Poolbeg incinerator project to face further delaysTHE CONTROVERSIAL Poolbeg incinerator project is set to face further delays and costs following a decision by Dublin City Council…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Preserving not bulldozing is best option, says ParlonFUTURE PLANNING: BULLDOZING UNFINISHED housing estates would be a “complete waste of money”, Construction Industry Federation…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Hayes alleges gross incompetence as school building funds not being spentLESS THAN one quarter of the 2010 budget for new school buildings was spent in the first six months of this year, according to…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Private waste group in Poolbeg challengeREPRESENTATIVES OF private waste companies are to mount a new legal challenge against the Poolbeg incinerator and Dublin City…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Council faces huge glut of social and affordable housingANALYSIS: DÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council is facing a battle with developers to stop a €42 million bill for social and…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Development plan for golf club site given green lightAN BORD Pleanála has granted permission for more than 600 apartments and houses on the site of the former Dún Laoghaire Golf …Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire scheme approvedAn Bord Pleanála has granted permission for more than 600 apartments and houses on the site of the former Dún Laoghaire Golf …Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Green Party says pay chief 'misguided' after criticism of recruitment planTHE GREEN Party has accused the chairman of the Higher Public Servants Remuneration Committee of being “misguided” and “blinkered…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
€183,000 to store e-voting machinesALMOST €183,000 is expected to be spent this year on storage for electronic voting machines which Minister for the Environment…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Permission for Aldi store in Portmarnock overturnedLOW-COST supermarket chain Aldi has been refused permission by An Bord Pleanála to build a branch on the Portmarnock coast, opposite…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Rejection of city council proposal to issue bondsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has rejected a proposal from Dublin City Council aimed at raising funding for the refurbishment of …Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Incinerator developers pitch for NI waste workINCINERATORS UNDER construction in Poolbeg, Dublin, and Carranstown, Co Meath, could be used to process waste illegally dumped…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Locals voice concern at proposed McDonald'sFAST-FOOD GIANT McDonald’s is planning to locate a “drive-thru” restaurant backing on to a primary school in a residential area…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Landfill levy led to illegal waste exportBACKGROUND: The introduction of the landfill levy in 2002 drove the illegal dumping trade into the NorthTue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
State foots €36m bill to 'repatriate' illegal waste from NorthTHE GOVERNMENT is to spend in excess of €36 million to “repatriate” 250,000 tonnes of Irish household and commercial waste illegally…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Endesa gets permit for Wexford gas stationSPANISH ENERGY company Endesa has been granted permission by An Bord Pleanála to construct a natural gas power station on the…Mon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
High-rise ban 'will drive out investment'A DECISION by Dublin city councillors to prevent applications for high-rise or even mid-rise buildings under the new Dublin City…Mon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Quad bike ban in mountainsQUAD BIKES and scrambler motorbikes are being banned from more than 160,000 hectares of mountain, forest, beach and marsh land…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
RTÉ transmission network may be sold, says RyanRTÉ’S TRANSMISSION network could be sold off following the investment of €70 million of public money in the development of digital…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Developers to face high-rise curbs as council agrees planDEVELOPERS ARE facing severe restrictions on the construction of high-rise buildings in Dublin city following the introduction…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Advert sites to fund bike scheme approvedADVERTISING FIRM JC Decaux is being given permission by Dublin City Council to erect five new advertising structures in the city…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Demolition of flats complex to go aheadDEMOLITION OF the final four blocks of flats at St Michael’s Estate in Inchicore, Dublin, is expected to begin in the coming …Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Sewerage issue at convention centreDoubts have been cast over the planned opening of the €380 million national convention centre in Dublin’s docklands after it …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Convention centre does not yet have proper sewerage facilitiesDOUBTS HAVE been cast over the planned opening of the €380 million national convention centre in Dublin’s docklands after it …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Study proposes range of schemes to protect and improve canalsFACILITIES FOR houseboats; horse-drawn barges; markets; concerts; water sports, shops and restaurants are proposed for the Royal…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Study lists schemes to boost canalsFacilities for houseboats; horse-drawn barges; markets; concerts; water sports, shops and restaurants are proposed for the Royal…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
State's response to severe flooding 'inadequate'The State's response to the severe flooding and heavy snowfall last winter was "inadequate", lacked planning and was poorly managed…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
An Taisce claims council 'disingenuous'AN TAISCE has accused Dublin City Council of being “disingenuous in the extreme” in its response to a planning investigation …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
An Taisce accused of slur against council staffDUBLIN CITY manager John Tierney has accused An Taisce of “gross misinterpretation” of facts and slurs against the integrity …Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Nearly every council will respond to investigationFIVE OF the six local authorities targeted by a planning investigation ordered last month by Minister for the Environment John…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Gormley to move policy away from incinerationWASTE POLICIES which would make large incinerators such as the facility under construction at Poolbeg in Dublin unviable have…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Council seeks to pump water daily from Shannon to DublinDUBLIN CITY Council is to seek approval next week for a plan to pump 350 million litres of water per day from the river Shannon…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
RSA says families shattered in 'split second'THE ROAD Safety Authority has urged all drivers to take responsibility for their actions following the multiple fatality in Donegal…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Equality Authority victim of targeted 'misinformation'THE EQUALITY Authority was victim last year to a deliberate “campaign of misinformation” aimed at undermining its work, authority…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
DAA warns about airport site picketA PICKET on the Terminal Two construction site at Dublin airport will have “major financial implications” and could delay the…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Study into job creation at Knock airportMORE THAN 300 jobs could be created at Knock airport if plans for a new business park are approved by Minister for Enterprise…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Dublin waste to be dumped outside capital next yearALL OF Dublin’s “grey bin” household waste will be sent outside the capital for dumping at landfill sites in surrounding counties…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Equality agency handles 878 casesAlmost half of all queries to the Equality Authority last year related to concerns about maternity leave entitlements, according…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Fight on drugs not tackling poly-drug users, says reportOFFICIAL FIGURES, which show a fall in the number receiving treatment for heroin addiction, are painting a misleading picture…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Cuts will have 'catastrophic effects'COMMITTEE REPORT: ANY FURTHER cuts to the Government’s investment in infrastructure will have “catastrophic effects” on the …Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Major work needed to fix council apartmentsA DUBLIN City Council senior citizens complex built just four years ago has to undergo major reconstruction work following the…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Grafton Street tops online pollGRAFTON STREET has been voted Dublin’s favourite street by users of social networking sites Facebook and Twitter in a competition…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Claim ambulance trolleys used in A&EsAMBULANCES ARE out of service at two Dublin hospitals for several hours at a time because their trolleys are used for patients…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Falling farm incomes hit 10-year lowFAMILY FARM incomes dropped by almost one third last year due to a continuing fall in food prices, according to new figures published…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Clamping up but more motorists appealTHE NUMBER of vehicles clamped or towed in Dublin city hit a six-year high last year with almost 61,000 motorists falling foul…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Warning over breach of river standardsIRELAND IS among 12 EU states which have received an official warning by the European Commission for breaching European water…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Residents oppose rezoning of churchATTEMPTS BY the Catholic diocese of Dublin to have a church and lands in the north of the city zoned as residential are being…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Nine popular beaches fail minimum quality testPOPULAR BEACHES around the country are continuing to fail minimum EU water quality standards because of inadequate sewage infrastructure…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Public utility proposed to manage water resourcesA PUBLIC utility company should be established to manage water resources and levy water charges nationally, one of the State’…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Builder fails to plug leaky water towerA FIVE million litre municipal water tower in west Dublin has been empty since its construction more than three years ago due…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
