Heavy flooding along east coastHeavy overnight flooding in many areas of Leinster and the east coast is expected to have extended to north-east Ulster by this…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
NDP spending to go ahead as plannedThere will be no reduction in Government spending on the National Development Plan, regardless of the economic downturn the Taoiseach…Sat Oct 06 2001 - 01:00
Energy crisis looms within 18 monthsThe Republic is facing shortages of electricity, gas and water over the next 18 months as networks struggle to keep pace with…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Higgins says US and UK foreign policy decisions led to attacksAmerican and British foreign policy had "created the poisoned well from which the horrors of September 11th emerged", the Socialist…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Weaker regions need investmentIreland will be unable to locate any significant new business in the weaker regions unless it delivers on the necessary roads…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Boland funeral attracts large republican presenceThe former Fianna Fβil minister, Mr Kevin Boland, was buried in Dublin yesterday after a Requiem Mass characterised by a republican…Wed Sept 26 2001 - 01:00
Portlaoise train users concerned about rail safetyIarnr≤d ╔ireann intends to upgrade the commuter service between Portlaoise and Dublin, but not for another 18 months, The Irish…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
New water authority will force group schemes to improve qualitySome 150,000 households on group water schemes will have to either ensure their drinking water meets EU standards or close their…Sat Sept 15 2001 - 01:00
Spawell sports centre to make way for hotelOne of the State's best-known sports and fitness clubs, the Spawell Sports and Leisure Centre in Wellington Lane, Templeogue, …Thu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
Coastal review criticisedThere is mounting concern about the progress of the Booterstown to Sandycove Coastal Review currently being undertaken by D·n…Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Government is focused on spreading growth through smaller townsThe Government has moved away from the idea of creating a limited number of large-scale "growth gateways" through which economic…Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Major housing plans for GreystonesSean Mulryan of Ballymore Properties is pushing hard for a major scheme of 1,500 apartments and houses at Greystones in County…Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Parties question change of planThe Government and the Opposition have differed on the reasons for the National Spatial Strategy's change in focus, which was…Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Towers community gets low-rise homes with high-rise facilitiesThe first residents of Ballymun towers to get new homes under the £1Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
Taoiseach's pledge gives green light to canal reopeningThe Royal Canal will be fully restored between Dublin and the Shannon in Co Longford by 2006, the Taoiseach Mr Ahern has confirmed…Thu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Greens to campaign over estate's futureThe Green Party will front a campaign to "keep Kinsealy green" over coming weeks, following reports that Mr Charles Haughey's…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Dublin Bus chooses low-sulphur diesel despite benefits of gasDublin Bus has decided against converting its fleet to gas although a three-year study showed the move would produce less exhaust…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Gardai seek man after shootingThe GARDA helicopter was deployed in Co Offaly last night in the search for a young man gardai want to interview in connection…Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Taoiseach must help solve land dispute, say farmersFarmers' leaders yesterday called on the Taoiseach to intervene in the stand-off between land-owners and the Department of the…Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Unlicensed quarry operators to face courtsHigh Court proceedings are being initiated by Offaly County Council against a number of unlicensed quarry operations working …Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Festival time for Tullamore with many events plannedBoating on the Grand Canal, hot-air ballooning and singing and dancing in O'Connor Square are the hallmarks of the Tullamore …Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Healthcare tops priority list in survey on National PlanThe planning process, availability of childcare and the increased presence of foreign workers have emerged as issues of least…Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Labour seeks dumps study over concern at birth defectsThe Labour Party has called for a comprehensive study of dumps in the Republic following concern over birth defects in children…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Fears unfounded as SF is `wedded to peace process', O Caolain saysSinn FEin is "wedded to the peace process" and will not back away from the "huge investment" the leadership has made in bringing…Fri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
O Cuiv criticises policy on urban growth centresThe Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Mr Eamon O Cuiv, has criticised Government policy on the proposed designation…Thu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Hussey defends gains of women's movementThe gains achieved by the Irish women's movement were robustly defended by the director of the European Women's Foundation at…Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Sandyford rezoning may be contestedResidents of Sandyford, Co Dublin, last night said they were considering a judicial review of the rezoning of 3 1/2 hectares …Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Dispute halts work on N11 bypass for nearly a yearWork on a bypass for one of the south-east's worst bottlenecks, the N11 through Gorey, Co Wexford, has been halted for almost…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Unionist tradition `ignorance' notedA survey carried out for Cooperation Ireland has found "considerable ignorance" of the Northern Irish Protestant tradition among…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Blairs to travel on RyanairThe British Prime Minister has chosen Ryanair, the Republic's budget airline, to bring his family on holiday to France, Downing…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Disputes with farmers over new roads cost £1m a weekCosts of more than £1 million a week are being incurred by the State as a result of a continuing dispute with farmers over compensation…Mon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
Luas lines on schedule for completion in 2003, says O'RourkeDublin's Luas light rail lines from Tallaght and Sandyford to the city centre are still on schedule for completion in 2003, the…Sat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Vital link in Dublin's motorway by-pass due to open next monthA milestone in the building of the motorway by-pass of Dublin city will be achieved on August 7th with the opening of the Southern…Mon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
Organs inquiry misses its latest deadlineThe Dunne inquiry has announced that it needs more time to issue its memorandum of proceduresSat Jul 21 2001 - 01:00
Train-drivers may vote to go on strikeIntercity train-drivers seeking pay parity with DART drivers are to be balloted on strike action next weekThu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
Comment on abuse payments criticisedComments that the proposed compensation payments to victims of institutional sexual and physical abuse would "label all religious…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
Proposed Wicklow development targets county council's objectivesOne of the biggest residential planning applications to come before Wicklow County Council has been lodged for a 108-acre site…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Anti-motorway group offers advice on how to oppose new roads plansA recently formed national anti-motorways group is advising a south Kildare community on opposition to the proposed M9 motorway…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Report shows 35% of Shannon waterway is pollutedThe latest report on the quality of water in the Shannon suggests that as much as 35 per cent of the waterway may be significantly…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Longford parents in protest over school closuresLongford town and its environs are poised for dramatic population growth over the next five years, but the Department of Education…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Arms are recovered by gardai from three sites in KildareThe Garda uncovered a significant amount of arms and ammunition from three sites in south Co Kildare yesterday.Mon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
RTE queries Minister's informationRTE is to seek clarification from the consultants Price water houseCoopers as to whether the most up-to-date commercial information…Mon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
Long awaited DART launched againThe extension of DART service to Greystones was launched yet again yesterday, this time by the Minister for Public Enterprise…Sat Jul 07 2001 - 01:00
Exporting waste problems `must end'The Environmental Protection Agency has warned that the Republic must stop relying on other countries to dispose of its waste…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Many household items classified as dangerousOld paint tins, polishes, oils, razor blades, batteries, medicines and pesticides are among the items defined as "hazardous waste…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Pollutants in toxic waste dumps are to be made safeEnvironmental pollutants in some 500 disused local authority and privately operated dumps are to be located and made safe, the…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Local group opposes Kildare dump planPlans to locate a dump between Robertstown and the Hill of Allen in Co Kildare are being contested amid claims that it could …Thu Jul 05 2001 - 01:00
Development proposals could radically reshape future of new town near 720-acre Enniskerry siteAmbitious plans for a new town on a 720-acre site at Ballyman near Enniskerry on the Dublin / Wicklow border, are to be the subject…Thu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
Witness insists home was meant for his parentsMr Denis O'Brien yesterday denied suggestions that there was "no reality" to his purchase from Mr David Austin of a house in …Thu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
