Dublin water restrictions to last at least 12 more daysWATER RESTRICTIONS in the Dublin area are expected to continue for at least 12 days, until the supply of treated drinking water…Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
Talks begin on revised plan for Carrick-on-Suir bypassSOUTH TIPPERARY County Council is engaged in a new round of public consultation on revised plans for a 17km dual-carriageway …Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Archaeologists warn of damage from 'draconian cuts'THE INSTITUTE of Archaeologists of Ireland has called on Minister for the Environment John Gormley to reverse “draconian cuts…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Legislation on conflicts of interest 'key to city planning'NEW PLANNING laws introducing an “evidence-based” approach to development need to be followed by “immediate and unambiguous” …Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Global warming linked to harsh wintersCLIMATE CHANGE: THE COLD spell Ireland and the rest of northern Europe has been experiencing may, paradoxically, be the result…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Big players pull all the strings at climate meetingANALYSIS: UN climate conferences are not for the faint-hearted – and Cancún was no differentMon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Cancún seen as interim step toward global treatyTHE OUTCOME of this year’s UN climate change conference, widely seen as having “reignited” the negotiating process, is expected…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
New draft text at climate conference hints at compromiseGLOBAL CLIMATE talks appeared to show progress in the final hours of the UN’s 16th climate change conference in Cancün last night…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Russia adopts hardline stance at climate talksAS SPAIN won applause from environmentalists for proposing that the EU raise its 2020 target for cutting climate changing emissions…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
EU and developing countries seek to save threatened Kyoto ProtocolAS THE UN’s 16th climate change conference entered its final phase, the fate of the Kyoto Protocol – the world’s only treaty …Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Ireland helping break logjam in climate talksiIRELAND IS centrally involved in a potentially significant initiative – outside the current process of UN negotiations – aimed…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Ireland moves up index of climate change performanceTHE US and China continue to languish near the bottom of this year’s Climate Change Performance Index, released here yesterday…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Optimism that UN climate talks will yield resultsTHE MEXICAN government’s determination that the UN climate conference in Cancún would produce a successful outcome paid off at…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Independent review says prioritise Dart UndergroundAN INDEPENDENT review of Transport 21 has called for priority to be given to the Dart Underground project in Dublin, rather than…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Rumours circulate at Cancún of plan to scrap KyotoRUMOURS OF a secret Mexican text that would essentially replace the Kyoto Protocol with the loose Copenhagen Accord are circulating…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
The houses that Ronnie builtTRIBUTE: THERE’S AN APOCRYPHAL story about a young architect who joined the staff of Scott Tallon WalkerSat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Complete green shift needed, says EU agencyEUROPE NEEDS to make “a complete shift to a resource-efficient green economy” in order to boost prosperity and social cohesion…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
EU pushes for progress at Mexico's climate talksTHE EU is pressing for progress to be made at the latest round of UN climate talks in Cancún, Mexico, with a view to concluding…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Ruling may affect plans for quarriesA DECISION by the High Court last week to quash planning permission for a large quarry in Co Monaghan could have major implications…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
US absence raises concern for climate change dealGREENPEACE HAS marked the opening of this year’s United Nations’ climate change conference in Cancún, Mexico, by flying a hot…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryYOU GET an immediate sense of Freiburg and how it works from the dense clusters of bicycles outside the main railway stationTue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
RTÉ gets green light for campus revampRTÉ HAS been granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála for a phased €350 million redevelopment of the northern half of …Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Robinson warns against failing to address global warmingAID AGENCIES “are going to be overwhelmed” by disasters such as the monsoon floods in Pakistan last July unless progress is made…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Sweeping curves and elegant streamlining the new shape of things at Dublin airportEVERYONE WHO knows Dublin airport and its dilapidated and often chaotic main terminal will be delighted and surprised by Terminal…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Shanghai surpriseMaglev trains whisked visitors into the city for Expo 2010, a showcase visited by up to a million people a daySat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Crosbie proposes city location for cruise ship berthDUBLIN CITY Council and the Dublin Port Company are considering a proposal by docklands entrepreneur Harry Crosbie to relocate…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Michael Collins's old national school saved from demolitionTHE NATIONAL school in Lisavaird, Co Cork, attended by Michael Collins has been saved from demolition as a result of an appeal…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Economic review of plans for metros and motorways sought by An TaiscePLANS FOR metro lines and motorways “need to be reassessed” because the higher rates of interest on Irish borrowings mean many…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Papua New Guinea criticised on forest funds callPAPUA NEW Guinea (PNG) “is in no fit state” to receive international funds under a global deal to stop deforestation and mitigate…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
An Taisce urges council to 'dezone' Dunleer landAN TAISCE has called on Louth County Council to “dezone” large areas of land outside the village of Dunleer designated for residential…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Rail agency applies for order to proceed with Metro WestTHE RAILWAY Procurement Agency (RPA) has announced its intention to proceed with Metro West by applying to An Bord Pleanála for…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Fluid design for new children's hospital creates playful effect, as befits clienteleChildren had a key input into plans revealed yesterday for the new hospital to be built on the Mater siteWed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Get the lay of Nama-land with an 'app'ANYONE WITH a smart phone who wants to know what properties in Dublin we effectively own through Nama can now download an “app…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
First bus rapid-transit route for Dublin would link Sydney Parade and SandyfordDUBLIN’S FIRST bus rapid-transit route is being planned to link the Dart station at Sydney Parade with Sandyford Business Estate…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Growth cannot happen everywhere, says architect calling for emphasis on DublinIRELAND’S ECONOMIC recovery is being damaged by the delusion that growth can happen everywhere under the National Spatial Strategy…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Local authorities told to adhere to spatial strategyLOCAL AUTHORITIES are being warned that failure to comply with the 2002 National Spatial Strategy (NSS) will mean loss of "increasingly…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Dublin bids to be design capitalDUBLIN’S BID to be designated as World Capital of Design for 2014 was launched yesterday with a frank admission by city manager…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Coastwatch Europe seeks volunteers for 'eco-audit'MEMBERS OF the public are being urged to volunteer for the first survey of Europe’s coastlines since 2005, starting in Ireland…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Walkout over plan to restore degraded dunesCOASTWATCH STAGED a walkout from a meeting yesterday with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) over its plan for the…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Permission refused for Dundrum complexA COMPANY half-owned by heavily-indebted property developer Bernard McNamara has been refused planning permission by An Bord …Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Tibetan Buddhist temple to be built on Beara peninsulaA FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched by the Tibetan Buddhist community in Ireland to build its first temple in Allihies on…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Luas hearing deferred to avoid 'conflict'AN BORD Pleanála has postponed a preliminary hearing on plans for a city-centre link between Dublin’s two Luas lines after discovering…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Minister gave go-ahead despite deficit forecastNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE: FORMER MINISTER for tourism John O’Donoghue decided to proceed with a national conference centre…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Fás paid double its valuation for 5.6-acre site in OffalyDECENTRALISATION: FÁS PAID €1Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Robinson to chair non-profit agency in IrelandFORMER PRESIDENT Mary Robinson is returning to Ireland at the end of this year to chair a non-profit foundation that aims to …Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Residents have no reason to fear high-voltage power line - EirgridNATIONAL POWER supplier Eirgrid has moved to reassure residents of Rush, in north Dublin, that they have no reason to fear installation…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Discounts to replace grants for home energy-saving measuresGRANT SCHEMES for householders to make their homes more energy-efficient are to be abolished under a new national energy retrofit…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Council set to 'de-zone' land in GoreyWEXFORD COUNTY Council is expected today to adopt a new local area plan for Gorey, thereby confirming decisions by local councillors…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
The decentralisation debacleIt was one of the big plans of Bertie Aherns government: to move 10,300 Dublin-based public servants outside the capital before…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
On bricks and waterPraised for ‘integrity of purpose’ and its focus on ‘timeless architectural universals’, the Irish exhibition of de Blacam and…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
