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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
€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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Long walk for political apologyPROTEST: EIGHT MEN are walking 150km (93 miles) from Kilmacow in Co Kilkenny to Leinster House, Dublin, to seek an apology from…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Pianist was expected to use funds to entertain, PAC toldTHE ROYAL Irish Academy of Music has told the Public Accounts Committee it expected its former president Dr John O’Conor to “…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
UCD's 'unlawful' payments now estimated at €6mUCD MADE unauthorised payments of approximately €6 million to staff that will have to be refunded to the exchequer, the chief…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Snow expected to fall inland as temperatures dropINLAND COUNTIES of Munster and south Leinster are most at risk of snow as wintery weather makes a return, according to Met Éireann…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Poolbeg developers say incinerator levy would breach EU lawTHE GOVERNMENT would be in contravention of EU law if it introduced new punitive levies on incineration proposed by Minister …Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Snow set to return tomorrow nightSNOW IS set to return tomorrow night and Friday, with falls of up to 10cms possible in many areas, Met Éireann has said.Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Partial demolition of 1916 buildingsDUBLIN CITY Council has sanctioned the partial demolition of buildings on Moore Lane that campaigners say were occupied by the…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Poolbeg developers say incinerator levy would breach EU lawTHE GOVERNMENT would be in contravention of EU law if it introduced new punitive levies on incineration proposed by Minister …Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
New levies may scupper plans to restart Poolbeg incinerator workCONSTRUCTION OF the Poolbeg incinerator is set to restart by the end of April, Dublin city manager John Tierney has saidTue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Number of tourists visiting Ireland hits 12-year low in 2010THE NUMBER of tourists visiting Ireland this year fell to a 12-year low, according the an end-of-year review by the Irish Tourist…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Water supply to Dublin and Wicklow at risk if 150-year-old tunnel collapsesMORE THAN 150,000 homes in Dublin and Wicklow could be left without guaranteed drinking water “for years” if an unstable 19th…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Water disruptions to continueRestaurants, pub and hotels could be without water for New Year’s Eve as a result of the ongoing restrictions and breaks to water…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Waste collections to be restored following freezeHOUSEHOLDS LEFT without bin collections during the severe weather in the run-up to Christmas will have services restored this…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
New Year's Eve water cuts a 'disaster' for city restaurantsRESTAURANTS, PUBS and hotels could be without water for New Year’s Eve as a result of the ongoing restrictions and breaks to …Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
