Threat to water policy if used for 'political gain'THE TEMPTATION to use water charges as a “political football” could destroy the development of water services in Ireland, a leading…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Council to act over 200 derelict sitesAN INITIATIVE to put some 200 vacant, abandoned or derelict sites in Dublin city back into productive use is being developed …Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Council drafting Inchicore area planA REDEVELOPMENT master plan for almost 100 hectares of land to the west of Inchicore in Dublin is being drawn up by Dublin City…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Stokes twins say they felt coerced into resignationsFORMER OWNERS of private members club Residence, Christian and Simon Stokes, have told an Employment Appeals Tribunal they felt…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Restrict water meter installation to cities, urges leading engineerTHE GOVERNMENT should consider restricting the installation of water meters to cities only, one of the country’s leading water…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Council shortlists three sites for giant sewage plantTHREE SITES in north Co Dublin are in the running to be the location of a new Dublin regional sewage treatment plant, which would…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Council removes public bins because of illegal dumpingPUBLIC LITTER bins are being removed from residential areas by Dublin City Council in an attempt to crack down on illegal dumping…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Sites identified for Dublin sewage worksThree sites in north Dublin are in the running to be the location of a new Dublin regional sewage treatment plant, which would…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Deadline today: register to voteTODAY IS the deadline to register to vote in the referendum on the fiscal treaty on May 31st.Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Warning over fragility of supplyThe EU’s economic and fiscal crisis has overshadowed risks of water shortages and contamination, according to Fine Gael MEP Mairéad…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Warning of public service manpower crisisTHE PUBLIC service is facing a manpower crisis with half of all staff due to retire within the next five to 10 years, according…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Sunny weekend for cool music and arts eventsMUSIC AND arts feature strongly on what is due to be a relatively bright and sunny weekend.Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Fears for 100 historic buildings due to cutsMORE THAN 100 of Dublin’s most historic buildings are falling into dereliction because of cuts in Government funding which have…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Record year for clean water as only two beaches fail to meet EU standardONLY TWO out of 135 Irish beaches failed to meet minimum EU water quality standards last year, making it a record year for cleanliness…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Relaxation of cap on shop sizes may attract international retail giantsTHE PROSPECT of large international supermarket brands, including low-cost retailers, locating in Ireland has been given a boost…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
€260m debt on unused council landsLOCAL AUTHORITIES are seeking approximately €260 million from the Government to pay off loan debts on land bought for social …Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
AIB says it will join talks with Priory Hall residentsONE OF the main banks providing mortgages on properties at the Priory Hall apartment complex in Dublin has said it will participate…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Hundreds protest at papal nunciature against censuring of priests by VaticanA SILENT vigil was held outside the papal nunciature in Dublin yesterday to protest against the censuring of priests by the Vatican…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Priory Hall residents criticise banks' decision not to join in talksThe evacuated residents of the Priory Hall apartment complex in Dublin have described as “a devastating blow” an apparent refusal…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Finished homes on ghost estates are 'left to deteriorate'CONSTRUCTION HAS stopped on 90 per cent of ghost estates, leaving many in a dangerous and deteriorating condition, according …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Water meters to be installed on all homes, says HoganPLANNING CONFERENCE: A WATER meter will be installed on every home in the State, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Call to slash number of local bodies by over 90%LOCAL AUTHORITIES should be reduced in number from 88 to fewer than 10 as part of wholesale reform of planning systems, the president…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Planning review 'progressing well'The review into planning matters in seven local authorities has not been abandoned, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Call for planning system overhaulPlanners must accept some responsibility for the past failings of the planning system, the president of the Irish Planning Institute…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
'There is a problem with people tapping off the connection'LOST WATER IN KERRY: ALL PARTS of the country have problems with unaccounted-for water, but in 2010 the losses were at their…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Fixing the system to conserve waterLong before the troika decreed it, the need for a mechanism for charging domestic customers for the provision of water was well…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Journey of Dublin's water from Blessington to kitchen sinkJUST INSIDE the Co Kildare border with Co Wicklow, a tourist pulls into a lay-by during a break between April showers to take…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
No water meters for a third of homesOne-third of households eligible for water rates will have to pay a flat charge because the properties in question are not suitable…Sun Apr 22 2012 - 01:00
No water meters for third of homes, says officialONE-THIRD of households eligible for water rates will have to pay a flat charge because the properties in question are not suitable…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
No water meters for a third of homes, says officialOne-third of households eligible for water rates will have to pay a flat charge because the properties in question are not suitable…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
EPA should not race to prosecute businesses, says directorINTERVIEW: Laura Burke, EPA director general, says supporting economic growth is a key aimTue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Plan aims to reverse 'blight' of neglected Thomas StreetA PLAN to reverse the “blight, dereliction and vacancy” of one of Dublin’s most historic streets will today be published by the…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Bees at the Botanics: gardens abuzz as hives moved into apiaryHONEYBEES RETURNED to the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin, at the weekend with the installation of two hives in…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Beaches face loss of blue flag for years under stricter water quality rulesPOPULAR IRISH beaches could lose their blue flag status for years under criteria being introduced by the international quality…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Board to receive plans for €250m sewerage upgradePLANS FOR a €250 million upgrade to Dublin’s municipal sewage plant at Ringsend, which has been working at over-capacity since…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Tenants evacuated after pyrite damage go homeRESIDENTS EVACUATED from a Dublin senior citizens’ complex more than a year ago following the discovery of the mineral pyrite…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Unfinished housing estate, with reserve of €40,000, among lots in May auctionHOUSES AND land in an unfinished housing estate will go under the hammer for the first time in an Allsop Space auction next month…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Allsop to auction over 100 propertiesHouses and land in an unfinished housing estate will for the first time go under the hammer in an Allsop Space auction, to be…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
€3m still owed on Samuel Beckett BridgeDUBLIN CITY Council is seeking the payment of a €3 million debt owed by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority for the construction…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Local services on chopping board if income from household charge falls below targetANALYSIS: Any shortfall in payment of the household charge will hurt all local authorities but some will feel more pain than…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Funding conundrum: Local authorities uncertain on county budgetsMORE THAN three months into 2012, and with little concrete information from the Department of the Environment on what will happen…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Revenue should take control of property tax, say MinistersDIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED in collecting the new household charge has convinced a growing number of Ministers that the Revenue …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Total registered for household levy now 832,000MORE THAN 832,000 property owners have registered or paid the household charge, according to tallies from the Local Government…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Household charge late payers to be pursuedLATE PAYERS of the household charge will be pursued if they do not pay the €11 penalty due this month, chief executive of the…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
€100m household charge shortfall could force councils to cut servicesTHE STATE’S 34 city and county councils face having to make significant cuts in local services as a result of an expected deficit…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas committee report may put brakes on private clampingHOSPITALS COULD be banned from clamping cars parked in their grounds under legislation recommended by an Oireachtas transport…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
99c petrol offer halts city trafficA SERVICE station fined €14,000 last year for “under-measuring” the amount of petrol and diesel sold to customers yesterday reopened…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Irish come fourth for waste generation in EUIRELAND GENERATES the fourth highest amount of municipal waste per person in the EU and has twice the average amount of unaccounted…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Prices prompt heavy drinkers to cut downHeavy and underage drinkers are most likely to reduce alcohol consumption if prices go up, according to a World Health Organisation…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Lifting the lid on what's going to waste after all that recyclingWhere do the contents of bins end up? Diligent recyclers may feel irked at neighbours who are too lazy or mean to segregate rubbish…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
