BMW region gains most in new planThe four new growth gateways in the National Spatial Strategy are located in the Border, Midlands and Western (BMW) regionFri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
Rail and road corridors proposedThe National Spatial Strategy (NSS) has identified as "of particular relevance" public transport corridors in the west linking…Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
Details of plan for regional growth due todayThe Government will this morning announce its long-awaited National Spatial Strategy, a blueprint for economic and social development…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
We are getting tourists - just the wrong kindThe year 2000 was a record year for tourism in IrelandWed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Brennan refuses to deny or confirm €5,000 giftsThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has refused to confirm or deny that he is the senior politician who allegedly received…Tue Nov 26 2002 - 00:00
Inter-city rail routes to get 67 new carriagesThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, yesterday announced the largest fleet investment in the history of Iarnrod Éireann.Tue Nov 26 2002 - 00:00
Floods may lower value of some houses in MeathMany homeowners in Co Meath have claimed their homes are "virtually unsaleable" after the recent flooding.Tue Nov 26 2002 - 00:00
Jail officers warn on moves to sell prison in DublinThe sale of Shanganagh Prison in south Co Dublin, which was "now imminent", would remove one of the last "stepping stones" for…Mon Nov 25 2002 - 00:00
Rabbitte critical of insurance firmsA sense of anger characterises the average citizen's dealings with the insurance industry and customers feel that they are being…Sat Nov 23 2002 - 00:00
Safety concerns over radio systemA communications system that can allegedly distort heart pacemakers and a range of other life-saving medical equipment, is being…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Chambers criticise rates increase 'free-for-all'The Government has licensed a "free-for-all" hike in commercial rates for 2003, business interests claimed yesterday, writes …Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Macabre 'dead dolls' test rules on bad tasteDepartment of Enterprise Trade and Employment officials are checking whether the State has the power to ban sales of children…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Emergency radio may disrupt pacemakersA mobile communications system - a digital form of the familiar "walkie-talkie" - which is used by police, firemen and paramedics…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Minister says road scheme is 'shambles'The Glen o' the Downs to Kilmacanogue road-widening scheme in Co Wicklow has become a "shambles" which should be investigated…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Road schemes and Dublin metro lose outTRANSPORT: Dublin's metro system and a number of road schemes which had been ready to go to construction are emerging as the…Sat Nov 16 2002 - 00:00
Council alerted to uranium in water a month ago, says EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has claimed it told Wicklow County Council of uranium 238 contamination of a public…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Delays in Luas and motorway plans expectedTRANSPORT: Delays in the provision of the Luas, no new motorway start-ups next year and "a few" extra years needed to complete…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
9% rise in fares on public transport approvedPublic transport users are to face an immediate increase in fares on the State-owned CIÉ companies, following yesterday's approval…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
IFI workers plan action over pension dealIrish Fertlizer Industries workers at Arklow, Belfast and Cork have said they intend to take industrial and legal actions over…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Uranium found in Wicklow waterThe Environmental Protection Agency has discovered Uranium 238 in a well supplying water to homes in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow.Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
New road safety adverts said to be 'harrowing'Two new road safety advertisement films, which graphically depict the killing of pedestrians, are to be launched in Belfast this…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Councillors table motion to save Dublin city treesAn attempt by members of Dublin City Council to halt the destruction of the mature London Plane trees on O'Connell Street is …Sat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
Engineers call for construction fundsThe Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI) has urged the Government to take advantage of the downturn in the construction …Sat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
Home sorting to go on in rural post disputeAn Post is to continue sorting rural postal deliveries in postal workers' homes throughout next week, in a worsening of the company…Sat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
CIE abolished, Dublin Bus monopoly to endThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has announced the abolition of the State-owned transport company CIÉ and the ending of…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Unions angry but businesses greet proposalsUnions at the State-owned transport companies have reacted angrily to Mr Brennan's proposals to radically reform public transport…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Green TDs chained to O'Connell Street treesGreen Party TDs yesterday chained themselves to trees in Dublin's O'Connell Street in an attempt to reverse the city council'…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Freeflow system faces its toughest test so farOperation Freeflow 2002, which gets under way in the first week of December, is set to be the most difficult to implement in …Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Motorists in Dublin may face charges for road use"Road-pricing", the controversial system whereby motorists pay to use certain roads, may be introduced in Dublin city-centre …Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
'Value-for-money spending' is urgedPoor value for money, inflation and delays may be the hallmarks of the National Development Plan at mid-term, but the Government…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
State's €50bn investment programme criticisedCost overruns, poor value for money and little progress, especially in the areas of road building, waste management and tourism…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Plan to elect mayors may face legal testCounty councillors may initiate a High Court challenge to Government proposals for directly-elected mayors, the director of the…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Stena announces new €100m vessel for Irish SeaCompetition among shipping lines on the Dublin to Holyhead crossing of the Irish Sea is about to intensify - if only among those…Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Work on moving pipelines from the route nearly doneWork on moving the underground water, gas, electricity and telecom pipelines from the entire Luas route is virtually complete…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Minister to give details today of the new penalty points systemThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, is to announce details of the penalty points system for speeding drivers today, regardless…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Luas trams may run every five minutes - but not until 2004The advertisements promised that the Luas trams would start running in Dublin in 2003, but it now seems it will be 2004 before…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Penalty points to proceed despite AGSI viewThe Department of Transport has said it is "surprised" at the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors "negative approach…Sat Oct 26 2002 - 01:00
Pipe repairs will cause water problem in DublinHomes and businesses in a wide area of south Co Dublin and east Kildare will have their water supplies reduced, with a possible…Sat Oct 26 2002 - 01:00
Bus Eireann says timetable at breaking pointBus Éireann's morning commuter and long-distance services are now up to one-and-a-half hours late and its timetable is at breaking…Fri Oct 25 2002 - 01:00
Two arrested in Garda inquiry into dumpingGardaí investigating illegal dumping in west Wicklow arrested two men in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, early yesterday morning.Thu Oct 24 2002 - 01:00
Speeding is the big killer on hazardous roadwayThe road from the outskirts of Wexford town to New Ross is largely straight, wide and flat.Thu Oct 24 2002 - 01:00
Busy south-east route tops fatalities tableThe State's worst road for fatal accidents is the N25 through the south-east - the road on which the Taoiseach's general election…Thu Oct 24 2002 - 01:00
Up to 10,000 jobs in construction seen at riskEmployment in the construction industry may fall by 10,000 jobs this year if current trends continue, the Construction Industry…Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
EU body seeks data on motorway projectThe European Commission has written to the Department of Transport seeking clarification of the route selection process, which…Fri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
Anti-Nice campaigner calls EU accession an 'economic servitude'The anti-Nice campaigner Mr Anthony Coughlan has told a Czech journal that accession to the EU would require the Czech people…Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Food safety group issues warning about E.coli risk in minced beef and burgersThe Food Safety Authority has issued a "strong warning" of the danger of potentially fatal ETue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
'Plan B' without Nice unconstitutional-RocheThe only prospect for enlargement of the EU is the Nice Treaty, and if it is rejected this State would face a constitutional …Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Penalty points system will only be for speedingThe penalty points system for drivers will be introduced by the Minister for Transport's October deadline - but only just.Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
New refuse scheme for Wicklow will be pay by weightThe State's first regular, door-to-door, pay-by-weight refuse collection is to be introduced in County Wicklow early next year…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Builder puts up anti-war banner in DublinA banner overlooking Dublin's Millennium Bridge and proclaiming: "No to War" and "No to Nice" as well as "No to American Terrorism…Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
