New diversions on M50 will add to congestionMajor new traffic diversions are to begin in the region of the Red Cow, Ballymount and Palmerstown interchanges on Dublin's M50…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Major traffic diversions on M50A new phase of traffic diversion, including the closure of a three-lane off-ramp at the Red Cow roundabout on Dublin's M50, is…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
New car-tax system proving chaoticThe Irish motor industry says it is in "an absolutely chaotic position" because it has not been given details, as promised, of…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Pass rate for NCT hits 95%Almost half of the Republic's private car fleet is more than six years old and less than 1 per cent has engines above three-litres…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Hushed streets for father's removalA hush fell over Main Street in Bray last night as more than 1,500 people gathered for the removal of fireman Brian Murray.Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Secret response to EU's planning concernsThe Department of the Environment has responded to European Commission concerns about restrictions in local authority development…Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Irish company to test tidal energy turbineIrish company OpenHydro is to become the first renewable energy company to test a tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy…Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Proposal for new port a stand-alone project, says DempseyThe development of a new port near Balbriggan, Co Dublin, while welcome, was a "stand-alone project", Minister for the Marine…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
M50 drivers who fail to pay tolls face €146 finesFines of up to €146 have been proposed by the National Roads Authority for car drivers who fail to pay tolls on the M50, when…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
City centre link between Luas red and green lines may face delaysConstruction of the city centre Luas line linking the current red and green lines may be delayed to coincide with work on the…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Retained firefighters on call for twice as many hours as full-timersRetained firefighters are not "yellow pack" fire officersFri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Man killed when car collides with lorryA 20-year-old man was killed yesterday when the car which he was driving was in collision with an articulated lorry at Kildimo…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Girl (17) dies during holiday in SpainA 17-year-old Kilkenny girl is reported to have died in a swimming pool incident in Spain at the weekendMon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Test results due on body of Tipperary womanGardaí are today expecting the results of additional tests on the body of an elderly woman who was found dead at her home near…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Monument given €141,000 faceliftDún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council yesterday marked the completion of conservation work on the obelisk on Killiney Hill in…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Motorists using West-Link face January toll hikeMotorists using Dublin's West-Link bridge will have to pay a toll increase from January next - and face a second increase in …Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Activists unveil Tara planA new independent masterplan for Co Meath which drops the controversial section of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara, but…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Obstacles to golf club land dealDublin City Council's ownership of 62 acres of Clontarf Golf Club - as well as potential tax liabilities - may stymie the hopes…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Agency questions State's forestry policyThe effectiveness of the State's tree-planting schemes to combat greenhouse gas emissions has been questioned by the European…Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
EU reviewing wire barriersThe European Commission has launched a review of the use of wire rope crash barriers such as those currently being installed …Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
Gormley defends tribunalMinister for the Environment John Gormley has dismissed comments by fellow Minister Willie O'Dea to the effect that the Mahon…Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Minister unveils €5.8bn plan for water servicesA €5.8 billion plan to upgrade the State's water services, was outlined yesterday by Minister for the Environment John Gormley…Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
RPA puts four consortiums on shortlist to build metroFour consortiums have been shortlisted by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to build Dublin's proposed €5 billion Metro North…Fri Sept 14 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey opens Gorey bypassMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey yesterday officially opened the 22km bypass of Gorey in Co Wexford.Fri Sept 14 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey to face pressure over final N11 upgradeMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey will come under pressure to announce a completion date for the N11 dual carriageway when …Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Gormley approves infrastructure feesMinister for the Environment John Gormley yesterday approved proposals by An Bord Pleanála to introduce charges of €100,000 for…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
New homes launched at Strokestown Park HouseHugh and Etta Hales Pakenham Mahon, grandchildren of Olive Hales Pakenham Mahon, the last member of the family to live at Strokestown…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
First impressions vital to ensure a clean victoryJudges' commentary: In commending the winners in the National Tidy Towns Competition, judges have given clear indications of…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Vehicle ban in parts of Dublin on Car Free DayVehicles are to be banned in parts of Dublin's central business district as part of Car Free Day, Dublin City Council will announce…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Tidiest town battle won by AughrimThere were whoops of jubilation in St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle yesterday as Aughrim was declared overall winner in the National…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
By gum, new awards are neat ideaThree special awards categories in the National Tidy Towns Competition were presented for the first time this yearTue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Politicians urged to put Catholicism firstRoman Catholic political leaders owe their responsibilities "first and foremost" to the teachings of their church, a conference…Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
Homicide victims' relatives attend ceremonyAbout 300 friends and family members of homicide victims, many carrying candles and photographs of the deceased, gathered for…Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
Integration of energy market with EU urgedThe Republic needs to integrate its energy market more closely with Britain and the European Union to ensure a competitive market…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Malahide has lowest unemployment rate of any townMalahide in north Co Dublin has emerged as having the lowest rate of unemployment among the Republic's large towns.Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00
Number of women at work on the riseThere has been strong growth in the numbers of women in the workforce, including some traditionally male-dominated industries…Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00
Contract for controversial Dublin incinerator signedDublin City Council says it has successfully concluded negotiations with its private sector partner for the construction of the…Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
Report calls for more school bus checksNew regulations to ensure that older school buses are subject to more stringent safety checks and more frequent testing, are …Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Planner says Transport 21 is unsustainableEPA conference: The Government's €34 billion Transport 21 strategy is not sustainable and will need further investment, political…Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Minister denies bid to sway planning outcomeEPA conference: Minister for the Environment John Gormley has insisted that his anti-incineration comments of recent days were…Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
INCINERATORS: decisions pendingThere are currently two waste-to-energy type incinerator proposals before An Bord Pleanála, where decisions are imminentTue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Dublin still 'a work in progress'Dublin ranks as the 23rd wealthiest city in the world, continues to be the fastest growing capital city economy in the EU and…Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Beach, arena to 'open up' park to publicExtensive changes to Blackrock Park in south Co Dublin designed to "open the park up" to popular usage, are being proposed by…Mon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
Cabinet committee to meet on findings by EPAThe Government's proposed climate change subcommittee, chaired by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, is to hold its first meeting in two…Thu Aug 30 2007 - 01:00
Athlone to Ballinasloe road contractGalway County Council and the National Roads Authority have awarded a contract for the Athlone to Ballinasloe section of the …Thu Aug 30 2007 - 01:00
Call for 'foreign' loophole to closeThe AA has called on the Government to introduce a new "non-national driver file" to maintain a record of penalty points for …Wed Aug 29 2007 - 01:00
Greens criticise Dempsey's remarksThe Green Party has criticised remarks by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey that a proposed outer orbital route around Dublin…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
New Maxol biofuel for standard petrol carsMaxol is to introduce a biofuel for standard petrol vehicles across its 150 fuel stations from next week.Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Pedestrian among road casualtiesGardaí have appealed for witnesses to an incident in which a 58-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a car near Manorhamilton…Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
Tenfold rise in suicides since 1960sThere has been an almost tenfold increase in the numbers of suicides in Ireland since the early 1960s, according to the organisers…Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
