Census data shows 70% rise in rate of divorceDivorce is Ireland's fastest-growing marital status category, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Four leading bathing spots fail water quality testsFour of the country's most popular bathing spots have failed to meet the minimum EU standards for water quality, with high levels…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Sister of murdered man warns of dangers of voting for Sinn FéinAnti-SF candidate: The sister of murdered Dubliner Joseph Rafferty has said she is contesting the Dublin South East constituency…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Residents to get €120,000 stadium paymentFourteen householders whose homes will be overshadowed by the new 50,000-seater Lansdowne Road stadium are to receive €120,000…Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Hauliers promise new M50 protestsHauliers who staged a protest on the M50 in Dublin yesterday are to announce details in the coming days of further action in …Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Parties reprimanded on hazardous postersPosters: Dublin City Council has reprimanded political parties over their placement of election posters and has threatened to…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Parties reprimanded on hazardous postersPosters: Dublin City Council has reprimanded political parties over their placement of election posters and has threatened to…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Dublin council guidelines insist on bigger apartmentsDevelopers will have to increase apartment sizes by up to 25 per cent if they are to be granted planning permission to build …Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Application could be decided on whim of local authorityPostal vote: Voters who have applied to cast their vote by post could have their application accepted or denied depending on…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Drivers warned of possibility of M50 tailbacksMotorists using the M50 will be "terrifyingly vulnerable" to traffic gridlock and long tailbacks for the next six months during…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Chapter One continues its success story as top restaurantDublin restaurant Chapter One has been voted the best restaurant in Ireland for the second year running by the Restaurant Association…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
11,000 fewer vehicles in Dublin city rush hourDublin city centre traffic has eased significantly over the past 10 years according to new figures from Dublin City Council, …Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Final appeal upholds half of unfair clamping claimsDublin City Council's parking appeals officer upheld half of the unfair clamping claims rejected by clamping company Dublin Street…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Council refuses to give land to Lansdowne developersDublin city councillors have refused to give the developers of the 50,000-seater Lansdowne Road stadium a half-acre site essential…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Council moves to ease Lansdowne logjamDublin City Council is to hold an extraordinary meeting today to decide whether to give the developers of the 50,000-seater Lansdowne…Mon Apr 30 2007 - 01:00
MEPs call for BBC man in Gaza to be freedThe European Parliament has called for the immediate release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who was abducted in the Gaza Strip…Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Hearing told Poolbeg is still best siteA senior engineer with the company that selected Poolbeg in Dublin as the best location for an incinerator has told An Bord Pleanála…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
McDowell will not accept projectThe Tánaiste, Michael McDowell, has said he will not go into government with any party which allows the proposed incinerator …Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Almost 2,600 oppose Poolbeg incineratorA public hearing by An Bord Pleanála into the proposed municipal waste incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin, which is the subject…Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Planning hearing into Poolbeg incinerator to beginAn oral hearing by An Bord Pleanála into a municipal waste incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin, one of the most controversial developments…Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
Sex education DVD aims to help parentsA free DVD to teach parents how to talk to their children about sex has been developed by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, which …Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
Greens to propose Dublin Bay planSeawater swimming baths would be reopened in Dublin Bay, cars would be banned from beaches and a new location would be sought…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
€118m scheme aims to replace Dublin's leaky water pipesA new €118 million project to restore more than 280km (174 miles) of leaky water pipes in the Dublin region is due to get under…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Council to act as second caravan is placed in parkDublin City Council is to take further legal action against Athlone businessman Noel O'Gara after he broke a Circuit Court injunction…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Application for 13-storey tower cynical, say councillorsDublin city councillors have described as "cynical" and "insulting" plans for a 13-storey tower block in Phibsborough village…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Ad space exchanged for 500 bikesDublin City Council has granted one of the world's largest advertising companies permission to erect some 130 advertising panels…Wed Apr 11 2007 - 01:00
Council to debate transfer of Dodder walkwayA proposal to give just under half an acre of public land to the developers of the new 50,000-seater Lansdowne Road stadium is…Mon Apr 02 2007 - 01:00
Ikea could be left on shelf for year till M50 upgradedA Bord Pleanála inspector has warned that the Ikea outlet planned for Ballymun in Dublin could become a "white elephant" that…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Two killed as stolen car crashes in LouthGardaí in Co Louth are appealing for witnesses to a crash in which two people were killed, one of whom was a passenger in a stolen…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Man (23) injured in Baldoyle shootingGardaí at Howth in north Dublin are investigating a shooting incident in which a 23-year-old man was injured yesterday morning…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Creaking water supply system set for €118m overhaulA €118 million project to repair and replace over 280km (174 miles) of leaky water pipes in the Dublin region, saving 20 million…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Charity says rent scheme subsidises squalid conditionsThe State's rent supplement scheme is forcing the poorest and most vulnerable tenants to live in "grossly degrading" conditions…Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
Lansdowne locals 'devastated' at decision to reject recommendationsResidents in the area immediately surrounding the stadium, who had appealed to An Bord Pleanála against its development, said…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Stadium developers confident of meeting minor planning conditionsLansdowne Road Stadium Development Company (LRSDC), which is building the 50,000-seater stadium on behalf of the Irish Rugby …Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Ill health biggest fear for 40% of Irish adults, report saysMore than 85 per cent of Dublin residents say they cannot afford a comfortable standard of living in the capital, and more than…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Council in talks over land for new stadiumDublin city councillors have opened discussions with the developers of the proposed new Lansdowne Road stadium in relation to…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Objectors sell homes to IRFU ahead of stadium decisionThe Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has bought two houses on Lansdowne Road owned by objectors to the planned 50,000-seater…Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Rape victim calls on DPP to appeal suspended sentenceA rape victim whose attacker was given a suspended sentence in the Central Criminal Court in Dublin this week says she is "absolutely…Wed Mar 14 2007 - 00:00
Suspended sentence for rape sends out dangerous message - support groupThe Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) has described a suspended sentence handed down to a rapist at the Central Criminal Court…Wed Mar 14 2007 - 00:00
Garda bodies condemn coverage of mother's deathThe two main Garda representative bodies have condemned the coverage by certain newspapers of the death of a female sergeant …Tue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
St Patrick's Day alcohol sales appealA leading youth organisation has called on off-licences to limit their opening hours and sale of drink on St Patrick's Day to…Mon Mar 12 2007 - 00:00
Couple arrested over Louth shootingA man was in a serious condition in hospital in Dublin last night following a shooting incident in a pub in Dundalk, Co Louth…Mon Mar 12 2007 - 00:00
DUP's Wilson tops poll and brings two more inEast Antrim: A brisk first count in East Antrim saw the election of the DUP's Sammy Wilson, who topped the poll with 6,755 first…Sat Mar 10 2007 - 00:00
Using relatives as negotiators is rejectedO'Toole's views: Third parties such as mental health professionals or relatives should not be used as negotiators in "barricade…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Family cautiously welcomes reportReaction: The family of the late John Carthy has given a cautious welcome to the publication of the Garda Inspectorate recommendations…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Councillors vote to stop tile 'showroom' at Ranelagh parkDublin City councillors have voted to stop Athlone businessman Noel O'Gara from operating a tile "showroom" in Dartmouth Square…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Retail restrictions plan for Dublin southDublin City Council plans to introduce special planning restrictions to the entire south city retail quarter stretching from …Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
Study of possible incinerator risksInformation in relation to the likely effects on the environment of the proposed Poolbeg waste incinerator is to be published…Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
HGVs using West-Link up by 35% since city banThe number of large lorries using the West-Link Toll Bridge on the M50 has increased by up to 35 per cent at rush hour since …Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
KPMG denies work permit suspensionAccountancy firm KPMG has denied reports that the Department of Enterprise has stopped issuing work permits to the firm for its…Sat Mar 03 2007 - 00:00
