric cars survey: Few drivers plugged into idea of going electricA TINY number of people – less than a half of 1 per cent – intending to buy a new car in 2010 are likely to buy an electric vehicle…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Road deaths in Ireland down 42% since 2005IRELAND HAS one of the best records in the EU at reducing the number of road deaths in recent years, the European Commission …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
CIÉ refuses to attend committeeTHE BOARDS of CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann have refused to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport.Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Irish road deaths 'fall by 42%'Ireland has one of the best records in the EU at reducing the number of road deaths in recent years, the European Commission …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Last stretches of M8 and M3 to open in time for June bank holiday trafficTHE FINAL section of the M8 motorway to Cork, and the M3 motorway past the Hill of Tara in Co Meath are to open in time for the…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Repossession notices can be put on vacant propertiesA JUDGE has instructed that legal notices should be posted on the doors of houses which appear to have been abandoned by people…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Final part of Cork M8 to open in JuneThe final section of the M8 motorway to Cork, and the M3 motorway past the Hill of Tara in Co Meath are to open in time for the…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
