New housing bill to aid low income earnersSocial welfare recipients and low income earners seeking to buy new houses could be given up to 60 per cent of the value of the…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Shops must take old batteries from publicALL SHOPS selling batteries will be forced to accept waste batteries from the public free of charge, even if replacements are…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Cable car project to seek city council sanctionTHE DEVELOPER behind the €90 million "Suas" cable car project for the River Liffey is to seek planning permission from Dublin…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Public hearing on Ballsbridge tower scheme beginsA BORD Pleanála public hearing on a proposed high-rise scheme for the site of the former veterinary college in Ballsbridge, Dublin…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Developers to get €9m housing grantsPROPERTY DEVELOPERS are to be given €9 million to build houses that are at least 30 per cent more energy efficient than required…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
NO CAMPAIGNERSTHE VISIT by French president Nicolas Sarkozy was a "sham" because of his failure to debate the Lisbon Treaty in an open forum…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Ombudsman raised lack of 24-hour child welfare service several timesTHE OMBUDSMAN for Children Emily Logan last night said she had raised the lack of a 24-hour social welfare service on numerous…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Mosque on Talbot Street gets go-ahead despite objectionsAN BORD Pleanála has granted permission for the conversion of the three upper floors of two buildings on Talbot Street, in Dublin…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Spire to shine once again after lights are repairedTHE LIGHTS on top of the Spire on Dublin's O'Connell Street will be switched back on tomorrow night, following their repair last…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Gormley Bill will limit councillors' rezoning powersNEW PLANNING legislation which will limit the power of county and city councillors to rezone land is to be introduced by Minister…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Minister says taskforce will oversee future of Dublin Bay ports and landsTHE FUTURE of Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ports and the Dublin Bay lands is to be determined by a new taskforce announced by Minister…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Dublin City Council to review ad panels over risks to blindDUBLIN CITY council is to review the new advertising panels erected by JC Decaux as part of the city bicycle scheme following…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Company fined €20,000 for breach of waste directiveA DUBLIN-BASED company importing audio-visual equipment has become the first “producer” to be prosecuted by the Environmental…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Passengers evacuated from burning bus on M50SOME 40 concert-goers en route from Belfast to the Oxegen music festival in Punchestown, Co Kildare yesterday afternoon, had …Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Museum only got funding 'at the 11th hour'PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: THE DIRECTOR of the National Museum of Ireland, Dr Pat Wallace, has defended accusations by the Comptroller…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Quads well enough to leave Rotunda at three weeks oldTHE FIRST quadruplets born in the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin since 2004 went home with their parents Turrty Nkiru Chime (34) …Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
In-utero surgery performed at Rotunda saves lives of twin girlsSURGERY PERFORMED on foetuses in the womb has been used to save the lives of twin girls in the Rotunda Hospital in DublinMon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Man found dead in PamplonaA MAN, believed to be Irish, was found dead on the ground in Pamplona, northern Spain, yesterday during the opening day of the…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Biotechnology firm says State anti-GMO policy is 'misguided'OIREACHTAS AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE: THE GOVERNMENT'S anti-GMO (genetically modified organisms) policy is "misguided, unsustainable…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil councillor voted Dublin lord mayorCLONTARF-BASED councillor Eibhlin Byrne was last night appointed the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the first Fianna Fáil councillor to…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Dublin elects Fianna Fáil mayorClontarf-based councillor Eibhlin Byrne has been appointed the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the first Fianna Fáil councillor to hold…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Four blocks of city flats to be knockedDUBLIN CITY Council plans to demolish four blocks of flats in O’Devaney Gardens next month despite the collapse of its agreement…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
McDonald backs Coalition to renegotiate better dealSINN FÉIN: SINN FÉIN MEP Mary Lou McDonald has said she has confidence in the ability of the Government to negotiate a better…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
In-flight US visa waiver to end in JanuaryTHE IN-FLIGHT visa waiver system, which allowed Irish citizens to complete forms for entry to the US after they had boarded their…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Group says child charter depends on treatyWOMEN'S ALLIANCE: The pro-treaty campaign group is calling on women to vote Yes in acknowledgement of the progress made by the…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Govt can secure better than Lisbon - SFSinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has said she has confidence in the ability of the Government to negotiate a better deal for Ireland…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Councillors angry over impact of transport authorityTHE NEW Dublin Transportation Authority (DTA), due to start work next January, will have the power to veto planning applications…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil MEPs gripped by treaty fever on all issuesWEEK IN STRASBOURG: THE EXCITEMENT of the forthcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty was somewhat less than palpable in Strasbourg…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Most learner motorists admit to unaccompanied drivingA SURVEY of motorists has found that 90 per cent of provisional licence holders have driven unaccompanied, despite facing a ban…Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
Building permits worth €150m to councilMORE THAN €150 million has been paid by developers to Dublin City Council for permission to build in the city since the development…Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
EPA set to pursue businesses not observing waste codes voluntarilyTHE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking new powers to prosecute hotels, construction companies and other businesses…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
South Dublin land rezoned against advice of plannersCOUNCILLORS IN south Dublin have rezoned land in a green belt area at Citywest near Saggart to allow for the development of a…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Council wants share of tax income generated in DublinDUBLIN CITY Council is to seek a share of income tax, stamp duty and VAT generated in the city, as well as the power to levy …Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Carlton plans get cautious welcome from councillorsDUBLIN CITY councillors have given a cautious welcome to plans for the development of a new 5Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
New papal nuncio preaches first homily at Pro-CathedralTHE NEW papal nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, preached his first homily at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin at…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Call for electric cars to get free parkingOWNERS OF electric cars could be granted free parking in Dublin city centre as part of a range of environmental measures to be…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Search for site of new Dublin sewerage facility to resumeTHE SEARCH for a site for a new regional sewerage plant for the greater Dublin area is to resume more than three years after …Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Men from deprived Limerick areas want to stay, finds studyA STUDY of young Limerick men living in deprived parts of the city has found they want to remain in these areas despite enduring…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Campaigners tag Dublin Port Co land transfer plan 'bizarre'CAMPAIGNERS opposing Dublin Port Company’s 21-hectare expansion into Dublin Bay have described a company proposal to give up …Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Bull Island site offered in port expansion planDUBLIN PORT Company has said it will transfer full ownership of its portion of Bull Island to Dublin City Council and give the…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
FF-Greens deal 'must not affect' incinerator decisionDUBLIN CITY Council has warned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that any agreements between Fianna Fáil and the Green…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Human rights group calls for No vote on treatyTHE EU will be engaged in "ever more aggressive military actions overseas" and economic development of poor countries will be…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair to raise its baggage charges to €10 next weekRYANAIR’S BAGGAGE charges are about to hit double digits with a new €10 fee for checking in a bag coming into force on May 5th…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
City to get new cycling officerMinister for the Environment John Gormley has reversed his department's decision to refuse to sanction the appointment of an …Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Dublin traffic less congested with 14% fewer cars, says councilDUBLIN'S RUSH-HOUR traffic has improved significantly in the past 10 years with 14 per cent fewer cars entering the city each…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí find drugs worth €1.75mGARDAÍ HAVE seized drugs with an estimated street value of €1Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Taxi protests may spread nationwidePROTESTS BY taxi drivers, which delayed traffic in Limerick and Waterford yesterday, are likely to spread nationwide, the National…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Plan to move Dublin Port meets wide approvalTHREE-QUARTERS of respondents to a Dublin City Council study on the future of Dublin Bay have said that they want Dublin Port…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
State tries to 'demonise' nurses, meeting toldGOVERNMENT "HENCHMEN" have used "every dirty trick in the book" to try to demonise nurses, chairman of the Psychiatric Association…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
EPA adjourns Poolbeg incinerator hearingTHE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) has adjourned its hearing on the proposed granting of a licence for the Poolbeg incinerator…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
