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Light rail can improve city, inquiry told

Dublin city centre would become an attractive and environmentally friendly place in which to live, work and visit following the…

Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00

O'Rourke is accused of `slipping up' on equality

The Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, has been accused of "letting the equality agenda slip".

Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00

Luas team outlines land and property required by route

The construction of Dublin's planned light rail system will require the demolition of extensive properties in James's Street, …

Wed Nov 04 1998 - 00:00

Plans to mitigate impact of LUAS outlined

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submitted in association with the application by CIE for a Light Railway Order proposes…

Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00

Drainage grant to enable building of 2,000 houses

Almost 2,000 houses are expected to be built in the north Wicklow area as a result of a mains drainage grant allocated by the…

Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00

Luas to aid inner city renewal, says CIE

Dublin's proposed light rail service between Tallaght and Abbey Street will serve disadvantaged areas and will stimulate urban…

Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00

Proving science can be fun for the young at the RDS

If you thought science was a bore for children, then the RDS, Dublin, was the place to be yesterday for Monsters, Maggots and…

Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00

Glen land allotted for road widening passed to council

Wicklow County Council has formally received title from Coillte to lands at the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow, which is intends…

Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00

Students from Galway institute of technology win science award

Three students from the Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology, Mr Patrick Kelly, Ms Karen Bolger and Mr Shane Mooney, have won …

Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00

Storms cause roadblocks and wreck reputations

Saturday

Sat Oct 31 1998 - 00:00

Hard-hitting road safety campaign changed Australian social habits

In Melbourne, Australia, the social and cultural habits of adults have been changed forever because of a hard-hitting road safety…

Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00

New test could aid young drivers, conference told

Young drivers are the most vulnerable road-users

Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00

Each lamb can cost consumer £20 more than price paid to farmers

Farmers are generally paid a base price of 86p a lb for this year's spring lambs, although good-quality animals and membership…

Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00

Sea-theme park to blossom on gardens site

"As close as you can get to poetry in the design of a coastal park" is how Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has described…

Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00

Pier's development must have a bias towards amenity use

Any commercial redevelopment of Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire will have to have a "bias" towards leisure and amenity use, according…

Wed Oct 28 1998 - 00:00

Howth landowner challenged by local walking campaigners over fencing of land

The Save Red Rock and Shielmartin Hill campaign, aimed at preserving traditional walking routes and rights of way on Howth Head…

Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00

Construction work on Arklow by-pass is ahead of schedule

Work on the Arklow by-pass in Co Wicklow is ahead of schedule and the 11

Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00

Dempsey approves final link in Dublin motorway network

The final link in Dublin's C-Ring motorway network, the South Eastern Motorway, was approved by the Minister for the Environment…

Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00

Glen of the Downs activists back in court today

Activists from the save the trees protest are due in the High Court again today, when their dispute with Wicklow County Council…

Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00

Dun Laoghaire Harbour unmatched in Europe, planning hearing told

Dun Laoghaire Harbour was unmatched in Europe in terms of stone and craftsmanship, the environmentalist Mr Peter Pearson, told…

Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00

Appeal against marina decision opens

An appeal against Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council's decision to grant planning permission for a marina in Dun Laoghaire …

Wed Oct 14 1998 - 01:00

Ribbon development in rural housing criticised

Ireland has a culture of inflicting suburban housing on rural landscapes, resulting in car usage which is unsustainable, the …

Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00

Dempsey confirms CPOs for Dundrum by-pass

The Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has confirmed the compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for the Dundrum, Wyckham and…

Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00

Council accused of sham over amenity order vote

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has decided, by a majority of just two votes, to initiate a Special Amenity Area Order (…

Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00

`Special area' status is sought for Killiney Hill

The campaign to achieve a Special Area Amenity Order for Dalkey/ Killiney Hill, in south Co Dublin, begins in earnest today as…

Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00

Funeral of sisters killed in mini-bus crash

The father of two women killed in a collision between a school mini-bus and a lorry at Kilbride, Co Wicklow, last Monday spoke…

Fri Sept 18 1998 - 01:00

Bray Head group seeks protection for Dublin's `other green lung'

Howth in Co Dublin and Bray Head in Co Wicklow are two of Dublin's green lungs and should be entitled to equal preservation, …

Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00

Plan to boost business and social life in Bray launched

A 23-point plan to improve the business and social life of Bray was launched by the town's Chamber of Commerce yesterday

Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00

Runaway boulder highlights Wicklow landfill problems

An incident in which a 300lb boulder rolled down a hillside and across a main road (N11) in Co Wicklow has been described as "…

Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00

Funds for Delgany bypass allocated

The Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has allocated £750,000 for preparatory work on a bypass for Delgany, Co Wicklow…

Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00

Greystones residents have plans for harbour

Residents in Greystones, Co Wicklow, have drawn up plans for a "community driven" alternative to a large-scale marina and housing…

Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00

Dun Laoghaire harbour company sets deadline for financing marina

The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company has set a deadline of September 8th to receive "expressions of interest" from private bodies…

Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00

Traveller campsite at Sugar Loaf irks Wicklow council

The annual travellers' summer camp on the shoulder of the Sugar Loaf mountain in Co Wicklow has resulted in the beauty spot "…

Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00

£1.7m awarded for first phase of Bray coastal protection plan

The Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, Dr Woods, has awarded a £1

Fri Jul 17 1998 - 01:00

Opposition to Bray coastal protection plan

A public meeting will be held in Bray, Co Wicklow tonight, to renew opposition to a £3

Wed Jul 15 1998 - 01:00

Race puts protest on the big stage

The protesters camped at the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow took their anti-roads protest to a wider audience yesterday - thanks…

Mon Jul 13 1998 - 01:00

Service commemorates Shay Elliott

The Tour de France organiser, Mr Jean Marie Le Blanc, attended a commemoration service in Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow yesterday, …

Sat Jul 11 1998 - 01:00

Hearing told of `doubt' over Roadstone's title to land

The Wicklow county manager granted planning permission to Roadstone for quarrying at Glen Ding on the same day that the council…

Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00

Glen Ding quarrying cleared in Wicklow draft plan

After two extensions of time granted by the Minister for the Environment, Wicklow County Council has agreed a draft replacement…

Tue Jun 16 1998 - 01:00

Residents warned as E-coli is found in Bray water

The water supply in parts of Bray, Co Wicklow, is contaminated by Ecoli bacteria, the Eastern Health Board has confirmed

Mon Jun 15 1998 - 01:00

Golf club postpones land swap decision

Bray Golf Club in Co Wicklow has postponed a decision on a possible multi-million pound land swap with the Earl of Meath

Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00

Council to create 16 sites for travellers in Co Dublin

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council plans to create 16 permanent halting sites between Dalkey and Rathfarnham in south Co Dublin…

Tue Jun 02 1998 - 01:00

Greystones marina talks halted

Wicklow County Council has terminated its discussions with the Isle of Man-based financier, Mr Albert Gubay, on the provision…

Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00

Party time in the Glen of the Downs as eco-warriors get out of their trees

The self-styled "eco-warriors", the environmental protest group which lives in and under the trees at the Glen of the Downs in…

Mon May 25 1998 - 01:00

Golf club members to decide on land swap in Bray within weeks

Bray Golf Club in Co Wicklow is to decide within weeks if it will proceed with a multi-million-pound land swap with the Earl …

Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00

Travellers give assurances at meeting with Greystones residents

Gardai, officials of Wicklow County Council, residents and travellers held a meeting at a travellers' encampment at Greystones…

Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00

Santry group to get advice from `warriors' on trees

"Eco-Warriors" who are camped in the Glen of the Downs, Co Wicklow, in protest at a road widening scheme are to advise the Save…

Wed May 13 1998 - 01:00

Council adopts plan to rezone 225 acres in Santry Demesne

A controversial plan to rezone the 225-acre Santry Demesne in north Co Dublin was adopted yesterday by Fingal County Council.

Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00

Council threatens to cancel refuse service

Wicklow County Council has threatened to cancel all commercial refuse collections from July

Mon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00

DART extension is expected next year

The extension of Dublin's DART line to Malahide in north Co Dublin, and Greystones in north Co Wicklow, will not be operational…

Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
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