Heritage Council warns Ireland faces EU finesIreland's longest living species, the pearl mussel, is facing extinction along with many others, including six varieties of bumblebee…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Canada 'sabotaged' climate change effortsCANADA: Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) has accused Canada's new conservative government, led by prime minister Stephen…Mon May 22 2006 - 01:00
Africa's glaciers under threatAFRICA: Fabled equatorial ice-caps in east Africa will disappear within two decades because of global warming, a study led by…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Dublin in running for great city awardDublin is competing with Edinburgh and London to capture the Academy of Urbanism's "Great European City of the Year" award, while…Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Replacement of blackened art panels draws criticismPainted wall panels commissioned by John Henry Newman have been removed from University Church, in St Stephen's Green, Dublin…Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Quality of Ireland's bathing water still 'very good'The quality of Ireland's bathing waters continues to be "very good", although they did not meet even EU minimum standards in …Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Heritage chief sounds flood warningThe most serious threat to Georgian Dublin is that rising sea levels as a result of global warming will ultimately reclaim the…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Council rejects development planCork City Council has requested further information on plans by O'Callaghan Properties for a major retail and residential development…Mon May 08 2006 - 01:00
Illegal quarries must be shut, says concrete federationThe Irish Concrete Federation (ICF) yesterday called on the Department of the Environment and local authorities to close down…Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
Planning Bill challenge 'likely'A senior official of the Department of the Environment has conceded that the Government's Strategic Infrastructure Bill is likely…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
Codes of conduct 'must be observed' on developmentCodes of conduct for councillors and officials "must be observed to the letter" in the preparation of development plans and no…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
The mini- metropolis: plans for Dundalk and NewryPlans are being drawn up to develop Dundalk and Newry as a cross-Border "mini-metropolis" with the aim of ensuring that the two…Fri Apr 28 2006 - 01:00
New plan urged for regional developmentThe Government has been urged to abandon its 2002 National Spatial Strategy (NSS) and draw up a new blueprint for regional development…Fri Apr 28 2006 - 01:00
Council defends shopping centre decisionWestmeath County Council has defended its unusual decision to sponsor plans for a major shopping centre in Mullingar - exempting…Wed Apr 26 2006 - 01:00
Trucks to go toll-free via bridge after tunnel opensDublin City Council has apparently averted legal action over its draft heavy goods vehicle (HGV) management strategy by agreeing…Tue Apr 25 2006 - 01:00
Call for more schools in Drogheda expansionThe Department of Education has said it is "imperative" for Louth County Council to make provision for both primary and post-…Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Port firm may sue if trucks forced to use tunnelOne of Dublin Port's biggest container companies is considering taking legal action against Dublin City Council on the basis …Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
Residents resist plans for quarry on Wexford hillsidePlans to extract some two million tonnes of stone from Ballythomas Hill, near Gorey, Co Wexford, are being strongly resisted …Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
Fatima Mansions scheme gets go-aheadDublin City Council's plans to proceed with the redevelopment of Fatima Mansions in Rialto have been approved by An Bord Pleanála…Wed Apr 05 2006 - 01:00
Fitzgerald to go after 10 years as city managerDublin city manager John Fitzgerald is to step down in June after 10 years in officeTue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Funding sought for long-term Dublin Bay planThe Dublin Regional Authority (DRA) is to seek funds under the National Development Plan 2007-2013 for a complete environmental…Mon Mar 27 2006 - 01:00
Kildare golf complex again denied planning permissionAn Bord Pleanála has again refused planning permission for a major golf tourism development at Palmerstown Demesne, near Johnstown…Sat Mar 25 2006 - 00:00
Strategy on HGVs to be phased in when port tunnel opensDublin City Council's strategy to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) out of the city centre during the day after the port tunnel…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
Timetable for stadium in doubtDublin City Council's planners have requested a raft of further information on plans to redevelop Lansdowne Road as a 50,000-…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
Water quality poor in a third of riversWater quality in more than one- third of Ireland's rivers and lakes fails to comply with the 1998 Phosphorus Regulations - and…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
EPA nominee sent letter to Roche over illegal dumpOne of Minister for the Environment Dick Roche's personal nominees to the advisory committee of the Environmental Protection …Tue Mar 21 2006 - 00:00
Government complacency over energy efficiency criticisedThe record number of new homes built in recent years will leave Ireland with a "legacy of cold houses for coming generations" …Mon Mar 20 2006 - 00:00
Bigger space, more art for Hugh LaneDublin City Council has managed to double the size of the old Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Art on Parnell Square for less than…Wed Feb 22 2006 - 00:00
New art space wins Cork competitionA mirrored box made from reinforced plastic has been chosen as the winner of Cork City Council's design ideas competition for…Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Roche urged to police industry emissionsWith the Greenland ice-sheet melting three times faster than it was 10 years ago, Minister for the Environment Dick Roche has…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions upIreland's greenhouse gas emissions are rising again, according to figures released yesterday by the Environmental Protection …Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Sewerage scheme no danger to rail line - councilMeath County Council has denied that its installation of a sewerage scheme along part of the former Navan railway line would …Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Luas lines link-up most likely via College GreenShorter, more direct routes via College Green are emerging as the preferred options for connecting the Tallaght and Sandyford…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Lack of 'sophisticated planning strategy' in redevelopment of Dublin criticisedDublin lacks a sophisticated planning strategy to tie together all of the development it has witnessed during the past 10 years…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Council rejects link road near AirfieldDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council last night unanimously rejected plans for a new road linking Dundrum with Sandyford Industrial…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Haughey house gets go-ahead as council is overruledAn Bord Pleanála has overruled Fingal County Council and its own planning inspector to grant permission to Eimear Haughey, daughter…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Increased vigilance has 'stamped out' illegal waste activity, says EPALarge-scale illegal dumping in Ireland has been "stamped out" through the improved enforcement of environmental legislation, …Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
TD wins appeal against student homesLabour chief whip Emmet Stagg TD has won his appeal against plans to develop a four-storey block of student housing and other…Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
State may follow Denmark's lead with all-party energy policyIreland could follow Denmark's example by adopting an all-party approach to energy policy.Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Radon ventilation warning from WHOThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged homeowners and building managers to take measures to improve indoor ventilation…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Lower HGV city speed limit urgedDublin City Council is being urged to impose a 30km/h (19mph) speed limit on juggernaut trucks using the city's streets after…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Donegal council has landfill site plan rejectedDonegal County Council has been refused planning permission for a regional landfill site at Meenaboll, near Glenveagh National…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Residents reopen closed Dublin squareResidents of Dartmouth Square in Dublin have reopened the public park in the middle of the square by removing locked chains placed…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
Retail area to benefit from new planning controlsGrafton Street, one of Dublin's premier retail streets, is to become an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) with special planning…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
'Green' cement claim on CO2 biasThe Minister for the Environment has sought legal advice on how the EU carbon emissions trading scheme is being applied to the…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Residents discover park is privately ownedResidents of Dartmouth Square in south Dublin were shocked to discover that the "public" park in the middle of the square is …Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Two parts of Lough Key 'eco-tourism' plan refusedTwo major elements of a €100 million "eco-tourism" scheme for Lough Key Forest Park in Co Roscommon have been refused by An Bord…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Warning on air quality complacencyAir quality in Ireland cannot be taken for granted as stricter standards come into force in future years, even though it complied…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Unions object to Waterford city projectWaterford Council of Trade Unions has backed local residents opposing a major development in the Michael Street/New Street area…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Waterford refused licence for landfill siteThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to refuse a licence to Waterford County Council for the development of …Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
