Gardaí to investigate dumping of ‘vanload of nappies’ in WicklowStock of incontinence pads is latest dumping offence at scenic out-of-town beauty spotThu Sept 07 2017 - 14:18
Parking pain: Luas nose-to-nose with trucks as tram tests begin‘We did anticipate some problems with illegal parking at start,’ says Luas spokespersonTue Sept 05 2017 - 17:30
Iarnród Éireann seeks warning system to avoid railway bridge strikesYearly total of incidents is rising as economic recovery brings more, larger vehicles onto roadsTue Sept 05 2017 - 15:06
First floating boardwalk in Ireland opens in Co LeitrimAmenity is final leg of Shannon Blueway from Drumshanbo to Carrick-on-ShannonTue Sept 05 2017 - 15:00
Teenagers ‘train surfing’ on Dart to be reported to gardaíTwo boys photographed sitting between carriages on moving train at KillesterTue Sept 05 2017 - 11:57
New school term ‘will highlight effects of homelessness’Adverse psychological and educational outcomes may affect those in B&Bs and hotelsTue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
Hauliers ‘teetering on brink’ due to costs of Irish registrationHaulage association says 30 per cent of firms have moved abroad in the last four yearsMon Sept 04 2017 - 21:41
Primary schools with fire safety lapses will open on MondayWestern Building Systems says buildings met ‘all relevant fire safety and building regulations’Sun Sept 03 2017 - 09:26
‘Late Late Show’ criticised over ‘mutilated’ map of IrelandMary Lou McDonald leads social media backlash over Dr Eva Orsmond’s map of islandSat Sept 02 2017 - 19:36
Henry Shefflin speaks of anguish over son’s lawnmower accident‘I sat at his hip, because I didn’t want to look, I didn’t want to know what happened’Sat Sept 02 2017 - 14:11
Plan to provide ‘floating homes’ in Dún Laoghaire harbourHarbour Company seeks to build 50 houses on pontoons at prices of up to €300,000Fri Sept 01 2017 - 21:19
Family of man shot dead in Ballymun ‘hold no animosity’ for killersLocksmith Clinton Shannon died after botched gangland shooting two weeks agoThu Aug 31 2017 - 13:39
Greyhound Recycling to continue service in areas where its staff were abusedOnline videos appear to show crews being physically and verbally abused on the jobTue Aug 29 2017 - 15:40
Man arrested at Dublin Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to murderSuspect detained by gardaí investigating murder attempts on Hutch family membersMon Aug 28 2017 - 22:55
Office of Emergency Planning needs overhaul, says Boxer MoranMinister: floods require more immediate response with personnel and dehumidifiersMon Aug 28 2017 - 09:30
Book of condolence opens in Dublin over ‘senseless’ Spanish attacks‘We’ve literally walked that square, that roundabout, every year for the last eight years’Fri Aug 18 2017 - 15:12
Haughey’s initiative on juvenile delinquents recalled at forumParnell summer school reminds of openness to psychologists in priest-run reform schoolsWed Aug 16 2017 - 21:01
Relatives of Carrickmines fire dead return to halting siteInquest into deaths of 10 people and unborn child in 2015 blaze to resume next monthTue Aug 15 2017 - 21:51
No plans to allow L- drivers on motorways despite approval in UKRSA says including motorways in test curriculum unfair to those in areas without themTue Aug 15 2017 - 11:29
Cautious welcome given to plan to use homes of elderly to alleviate housing crisisAge Action says idea may be positive but it would need to see the detail of proposalMon Aug 14 2017 - 11:46
Homes of nursing home residents to be considered for housingNew website set up to identify vacant homes by anonymous tip-off to local authoritiesMon Aug 14 2017 - 09:05
Department admits ‘error’ delayed plan to tackle ‘rogue’ clampersMinister for Transport Shane Ross has said regulations due to come into effect in OctoberFri Aug 11 2017 - 20:04
Road toll cuts: Hauliers, motorists seek €100m Vat repaymentsEuropean Court of Justice ruled State-owned tolls in Ireland should not charge VatFri Aug 11 2017 - 17:19
Minister expected to address calls for tax on vacant homesAccording to the latest census there are some 183,000 vacant properties in the StateTue Aug 08 2017 - 01:00
Traffic restrictions caused by Luas works end five days earlyCity centre reopened to traffic at 6pm on Monday eveningMon Aug 07 2017 - 18:00
Wicklow council approves solar energy farm on 27 hectaresNaughten warns local authorities not to vary plans to block development of wind farmsSun Aug 06 2017 - 16:14
Motoring bans to be recognised across the BorderShane Ross signs order introducing mutual recognition of disqualifications in State and UKTue Aug 01 2017 - 00:01
Ireland’s electric vehicle targets need to be driven – not clampedAnalysis: Government policy on green cars is a mess only Leo Varadkar can move forwardThu Jul 27 2017 - 21:38
Irish Water to review whether to reopen plant that supplied water to DroghedaCompany will consider reopening Rosehall should burst pipe not be repaired as planned by the weekendTue Jul 25 2017 - 19:27
Greens seek electric car charging points at every petrol stationGovernment should also consider ending the subsidies for diesel, says leader Eamon RyanTue Jul 25 2017 - 15:25
Louth water supply shortage may go into ‘Friday or the weekend’70,000 residents in Meath and Louth deprived of regular water suppliesTue Jul 25 2017 - 14:02
Army called in to assist in water distribution in DroghedaSupplies to be rotated in three-hour bursts but conservation urged by authoritiesTue Jul 25 2017 - 14:00
‘Everyone warned Irish Water the pipes needed to be replaced’Residents in Louth and Meath angry as water shortages continueMon Jul 24 2017 - 19:10
Irish Water head ‘confident’ northeast water service fixed by ThursdayMore problems may happen in future as asbestos cement pipe needs to be replacedMon Jul 24 2017 - 13:50
What happened to the water supply in the northeast?Irish Water’s timeline of efforts to fix leak in ‘old and infirm’ pipe at Staleen plantMon Jul 24 2017 - 10:34
Three women killed in Co Louth crash named locallySection of N2 closed after mother, daughter and friend die following three-car collisionFri Jul 21 2017 - 22:10
Northern part of N2 identified as ‘high collision location’Route from south of Ardee to Monaghan has seen multiple fatal crashes, statistics showFri Jul 21 2017 - 18:53
National Mitigation Plan: Climate action or regulatory effort?Opinions of some of the plan’s key proposals to move Ireland to a low-carbon economyWed Jul 19 2017 - 21:18
Reducing motorway speeds would be just a ‘gesture’, says AAAssociation says focus should be on transitioning to bio fuel and electric vehiclesWed Jul 19 2017 - 12:58
Motorists may have to drive slower on motorways under climate planCabinet to discuss the strategy to ‘de-carbonise’ the economy during day-long meetingWed Jul 19 2017 - 12:56
Cabinet to discuss ‘enormous social change’ needed to decarbonise economyCastletown House in Co Kildare is venue for Cabinet’s first ‘away day’ planning sessionTue Jul 18 2017 - 16:25
Shane Ross did not buy electric car because of range anxietyMany electric cars on market today have range of well over 200km from single chargeTue Jul 18 2017 - 09:16
Crash victims' families 'angry’ at TDs opposing tougher drink drive lawsVictims’ groups feel they’re not being listened to and lives of deceased loves ones not valuedTue Jul 18 2017 - 08:14
Seaweed shown to reduce 99% methane from cattleWelcome for Canadian and Australian studies that also show healthier, more fertile cattleSun Jul 16 2017 - 20:06
Charging electric cars at work brings benefit-in-kind tax liabilityMany companies will have to upgrade charge points to monitor charging habits of staffSat Jul 15 2017 - 01:00
Waste workshops to explain recycling around the countryAutumn start for Government information campaign to combat widespread confusionFri Jul 14 2017 - 16:39
Dublin Airport taxi drivers using Topaz as unofficial wait areaRegulator ‘powerless’ over parking on yellow lines, air, water and electric vehicle baysThu Jul 13 2017 - 14:18
Zappone says changes to foster care represent ‘break from the past’New measures will help Ireland move away from the ‘poor institutional care’ of the pastWed Jul 12 2017 - 20:10
Affordable childcare scheme ‘may not be ready by deadline’Katherine Zappone says it is impossible to guarantee a start-up date for the programmeWed Jul 12 2017 - 16:38
Ireland behind on legal obligations, claims women’s groupTraining on coercive and controlling behaviour urged for first responders and judgesSun Jul 09 2017 - 21:45
