Board's conduct code explainedThe chairman of An Bord Pleanála, Mr John O'Connor, has written to the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Local Government…Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Almost 76,000 one-off rural houses constructedAlmost 76,000 rural one-off houses were built in the Republic in the decade to 2002 and about one third of all new housing is…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
An Taisce says rural Ireland needs supportRural towns and villages should be supported to prevent declining population and closures of schools, post offices and Garda …Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Luas - some of the facts and the fictionsThe Oireachtas Committee on Transport raised a number of allegations about Luas yesterday which were rejected as having absolutely…Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Greystones venture to proceedWicklow County Council has voted to proceed with a public private partnership venture to build a 250-berth marina, shopping and…Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Confusion over start date for computerised penalty pointsThere was confusion last night about the introduction of computerised penalty points for driversTue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Bord Gais to replace cast-iron gas pipes in estateAn Bord Gáis is to replace immediately cast-iron gas pipes in a south Dublin housing estate following a gas explosion on Sunday…Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Hauliers seek curb on off-road vehiclesThe Irish Road Haulage Association has rejected suggestions that it called for a ban on tractors on national roads and criticised…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Turbines set to turn on giant offshore wind farmThe Arklow Bank wind farm - the world's first offshore use of wind turbines above three megawatt capacity - will begin producing…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Extend traffic freeflow scheme, says FGOperation Freeflow the Christmas shopping period ban on digging up Dublin's roads should be extended all year-round, the Fine…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Luas to be tested from Tallaght to Red CowThe Railway Procurement Agency has said a "piece of history" will be made next Sunday when trams will be tested on a continuous…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Penalty points save 77 lives in first yearSeventy-seven fewer road fatalities and savings of about €155 million - that is the outcome in road safety terms on the first…Sat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Increased costs for servicing holiday homes suggestedHousing: Severe increases in costs for services to holiday homes and the re-introduction of property tax are among the measures…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Spending cuts not proposed, says authorInfrastructure: The ESRI mid-term review of the National Development Plan did not propose cuts in spending on water, waste disposal…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Charges favoured for road use in DublinTransport: Charging for road use in Dublin but not tolling town by-passes, and a cautionary approach to public private partnerships…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
All Dublin councils insist on bin chargeThe Dublin local authorities' waste policy of "no payment, no collection" was implemented across the city and county for the …Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Job losses rising 60% annually in western countiesJob losses in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are rising by 60 per cent each year, mainly in the region's traditional clothing and…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Report on height of port tunnel referred back to its authorsThe Atkins report on the possibility of increasing the clearance height of the Dublin Port Tunnel has been referred back to its…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Postal address inquiry to take 2 to 3 weeksAn Post has said its internal investigation into whether former TD Mr Liam Lawlor was able to have a postal designation of a …Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Ireland is starting to clean up act, says EU chiefThe Republic's poor record on implementing environmental protection measures is changing, the European Environment Commissioner…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Gardai will be on lookout for drink-drivers over weekendThere will be no extra gardaí "pulled out of a drawer" to combat drink-driving over the bank holiday weekend, but those who drink…Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
Campaign to resume bin depot picketsPickets will be placed on Dublin City Council's bin depots again next week, the anti-bin charge campaign said yesterday.Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
County council to end secrecy around planning applicationsKildare County Council is to dispense with traditional "closed door" secrecy in considering planning submissions, including a…Tue Oct 21 2003 - 01:00
Weekend collections aim to ease bin backlogUncollected bins on Dublin streets should be cleared by early next week, according to the four Dublin local authorities.Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
1,000% increase in councils' bin charge revenuesDublin local authorities have been taking in up to €2Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Row breaks out over bin dispute coverageJailed anti-bin charge protesters Joe Higgins TD and Cllr Clare Daly are to be released from Mountyjoy Prison tomorrow morning…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Council prepared to take court action againDublin City manager, Mr John Fitzgerald, has said the city council is quite prepared to go to court again should the need arise…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Cork landfill 'will help environment'The development of a €56 million landfill on a 250-acre site at Bottlehill near Mallow in Co Cork had resulted in the caricature…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
New rail fleet launchedA new fleet of 80 rail carriages which will significantly improve Dublin commuter services, and expand them to Gorey in Co Wexford…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
Masked men seize drugs in raid at Wicklow pharmaceutical firmGardaí investigating a robbery at a pharmaceutical company in Co Wicklow are seeking anyone who may have been in the vicinity…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
An Post rejects change of postal address claimsAn Post has said it has no information on claims by a property developer that he was able to pay the former politician Mr Liam…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Sixty more buses planned to make up for lost DARTAdditional Dublin Bus services to be provided during weekend rail closures will not be dedicated services calling at DART stations…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Controversial Wicklow dump soldThe Whitestown dump near Baltinglass - where an estimated 300,000 tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish, including hospital waste…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
DART to run an extra weekend as Brennan intervenesIarnród Éireann made further concessions in its plans for weekend closure of Dublin's DART service in the run up to Christmas…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Ban on incinerators explored at hearingThe Cork County Development Plan of 2003 was in "conflict with itself" in seeking to exclude the site chosen by Indaver Ireland…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
No plan to handle incinerator incidentThere is no emergency plan to deal with a major incident at the proposed Indaver incinerator planned for Ringaskiddy, according…Wed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
Head of incinerator firm expected to face questionsThe managing director of Indaver Ireland, Mr John Ahern, is expected to be cross-examined on his company's proposals for a toxic…Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
NUJ calls for independent press council, ombudsmanThe National Union of Journalists (NUJ) does not believe a Government-appointed press council would have the necessary independence…Mon Oct 06 2003 - 01:00
Speed limit of 19 mph urged in danger zonesSpeed limits on the State's roads should be lowered to less than 19 miles per hour in special cases, a specialist group has advised…Mon Oct 06 2003 - 01:00
Anti-incinerator campaign wins 'Seveso' sites battleAnti-incinerator campaigners were jubilant yesterday after the Cork toxic waste incinerator hearing ruled it would accept evidence…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Council suspends bin policyDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has suspended the introduction of its "no payment, no bin collection" policy because it…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
NRA insists roads plan has cut journey timesThe National Roads Authority (NRA) has rejected allegations its spending of €1Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Planning hearing told capacity of incinerator should be limitedIf An Bord Pleanála grants planning permission for a toxic waste incinerator at Cork Harbour it should limit its capacity, Cork…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Inquiry into allegation of irregularities at landfillFour local authority workers have been suspended and a Garda investigation has begun into "apparent irregularities" at Roscommon…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Bin-tax tensions not evident in MulhuddartFull wheelie-bins stood outside about one in every four houses, writes Tim O'Brien.Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
SIPTU concerned about campaign tacticsSIPTU will support trade union moves condemning the bin-tax as well as the jailing of anti bin-tax protesters, its general president…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Minister shifts his stance on capping of land costsThe Minister for State for Finance, Mr Tom Parlon, has said he accepts that in some cases, compensation for loss of land to road…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Cullen calls for pay-by-weight chargesThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has written to all local authorities asking them to introduce a system of bin charges…Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Groups to 'repaint streets' of Dublin for Car Free DayCar Free Day in Dublin will not - officially at least - involve streets being closed to traffic today, a factor which has encouraged…Mon Sept 22 2003 - 01:00
Luas is on time and on budget, Ahern insistsThe Luas tram system in Dublin is on time and on budget, and when it is completed there will be "a clamour for extensions" to…Mon Sept 22 2003 - 01:00
