Local services on chopping board if income from household charge falls below targetANALYSIS: Any shortfall in payment of the household charge will hurt all local authorities but some will feel more pain than…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Funding conundrum: Local authorities uncertain on county budgetsMORE THAN three months into 2012, and with little concrete information from the Department of the Environment on what will happen…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Revenue should take control of property tax, say MinistersDIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED in collecting the new household charge has convinced a growing number of Ministers that the Revenue …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Total registered for household levy now 832,000MORE THAN 832,000 property owners have registered or paid the household charge, according to tallies from the Local Government…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Household charge late payers to be pursuedLATE PAYERS of the household charge will be pursued if they do not pay the €11 penalty due this month, chief executive of the…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
€100m household charge shortfall could force councils to cut servicesTHE STATE’S 34 city and county councils face having to make significant cuts in local services as a result of an expected deficit…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas committee report may put brakes on private clampingHOSPITALS COULD be banned from clamping cars parked in their grounds under legislation recommended by an Oireachtas transport…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
99c petrol offer halts city trafficA SERVICE station fined €14,000 last year for “under-measuring” the amount of petrol and diesel sold to customers yesterday reopened…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Irish come fourth for waste generation in EUIRELAND GENERATES the fourth highest amount of municipal waste per person in the EU and has twice the average amount of unaccounted…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Prices prompt heavy drinkers to cut downHeavy and underage drinkers are most likely to reduce alcohol consumption if prices go up, according to a World Health Organisation…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Planned Luas line delays regeneration of flatsTHE PLANNED regeneration of the Dublin City Council flats at Dominick Street has been put on hold because of a possible conflict…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Lifting the lid on what's going to waste after all that recyclingWhere do the contents of bins end up? Diligent recyclers may feel irked at neighbours who are too lazy or mean to segregate rubbish…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Over €250m to go towards social housing this yearJUST OVER €250 million will be allocated to local authorities by the Government to construct and regenerate social housing this…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Data protection commissioner not consulted on household charge lawDATA PROTECTION Commissioner Billy Hawkes said he was not consulted by the Government before it introduced household charge legislation…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Hawkes 'not consulted' on chargeData Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has said he was not consulted by the Government before it introduced the household …Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
No added time to pay household tax - HoganDATA PROTECTION legislation will be changed if required to secure the collection of the €100 household charge, Minister for the…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Appeal against €153m Guinness expansion planPLANS FOR the €153 million expansion of the Guinness Brewery at St James’s Gate in Dublin have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Hogan to use utility bills to collect household chargeData protection legislation will be changed if required to secure the collection of the household charge, Minister for the Environment…Sun Mar 18 2012 - 00:00
Minister says flood houses should be insurableINSURANCE companies have a responsibility to offer policies to householders in areas where flood alleviation measures have been…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
State pays out €130m in pigmeat dioxin scareMORE THAN €130 million has been paid by the State to the pigmeat industry in compensation for the dioxin contamination scare …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Toxic liquid removed from illegal dumpTHE CLEAN-UP by the Environmental Protection Agency of an illegal dump at Kerdiffstown, Co Kildare, which will take many years…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Dolphin House works back on tableONE OF Dublin’s most dilapidated flat complexes, which has suffered persistent sewage and mould problems, is to be redeveloped…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Grafton St repaving in pink and grey to cost €2.5mDUBLIN’S PRINCIPAL shopping street, Grafton Street, is to be repaved in grey and pink granite by Dublin City Council at a cost…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Ringsend upgrade plan to go to Bord PleanálaPLANS FOR a €250 million upgrade to Dublin’s municipal sewage plant at Ringsend, which has been working at overcapacity since…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Bus drivers who don't crash get €300,000BUS ÉIREANN spends about €300,000 a year on awards to drivers who manage not to crash their buses for a minimum of 200 days…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Horse traders ignore appeal not to attend fairHORSE TRADERS yesterday ignored appeals from Dublin City Council not to attend the Smithfield horse fair, with large crowds gathered…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Tight security for Smithfield fairHorse traders ignored appeals from Dublin City Council not to attend the Smithfield horse fair today, with large crowds gathered…Sun Mar 04 2012 - 00:00
Housing sprawl continues despite recessionHousing sprawl and the unsustainable expansion of Dublin city into surrounding counties has continued despite the recession a…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Garda road safety initiative beginsA Garda initiative targeting road traffic offences including drink driving, speeding, non-use of seatbelts and the use of hand…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Fire safety problems found in 300 homes on Dublin estateUP TO 300 houses and apartments in a north Dublin housing estate are in need of extensive repair work due to fire safety problems…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Strike may disrupt deliveries to TescoDELIVERIES TO Tesco supermarkets across Ireland could be disrupted by a planned strike by lorry drivers working for British-based…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Waste firm gives warning over paymentUP TO 18,000 former Dublin City Council household bin customers have not yet signed contracts with the company which bought the…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Over 7,000 financial complaints in 2011Just under €2.25 million was repaid or awarded in compensation to customers of financial institutions last year on the direction…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Warning to 18,000 over bin serviceUp to 18,000 former Dublin City Council household bin customers have chosen not to sign contracts with the private waste company…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Warning over loss of 400 psychiatric nursesTHE LOSS of up to 400 psychiatric nurses under the Government’s early retirement scheme will lead to “pandemonium” in the mental…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Rents rising despite fall in house pricesTHE SUPPLY of rental properties has fallen and rents are on the rise despite a continuing fall in house prices, according to …Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Crisis predicted in mental healthThe loss of up to 400 psychiatric nurses under the Government’s early retirement scheme will lead to “pandemonium” in the mental…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Dublin 'midtown' plans include 22-storey towerPLANS FOR the regeneration of Dublin’s southeast inner city, which allow for the construction of an 88m, 22-storey tower opposite…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
First mortgage holders avail of debt forgiveness schemeA DUBLIN family who were facing imminent eviction from their home have become the first mortgage holders to benefit from the …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Widespread patient satisfaction with mental health servicesA LARGE majority, 84 per cent, of mental health facility inpatients are satisfied with the service they receive, a survey by …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Mental healthcare patients 'satisfied'A majority of mental health facility inpatients said they were satisfied with the service they received, a survey by the Mental…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Plan for major Croke Park entrance would see 1960s flats demolishedA MAJOR new phase of development for Dublin’s Croke Park involving a new “processional entrance” to the stadium, offices, restaurants…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Tight deadline for renovations after 20-year wait vexes tenants of city flatsFOR 20 years the residents of Crampton Buildings in Dublin’s Temple Bar have been waiting for their Victorian homes to be brought…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Number of cars entering city at its lowest since figures beganTHE NUMBER of lorries and vans on Dublin city streets increased last year for the first time since the opening of the Dublin …Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
€28m allocation for anti-flood measures in BrayA FLOOD relief scheme for Bray, Co Wicklow, first sought by the town council following Hurricane Charlie more than 25 years ago…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Delay of mental health reforms criticisedA DELAY of six years in delivering community-based mental health services has been criticised by the chairman of the Mental Health…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Flood risk assessments to be carried out in eastTHE FLOOD risks posed by rivers across the east of the country, affecting up to 1Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Demand for rival bin firms after Greyhound criticismPRIVATE WASTE firms say they have been inundated with requests from former Dublin City Council customers to provide an alternative…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Confidential online service to let public report informationA CONFIDENTIAL online service to allow “concerned citizens” report sensitive information about public or private bodies has been…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Privatisation of Dublin bin collection a 'disaster'THE TRANSFER of Dublin city’s bin collection service to private waste company Greyhound has been a “wholesale disaster”, a meeting…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
