Nuclear power plant closes at SellafieldThe world's first commercial nuclear power station, Calder Hall, a Magnox reactor at Sellafield, on the coast of Cumbria, in …Tue Apr 01 2003 - 01:00
Ryanair chief is fined €1,269 for dangerous drivingRyanair chief executive Mr Michael O'Leary was yesterday fined €1,269 and had his licence endorsed for dangerous driving in Co…Sat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
Expert to assess tunnel damageAn independent assessor from the Imperial College in London has arrived in Dublin to examine damage to homes in the Marino area…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Recycling goes large in capitalDublin city's first recycling centre for bulky items, including furniture, white goods and electronic equipment, has opened in…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Deal signed for 39km motorwayThe State's first motorway to be built by public-private partnership, the 39km Kilcock-Kinnegad road in the midlands, will begin…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
€170m to be invested in rail services for Dublin areaThe largest investment in rail services in the Dublin area since the DART launch in 1984 was announced by Iarnród Éireann yesterday…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
Illegal dumping will cost millions to neutraliseMillions of euro will have to be spent containing and monitoring the Republic's illegally-dumped waste for at least a generation…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Sewage schemes for dispersed populations are possible, but at a priceClean, small rural sewage schemes which serve dispersed rural populations are possible - but at a cost, according to the Swiss…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Young and old show united frontDUBLIN MARCH: "Bertie Iscariot - you betrayed us all" and "Stop Mad Cowboy Disease" proclaimed the placards as the crowd chanted…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Irish group studies Swiss way of waste incinerationAn expert group of Irish parliamentarians and high ranking civil servants has just returned after spending a week in Switzerland…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Phosphates in farm fertilisers linked to algal bloom in lakesAlgal blooms of the kind seen on the Shannon lakes in summertime are unlikely to be eradicated unless phosphates are removed …Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Swiss recycle 45% of waste and incinerate the restSome 45 per cent of Swiss domestic waste is recycled and the rest incinerated in any one of about 28 municipal incinerators across…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Ban on taking sand at water sourcesThe Swiss federal government has banned the extraction of sand and gravel from areas where drinking water is sourcedMon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
O'Donoghue jostled, pinned against doorProtest outside Dáil: The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Mr O'Donoghue was jostled, verbally abused and pinned against…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Ahern was alerted to concerns on speedingThe chief executive of the National Safety Council, Mr Pat Costello, alerted the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to Freedom of Information…Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:00
EPA declares Aghancon wells fit for useThere was relief in the Aghancon Valley, Co Offaly, this weekend as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared water …Tue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00
Moriarty tribunal investigates Glen Ding saleThe Moriarty tribunal has begun to inquire into aspects of the sale of 147 acres of land in Co Wicklow to Roadstone.Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00
Brennan to set out plans for driving test backlogMeasures to ease the backlog in driving licence applications - now increasing at a record 1,000 a day - will include evening …Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Harney clarifies 'anti-Americanism' remarksIRELAND: The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Ms Harney, has said her views on anti-Americanism in…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Well-water unsuitable for dairyingFarmers in the Aghancon Valley in Co Offaly, who have been warned not to use their well-water for personal use or dairying, have…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Minister defends motorway route despite growing criticismThe Government has acted "as sensibly as it can" in deciding to allow the South Eastern Motorway through the Carrickmines Castle…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
DART parking charge plan will not go aheadIarnrod Éireann has backed down on its plans to introduce parking charges at selected DART stations in DublinTue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
DART car-park charges criticisedIarnrod Éireann has said it intends to proceed with plans to charge for car-parking at three DART stations, despite the opposition…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Marina planning request is invalid - councilTipperary North Riding County Council has refused to consider a planning application for a controversial marina and floating …Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Residents urged to stop using contaminated water in wellsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has advised Offaly residents to discontinue using water from 12 private wells after…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Train services at Heuston restrictedIarnród Éireann is restricting services to and from Heuston Station in Dublin today.Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Professor is critical of incinerator risk reportAn international consultant on dioxins and other toxic emissions has criticised this week's Health Research Board report which…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
New guidelines expectedGardaí are continuing to ask people suspected of drink-driving to wait 20 minutes before taking a breath test, but new operational…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Environment taxes proposedMajor fiscal reforms - including "dozens of new taxes" - will be required to ensure better protection of the environment, a conference…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Building regulations need 'complete overhaul'If there is an upside to "bungalow bliss" it is that, in the "mad rush" for housing in rural areas over the past 40 years, Irish…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
US use of Irish airspace to cost millionsThe Government is facing a multimillion euro bill for US military aircraft using Irish airspace on their way to the Persian Gulf…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Photos may test council's claim on illegal dumpPhotographic evidence that Wicklow County Council itself carried out illegal dumping at Roadstone's lands near Blessington could…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Illegal dump beside council officesWicklow County Council has discovered another illegal dump on Roadstone-owned lands in west WicklowWed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Glen Ding zoning proposal may be reassessedWicklow County Council has said it may reassess the size of a development "buffer zone", at Glen Ding near Blessington, after…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
'Minders' block dismantling of castle ditchProtesters camped at Carrickmines Castle in south County Dublin prevented archaeologists from dismantling part of a 12th century…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Crucial week for castle site as dig ends on road routeThe protesters camped on the site of Carrickmines Castle in south County Dublin are bracing themselves this weekend for what …Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
Greens call for second judge at tribunalThe Green Party has called for another judge to be appointed to the Moriarty tribunal to hear evidence on the sale to Cement …Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
Taxi service is out of control, say unionsThe State's taxi service is now "out of control"Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
Fresh hopes for the survival of 115-year-old Fossetts CircusFresh hopes emerged last night for the survival of Fossetts Circus, which claims to be the oldest continually touring circus …Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
Fresh effort by council to rezone Glen Ding landsWicklow County Council, whose rezoning of the historically and archaeologically important Glen Ding in west Wicklow was overturned…Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
Casting vote by mayor saves Dublin City CouncilDublin City Council introduced an amended bin charge last night - and survived abolition on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Lethal pollution linked to Offaly sawmillThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expressed concern following the discovery of lethal chromium VI pollution in a …Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Minister calls for investigation into Wicklow pollutionThe Minister of State for Europe, Mr Dick Roche, has called for an investigation to ascertain if there is any connection between…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Plans for third prison opposedSouth Dublin councillors yesterday unanimously passed four separate motions condemning Department of Justice plans for a third…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Plant gives back clean water to Dublin BayPeople who swim in Dublin Bay later this month will do so in waters which are cleaner than they have been for almost 100 years…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
IFA president repeats demands of farmersThe president of the IFA, Mr John Dillon, reiterated the association's demands yesterday as the "tractorcade" approached Dublin…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
Board gives green light to four-lane road in GalwayPlans for a controversial four-lane road-widening scheme between the east and west of Galway city have got the go-ahead from …Thu Jan 02 2003 - 00:00
Tourist figures steady but big spenders scarceProvisional tourism figures for 2002, which show an increase in visitor numbers of about two per cent, mask a "continuing loss…Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Safety concerns over erosion of Wicklow cliffConcern has been expressed for the safety of walkers using what has been described as one of Ireland's finest marine walks, the…Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Dublin mayor says council cannot stop bin feesThere will be refuse charges in Dublin next year whether they are brought in by a city council or a Government-appointed commissioner…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
