Dealers urged to report VRT abusesTHE SOCIETY of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has called on car dealers to gather details of locals driving UK-registered vehicles…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Safety authority calls for funding for privatised speed cameras on roadsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), Gay Byrne, has said he would be "disenchanted" if the Government does not use…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
RSA warns on lack of funding for speed camerasChairman of the Road Safety Authority Gay Byrne has said he would be "disenchanted" if the Government does not use the Budget…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Call to buy unsold houses for homelessTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to buy up homes which remain unsold due to the property slump in a statement by homeless action…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
'Bad conservation status' in many important habitatsBIODIVERSITY: MANY OF Ireland’s most important habitats are reported to be of “bad conservation status”, the EPA report states…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Ireland set to miss key targets on environmentFUTURE OPTIONS: IRELAND WILL miss key targets for tackling waste, carbon dioxide emissions and water quality unless radical …Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Parlon defended on 'fixed-price' lobbyingTHE CONSTRUCTION Industry Federation has said its director general Tom Parlon did nothing improper in successfully lobbying the…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
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 04 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 03 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 02 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 01 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 01 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 23 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 Sept 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 Sept 22 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 18 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 Sept 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 Sept 17 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 Sept 17 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 Sept 16 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 13 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 Sept 12 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 Sept 12 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 Sept 11 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 Sept 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 Sept 10 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 Sept 09 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 Sept 09 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 Sept 09 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 Sept 08 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 Sept 08 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 Sept 08 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 Sept 08 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 Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Big increase in newspaper recyclingIRELAND HAS dramatically increased its newspaper recycling, according to figures audited by international environmental consultants…Tue Sept 02 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 Sept 01 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
