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 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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Planned Luas line delays regeneration of flatsTHE PLANNED regeneration of the Dublin City Council flats at Dominick Street has been put on hold because of a possible conflict…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
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
Over €250m to go towards social housing this yearJUST OVER €250 million will be allocated to local authorities by the Government to construct and regenerate social housing this…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Data protection commissioner not consulted on household charge lawDATA PROTECTION Commissioner Billy Hawkes said he was not consulted by the Government before it introduced household charge legislation…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Appeal against €153m Guinness expansion planPLANS FOR the €153 million expansion of the Guinness Brewery at St James’s Gate in Dublin have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Hawkes 'not consulted' on chargeData Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has said he was not consulted by the Government before it introduced the household …Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
No added time to pay household tax - HoganDATA PROTECTION legislation will be changed if required to secure the collection of the €100 household charge, Minister for the…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Hogan to use utility bills to collect household chargeData protection legislation will be changed if required to secure the collection of the household charge, Minister for the Environment…Sun Mar 18 2012 - 00:00
Minister says flood houses should be insurableINSURANCE companies have a responsibility to offer policies to householders in areas where flood alleviation measures have been…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
State pays out €130m in pigmeat dioxin scareMORE THAN €130 million has been paid by the State to the pigmeat industry in compensation for the dioxin contamination scare …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Toxic liquid removed from illegal dumpTHE CLEAN-UP by the Environmental Protection Agency of an illegal dump at Kerdiffstown, Co Kildare, which will take many years…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Ringsend upgrade plan to go to Bord PleanálaPLANS FOR a €250 million upgrade to Dublin’s municipal sewage plant at Ringsend, which has been working at overcapacity since…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Dolphin House works back on tableONE OF Dublin’s most dilapidated flat complexes, which has suffered persistent sewage and mould problems, is to be redeveloped…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Grafton St repaving in pink and grey to cost €2.5mDUBLIN’S PRINCIPAL shopping street, Grafton Street, is to be repaved in grey and pink granite by Dublin City Council at a cost…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Bus drivers who don't crash get €300,000BUS ÉIREANN spends about €300,000 a year on awards to drivers who manage not to crash their buses for a minimum of 200 days…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Horse traders ignore appeal not to attend fairHORSE TRADERS yesterday ignored appeals from Dublin City Council not to attend the Smithfield horse fair, with large crowds gathered…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Tight security for Smithfield fairHorse traders ignored appeals from Dublin City Council not to attend the Smithfield horse fair today, with large crowds gathered…Sun Mar 04 2012 - 00:00
Housing sprawl continues despite recessionHousing sprawl and the unsustainable expansion of Dublin city into surrounding counties has continued despite the recession a…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Garda road safety initiative beginsA Garda initiative targeting road traffic offences including drink driving, speeding, non-use of seatbelts and the use of hand…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Fire safety problems found in 300 homes on Dublin estateUP TO 300 houses and apartments in a north Dublin housing estate are in need of extensive repair work due to fire safety problems…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Strike may disrupt deliveries to TescoDELIVERIES TO Tesco supermarkets across Ireland could be disrupted by a planned strike by lorry drivers working for British-based…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Over 7,000 financial complaints in 2011Just under €2.25 million was repaid or awarded in compensation to customers of financial institutions last year on the direction…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
