Cullen blames speed limit violations for road death riseHard-hitting road safety advertisements on television were being ignored by motorists and new ways of getting road safety messages…Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Gardai oversaw blasting at disputed quarryProperty owners in Ashford, Co Wicklow, have been advised by gardaí to leave their property when blasting is taking place at …Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
FG says 'mistakes' made in West-Link contract repeated"Mistakes" made in the 1987 contract governing the operation of the West-Link bridge were repeated in the 2001 contract for the…Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
EU grants State deferral in nitrates lawMajor confrontation between farmers and the Government appears to have been averted after the European Union agreed to defer …Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
West-Link toll operator built 3.2km of M50National Toll Roads, operator of the West-Link bridge in Dublin, has an interest in a 3.2km section of the M50 motorway.Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Survey will test three metro routes to airportA geotechnical survey of route options for the Dublin Airport Metro will test underground conditions along three options, the…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
West Dublin development approvedAn Bord Pleanála has approved a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) to deliver almost 3,000 new homes and a new rail line at Hansfield…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
Dismay at prospect of full tolling on M50Residents associations, the AA and politicians in the vicinity of the M50 motorway have expressed dismay at the prospect of tolling…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Motorists to pay €1.5b for M50 upgradeMotorists will be asked to pay at least €1Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Scale of Greystones redevelopment 'too greedy'A €300 million redevelopment scheme for Greystones harbour in Co Wicklow, is to be raised in the Dáil by the deputy leader of…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
€557m to be spent on local roads upgradeCork County Council is to receive €50.5 million towards the cost of improving non-national roads this year.Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
EU grants State deferral in nitrates lawMajor confrontation between farmers and the Government appears to have been averted after the European Union agreed to defer …Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
Gardai cannot impound uninsured foreign carsThe Garda Síochána does not have powers to impound untaxed or uninsured foreign-registered cars driven by non-residents of the…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Transfer scheme is 'shambles', says KennyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has described the Government's decentralisation scheme as "a shambles", and said it should be honest…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
FG launches Dublin transport policyDublin Bus has developed quality corridors for which it does not have buses, resulting in a waste of critical road space, Fine…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Radical shakeup planned for bus routes in DublinA review of Dublin Bus routes which will be presented to Transport Minister Martin Cullen next month is to recommend the most…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Expansion of Tramore delayed by sewage problemWaterford County Council is to commission a new study to provide for the development and expansion of the seaside resort of Tramore…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Truckers close M4's HGV lane in protest at tollsNearly 90 lorries took part in the Irish Road Haulage Association's "National No Pay Day" of protest at the M4 toll plaza near…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Lack of diversion signs cause for complaintThere was ample evidence on the M4 through the midlands yesterday that significant numbers of heavy goods vehicles were avoiding…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
WORKERS' REACTION: shock gives way to anxietyFive members of the Cox family from Edgeworthstown who worked in C&D Foods stood in the rain in shock yesterday as smoke …Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Hauliers to blockade M4 toll plaza todayA convoy of heavy goods vehicles and lorries will attempt to blockade the M4 toll plaza near Enfield, Co Meath, this morning …Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Transport plan is set to raise values by up to 20%Infrastructure&Development Property prices in parts of Dublin could rise by up to 20 per cent as a result of the State transport…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Composting plants to aid Dublin's new waste serviceDublin local authorities will set up two major composting facilities to cater for the introduction of a region-wide brown bin…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Lead poisoning linked to deaths of 48 swansThe cause of the deaths of 48 swans in or near a wildfowl reserve in Co Wexford may be lead poisoning, according to the National…Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Report shows need for thermal treatment of waste, says RocheThe National Waste Report 2004 published this morning highlights the need for thermal treatment, Minister for the Environment…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Waste collection not used by quarter of householdsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called for more regulation of waste management services after a report found a …Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Shannon Development job numbers improveShannon Development, which is to lose its enterprise support functions to Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, will today announce…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Builders 'abandon' housing estatesThe Government has reneged on a promise to tackle the problem of unfinished housing estates - which in the case of Co Kildare…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Council to vote on dezoning city farm landsDún Laoghaire-Rathdown councillors will this evening be asked to vote in favour of "dezoning" about five acres of residential…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Marina's consultation period extendedThe developers of the proposed €300 million marina development for Greystones harbour in Co Wicklow have agreed to an extended…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Council says leak in Port Tunnel is routineWater is leaking into Dublin Port Tunnel at the rate of half a litre a second - but there is no cause for alarm, Dublin City …Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
Lowest NI road death toll since 1952Road fatality figures are on the increase in the Republic - but are falling to historic lows in Northern IrelandFri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
Hauliers to stage 'no pay' toll protest on new M4Motorists on the newly opened M4 toll road through the midlands face disruption and delays on Monday January 16th as the Irish…Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
Dublin transport plan to focus on 'hubs'The Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) is to publish proposals for new higher-density commercial and residential "hubs" to be…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
Murder inquiry into Dublin stabbing startsGardaí have launched a murder investigation into the stabbing of a young man in a Dublin hotel in the early hours of New Year…Tue Jan 03 2006 - 00:00
Drivers advised to take extra careTravel and public transport: Traffic on the roads and railways and through the State's ports and airports is expected to be …Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Poland second most dialled countryPoland is now the second most popular destination for international calls from payphones in the Republic, according to a new …Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Building works threat to water supply - councilWicklow County Council approved building developments within a safety area surrounding sensitive regional reservoirs and streams…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
Council may prosecute Dublin freesheets over litterDublin City Council has said it may prosecute the publishers and distributors of the freesheets Metro and Herald AM if they fail…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
Households face €34 bill for Christmas waste disposalHouseholds are facing an extra bill of €34 on average to deal with Christmas waste this year, according to a new report.Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Roche to unveil Bill regulating building industryA new Bill to regulate professions and building practices in the construction industry is to be announced by Minister for the…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Motorway toll operator to build €300m Waterford city bypassCeltic Roads Group, operator of the M1 motorway toll and Dublin's toll bridges, has been chosen to build the €300 million Waterford…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Nine die in crashes in course of the weekendNine people were killed on Irish roads between Friday and Sunday morning - five in Northern Ireland and four in the Republic.Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
Peace activist Una O'Higgins O'Malley diesThe death has taken place of Una O'Higgins O'Malley (78), a lifelong campaigner for peace and justice and founder member of the…Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
EU agency report unfair, says RocheMinister for the Environment Dick Roche will tell his European counterparts in Brussels today that a recent EU Environment Agency…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Diver missing after boat wreck foundRescue services were last night searching off the Wexford coast for a missing sub-aqua diver in the area where the lobster boat…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Minister suspends funding for reservoirA row over a plan to build a reservoir on Roadstone land near Blessington worsened at the weekend when Minister for the Environment…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Work begins on 2+1 Castleblayney bypassWork on the State's first two-plus-one motorway, a 16km bypass of Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, got under way yesterday.Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Limited edition euro coins to go on saleThe first euro coins for 2006 were unveiled by the Central Bank and the Wildlife Service, in Glenveagh National Park, in Donegal…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Shannon must keep access to US, conference toldFuture transatlantic flights into Shannon were "a critical business need" and one which must now be addressed by a Shannon airport…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
