Plan to put State onlineHigh-tech communications companies which receive State aid to install fibre-optic communications are to be asked to provide facilities…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
EU water charges are voted downMembers of the European Parliament have voted down controversial amendments to an EU Water Directive which could have forced …Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Investigation on development works on Drogheda estuaryThe European Commission is to launch an investigation into development works at the Boyne estuary in Drogheda Port, Co LouthFri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Irish MEP warns EU President on `two-tier Union'Any attempt to remove the right of smaller member-states to appoint a European Commissioner would have to be put to a referendum…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
£348m to be spent this year to improve local roadsTotal spending on non-national roads this year will be around £348 million - £264 million in Government grants to local authorities…Tue Feb 01 2000 - 00:00
Councillors want inquiry into revenue from dumpsA substantial number of Wicklow county councillors have signed a letter to the Local Government Inspector of Audits, calling …Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Gardai arrest four in raid on road protesters' campThere were dramatic scenes in the Glen o'the Downs in Co Wicklow last night as gardai raided the anti-road protesters' camp and…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Protesters caught out as council fells treesWicklow County Council effectively settled the dispute over its road-widening plans at the Glen of the Downs yesterday by felling…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
E-commerce Bill to be rushed through DailAn e-commerce Bill is to be pushed quickly ail, the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, announced yesterday.Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
CIF confident roads will be completedThe Construction Industry Federation has assured the Minister for the Environment it has the capacity to carry out a £6Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
DART extension to Greystones is further delayedIrish Rail is not to introduce a full DART service to Grey stones, Co Wicklow, until next summer, the company confirmed yesterday…Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Bray streets a mess due to refuse disputeAs talks between striking refuse collectors and Bray Urban District Council got under way yesterday, there were urgent calls …Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Plans for £27 billion spending in south and east to be debated todaySpending plans costing more than £27 billion will be discussed when the Government meets the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Conflict of interest alleged in Minister's role on portThe Minister for the Marine has declined to respond to a suggestion that he is faced with a conflict of interest in deciding …Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Two Glen protesters injured and notices are served on 30Two anti-roads protesters from the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow were injured yesterday during a stand-off between the protesters…Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
Speed `decisive' in regional planThe plan for the economic regeneration of the Border, Midlands and Western Region (BMW) - described by the Tanaiste, Ms Harney…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Pledges made on roads and healthThe absence of motorways to the north-west, inequality in the health service, Shannon River flooding and the arts were among …Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Ministers meet west of the Shannon for first timeFor the first time in the State's history the Cabinet will meet west of the Shannon today, when it sits in Ballaghaderreen, Co…Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
O'Rourke suggests ending CIE rail monopolyThe Minister for Public Enterprise has suggested ending CIE's rail monopoly and widening bus competition.Mon Jan 17 2000 - 00:00
Activists protest against use of animals by visiting circusAnimal rights activists are planning to continue their protest against the Il Florilegio Circus when it opens in Booterstown, …Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Drivers in mood for strike over plan to double the number of taxi platesAn estimated 700 members of the National Taxi Drivers' Union attended a mass meeting in the National Stadium yesterday to decide…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Bray UDC bin service withdrawal still onBray Urban District Council, in Co Wicklow, has not reversed its decision to withdraw its door-to-door refuse collection service…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Protest over circus animals plannedAs the Il Florilegio Circus animals were being transported to Dublin Port from the Netherlands last night the Alliance for Animal…Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryLocal authorities in Wicklow have made a bold decision to get out of the door-to-door refuse collection businessTue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Members of council to talk to tree protestersMembers of Wicklow County Council are to meet anti-roads protesters from the Glen of the Downs to arrange a compromise which …Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Tourists from Continent to Dublin said to be at peakTourism in Dublin is booming, with a daily count of 60,000 visitors in high seasonTue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Sargent warning on global warmingWill we soon see Gerald Fleming, Evelyn Cusack and other restored weather forecasters report on the weather patterns in Venezuela…Mon Jan 10 2000 - 00:00
County council grants planning permission again for controversial Delgany housing developmentWicklow County Council has for the third time granted planning permission for a controversial housing development on the outskirts…Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
Fellers say trees in Glen of Downs spiked with nailsThe contractor hired to fell trees at the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow as part of a road-widening scheme has expressed concern…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Councils end door-to-door collection of refuseThe withdrawal of local authority door-to-door refuse collection services in Wicklow represents the way of the future, according…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Serviceair seeks to avert airport strike with new offerServisair will put fresh proposals to 300 of its employees at Dublin and Cork airports this morning, to try to halt a four-day…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Fewer people die on roads in pre-Christmas periodProvisional figures for deaths on the Republic's roads this year reveal a sharp reduction in the number of people killed in the…Wed Dec 29 1999 - 00:00
Residents set to appeal approval of Dublin tunnelResidents of the north Dublin suburbs of Marino and Fairview have expressed their determination to go to the High Court to overturn…Wed Dec 29 1999 - 00:00
Ahern announces £204m Dublin Port Tunnel planThe £204 million Dublin Port Tunnel motorway has been approved by the Government, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, announced yesterday…Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Worst over as storms subside - Met EireannWhile further rain and wind are expected today following yesterday's wild weather and flooding, the worst is over, according …Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Disputed glen closed to public by de ValeraThe Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow, scene of recent clashes between anti-roads protesters and Wicklow County Council, has been…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
Dublin's C-Ring motorway to be fast-tracked to meet deadlineDublin's South Eastern Motorway - the final leg of the capital's C-Ring - is to be fast-tracked to ensure that it meets its opening…Sat Dec 18 1999 - 00:00
National Car Test to contain concessionsMotorists who thought they could delay their car tests, due to begin next month under the National Car Test regulations, have…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
New Ringsend power plant approvedPlans for a 400 megawatt (MW) gas-fired electricity generating plant at Ringsend in Dublin, which the ESB has said is essential…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Advertisers found in breach of codeA Ryanair advertisement which stated "it's not just the Bank of Ireland which gets robbed at Dublin airport" was deemed to be…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Paid councillors and directly elected lord mayors to be introduced by 2004Paid councillors, directly elected lord mayors and an end to the dual mandate by which members of the Dail may retain their council…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Court cases `could jeopardise' roads planThe seven-year, £4.7 billion, national roads section of the National Development Plan could be jeopardised by court cases taken…Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Gardai hand out warning notices to protesters in treesProtesters opposed to the road-widening scheme at the Glen of the Downs have been involved in frantic last-minute efforts to …Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Road protesters warned against further actionWicklow Co Council expects protesters who interfered with the council's tree-felling at the Glen of the Downs yesterday to be…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala willing to extend roleAn Bord Pleanala has said it has the capacity to deal with the extra functions assigned to it under the Planning and Development…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Regeneration of rural areas soughtUp to 70,000 new jobs will have to be created in rural towns and villages between now and 2005 to maintain the viability of local…Tue Dec 07 1999 - 00:00
Plan to link Longford by canal to the Liffey estuary is on scheduleA £10 MILLION project to restore the Royal Canal between Dublin and Abbeyshrule in Co Longford should see tidal access to the…Tue Dec 07 1999 - 00:00
Architects say deal should include clearing housing lists in five yearsAn agreement to clear local authority housing lists within the next five years should be included in any new partnership agreement…Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Council hopes protesters will now call off action at GlenWicklow County Council plans to go ahead with its £18Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Government's mandatory testing hits commercial goods vehicles - reportJust 82 per cent of heavy goods vehicles and 77 per cent of light goods vehicles passed the mandatory vehicle tests carried out…Thu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
