Business body opposes plan for Metro as threat to tradeA DUBLIN business organisation has decided to withdraw its support from the Metro North rail project, despite having the Railway…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Number of bin charge waivers to be cutTHE NUMBER of social welfare-dependent households in Dublin that will qualify for a waiver on bin charges is expected to be cut…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Nearly all Dublin's waste sent to landfillALMOST 670,000 tonnes of Dublin’s waste was disposed of in landfill sites in 2009, 350,000 tonnes more than Dublin City Council…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
City council rules out imposing paid parkingDUBLIN CITY residents who do not seek to have permit parking introduced to their streets will not have it forced upon them, the…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Councillor a victim of 'dirty' campaign on rezoning decisionA FINGAL county councillor has said he has been the victim of a “dirty”, personalised smear campaign aimed at stopping a rezoning…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Jesse Jackson warns over Libya attacksVETERAN US civil rights campaigner Rev Jesse Jackson has warned against excessive use of international military force in Libya…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Home News Natural disasters draining aid, says Trócaire: THE INCREASING frequency of natural disasters is becoming an unsustainable drain on aid agency funds and the goodwill of donors…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Libya mandate 'stretched' - JacksonVeteran US civil rights campaigner the Rev Jesse Jackson has warned against excessive use of international military force in …Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Council may end all free parking in Dublin city centreALL FREE on-street parking in Dublin city centre and inner suburbs is set to be eliminated under new plans by Dublin City Council…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Irish hotels check out as among least costlyIRELAND HAS the cheapest hotels in western Europe, with prices just marginally more expensive than eastern Europe, according …Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Councillor listed in advertisement for development urged to abstain on voteA NORTH Dublin county councillor has been urged to abstain from a vote on a zoning change to accommodate a commercial development…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Thousands come out to celebrateHundreds of thousands of spectators attended almost 120 St Patrick’s Day parades across the country yesterday, with more than…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
No rain on parades as thousands come out to celebrateHUNDREDS OF thousands of spectators attended almost 120 St Patrick’s Day parades across the country yesterday, with more than…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Closure of Cavan dump sends capital's waste to Louth, Offaly sitesSOME 25,000 tonnes of Dublin’s household waste is to be sent to landfill sites in Louth and Offaly following the closure of a…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
In bloom: good year for shamrockDespite the extremely harsh winter there has been a good crop of the hardy little shamrock this year, according to suppliers …Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Parents urged to be vigilant against teenage drinkingPREPARATIONS: PARENTS HAVE been urged to be alert to the dangers of children and teenagers drinking during tomorrow’s St Patrick…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Swans stricken with mystery illnessSIXTEEN SWANS have died in the last 10 days and up to 10 more are seriously ill after they contracted a mysterious infection …Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Petrol station owners say fuel duties too highPETROL STATION owners are calling on the government to reduce fuel duties to stop spiralling prices at the pump, with taxes accounting…Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Action urged over petrol pricesPetrol station owners are calling on the Government to reduce fuel duties to stop spiralling prices at the pump.Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Call for customers to support local Irish food producersLOCAL IRISH food producers are in danger of being forced out of business by low-quality cheap imports, the Irish Food Writers…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
One man arrested after two injured in shooting at Smithfield horse fairGARDAÍ AT the Bridewell station have appealed for witnesses to a shooting at the Smithfield horse fair in Dublin yesterday in…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Violence should not harm event's future, say tradersPARTICIPANTS AT the Smithfield horse fair said the shooting yesterday in which two men were injured was an isolated incident …Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Kenny told to keep his promise to the elderlyELDERLY CARE: OLDER PEOPLE’S charity Alone has called on Labour and Fine Gael to include specific provisions for the welfare…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Appeal on Smithfield horse fairDUBLIN CITY Council and the Garda have appealed to horse traders not to attend the monthly Smithfield horse fair this coming …Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Party bans nomination of relatives for councilsLABOUR: LABOUR FAMILY dynasties are at risk following an edict from head office that relatives of TDs will not be considered…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
1916 relatives tell Nama of fears for Moore Street sitesRELATIVES OF the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation have met the board of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) to express…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Facelift for National Gallery: exhibitions to remain openA €3.8 MILLION refurbishment of some of the oldest parts of the National Gallery of Ireland in Merrion Square, Dublin, is to …Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Dunne told to redesign proposal for D4 hotel siteA FURTHER redesign, including a reduction in height and scale, of developer Seán Dunne’s plans for the former Jurys/Berkeley …Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Anti-war groups welcome decisionANTI-WAR GROUPS yesterday welcomed the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal to overturn the conviction against peace activist…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Care 'should not be linked to location'OLDER PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE: OLDER PEOPLE’S access to palliative and end-of-life care, dementia care or carer supports should not…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Call for universal health systemOlder people's access to palliative and end life care, dementia care, or carers' supports should not depend on geographic location…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
€5m allocated to repair ghost estatesDEVELOPERS WHO have abandoned unfinished housing estates will be pursued for any public money used to fix health and safety hazards…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Hundreds of ghost estates identified as hazardous to residentsSOME 350 dangerous or “developer-abandoned” housing estates, in need of urgent work for the safety of residents, have been identified…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
'Irascible' actor TP McKenna dies in London, aged 81THE DEATH has occurred of actor TP McKenna (81), well known for his stage, film and television work, spanning more than half …Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
New government must not ignore children of alcoholics, says charityCHILDREN OF alcoholic parents lead lives of “quiet desperation” and must not be ignored by the next government, Alcohol Action…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Real-time screens for buses in DublinELECTRONIC INFORMATION signs which tell the “real time” buses are due have started operating at selected bus stops in Dublin …Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Visibility can be down to 100m in fogPILOT'S VIEW: FOG CAN reduce runway visibility from several miles to as little as 100m (300ft), according to president of the…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
An Taisce accuses council of 'reckless neglect' of city centreTHE HISTORIC core of Dublin city is becoming a blackspot of “cheap garish signage” and “lower-order shops” because of Dublin …Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Fuel poverty may cause thousands of deathsTHE INABILITY to pay for home heating could be contributing to up to 2,000 winter deaths across Ireland a year, an Energy Action…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Further week to put out Naas dump fireTHE FIRE at an abandoned illegal dump at Kerdiffstown, near Naas, Co Kildare, will take at least one more week to extinguish, …Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Quay wall near Ringsend bridge collapses into river DodderA 200-year-old section of quay wall beside Ringsend bridge, Dublin, and which had been earmarked for reconstruction, collapsed…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Construction firm fined for falsifying work recordsA CONSTRUCTION firm involved in developing the €425 million M7 motorway from Nenagh to Limerick has been found guilty of falsifying…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
An Bord Pleanála turns down plan for McDonald's in SandymountA PLAN to locate a McDonald’s “drive-thru” restaurant backing on to a primary school in a residential area of Sandymount, Dublin…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
O'Reilly lobbies election hopefuls over roleOMBUDSMAN: OMBUDSMAN EMILY O’Reilly has begun lobbying the prospective leaders of the next government for an expanded role for…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Regulator refuses taxi talks invitationDIRECTOR FOR taxi regulation Kathleen Doyle has refused a Dublin City Council request to meet with a cross-party group of councillors…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Leaking of Poolbeg report 'very regrettable', says Ó CuívMINISTER FOR the Environment Éamon Ó Cuív has described as “very regrettable” the leaking of a confidential report in relation…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Give me a crash course in . . . the Poolbeg incineratorThe incinerator – or waste-to-energy facility, as Dublin City Council and Covanta, the US company contracted to build it, would…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Bill making Poolbeg unviable 'won't happen'LEGISLATION PUBLISHED by former minister for the environment John Gormley which would make the Poolbeg incinerator unviable “…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Planning for 178 homes on site of Stardust appealedA DECISION by Dublin City Council to allow the construction of 178 apartments and houses and a hotel on the site of the Stardust…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
