Bishop warns of unrealistic hopes in celebrations for the millenniumThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Rev Paul Colton, has asked people of all denominations to keep…Mon Sept 27 1999 - 01:00
Warning on Dublin commutingImprovements in the Republic's road and rail network should not be made solely to allow people to commute to Dublin for work, …Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Bray centre upheld - conditions addedAn Bord Pleanala has upheld Bray Urban District Council's decision to grant planning permission for a new civic centre development…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Housing prices may rise by 25%House prices will have risen by 25 per cent by the end of the year, signalling the failure of measures to tackle the housing …Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
`Green' waste treatment plant gets licenceThe State's first "green" hazardous waste treatment plant has been licensed by the Environmental Protection Agency.Sat Sept 18 1999 - 01:00
First Jail sentence given under conservation lawsA Co Clare man ahs been sentences to four months in jail at Corofin District Court for removing up to 90 lorryloads of limestone…Fri Sept 17 1999 - 01:00
Staff to be trained for no-smoking bar areasBartenders in the Eastern Health Board area are to be trained in techniques to deal with the advent of no-smoking areas in public…Thu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
Mystery student gets 11 As in Junior CertThe Department of Education has said one pupil had achieved a spectacular 11 As in the Junior Certificate results, published …Thu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
President starts 7-day visit to CaliforniaThe President, Mrs McAleese, left Dublin yesterday for a weeklong visit to California.Thu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
Cavan bypass to ease another bottleneckAnother of the State's traffic bottlenecks will be eased from Monday with the opening of the Cavan town bypass.Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
£200,000 home windfall queriedAffordable Housing Schemes have come in for criticism after it emerged that a Co Wicklow family are selling their home, developed…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Internal Revenue report not acted uponUp to £750 million in DIRT taxes, interest and penalties was the cost to the Revenue Commissioners of bogus non-resident accounts…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Court sets date for appeal on Glen of the Downs road planWicklow County Council and anti-roads protesters camped at the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow have been given a date by the …Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
`Ideal' man for inquiry transferredA senior inspector in the Revenue Commissioners, Mr D.ASat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Testing of bus lane delayed as commuters stay awayA lorry that broke down outside Donnybrook Garda station and a car that broke down in a bus lane delayed buses on the Stillorgan…Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
Important mastitis treatment developed by Kildare companyAn Irish company in co-operation with researchers in the US and Britain has claimed an important breakthrough in the treatment…Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
Coastal park development to follow Beatles garden themeAn imaginative sea-themed garden, inspired by the Octopus's Garden made famous by the Beatles, is to open with the aid of urban…Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
Tax breaks for park and ride site developersThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has outlined measures by which private developers may avail of tax breaks to build…Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
Sectarianism in NI `not institutional'Northern Ireland's institutions are not intrinsically sectarian, the Glencree Summer School in Co Wicklow was told at the weekend…Mon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
10% rise in passengers on Stillorgan QBC claimedDublin Bus has claimed a 10 per cent increase in passenger numbers on the Stillorgan route since the Quality Bus Corridor was…Sat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Action against eco-warriors in Wicklow likely within daysAction to remove the anti-road widening protesters camped at the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow is imminent, the county council…Sat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
O'Rourke in surprise QBC trialThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, yesterday tried out the new south Dublin Quality Bus Corridor, and was very …Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
Bill contains measures to cut planning appeal delaysAn Bord Pleanala is to be given new powers to meet in divisions - in effect, to divide into several smaller boards - to tackle…Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
IDA to buy back 75-acre Greystones siteThe Industrial Development Agency is to pay just over £7 million to buy back a Co Wicklow land bank which it previously sold …Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
Home ownership option with `affordable' schemeThe Government's new "affordable housing" scheme is to be aimed primarily at those people who, due to rising house prices, have…Thu Aug 26 1999 - 01:00
Value of Dublin's parks highlightedWhere in Dublin would you find a gardening staff of 330, a budget of £10 million a year, and gardens amounting to some 2,000 …Thu Aug 26 1999 - 01:00
Glencree summer school to discuss sectarianism, bigotryA member of the Garvaghy Road Residents Association in Portadown will speak on Living with the Reality of Daily Sectarianism …Wed Aug 25 1999 - 01:00
£2.5 bn transport investment plan is proposed by DTO for Dublin areaThe Dublin Transportation Office has submitted an ambitious £2Tue Aug 24 1999 - 01:00
By BikeStarting off from Foxrock church at 8.10 a.m., the first reaction is to wonder where all the traffic has gone.Tue Aug 24 1999 - 01:00
Dublin bus corridor to open amid fear of more traffic congestion on roadsThe controversial Quality Bus Corridor (QBC) between Foxrock Church and St Stephen's Green was due to open this morning, despite…Mon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Malahide corridor criticised despite successesOpinion is divided on the contribution of the Malahide Quality Bus Corridor to the reduction of congestion in the north city …Mon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Lucan QBC is praised by the AA and Dublin BusThe least controversial Quality Bus Corridor is the Lucan one which begins near the Hermitage golf course in west Dublin and …Mon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Corporation urged to learn from northside bus corridor `mistakes'The north Dublin suburb of Fairview became known to commuters as "the library" because drivers would have time to read books …Sat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
Government considering two rail links to airportThe Government is considering two rail links to Dublin Airport, the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, said yesterday…Fri Aug 20 1999 - 01:00
Stillorgan route to open next weekA controversial "Quality Bus Corridor" from the south side of Dublin to the city centre is to open next Monday, despite its critics…Thu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
Councils pledge roadworks will be finished on timeLocal authorities in Dublin have said that all roadworks necessary for the introduction of the Stillorgan "Quality Bus Corridor…Thu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
A bus every 2 1/2 minutes promised in morning rushDublin Corporation's director of traffic, Mr Owen Keegan, and the director of the Dublin Transportation Office (DTO), Mr John…Thu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
Traffic problems will be worse, AA predictsMotoring organisations believe the Stillorgan "Quality Bus Corridor" will make Dublin's traffic problems worse.Thu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
Farm groups give cautious welcome to rural development planThe Government's White Paper on rural development was given a cautious welcome by farm and rural groups yesterday.Wed Aug 18 1999 - 01:00
Committee to ensure departments comply with rural policiesThe Government is to set up a Cabinet sub-committee chaired by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to ensure that all Government policies…Wed Aug 18 1999 - 01:00
Motorists urged to drive with care in new safety campaignTwenty-six people have been killed on Irish roads so far this month - 20 of them in the Republic - but the overall trend in road…Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
Dublin among best airportsDublin Airport has emerged among the best-performing European airports so far this year, Europe's worst year ever for hold-ups…Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
Stillorgan bus lane delayed by roadworksA decision on a start date for a Quality Bus Corridor in Stillorgan, will not be made before Wednesday next, Dublin Corporation…Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
Church demolition is postponed for two weeksThe demolition of a 19th-century Presbyterian church in Sandymount, Dublin, was halted at the 11th hour yesterday - at least …Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
School told of dual effect of arts centreAn arts centre can be a catalyst for integration among the local community or, alternatively, a cause of division and stress, …Fri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Ports need £133m over seven years to keep up with trafficAn independent study on seaports commissioned by the Department of the Marine pointed to a shortage in capacity of almost nine…Thu Aug 12 1999 - 01:00
Wicklow trust asks tribunal to look at land saleThe Blessington Heritage Trust is to ask the Moriarty Tribunal to look at the sale of Glen Ding wood in Co Wicklow to Roadstone…Thu Aug 12 1999 - 01:00
Ambitious five-year programme of works planned countrywideOver the coming years a number of road improvement works are scheduled to take place in five-year phases, with the bulk of all…Wed Aug 11 1999 - 01:00
Survey estimates cost of backlog in road improvements at £2 bnA backlog of road improvement schemes has built up over the period of the last National Plan, valued at almost £2 billionWed Aug 11 1999 - 01:00
Screen cliches of urban decay `are stigmatising'Cinematic use of symbols such as the Ballymun towers to convey urban decay and social inequality are cynical gestures which offend…Wed Aug 11 1999 - 01:00
