Prosecutions taken against employers up 54%PROSECUTIONS TAKEN against employers by the National Employment Rights Authority increased by more than 50 per cent in 2009 despite…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Dubliners urged to be vigilant over bogus council workersDUBLIN CITY: DUBLIN CITY Council has urged householders to remain vigilant to “bogus callers” using the current water problems…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
'Bus gate' evening restrictions at College Green return todayBACK IN FORCE COLLEGE GREEN BUS GATE: MOTORISTS WHO have been using Dublin’s College Green during the evening peak traffic hours…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Offenders to clean city buildings of graffitiCONVICTED OFFENDERS will be cleaning graffiti from city centre buildings in the coming months under a pilot project between the…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Offenders to clean city buildings of graffitiCONVICTED OFFENDERS will be cleaning graffiti from city centre buildings in the coming months under a pilot project between the…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
'Bus gate' evening restrictions at College Green return todayBACK IN FORCE COLLEGE GREEN BUS GATE: MOTORISTS WHO have been using Dublin’s College Green during the evening peak traffic hours…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Dubliners urged to be vigilant over bogus council workersDUBLIN CITY: DUBLIN CITY Council has urged householders to remain vigilant to “bogus callers” using the current water problems…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
'Bus gate' restrictions to reapplyMotorists who have been using Dublin’s College Green during the evening peak traffic hours for the last two months, will have…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Dublin faces water cuts as reserves fail to meet demandWATER SUPPLY: ALL PARTS of Dublin city can expect cuts to water supplies over the coming days due to a combination of excessive…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
New Dublin city draft plan puts a halt to rezoning of land for housingNO NEW lands will be rezoned for housing in Dublin city until after 2017, under the new draft city development plan which has…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Dublin faces water cuts as reserves fail to meet demandWATER SUPPLY: ALL PARTS of Dublin city can expect cuts to water supplies over the coming days due to a combination of excessive…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
New Dublin city draft plan puts a halt to rezoning of land for housingNO NEW lands will be rezoned for housing in Dublin city until after 2017, under the new draft city development plan which has…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Dublin city plan goes on viewTHE PROPOSED new Dublin City Development Plan, which designates building heights, land zonings and development standards for …Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Dublin city plan goes on viewTHE PROPOSED new Dublin City Development Plan, which designates building heights, land zonings and development standards for …Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
State faces bill if incinerator is scrapped, city manager warnsINTERFERENCE WITH the Poolbeg incinerator project could leave the State facing a multimillion euro compensation bill, Dublin …Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Dublin's poorest face waste chargesMORE THAN 37,000 of Dublin’s poorest households, which will be charged for waste collection for the first time in 2010, will …Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Tourism sector sheds 12,000 jobs due to fall in overseas holidaymakersTHE NUMBER of overseas visitors taking holidays in Ireland fell by almost one-fifth in 2009, and about 12,000 tourism jobs were…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Dart line to be split to make way for undergroundDUBLIN’S DART line, which has carried passengers from Howth to Bray for 25 years, is to be severed following construction of …Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Flashing lights legalised as new cyclists' code plannedFLASHING BICYCLE lights, which have been used illegally for years by many cyclists, have been legalised by Minister for Transport…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
FG to oppose Dublin mayoral electionsFINE GAEL will oppose plans to hold elections for a mayor of Dublin next year, the party’s environment and local government spokesman…Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Verdict is warning to council on incinerator plan, says GormleyTHE HIGH Court judgment that found Dublin City Council’s attempts to change the household bin collection system were anti-competitive…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Council votes for budget that brings in waste charges for poorDUBLIN CITY councillors have voted by a two-to-one majority in favour of a budget that includes the introduction of waste charges…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Local authorities criticised for not enforcing rental standardsLOCAL AUTHORITIES are failing to enforce standards for rented flats and houses, Minister of State for Housing Michael Finneran…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Inspector to investigate contract for incineratorMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is to appoint within weeks an inspector to investigate the contract for the 600,000…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Poorer Dublin households to be charged for waste collectionDUBLIN’S POOR are to face waste collection charges of up to €208 a year next year, the first time they will have to pay for having…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
President praises work of addiction centreADDICTION IS the “blight of all blights” in many Irish lives, homes and communities, but it is an enemy that can be overcome, …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Border controls 'hit flow of students to Dublin colleges'GOVERNMENT IMMIGRATION policy is blocking international students from coming to Ireland and contributing to the economy, the …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Dublin City Council plans 2% cut in ratesDUBLIN CITY Council plans to cut rates for businesses in the city by 2 per cent next year in the face of a 12 per cent drop in…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Poolbeg incinerator project to startConstruction of the controversial 600,000 tonne incinerator in Poolbeg, Dublin is to begin tomorrow, amid renewed protests from…Sun Dec 13 2009 - 00:00
Hygiene at maternity hospital 'deteriorating'A LIMERICK maternity hospital has been found to have poor standards of hygiene which have “substantially deteriorated” since …Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Fall in prosecutions against taxi driversPROSECUTIONS AGAINST taxi drivers have fallen by one-third this year while complaints by passengers are down by almost one-fifth…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Happy day: €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge opens ahead of scheduleDUBLIN’S €60 MILLION Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, will open to traffic…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Samuel Beckett Bridge opensDublin's €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, opened to traffic…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Legal protection for whistleblowers urgedWHISTLEBLOWERS MUST be given legal protection so that scandals do not go unreported, anti-corruption campaign group Transparency…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Gormley intervened in DCU row, tribunal toldMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley intervened in a disciplinary dispute between DCU and a lecturer at the university, …Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
High-rise proposals to be released this monthTHE NEW Dublin City Development Plan, with proposals for new standards for building heights in the city, will be released for…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Operation Freeflow breathalyser for motoristsMOTORISTS STOPPED by gardaí for committing traffic offences during Operation Freeflow in Dublin city will be breathalysed.Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Carton House expansion plan rejectedAN BORD Pleanála has overturned the decision of Meath County Council to allow the construction of a business and technology park…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Freeflow gardai to test driversMotorists stopped by gardaí for committing traffic offences during Operation Freeflow in Dublin city will be breathalysed An …Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Non-payment of grants forcing students to drop out, says USIUP TO 50 students a week are being forced to drop out of third-level institutions because they have yet to receive their first…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Rules force landlords to maintain propertiesLANDLORDS WILL be forced to repair roofs, paint windows and cut the grass of their privately rented properties under new standards…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Call for 24-hour car ban to facilitate Metro North workPRIVATE CARS must be banned from using Westmoreland Street to cross Dublin city centre during the construction of Metro North…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Weather WatchTemperatures will plummet to -5 degrees tonight with a sharp ground frost and a risk of sleet and snow, according to Met Éireann…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Incinerator move will end in court - GormleyDUBLIN CITY Council’s decision to go ahead with the construction of the Poolbeg incinerator was likely to result in legal action…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Poolbeg construction set to beginDublin City Council’s decision to go ahead with the construction of Poolbeg incinerator is likely to result in legal action, …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Renewed calls for free cervical vaccineTHE INSTITUTE of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists is appealing to the Government to introduce the cervical cancer (HPV) vaccination…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
SVP sees 25% rise in demandOver 100,000 people are expected to seek the help of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) between now and Christmas - a 25…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Council to reassess €4.5m HGV toll feesDUBLIN CITY Council is to reconsider its payment of some €4Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Garda a 'closed shop' over turban banSIKHS AND other religious groups are being denied equal employment rights by An Garda Síochána, a Garda conference on diversity…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Charges for waste to fall €50, says new reportHOUSEHOLDERS CAN expect to pay about €50 less in annual waste charges, but those on waivers may no longer be immune from charges…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
