Fight on drugs not tackling poly-drug users, says reportOFFICIAL FIGURES, which show a fall in the number receiving treatment for heroin addiction, are painting a misleading picture…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Cuts will have 'catastrophic effects'COMMITTEE REPORT: ANY FURTHER cuts to the Government’s investment in infrastructure will have “catastrophic effects” on the …Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Major work needed to fix council apartmentsA DUBLIN City Council senior citizens complex built just four years ago has to undergo major reconstruction work following the…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Grafton Street tops online pollGRAFTON STREET has been voted Dublin’s favourite street by users of social networking sites Facebook and Twitter in a competition…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Falling farm incomes hit 10-year lowFAMILY FARM incomes dropped by almost one third last year due to a continuing fall in food prices, according to new figures published…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Claim ambulance trolleys used in A&EsAMBULANCES ARE out of service at two Dublin hospitals for several hours at a time because their trolleys are used for patients…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Clamping up but more motorists appealTHE NUMBER of vehicles clamped or towed in Dublin city hit a six-year high last year with almost 61,000 motorists falling foul…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Warning over breach of river standardsIRELAND IS among 12 EU states which have received an official warning by the European Commission for breaching European water…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Residents oppose rezoning of churchATTEMPTS BY the Catholic diocese of Dublin to have a church and lands in the north of the city zoned as residential are being…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Nine popular beaches fail minimum quality testPOPULAR BEACHES around the country are continuing to fail minimum EU water quality standards because of inadequate sewage infrastructure…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Public utility proposed to manage water resourcesA PUBLIC utility company should be established to manage water resources and levy water charges nationally, one of the State’…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Builder fails to plug leaky water towerA FIVE million litre municipal water tower in west Dublin has been empty since its construction more than three years ago due…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Augustinians hand over personal papers of Wood Quay campaignerAN ARCHIVE of the work of the late Fr FX Martin, the leader of the campaign against the building of Dublin’s civic offices at…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
HSE denies owing council €3.5m for ambulance serviceTHE HSE has denied owing Dublin City Council €3Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
200 residents oppose Dublin rezoningA RECOMMENDATION by the Dublin city manager to rezone land owned by the Dominican Sisters in Cabra for residential development…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Pedestrians are worst culprits for litteringCIGARETTE BOXES and butts accounted for almost half of all litter thrown on Irish streets last year, according to the National…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Catholic diocese seeks rezoning of property and landTHE CATHOLIC diocese of Dublin has asked Dublin City Council to rezone 20 church properties and lands for residential development…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Dublin Fire Brigade is facing manpower crisisDUBLIN FIRE Brigade is to undergo major restructuring on foot of a report commissioned by Dublin city and county managers which…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Locals 'horrified' at granting of licence for Lusk landfillA 300,000-TONNE capacity regional landfill near Lusk in north Dublin, in which one-sixth of the county’s waste will be dumped…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
DIT to carry out study of head shop productsA MAJOR research project to establish what psychoactive products are being sold in head shops and their effects on users has …Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Licence granted for 'superdump'A 300,000-tonne capacity regional landfill near Lusk in north Dublin, in which one sixth of the county's waste will be dumped…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
HSE's failure to produce records of deaths 'bizarre'THE FAILURE of the Health Service Executive (HSE) to produce records in relation to children who died in State care was “bizarre…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
O'Reilly attacks HSE on child deathsThe failure of the Health Service Executive (HSE) to produce records in relation to children who died in State care was “bizarre…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Dublin 26th best city to live inDUBLIN IS the 26th best city in the world in which to live, according to this year’s worldwide quality-of-living survey from …Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
State accused of UN rights breach over flats squalorTHE STATE is breaching a UN convention on social rights by failing to provide adequate housing conditions for residents of Dublin…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Rights hearing on flats complexThe State is breaching a UN convention by failing to provide adequate housing for residents of south inner city flat complex …Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Taxi fares could fall in review by regulatorTAXI FARES could fall this year following a review of the national maximum fare in the coming months by taxi regulator Kathleen…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Opera house again strikes right note with architectsWEXFORD OPERA House has won an international architecture award for Excellence in Design – the seventh architecture award the…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Health data will not be carried on PPS numbersPERSONAL PUBLIC Service (PPS) numbers will not be used to carry health information about patients, a senior official at the Department…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Council says algae are causing brown sludge and foul smells in Dublin BayFOUL SMELLS and the appearance of brown sludge on beaches around Dublin Bay are the result of sunny weather and not sewage, Dublin…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Green firms to get priority in contracts, says GormleyFIRMS WITH environmentally-friendly policies are to get priority in competing for State contracts worth up to €16 billion a year…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Gormley may order docklands inquiryA FRESH investigation into the activities of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority is set to be ordered by Minister for …Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Rhythms Divine: Thousands pick up the beat at Africa DayHUNDREDS OF performers, writers, artists and chefs from Cameroon to Mozambique brought the sunshine with them to Dublin’s Iveagh…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Bids for Dart underground soughtBIDS TO construct the Dart underground from Dublin’s Docklands to Inchicore have been sought by Iarnród Éireann just one week…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Cuts threaten 5,000 jobs in community sector, says reportUP TO 5,000 jobs in the community and voluntary sector will be lost by the end of this year due to Government cuts, a report …Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Airports set to reopen as flight restrictions easedIRISH AIRPORTS that were closed yesterday due to an increase in density of the volcanic ash cloud were set to reopen this morning…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Grounded: thousands affected as flights cancelledSEVERAL HUNDRED flights were cancelled yesterday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers, following the closure yesterday …Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Volcanic ash shuts Irish airports as 'no-fly' zone reinstatedFLIGHTS ARE to be grounded at all Irish airports until at least 1pm today following the return of the volcanic ash cloud which…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Landlords withholding PPS numbersALMOST 80 per cent of landlords whose tenants are in receipt of social welfare rent supplement payments failed to give their …Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Wicklow benefits from lighter traffic as new roads ease burden of lorriesTRAFFIC CONGESTION in Wicklow town is set to be reduced significantly following the opening yesterday of two new roads which …Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Open season Natural History Museum reopensTHE NATURAL History Museum will reopen to the public today almost three years after the collapse of a stone staircase forced …Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Natural History Museum re-opensThe Natural History Museum will re-open to the public tomorrow almost three years after the collapse of a stone staircase forced…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Restoration of Dublin to its Georgian glory urged by reportCONSTRUCTION OF subterranean traffic routes, removal of trees from College Green, and a prohibition on the use of overhead wires…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Chewing gum makers to pay for street cleaningCHEWING GUM manufacturers will face charges for the cost of removing gum from streets for the first time, following the poor …Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Change to proposed Lucan Luas line route plannedTHE RAILWAY Procurement Agency (RPA) plans to change the route of the proposed Lucan Luas line, but said it does not intend to…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Car test centres criticised over repayment of feesMOTORISTS WHO have been charged for a National Car Test (NCT) after they have been forced to wait more than four weeks for a …Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Air quality not affected by low volcanic ash - taskforceASH FROM Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano has been detected in the atmosphere over Ireland in tests conducted by the Environmental…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Cowen welcomes Geoghegan-Quinn decision to forgo Oireachtas pensionTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen last night welcomed the decision by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn to forgo her pension entitlements after calls…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Survey says Dublin traffic among worst in EuropeDUBLIN DRIVERS sit through some of the worst traffic in Europe, according to a survey which ranks Dublin the sixth most congested…Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
