Garda appeal as two die on roadsGardaí have renewed their appeal to drive safely following the deaths of a man and a woman in separate crashes and a multi-vehicle…Mon May 01 2006 - 01:00
Disabled parking charges plan is set asideDublin City Council has abandoned plans to charge disabled people for car-parking after it emerged that it would cost €7Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
Cullen insists driving tests be outsourcedMinister for Transport Martin Cullen is to press ahead with plans to outsource driving tests to a private company despite a labour…Thu Apr 27 2006 - 01:00
Ryanair steward challenges dismissal for sleepingRyanair fired a senior member of its cabin crew because she went to sleep on duty and broke several security procedures, the …Tue Apr 25 2006 - 01:00
Elderly used as 'scapegoats' for A&E crisisAccident and emergency overcrowding in hospital is due to alcohol and drug abuse among young people, and not the number of older…Sat Apr 22 2006 - 01:00
Charities warn of 'bogus' collectorsIrish charities have warned householders against door-to-door clothing collectors who do not have a registered charity number…Mon Apr 17 2006 - 01:00
Metro submissions positiveMore than 1,000 written submissions on Dublin's new Metro north rail line, due to come into operation in 2012, have been received…Mon Apr 17 2006 - 01:00
Plan to halve number of large ad hoardingsDublin City Council proposes to halve the number of large advertising hoardings in the city under new plans to regulate outdoor…Sat Apr 15 2006 - 01:00
Airport body gets runway go-aheadThe Dublin Airport Authority will have to make extensive road improvements in addition to paying a €21 million infrastructure…Fri Apr 14 2006 - 01:00
Dublin airport to get new runwayFingal County Council has given the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) permission to build a new €150 million runway at Dublin airport…Thu Apr 13 2006 - 01:00
Centre city ban on HGVs angers hauliersHauliers and the Dublin Port Company reacted angrily yesterday to Dublin City Council's decision to ban large lorries from the…Wed Apr 12 2006 - 01:00
Amnesty calls for controls on arms tradeThe Government is failing to control arms traders operating out of Ireland, Amnesty International has told an Oireachtas foreign…Wed Apr 12 2006 - 01:00
Dublin City Council rows back on HGVs planDublin City councillors have rowed back on plans to ban all heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) from the city centre within six months…Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Dublin city gets new director of trafficDublin City Council has appointed Michael Phillips as its new director of traffic. The post has been vacant for three months.Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Success comes down the track for AthloneAthlone railway station is the best in Ireland, according to the results of this year's Iarnród Éireann train station awards…Wed Apr 05 2006 - 01:00
South Dublin council refuse charges raisedRefuse charges for hundreds of thousands of residents across south Dublin will increase by a third this week bringing their annual…Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Third terminal in new plan for Dublin airportProposals for a third terminal at Dublin airport are included in a new plan for its future development which is to be released…Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Former Irish rugby player chargedA former international rugby player has been charged in relation to a car crash in which a 16-year-old youth was killed at the…Mon Apr 03 2006 - 01:00
'No way of knowing' if driver is bannedGardaí stopping motorists for any of the 35 penalty points offences in force from today have "no way of knowing" if the driver…Mon Apr 03 2006 - 01:00
Byrne urges extra Garda effort to enforce rulesExtra Garda enforcement must accompany the introduction of the 31 new penalty points offences, Gay Byrne, the new chairman of…Thu Mar 30 2006 - 01:00
Call to cut 21% VAT rate on condomsThe Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) is calling on the Minister for Finance to stop treating condoms as "luxury items…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Irish placed low on academic's IQ tableIrish people are less intelligent than the British and have lower IQ scores than most European countries, a University of Ulster…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Family denies RPA got demolition consentA family whose house is due to be demolished to make way for the Luas Green Line extension has denied giving consent for the …Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Dublin bin charges riseRefuse charges are to rise by one third in south Dublin from next month, bringing the maximum annual cost of bin collection to…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Council to consider curb on O'Connell Street marchesDublin City Council is to consider restricting marches in O'Connell Street following last month's riots.Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Taxi fares: airport levy set to goThe €1.50 hiring charge levied by taxi-drivers picking up passengers at Dublin airport is likely to be scrapped by taxi regulator…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Banned penalty points motorists not continuing to drive - CullenThere is no widespread evidence that motorists banned from driving are continuing to do so on invalid licences, Minister for …Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Road disruption inevitable during metro buildingDisruption to traffic is inevitable in the four-year construction of Dublin's new metro north rail line due to come into operation…Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Only 5,776 needed housing - councilLess than one-third of people applying to be housed by Dublin City Council actually need local authority accommodation, the council…Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Dart strike disrupts serviceAn unofficial strike over rosters by 21 Dart drivers caused the cancellation of a number of trains yesterday.Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
City business estimates loss to be €10mThe cost: Dublin Chamber of Commerce has estimated that as much as €10 million was lost by businesses through closures and damage…Mon Feb 27 2006 - 00:00
'Paltry' fund for planning enforcement criticisedLess than 20 per cent of Dublin City Council's planning budget is spent on combating planning violations despite the council …Mon Feb 27 2006 - 00:00
No intelligence of plans for violence, say GardaGarda reaction: An Garda Síochána had "no intelligence" that violence would erupt as a result of the planned Love Ulster march…Mon Feb 27 2006 - 00:00
Ikea to lodge application todaySwedish furniture giant Ikea is to lodge a planning application with Fingal County Council today for its first Irish retail superstore…Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Resitting of tests by drivers to be examinedThe Department of Transport has said the possibility of qualified drivers having to resit their driving tests every 10 years …Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Builders' union urged to help end protestsA construction company whose sites are the subject of an unofficial builders' picket is calling on the Building and Allied Trades…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Ireland makes 'limited' road safety progressIreland has made only "limited progress" on road safety and reducing fatal crashes, according to the latest assessment of the…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
No restrictions on sales of alcohol on St Patrick's DayDublin City Council has failed to introduce any prohibitions on the sale of alcohol on St Patrick's Day despite receiving support…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Adamstown opening draws home-huntersHundreds of house-hunters queued from 6am yesterday, with €5,000 each in booking deposits, to become the first purchasers at …Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Latvian man stabbed to death in Artane homeGardaí investigating the murder of a young Latvian man stabbed to death in a house in Artane, north Dublin, yesterday morning…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Hoax bomb found under garda's carGardaí have launched an investigation following what has emerged to be a hoax bomb planted underneath a car outside a garda's…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Changes to State pension scheme may cost €360mThe State could face an additional pensions bill of around €360 million each year from public servants if retired RTÉ workers…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Plan to ban dogs from Fingal beaches rejectedPlans to ban dogs from beaches across north Dublin were last night rejected by Fingal councillors, against the advice of county…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Families say inquiry should be reopenedThe investigation into the Stardust fire must be reopened, victims' families and survivors of the disaster said yesterday.Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Hundreds mourn victims of 1981 Stardust disco fireThe Stardust disaster, in which 48 young people lost their lives 25 years ago today, "should never have happened", Fr Kevin Moore…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Move to cut speed limits in Dublin city centreDublin City Council will ask the National Roads Authority (NRA) to delist O'Connell Street as a national primary road so it can…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Men who crashed were returning from removalTwo young men injured in a car crash in Youghal, Co Cork, on Thursday were returning from the removal service of a friend killed…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Ryanair rejects allegations of unsafe practicesAllegations of unsafe practices at Ryanair made in an undercover British television documentary are "untrue" and of "no substance…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Review critical of homeless housing 'dearth'The Government must provide long-term accommodation for the homeless instead of concentrating on emergency supplies, a review…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
