4,000 seek to fill 280 jobs in new Ikea storeSOME 4,000 people queued at the Ballymun Civic Centre in Dublin at the weekend to inquire about 280 entry-level jobs at the new…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Transgender people earn less - surveyTRANSGENDER PEOPLE, ie those whose gender identity differs from their birth gender, have high suicide rates, poor experience …Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Croke Park 4km match day parking ban proposedMATCHGOERS COULD be banned from parking in an area stretching almost 4km from Croke Park under new bylaws to be released for …Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Proposals recast Dublin and its trafficTHE BUSY traffic route in front of Dublin’s Custom House could be turned into a pedestrian plaza and the city’s quays made a …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Bus priority, real-time arrival system timetabled for 2010REAL-TIME arrival information at bus stops and a traffic management system which will allow buses to have priority at more than…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Traffic surge despite extra buses, LuasMORE THAN 3,000 extra cars are now driven into Dublin city during the daily morning rush hour period than four years ago, despite…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Third of appeals against clamping in Dublin upheldALMOST A third of appeals against decisions of Dublin’s clampers to the independent parking appeals officer were upheld last …Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Plan to reduce speed limit to 30km/h throughout most of Dublin city centreDUBLIN CITY Council plans to reduce speed limits to 30km/h throughout most of the city centre, including O’Connell Street and…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Libertas unveils Euro poll billboard campaignLIBERTAS HAS launched its billboard campaign for the European elections with a series of posters critical of Taoiseach Brian …Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Criticism as PD is co-opted to councilA NEW Progressive Democrats councillor was last night installed on Dublin City Council just weeks before the party is to be officially…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
4,000 new jobs in Liffey Valley planA €500 million expansion of the Liffey Valley shopping centre in Clondalkin, west Dublin, would result in the creation of 4,000…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Owner of site overlooking Ring of Kerry offers to swap for luxury carWITH THE purse strings of most financial institutions remaining resolutely tight, the dream of acquiring an unspoilt plot of …Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Funds help veterans return to battlefieldsBRITISH LOTTERY funds are to be used to pay for Irish veterans of the second World War to go on trips as far afield as Singapore…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Prostate patient died from septicaemiaA PATIENT who died of septicaemia at Tallaght Hospital the day after his transfer from a private hospital in Co Kildare had only…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
PDs to put forward new councillor for Dublin City CouncilTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats plan to install a new councillor in Dublin city next Monday just weeks before the party is to be officially…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Regulator unmoved by taxi protestTAXI REGULATOR Kathleen Doyle has said she will not be influenced by yesterday’s taxi protest which resulted in an almost complete…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Siptu to consider talks invite in airport rowSIPTU WILL today decide if it is to accept an invitation from the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to take part in talks over…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Taxi drivers hold 24-hour national stoppageTaxi drivers are holding a 24-hour stoppage today in protest over conditions in the industry.Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Taxis withdraw service nationwideTOWNS AND cities across the State are likely to be without taxi services today as a result of a 24-hour national stoppage which…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Case against quarry firm to be amendedONE OF the State’s largest house builders is to change its case against a quarry firm which it is suing for supplying allegedly…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Dropped TV show mystifies McManusTV3’S DECISION to drop its political discussion programme The Political Party was “mystifying” and disappointing, Labour Party…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Councils will be allowed to sell affordable houses on marketLOCAL AUTHORITIES are to be allowed to sell affordable houses on the open market to get rid of a backlog of 3,700 unsold houses…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Eight people die on roads over St Patrick's weekendGARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has warned motorists to stop their “reckless behaviour”, following the deaths of eight people…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Protesting taxi driver group aims to choke city trafficPROTEST GROUP Taxi Drivers for Change is planning to disrupt Dublin city traffic for up to six hours tomorrow in its latest demonstration…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Road closures for paradesDUBLIN: Roads will be closed along the route from 7am until 4pm including; Western Way, Parnell Square East, O’Connell St, Westmoreland…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Sunshine to brighten up 70 parades around countryEVENTS: WHILE THERE may be some drizzle in parts of the west and north early this morning, rain is due to clear across the countrybefore…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Councils to be asked to get expert valuations before selling public landMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is to ask all local authorities to obtain professional valuation reports before selling…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Regeneration of Ballymun delayed due to cut in fundsCOMPLETION OF the project to regenerate Ballymun in north Dublin is to be delayed for at least two years because of a drastic…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Three die on roads at the weekendA WOMAN was arrested on suspicion of drink driving on Saturday evening following the death of a 27-year-old female pedestrian…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Wolseley cafe to replace HabitatA BRANCH of the upmarket London cafe-restaurant the Wolseley is set to be opened in the former Habitat furniture store on Dublin…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers to step up protests after meeting with DempseyTaxi protests are set to escalate following the refusal of Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey to reject a report which recommended…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Injuries Board awards rose to €217m last yearTHE NUMBER of high-cost awards for very serious injury or death made by the Injuries Board increased by almost 90 per cent last…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Concern over safety of missing woman in MeathTHE FAMILY of a 52-year-old woman who went missing in Navan, Co Meath one week ago have said they are becoming increasingly concerned…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
RTÉ staff face pay cuts as advertising revenue fallsRTÉ STAFF are set to face pay cuts following the announcement by director general Cathal Goan that the broadcaster is facing …Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
African activists unable to attend women's day eventTWO AFRICAN women’s rights activists who were due to speak at an International Women’s Day conference in Croke Park yesterday…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
RTÉ staff face pay cuts as advertising revenues dropRTÉ staff are set to face pay cuts following the announcement by director general Cathal Goan that the broadcaster is facing …Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Funds for suicide prevention set to be cut by 12.5%FINANCIAL SUPPORT for organisations working to prevent suicide is set to be cut by 12Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Customers lose as furniture firm shutsFURNITURE RETAILER Jim Langan has closed down, leaving large numbers of customers without items for which they had paid.Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Two Polish men among four killed on roads at weekendFOUR MEN, including two motorcyclists, were killed in three separate road crashes at the weekendMon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Owners subsidising developers, says councilAPARTMENT OWNERS are being forced to subsidise developers who refuse to pay property management fees for their unsold units, …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
No waste firm has sought additional storage - EPANo waste firm has sought permission for additional storage for recyclable waste, despite claims from the waste industry that …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Councils' park-and-ride policy criticisedTHE FOUR Dublin local authorities have failed to deliver park-and-ride facilities to reduce Dublin city traffic, despite having…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Dublin local authorities owed up to €322m in unpaid leviesTHE FOUR Dublin local authorities are collectively owed up to €322 million from property developers in unpaid levies.Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers march in protest at numbers entering industryMORE THAN 600 taxi drivers marched through Dublin city centre to the Dáil yesterday as part of their campaign to have a restriction…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Dempsey calls for resolution of bus cutback rowMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey has renewed his call for unions and management at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann to resolve the…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers stage Dublin protest over regulationMore than 600 taxi drivers have marched through Dublin city centre to the Dáil in protest at the failure of the Minister for …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Pupil suspended for having long hair awarded €3,500A LEAVING Certificate student suspended from school for three months for having long hair and told he had a “girl’s hair style…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Council to revise Croke Park parking banDUBLIN CITY Council’s plans to ban match-goers from parking within two kilometres from Croke Park are to be revised following…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Pickpockets, vandals on Luas prompt extra securityEXTRA SECURITY staff have been deployed on Dublin’s two Luas lines in recent months because of an increase in crime and disorderly…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Joe Duffy to host new television showA NEW magazine show hosted by RTÉ daytime radio presenter Joe Duffy is to replace Mass and Protestant religious services, broadcast…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
