Unsafe image hinders bike useThe use of bicycles in Dublin is being impeded by the perception that cycling in the city is unsafe according to research from…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Dublin bike hire scheme set to treble in sizePLANS FOR a threefold expansion of the Dublin bike scheme, the first since the rental bikes were introduced to the city three…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Moral hazard linked to any State pyrite responsibilityA moral hazard would be created if the State were to assume responsibility for structural damage caused to homes by pyrite, the…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Minister's waste move may hit PoolbegPLANS TO regulate the waste collection market by allowing local authorities to control which private companies collect household…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Local services face cuts based on deficit in household chargeCITY AND county councillors across the State are facing the prospect of making millions of euro in cuts to local services as …Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Household charge reminders to be sentA SECOND round of warning letters to homeowners who have failed to pay the household charge will be issued in the coming weeks…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Almost 5,000 people to be relocated under housing planALMOST 5,000 people with physical and intellectual disabilities are to be moved out of residential institutions over the next…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Pyrite tests may cost homeowners €5,000HOMEOWNERS WHOSE properties are suspected to have been damaged by pyrite face bills of up to €5,000 in tests for the mineral …Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Government allocates funds for 800 social housesSOME €100 million has been allocated by the Government to provide more than 800 social houses through local authorities and voluntary…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Greyhound contract to collect bins at flats endsDUBLIN CITY Council is ending its contract with waste company Greyhound to collect bins from the residents of more than 11,500…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Ballymun company asked to cut costs by 40%ALMOST A quarter of the funding provided by the Government to Ballymun Regeneration Ltd (BRL) is spent on administration, the…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Extra €20m sought for Ballymun schemeURBAN RENEWAL: THE STATE company behind the redevelopment of Ballymun in north Dublin is seeking an additional €20 million from…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
140 more homes in rebuilt Ballymun affected by pyriteUP TO 500 people may have to move out of their newly built homes in Ballymun in north Dublin because of damage caused by the …Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Regeneration back on track for 'last lap' of a marathon projectBACKGROUND: AFTER AN eight-year delay, a budget overrun in the region of €500 million and numerous setbacks including the discovery…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Some flight school students to pay extra to finish trainingThe Waterford-based flight school at the centre of a financial row that has left trainee pilots stranded in Florida has admitted…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Student survey finds half drank before 15ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS of third-level students were sold alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences when they were under age, according…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Profiles of voters in fiscal treaty focus of researchANTI-GOVERNMENT SENTIMENT and a distrust of politicians accounted for more than 50 per cent of the No vote in the recent fiscal…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Pilot trainer firm says it will find new coursesTHE IRISH pilot-training firm at the centre of a financial row that has left trainee pilots stranded in Florida has said it is…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Pilot school seeks alternative trainingThe Irish pilot training firm at the centre of a financial row that has left trainee pilots stranded in Florida has said it is…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
One in 10 ghost estates completed or made safeONE IN 10 unfinished housing estates identified last year by the Department of the Environment has been completed or made safe…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Report finds 2,000 'ghost' estatesOnly one in 10 unfinished housing estates identified last year by the Department of the Environment have been completed or made…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Month marked by 25 road fatalities 'catastrophic'JUNE WAS a “catastrophic month” for road fatalities and must not be repeated, chief executive of the road safety authority Noel…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Review of ruling on standards soughtDUBLIN CITY Council is seeking a judicial review of findings made by the Standards in Public Office Commission against Labour…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
€2m more raised this year in tax on second propertiesNEARLY €2 million more has been paid by the owners of second homes in non-principal private residence (NPPR) charges this year…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Waste firms told not to use farm facilityTHE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency has directed three Dublin-based waste companies to stop using a facility at a Co Kildare …Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Greyhound ordered to take 3,000 tonnes of waste off farmWASTE COMPANY Greyhound has been ordered to remove almost 3,000 tonnes of its waste that was being illegally stored on a farm…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste criticises Assad regime over Syrian massacreTÁNAISTE AND Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore yesterday described Friday’s massacre of more than 100 people in the …Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Council not aware of takeover plans for dockland bodyDUBLIN CITY Council has said it has not been made aware of any plans for it to take over the powers of the Dublin Dockland Development…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Threat to water policy if used for 'political gain'THE TEMPTATION to use water charges as a “political football” could destroy the development of water services in Ireland, a leading…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Council to act over 200 derelict sitesAN INITIATIVE to put some 200 vacant, abandoned or derelict sites in Dublin city back into productive use is being developed …Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Council drafting Inchicore area planA REDEVELOPMENT master plan for almost 100 hectares of land to the west of Inchicore in Dublin is being drawn up by Dublin City…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Stokes twins say they felt coerced into resignationsFORMER OWNERS of private members club Residence, Christian and Simon Stokes, have told an Employment Appeals Tribunal they felt…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Restrict water meter installation to cities, urges leading engineerTHE GOVERNMENT should consider restricting the installation of water meters to cities only, one of the country’s leading water…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Council shortlists three sites for giant sewage plantTHREE SITES in north Co Dublin are in the running to be the location of a new Dublin regional sewage treatment plant, which would…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Deadline today: register to voteTODAY IS the deadline to register to vote in the referendum on the fiscal treaty on May 31st.Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Council removes public bins because of illegal dumpingPUBLIC LITTER bins are being removed from residential areas by Dublin City Council in an attempt to crack down on illegal dumping…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Sites identified for Dublin sewage worksThree sites in north Dublin are in the running to be the location of a new Dublin regional sewage treatment plant, which would…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Warning over fragility of supplyThe EU’s economic and fiscal crisis has overshadowed risks of water shortages and contamination, according to Fine Gael MEP Mairéad…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Warning of public service manpower crisisTHE PUBLIC service is facing a manpower crisis with half of all staff due to retire within the next five to 10 years, according…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Sunny weekend for cool music and arts eventsMUSIC AND arts feature strongly on what is due to be a relatively bright and sunny weekend.Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Fears for 100 historic buildings due to cutsMORE THAN 100 of Dublin’s most historic buildings are falling into dereliction because of cuts in Government funding which have…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Record year for clean water as only two beaches fail to meet EU standardONLY TWO out of 135 Irish beaches failed to meet minimum EU water quality standards last year, making it a record year for cleanliness…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Relaxation of cap on shop sizes may attract international retail giantsTHE PROSPECT of large international supermarket brands, including low-cost retailers, locating in Ireland has been given a boost…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
AIB says it will join talks with Priory Hall residentsONE OF the main banks providing mortgages on properties at the Priory Hall apartment complex in Dublin has said it will participate…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
€260m debt on unused council landsLOCAL AUTHORITIES are seeking approximately €260 million from the Government to pay off loan debts on land bought for social …Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Hundreds protest at papal nunciature against censuring of priests by VaticanA SILENT vigil was held outside the papal nunciature in Dublin yesterday to protest against the censuring of priests by the Vatican…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Priory Hall residents criticise banks' decision not to join in talksThe evacuated residents of the Priory Hall apartment complex in Dublin have described as “a devastating blow” an apparent refusal…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Water meters to be installed on all homes, says HoganPLANNING CONFERENCE: A WATER meter will be installed on every home in the State, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Finished homes on ghost estates are 'left to deteriorate'CONSTRUCTION HAS stopped on 90 per cent of ghost estates, leaving many in a dangerous and deteriorating condition, according …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
