Rules for developers greatly changed, seminar toldTHE RULES governing what the banking sector can do to support property development have changed fundamentally in the last nine…Sat Oct 4 2008 - 01:00
Waste collectors work just 3½-hour day, says councilDÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council is planning to appoint a private contractor to run its refuse collection service.Fri Oct 3 2008 - 01:00
M50 toll problems overstated, says NRATHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has said that the number of problems it is encountering with barrier-free tolling on Dublin…Thu Oct 2 2008 - 01:00
M50 tolling system misreads details of 10,000 cars a dayDUBLIN'S NEW barrier-free tolling system on the M50 failed to operate correctly, in the first week of the introduction of the…Wed Oct 1 2008 - 01:00
M50 tolling system misreads details of 10,000 cars a dayDUBLIN'S NEW barrier-free tolling system on the M50 failed to operate correctly, in the first week of the introduction of the…Wed Oct 1 2008 - 01:00
Landfill hearing reopens on concern that site is prehistoric 'sacred place'AN BORD Pleanála yesterday reopened a two-year-old oral hearing into proposals for a major regional landfill on a 600-acre site…Tue Sep 30 2008 - 01:00
Controversial club's licence application adjournedAN APPLICATION for a public dance licence for a controversial nightclub on Clontarf Road in Dublin has been adjourned at Dublin…Sat Sep 27 2008 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann refuses to answer queries on cost of clampersTHERE WERE robust exchanges at the Oireachtas Transport Committee yesterday as Iarnród Éireann refused to answer questions on…Thu Sep 25 2008 - 01:00
Council has cancelled plan for ice rinkDÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council has cancelled plans for a temporary ice rink in Booterstown this Christmas.Thu Sep 25 2008 - 01:00
Toll fines hit fleetsFLEET MANAGEMENT companies and car hire firms have complained of grave difficulties in dealing with the “back office” of the …Wed Sep 24 2008 - 01:00
Speed limit increases on 260km of roadsMotorists travelling on some of the State's newest national roads are to be allowed to travel faster from today after the roads…Wed Sep 24 2008 - 01:00
Faster roads, smarter speed devices unveiledGARDAÍ HAVE put on display new speed detection equipment which will allow offending motorists to be detected, even in poor visibility…Tue Sep 23 2008 - 01:00
Car Free Day uses art and play to foster alternativesCAR FREE Day takes place across Europe today and motorists can expect some diversions across towns and cities in Ireland.Mon Sep 22 2008 - 01:00
Further action on carbon emission neededMEETING THE Republic's carbon emissions targets under the Kyoto agreement will be more difficult than imagined, and additional…Mon Sep 22 2008 - 01:00
Men hid €339,000 in car doorsTWO DUBLIN men who were intercepted as they attempted to drive on board a ferry bound for France were carrying €339,000 concealed…Mon Sep 22 2008 - 01:00
Radar failures at airport cannot be ruled out - reportTHE POSSIBILITY of future failures of the radar system at Dublin airport cannot be ruled out, according to a report on radar …Sat Sep 20 2008 - 01:00
Greener power plants 'viable'A NEW generation of power stations which capture and store carbon instead of releasing it to the atmosphere could become financially…Thu Sep 18 2008 - 01:00
Motorists say they got fined for M50 trips never madeLESS THAN three weeks after the introduction of barrier-free tolling on Dublin’s M50, some motorists are complaining they are…Thu Sep 18 2008 - 01:00
'Green' power stations viable in 5 yearsA new generation of power stations which capture and store carbon, instead of releasing it to the atmosphere, could become financially…Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
Bridge checks over damage concernsTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to carry out a damage inspection of 2,500 road bridges across the State amid increasing…Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
Local authorities target illegal car dumpsILLEGAL CAR dismantlers are being targeted by local authorities who have resorted to the use of helicopters and even satellite…Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
Smart meters scheme to help reduce home electricity billsHOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY meters in the Republic are to be replaced by "smart meters" which offer a range of functions including …Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:00
National plan recommends use of cement kilns to incinerate hazardous wasteA NATIONAL Waste Management Plan, published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday, recommends the use of cement…Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:00
EPA urges incineration for some hazardous wasteIncineration has been recommended as part of a strategy to deal with the State’s hazardous waste.Mon Sep 15 2008 - 01:00
Local authorities decide on only half of all planning bids within deadlineA TOTAL OF 35,725 planning applications were made to local authorities last year, some 29,936 of which were for individual houses…Sat Sep 13 2008 - 01:00
Metro North documents to be lodgedTHOUSANDS OF Dubliners are expected to seek copies of the planning application for Metro North when it is lodged with An Bord…Sat Sep 13 2008 - 01:00
No 'resolute leadership' on climateFILM MAKER and adviser to the British government David Puttnam has accused Irish politicians of being afraid to show leadership…Sat Sep 13 2008 - 01:00
Metro work to disrupt two major hospitalsSERIOUS IMPACTS on sensitive equipment at the Rotunda and Mater hospitals, and the possibility that the Mater may have to make…Fri Sep 12 2008 - 01:00
Steps being taken to convince commission of action on waterWATER QUALITY: IRELAND IS unlikely to be fined for non-compliance with regulations on waste water treatment plants, given the…Fri Sep 12 2008 - 01:00
Helicopters aid search for illegal waste in CorkDUMPING: THE ABSENCE of evidence of illegal dumping is not evidence of an absence of illegal dumping, the head of a specialist…Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Irish landfill charges 'some of the dearest in the world'ENVIRONMENT IRELAND CONFERENCE: THE CHIEF executive of Forfás, the State advisory board on science and technology, has outlined…Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Authorities in blame game over flooding crisisMOTORISTS FACING flooding have little hope of urgent remedial works on the State's roads as authorities argue over responsibility…Wed Sep 10 2008 - 01:00
Hugs, delight and tears as winners are announcedAWARDS CEREMONY: THERE WERE gasps followed by screams of delight from the Westport table at the annual Tidy Towns awards in …Tue Sep 9 2008 - 01:00
Westport takes title for third time in eight yearsTHE WINNERS: WESTPORT HAS again emerged victorious in the annual Tidy Towns competition, having been named last night Ireland…Tue Sep 9 2008 - 01:00
Town has been made 'a better place for everyone'JUDGE'S COMMENTARY: Commenting on the overall effort, the judges said there was "an excellent atmosphere in Westport", while…Tue Sep 9 2008 - 01:00
Proposal to halt plan for sewerage schemeA PROPOSAL to suspend plans for a €130 million sewerage system upgrade in the vicinity of Killiney Bay is to be made at tonight…Mon Sep 8 2008 - 01:00
Volunteers to hear Tidy Towns winner tonightVOLUNTEERS FROM almost 700 Tidy Towns committees across Ireland will be at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin tonight for the announcement…Mon Sep 8 2008 - 01:00
Councillor claims 8-month delay for house grantsDUBLIN CITY Council is taking eight months to process an application for a housing adaptation grant, up from four months in 2007…Mon Sep 8 2008 - 01:00
Westport named Ireland's 'Tidiest Town'Westport, Co. Mayo has been named Ireland's Tidiest Town for the third time having previously won the title in 2001 and again…Mon Sep 8 2008 - 01:00
NRA to waive €3 toll finesTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to waive its "first round" fines for late payments of barrier-free toll charges on Dublin…Wed Sep 3 2008 - 01:00
Big increase in newspaper recyclingIRELAND HAS dramatically increased its newspaper recycling, according to figures audited by international environmental consultants…Tue Sep 2 2008 - 01:00
Gormley in coursing rowA decision by Minister for the Environment John Gormley to issue licences to the Irish Coursing Club for the capture and tagging…Mon Sep 1 2008 - 01:00
Port company again seeks infill permissionDUBLIN PORT Company is applying, for the third time, for planning permission to reclaim 21 hectares of Dublin Bay to expand its…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Department ordered cuts to Adamstown- Dublin BusDUBLIN BUS has claimed it was ordered by the Department of Transport to cut services to the new town of Adamstown in west Dublin…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Ireland second-worst for child road deaths among 15 nationsIRELAND HAS the second-worst record for child deaths in road crashes among the 15 states that made up the EU prior to enlargement…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Head of university calls for 18-month review of fees to be completed soonerTHE 18-MONTH review of the university fees issue is not business-like and should be reduced, according to the chancellor of the…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Erection of Slane road signs haltedRESIDENTS OF Slane, Co Meath, have secured a temporary halt to the erection of new road signs in front of four listed Georgian…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Killiney beach still safe, says councilKILLINEY BEACH in south Co Dublin yesterday lost its Blue Flag status following pollution from a local sewage treatment plant…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
VRT on imports inflatedIMPORTERS OF second-hand cars to the Republic are missing out on millions of euro each year in vehicle registration tax (VRT) …Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Focus must go on sports where we have chance of winning - CullenIRELAND MUST refocus its Olympic resources towards sports in which it has a chance of gaining medals, Minister for Sport Martin…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00