More fines issued to cyclists but not to drivers parking in cycle lanesNumber of fines for bikes breaking red lights and using pedestrian streets doublesTue Apr 03 2018 - 12:15
Dubliners fail on-street recycling test as segregated bins flopCity council analysis on the use of recycling bins returns disappointing waste resultsSun Apr 01 2018 - 19:34
‘The Guinness two-part pour is just a marketing ploy’Sound Off: It doesn’t matter how you put stout into a glass, the result is the sameSat Mar 31 2018 - 06:00
‘A blessing for the country’ how The Irish Times greeted the Good Friday drink law in 1927Newspaper editorial praises minister for tackling Ireland’s ‘greatest menace’Fri Mar 30 2018 - 11:16
Railway repair works delayed over discarded syringes around tracksWork eventually took place on track near Royal Canal after Irish Rail liaised with clinicTue Mar 20 2018 - 00:07
Nearly completed dam on White Nile casts a long shadowOnly time will tell what will happen families pushed off their land in UgandaMon Mar 19 2018 - 05:00
Speeding cyclists in Clontarf may be forced to slow downDublin City Council audit raises concerns over paths shared by pedestrians and cyclistsThu Mar 08 2018 - 16:08
This day last year: Malta’s Azure Window falls into the seaHow did the tiny country cope after losing its most famous tourist attraction?Thu Mar 08 2018 - 11:57
A book of islands, ancient and modernisingBook review: Islander: A Journey Round Our Archipelago, by Patrick BarkhamWed Jan 24 2018 - 05:44
Surge in ‘renovictions’ reported in rent pressure zonesOne Year On: Introduction of rent predictability measures has had mixed resultsSun Jan 14 2018 - 13:46
Patrick Barkham is a shrewd observer of island lifeAuthor of Islander less interested in romanticism and more concerned with future of communitiesSat Nov 18 2017 - 00:00
At least 70 Dublin trees blew down during Storm OpheliaFive times as many trees knocked down in October storm than in other weather eventsFri Nov 03 2017 - 09:39
Dublin City Council to monitor spread of fake birdsCouncillor says kites used to scare gulls rooftops undermine the skyline of the cityFri Oct 20 2017 - 12:51
Whale watching in west Cork: ‘Sometimes busy, sometimes quiet ... but a good trip either way’‘Whales are wild animals - they don’t come up and wave their fins at us’Sat Oct 14 2017 - 06:00
Viking volume: Dublin residents tell roaring Splash tourists to tone it downCompany agrees to keep quiet in residential area following requests from councillorsFri Oct 13 2017 - 12:23
Have you spotted an overflowing bin in Dublin? There’s an app for thatBookies, pubs and restaurants under fire over cigarette butts on groundWed Oct 11 2017 - 11:52
Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan retires from officeGarda chief says decision to step down was because of ‘unending cycle’ of investigationsSun Sept 10 2017 - 18:23
Rail passengers make nearly 1,000 complaints about fellow travellersIrish Rail receives reports concerning assault, theft, noise, vandalism and disruptionTue Sept 05 2017 - 16:02
Hard Border: the animals refused entry to Ireland‘You need a licence to keep a dog, but you don’t need a licence to keep a tiger’Mon Aug 28 2017 - 13:48
‘Hungry tree’ is slowly eating a cast-iron bench in DublinCouncillors have called for protection of plane tree on the grounds of King’s InnsFri Jul 21 2017 - 07:43
Gull control approved in Dublin despite no evidence of threatDocuments reveal extent of lobbying over gulls in North DublinWed Jul 19 2017 - 08:20
Cyclists must adapt to Luas routes, says contractorSisk claims no satisfactory way of protecting cyclists from injury linked to rail groovesThu Jul 06 2017 - 01:00
Luas may make areas of Dublin ‘inaccessible to cyclists’Draft report claims new corridor could impact on cycling in large parts of the city centreMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
Action against Dublin landlord over Airbnb after neighbours complainProperty owners need planning permission if changing the use of a buildingMon Jun 19 2017 - 00:00
Feasibility study into saving Guinness bridge to take placeCampaigners hope 19th century structure can form part of new Liffey bluewayWed Jun 07 2017 - 10:26
‘Professionally-dressed cyclists’ making Clontarf promenade unsafe, woman claimsMother says her toddler was shouted and cursed at while riding his tricycleTue May 30 2017 - 14:33
Container to be placed in Dublin city to cut down on delivery vansCyclists and walkers to collect parcels from container to be placed on Wolfe Tone StreetMon May 22 2017 - 11:37
No prosecutions in any attacks on paramedics last yearAmbulance service records almost weekly events of ‘violence, harrassment, aggression’Mon May 15 2017 - 01:00
Councils spending more than €1m a year fighting gorse firesFreedom of information documents show 10 local authorities paid €6 million in five yearsWed May 10 2017 - 13:28
Central Bank: ‘aggressively distinct, monstrously oversized’From the archives: a look-back at the controversial construction of the Central BankFri May 05 2017 - 14:00
‘It’s ridiculous. There was no warning’. Commuters angry at lack of noticeReaction: Dublin and rail passengers at stations and bus stops had no notice of actionFri Mar 31 2017 - 14:33
February was mild and dry despite Storm DorisMet Éireann data shows most weather stations recorded mildest February in five yearsThu Mar 02 2017 - 15:39
‘Milestone’ rollout of housing support scheme completeSimon Coveney says decision on Gilligan’s HAP application would be for housing officerWed Mar 01 2017 - 16:15
Storm Doris: Work continues to restore power to 1,500 homesESB confirms some homes will remain without power for a second night following stormFri Feb 24 2017 - 16:15
Green bin waste returned from Rotterdam due to contaminationSome 160 containers were en route to China when discovery was madeWed Feb 22 2017 - 20:19
Hundreds of cyclists stage Dublin demonstrationCampaigners seeking better road infrastructure and traffic managementWed Feb 22 2017 - 15:42
Sympathies expressed on passing of Cardinal Desmond ConnellCardinal realised mistakes and was willing to apologise for them, says Dr Diarmuid MartinTue Feb 21 2017 - 18:52
Abortion penalty of €1 proposed by People Before ProfitDraft Bill drawn up to ‘decriminalise abortion’ calls for fine instead of 14-year jail termTue Feb 21 2017 - 13:43
West Dublin facing choking road capacity issues by 2023Call for new orbital route as congestion predicted to increase on M50, N4 and N7Mon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
McCabe tribunal terms of reference agreed too quickly – ShortallTerms open up possibility of long running, expensive, unsatisfactory tribunal, says TDFri Feb 17 2017 - 08:48
Garda whistleblower tribunal: the terms of referenceBroad range of areas to be investigated by inquiry under Justice Peter CharltonThu Feb 16 2017 - 12:59
Passport office recruiting extra staff to deal with post-Brexit demandApplications from Britain and Northern Ireland up 77% and 71% respectively this yearThu Feb 16 2017 - 08:52
Ibrahim Halawa’s trial in Egypt delayed for 19th timeMinister for Foreign Affairs says is ‘deeply disappointed’ over latest adjournmentTue Feb 14 2017 - 14:59
Tesco outlets picketed as strike gets underway at some storesDispute at eight outlets centres around changes to contracts for pre-1996 workersTue Feb 14 2017 - 12:44
South Dublin council is owed over €7m in rent arrearsCouncil says tenants are failing to meet their obligations despite reasonable chargesMon Feb 13 2017 - 19:18
Tributes paid to outspoken former TD Brendan McGahonTaoiseach says former Fine Gael TD showed ‘exceptional resolve’ in standing up to IRAThu Feb 09 2017 - 19:23
Drivers who drink face automatic disqualification under new BillMinister for Transport Shane Ross to bring new legislation to Cabinet next weekWed Feb 08 2017 - 11:05
Ideas to be sought for re-use of former Dun Laoghaire libraryCouncillors approve motion saying Carnegie building should not be commercialisedWed Feb 08 2017 - 10:47
Dublin council received nearly 5,000 litter complaints last yearSouth Dublin data shows reduction in dog fouling after bag dispensers installedTue Feb 07 2017 - 13:03
Hiqa flags food and medicine issues at Bray nursing homeWatchdog says only outings for residents were to a park across the road and seafrontFri Feb 03 2017 - 17:31
