Fingal councillors agree €110 fixed bin chargeFingal county councillors have agreed to pass a budget which includes the introduction of a €110 fixed annual charge for bin …Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Gormley concedes Kyoto target hard to meetMinister for the Environment John Gormley has admitted that Ireland will have difficulty in meeting its Kyoto commitments if …Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Key Green carbon tax demand not includedENVIRONMENT: Carbon tax, a key demand of the Greens on entering Government, was not included in the BudgetThu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Metro plans will not be alteredThe Railway Procurement Agency has said it will not consider changing its plans for the Metro North despite claims from Dublin…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
Council 'blitz team' to target dog owners who fail to scoop the poopDog owners who allow their animals to foul Dublin city streets will risk having their offences captured on CCTV and their names…Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
Council aims to reduce Dublin's carbon outputAll Dublin's traffic lights are to be switched to energy efficient bulbs and cooking oil from restaurants is to be reused as …Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
Private art worth €1.5m up for auctionA private art collection worth in excess of €1Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
Plans to restore Leinster Lawn to be reviewedPlans to restore Leinster Lawn, which was paved over almost 10 years ago to create a "temporary" car park for the Dáil, are to…Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
New Bishop of Ossory ordainedThe 94th Bishop of Ossory, Dr Séamus Freeman, has been ordained by Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, at a ceremony in…Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
Nine out of 10 drunken drivers are menNine out of 10 drivers found to be be over the limit at Garda random alcohol checkpoints are men, and one in five "morning after…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Galway councillor can resume his duties on councilIndependent Galway county councillor Michael "Stroke" Fahy will be free to resume his duties as a councillor, following his release…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Operation Freeflow swings into gearThe first day of Operation Freeflow, the annual Garda initiative to reduce traffic congestion in Dublin city, was marked by particularly…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Submissions on Dublin Bay plan end on FridayThe deadline for submissions on Dublin City Council's plan for the future of Dublin Bay, which proposes the full relocation of…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Call for tourism industry to go greenerThe tourism industry risks luring visitors to a "green" Ireland under false pretences unless it cleans up its act environmentally…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Campaign opposes new use of cafeThe Save Bewley's Cafe Campaign, which was launched three years ago to prevent the closure of Bewley's on Grafton Street, Dublin…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Fingal to set extra €110 refuse chargeFingal County Council has moved from having the cheapest bin charges in Dublin to potentially the most expensive, following its…Wed Nov 21 2007 - 00:00
Meeting hears call for end to National Spatial StrategyThe Government should abandon the National Spatial Strategy and stop trying to divert economic growth from Dublin, a conference…Wed Nov 21 2007 - 00:00
Minister intends to change waste policyMinister for the Environment John Gormley has said he intends to change national waste policy in order to stop the development…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Planned Poolbeg incinerator gets Bord Pleanála go-aheadThe proposed Poolbeg incinerator, which will be Dublin's first municipal waste incinerator and one of the largest such facilities…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Fire service budget warningDublin City Council can no longer afford to bear the increasing cost of Dublin's fire services, according to city manager John…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Rural councils accused of improper zoningThe chairman of An Bord Pleanála has accused rural local authorities of bad planning and improper zoning, leading to flooding…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
No integrated transport ticket until 2010The long-awaited integrated ticketing system for public transport will not be fully operational until 2010, the Railway Procurement…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Dying patients not afforded the 'dignity that they deserve' - reportDying hospital patients spend their last days in open-plan wards with little privacy and poor sanitary facilities, according …Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
EPA warns of unreported hazardous wasteAlmost 30,000 tonnes of hazardous waste, including asbestos, solvents, healthcare chemicals and other "dangerous substances" …Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Dún Laoghaire to host rinkDublin City Council's loss is to become Dún Laoghaire's gain this Christmas as the company which ran Smithfield on Ice for four…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Voters urged to reject new EU treatyA vote in favour of the new EU treaty will strengthen EU militarisation under Nato and will weaken democracy within Europe, American…Mon Nov 05 2007 - 00:00
Focus on key issues in North brought peace, says Rev PaisleyNorthern Ireland First Minister the Rev Ian Paisley chose to defer the resolution of a number of issues in relation to the governance…Mon Nov 05 2007 - 00:00
Two deported Roma are back in IrelandMembers of the extended Roma family who were deported last July after camping on a roundabout on the Ballymun intersection of…Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
Smaller trucks face ban from Dublin city centreArticulated lorries with four axles are to be banned from Dublin city centre from mid-2009, despite strong opposition to the …Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
Red Cow exit from M50 opens todayA new permanent exit from the M50 southbound at the Red Cow interchange will be open from this morning, bringing to an end a …Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
Most public drinking fines not paidThree-quarters of those fined for illegally drinking in public places in Dublin city last year failed to pay the fine, at a loss…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Half of overseas travel to UK, SpainOne-half of all Irish residents travelling abroad in the late spring and early summer months went to the UK or Spain, according…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Parental abuse claimant in DPP appealGeraldine Fitzgerald Thompson has said she will appeal to the DPP against his decision not to proceed with a criminal case against…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Fast track ruled out for airport projectsAn Bord Pleanála has rejected an attempt by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to use the new "fast-track" planning process to…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Planning board rejects ESB mast appealThe ESB has been refused permission by An Bord Pleanála for a 27 metre communications mast on the Dublin-Wicklow border near …Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
DPP studies US extradition rulingThe office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said it is studying last week's US court ruling denying the extradition…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Call for apartment building to stop on safety groundsAll apartment buildings in Dublin should be suspended in the interests of public safety, Sinn Féin councillor and chairman of…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Bord Pleanála decision on Poolbeg incinerator delayedAn Bord Pleanála has again postponed its decision on the controversial incinerator at Poolbeg in DublinTue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Warning over counterfeit medicinesThe Irish Patients' Association (IPA) has warned pharmacists, wholesalers and patients against putting themselves at risk of …Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00
Apartment management firms criticised by councilApartment management companies are not living up to their financial and legal obligations and are putting apartment owners at…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Irish journalist is new editor of 'Observer'Dublin-born journalist John Mulholland is to become the editor of the Observer newspaper next January.Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Many private apartments sub-standardThree-quarters of private apartment schemes in Dublin have inadequate fire safety provisions, and a large number are dirty, have…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Removal of 'Irish Times' columnist McWilliamsMourners gathered at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Wexford town last night for the removal service of meteorologist…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Anger as tribunal abandons bully caseAn Employment Appeals Tribunal hearing into an allegation of bullying against St Michael's House has been abandoned after it …Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Project families tell of energy bills savingsHouseholders can save hundreds of euros annually on their fuel and electricity bills, without incurring any costs, by introducing…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Dublin one of Europe's dirtiest citiesDublin is one of the dirtiest cities in Europe, ranking behind nine other major European cities, according to the latest survey…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Thousands queue outside embassy to cast their voteIRELAND: Up to 14,000 Poles queued outside the Polish embassy on Ailesbury Road in Dublin for several hours yesterday to vote…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Prompt action by farmer saves poisoned red kiteA red kite, one of the protected rare birds released into the wild by Minister for the Environment John Gormley last July, has…Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
Phoenix Park 'big top' to host series of concertsTwo concerts featuring Canadian rock group Arcade Fire, which sold out within minutes on the internet, are to be staged in a "…Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
Free-flow route opens at Red Cow junction todayThe first permanent new road in the upgrade of the Red Cow interchange opens today, taking motorists from the N7 Naas Road to…Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
