43% of drivers never use seat beltsSome 43 per cent of motorists never wear a seat belt, according to the National Safety Council (NSC).Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Plans for new rail links and airport expansionNew or reopened passenger rail links between the regional cities and new, privately-funded terminals at Dublin Airport are among…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
Planners told effort must be made to save our landscapeThe breezeblock was replacing the dry stone wall as the dominant landscape characteristic of the west of Ireland, the president…Sat Apr 20 2002 - 01:00
Ballymun renewal project is honouredThe Ballymun Regeneration Project, which aims to create a new, sustainable town in the north Dublin suburb, has been shortlisted…Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Fahey clears development plan for Corrib gas fieldThe Minister for the Marine, Mr Fahey, has approved the Development Plan for the Corrib gas field.Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Hauliers halt Dublin traffic in insurance costs protestThe Irish Insurance Federation has said hauliers' insurance premiums could be significantly reduced if the Government set up …Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Enfield bypass reduces traffic to levels of 15 years agoThe Enfield relief road in Co Meath opened at 11.30 a.mSat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
New Iarnrod railcars to arrive this summerIarnród Éireann takes delivery of the first of 80 new diesel railcars this summer, but it will be the end of next year before…Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Council's dumping activity may weaken its legal caseWicklow County Council may face difficulty recouping millions of euro in costs incurred in making safe illegal dumps in west …Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
New road to ease Enfield tailbacksOne of the State's most notorious bottlenecks is to be significantly eased this week, with the opening of the Enfield relief …Mon Apr 08 2002 - 01:00
Cost of proposed bypass doubles hearing hearsThe cost of the Fermoy bypass in Co Cork has almost doubled from €80 million in 2000 to the current estimate of €154 million, …Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
101 killed on roads this yearOne hundred and one people were killed on the Republic's roads this year up to yesterday, according to the gardaíSat Mar 30 2002 - 00:00
Posible conflict of interest made OPW quit stadiumThe Office of Public Works withdrew from its role as project manager of Campus and Sports Stadium Ireland because of concerns…Thu Mar 28 2002 - 00:00
Harkin may take Sligo seat from Fine Gael, poll showsA poll in the Sligo Leitrim constituency has suggested that the western development campaigner, Ms Marian Harkin, is well positioned…Wed Mar 27 2002 - 00:00
Ugandans are told of Irish concerns over executionsUGANDA: The Government's concern over the murder of Father Declan O'Toole in Uganda, and the subsequent execution of his killers…Wed Mar 27 2002 - 00:00
Connolly's north line to close at weekendsIarnród Éireann is to close its northern line out of Connolly Station, Dublin, for 12 weekends over the next five months.Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Hand-held mobile phone use by drivers to be prohibitedMeasures to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving are to be introduced before the end of the week, the Department…Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Motorway may open in sections to ease chaosThe final leg of Dublin's C- Ring, the South Eastern Motorway, may be opened in sections, the first as early as next year, according…Tue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
Lawlor lost pounds while in prisonThe former Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin West, Mr Liam Lawlor, who spoke yesterday in detail about his latest stay in prison, said…Sat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
Travel ArrangementsIarnród Éireann has asked passengers to remember that Heuston Station in Dublin will be closed from 8.45 a.mSat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
88 illegal Wicklow dumps admittedWicklow County Council has acknowledged it has listed 88 illegal dump sites of which 19 have yet to be examined.Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Dumping row at Wicklow councilSome members of Wicklow County Council sought to have illegal dumps excluded from the council's current investigations, the official…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
An Taisce warns it will challenge Wicklow planAn Taisce has warned it will challenge the Wicklow County Development Plan if the council decides at its meeting today to adopt…Mon Mar 11 2002 - 00:00
Government to set up fire services bodyThe Government is to set up a new State authority to oversee fire and emergency planning services, following a consultants' report…Mon Mar 11 2002 - 00:00
Heritage plan for Dublin city launchedDublin City Council has launched a five-year heritage plan aimed at implementing key city-wide heritage projects and raising …Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Conviction no bar to getting taxi licenceA conviction for criminal activity - including crimes of sexual assault - is not a bar to the acquisition of a licence to drive…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
EPA concern as pictures show toxic waste at Wicklow dumpThe Environmental Protection Agency has expressed concern at photographs which show barrels of toxic chemicals being buried at…Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Road-building programme on target, says NRAJust two new national road schemes will begin this year, but the State's road-building programme is still on target, the National…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
National Roads Authority budget increases to over €1bn this yearThe National Roads Authority will today announce an increase in its budget for 2002, to slightly more than €1 billion, The Irish…Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Chamber in Ennis concerned at regional imbalanceEnnis Chamber of Commerce in Co Clare has become the latest business organisation in the west to express concern at the Government…Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Shops prepared for plastic bag levyThe Republic's leading supermarket chains say they are well prepared for the introduction of the 15 cent Government levy on plastic…Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Bad week leaves 12 dead on roadsIt has been a disastrous few days for road accidents in the Republic, with 12 people dead in the last week.Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
SPUC supports Scallon in vote disputeThe UK Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in the United Kingdom has come out in favour of Dana Rosemary Scallon in…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Progress on new Scottish gas linkBord Gáis yesterday signed an agreement for construction of the Scottish section of a new gas interconnector between Ireland …Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
A man known to mind his own businessBy all accounts Mr Sean Mulryan of Ballymore Homes is likely to be less than thrilled at the possibility of a personal appearance…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
NRA postpones crucial meeting on roads programme for 2002A crucial meeting of the National Roads Authority was postponed yesterday because a new chairman has not been appointed to the…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Bronze Age find is a first for WicklowArchaeologists believe settlers may have manufactured gold jewelleryat 'industrial' complex near Ashford, Co. Wicklow.Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
De Valera denies roads programme is damaging sitesA number of significant finds have been made in counties Wicklow, Dublin and Louth as a result of the State's roads programme…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Study will identify future rail routesA study to pinpoint routes for the expansion of the State's rail network has been announced by the Minister for Public Enterprise…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Telecoms capacity upgrade is plannedPlans for a five-fold increase in the State's high grade telecommunications capacity are to be announced by the Department of…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
Lethal radioactive waste was dumped in landfillLethal radioactive substances which cannot now be traced were dumped as ordinary waste by the drinks manufacturer Cantrell Cochrane…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Dempsey promises the pothole problem is overThe State's "massive problem with potholes" is almost over , the Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, said yesterday.Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Minister dismisses CIF claim on roadsClaims that the National Roads Programme was stalled and running out of money were criticised by the Minister for the Environment…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Record electricity demand last monthThe Republic reached a record demand for electricity in the past month, when a number of emergency generators installed by the…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Landfill shortage at crisis level, engineers' body saysThe State will shortly run out of landfill capacity in 19 local authority areas, according to a submission from the Institution…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Roadstone denies allegationCement Roadstone, which operates sand and gravel quarries on more than 1,000 acres of land in Co Wicklow, has sent a solicitor…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Cox expected to win presidency of parliamentThe Munster MEP Mr Pat Cox is expected to be elected President of the European Parliament today, in a close contest for the position…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Molloy orders 'urgent' halting sites planPlans to fast-track the introduction of halting sites for Travellers in the greater Dublin area are to be brought forward "as…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Engineers claim there is 'No design flaw' in low-clearance Dublin tunnelThere is no design flaw in the Dublin Port Tunnel, the project's engineers insisted yesterday, even though it will be too low…Mon Jan 14 2002 - 00:00
Official questioned about illegal dumping found dead at homeA Wicklow County Council official who was interviewed by his employers in connection with illegal dumping in west Wicklow has…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
