`Scrap Saturday' target has been seen as potential party leader since late 1980sMichael Noonan was elected to the Dail for the Limerick East constituency on his first attempt in 1981Mon Jan 29 2001 - 00:00
Test dispute for LRCThe Labour Relations Commission is to intervene in a dispute at car-testing centres run by the National Car Testing Service Ltd…Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Bruton wants incinerators studyThe Fine Gael leader has proposed a moratorium on the building of waste incinerators pending further debate on safety issues …Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Councillor `told he had forfeited seat'A member of Kells Urban Council is expected to take legal action after he was allegedly removed from the council by an official…Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Stay on depleted uranium arms proposedThe European Parliament has proposed a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium weapons such as those used in the Kosovo conflict…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
DART landslide may cost over £1mThe costs and planning implications of the recent landslide at Killiney which stopped train traffic on the commuter and intercity…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
Powdered milk fraud uncoveredFraud involving the falsification of skimmed milk powder has been outlined by the Fine Gael MEP, Mr Joe McCartin.Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
IRA smuggles tobacco - MEPThe Fine Gael MEP, Mr John Cushnahan, has criticised alleged IRA involvement in tobacco-smuggling.Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
EU report criticises take-up of international funds for NIA surprisingly low level of take-up of international funds for Northern Ireland has been remarked on by the report from the EU…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Dedicated 200 get view of lunar eclipse with running commentaryAbout 200 people gathered in the Phoenix Park in Dublin last night to view the total eclipse of the Moon accompanied by a running…Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Signing of contract today for road linkThe National Roads Authority and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will this morning sign a contract for the Wyattville interchange…Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Minister's position is clarifiedThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has clarified his Department's position on requests to local authorities in the…Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow County Council official resigned after an internal inquiryA Wicklow County Council official resigned following an internal investigation into staff activity in relation to planning matters…Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
Bus staff face action over `scam'Dublin Bus says it expects disciplinary action to be taken against nine ticket inspectors following an investigation into allegedly…Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
Committee to advise on improving rail servicesA committee of "three wise men" is to be set up to advise the Government how operations at Iarnrod Eireann can be improved.Mon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
£1bn investment acknowledges decades of railway network neglectIn investing £1 billion in Iarnrod Eireann over the next six years the Government is acknowledging decades of neglect of the …Mon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
Commuter confidence in service evaporatesDublin's suburban rail service is suffering from a lack of confidence among commutersMon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
Ministers fail to use budgetsSeveral Government departments failed to spend their National Development Plan allocations last year, according to new figures…Fri Jan 05 2001 - 00:00
Sheehy reputation for hard workMr Edward J. Sheehy, the outgoing Roscommon county manager, is a career civil servant with a reputation for hard work and getting…Wed Jan 03 2001 - 00:00
Death toll on roads up by one on 1999Provisional figures show 414 people were killed in road accidents in the Republic last year - a rise of just one over 1999Tue Jan 02 2001 - 00:00
Dempsey to turn down plans for building in green beltsPlans which would allow major house-building in various greenbelt areas are to be effectively overturned by the Minister for …Sat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Government funding of road safety campaign criticisedThe lives of 50 people could have been saved if the Government had properly resourced its road-safety campaign, the chairman …Wed Dec 20 2000 - 00:00
Public disappointed as DART fails to deliverIarnrod Eireann disappointed commuters in Greystones and Malahide yesterday as the latest deadline for a "comprehensive peak-…Tue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
System to end CIE's monopoly outlinedPlans to end CIE's position as the State's sole railway operator were announced by the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke…Mon Dec 18 2000 - 00:00
Purchase of a new jumper brings traffic to standstillPresident Clinton went on an impromptu shopping trip with his family in Dublin yesterday evening - and almost shut down traffic…Wed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
Ahern announces expansion plans for communicationsThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, announced a major expansion of the Republic's broadband communications capacity, leading to closer co…Wed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
US President leaves the Taoiseach standingAirforce One touched down at Dublin Airport at 8.24 a.mWed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
Trains to be disrupted all week due to landslide in KillineyIarnrod Eireann will bring in additional earth-moving machinery this morning to tackle a landslide which has halted train traffic…Tue Dec 12 2000 - 00:00
Awards for homeless man, engineer in Liffey rescueA homeless man who rescued a Bus Eireann driver from the Liffey later returned to the streets to sleep in his wet clothes.Tue Dec 12 2000 - 00:00
Diesel price cut `delights' hauliersThe Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) declared its "delight" yesterday, claiming all its recommendations had been included…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Wicklow expansion is under scrutinyThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, is to ask Wicklow County Council for details of its development plan's compliance…Wed Dec 06 2000 - 00:00
Drivers in defiant mood at Liberty Hall meetingTaxi-drivers who are members of SIPTU were in defiant mood when they arrived for a meeting in Liberty Hall shortly before noon…Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Business groups say losses are growingIncalculable damage is being done to Irish business by the taxi-drivers' stoppage, business and employer organisations claimed…Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Meteor plans could reopen mast debateMeteor, the developer of the State's third mobile phone system, has lodged a series of planning applications with local authorities…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Religious orders to pay compensationReligious orders who ran the State's industrial schools in the early and mid-1900s, yesterday agreed in principle to participate…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
An Irishman's Diary"I believe," the neighbour addressed my mother archly, "that Timothy has run away to America with an old prince?".Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
Dublin Bus to expand NiteLink over ChristmasDublin Bus is to expand the NiteLink service to help ease the public transport shortage during the Christmas period, the Minister…Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
Sutherland praises pro-European attitude of many English despite media attitudesThe former EU Commissioner, Mr Peter Sutherland, was eloquent in support of England's pro-European community when he launched…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Investment to lessen regional divideInvestment in roads, public transport and broadband communications announced by the Minister for Finance yesterday is aimed at…Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Ryanair engineer complained to gardaiA Ryanair engineer who complained about the airline to gardai, the Irish Aviation Authority and, on four occasions, a rights …Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Last home of Yeats may be the setting for Rathfarnham buyersPlanning applications for a housing development at Riversdale House, the final home of W B Yeats, have been lodged with South…Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Pavilion lodges final plans for Dun Laoghaire schemePavilion Leisure Complex, the company which is redeveloping the former Pavilion Cinema and gardens in Dun Laoghaire, has lodged…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Roads and Luas works will cause super bottleneckThe "mother of all bottlenecks" is about to be created in the heart of south Co Dublin, according to planners and politicians…Thu Nov 02 2000 - 00:00
State appeals to private sector for partners in road-building projectsThe Government is seeking partners from the private sector to design, build, finance and maintain 11 sections of its proposed…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Dispute over reform of local government could spread to other councilsA dispute in South Dublin County Council's planning section over local government reform may soon spread to other local authorities…Thu Oct 26 2000 - 01:00
Party plans alternative strategy on wasteProposals for an alternative waste management strategy for the Republic are to be produced this week by the Labour Party spokesman…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Detention rules under Mental Health Bill challengedThe Mental Health Bill would be better described as "a Bill for involuntary detention" Schizophrenia Ireland and the Irish Council…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
How waste handling plans are workingThe State's seven regional waste management plans cover Dublin, the midlands, the northeast, the midwest, Connacht, the southeast…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
EU action over waste could cost Ireland millions of poundsThe European Union has instigated a legal action against the Republic for its failure to implement the 1993 EU directive on waste…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Australian animated short film wins Cork festival's international awardAn animated short film, Brother, directed by Australian Adam Elliot, has won the award for best international short film at the…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
