Focus Ireland calls for annual targets to end homelessness by 2030‘The market never has and never will eliminate homelessness for those who can’t buy’Tue Oct 05 2021 - 09:12
Gardaí appeal for camera footage after man is killed in crashSingle vehicle incident in Ballyfermot, Dublin involved couple aged in their 20sMon Oct 04 2021 - 10:51
New M50 overhead speed warnings due to go live from this morningOverhead signs advising motorists to reduce speed to be advisory for introductory periodMon Oct 04 2021 - 10:40
Vulnerable litigants may be able to opt for online hearingsCovid pandemic shows cases could be heard digitally, Ms Justice Mary Irvine saysSat Oct 02 2021 - 17:39
N11 improvement plan: New road proposal provokes local oppositionWicklow resident says road would come right past the windows of her family homeSat Oct 02 2021 - 16:52
Irish Water approves upgrade of 21 waste water treatments plantsMajority of raw sewage discharges on track to be removed by end of 2025, utility saysThu Sept 30 2021 - 15:05
Separation of Irish Water from Ervia to cost €5m in once-off costs, committee toldGovernment sent position paper on ownership of Irish Water to local authority unionsTue Sept 28 2021 - 22:12
Trade unions contest plans to have staff work directly for Irish WaterIrish Water told of community illness three days before EPA notified, saysThu Sept 23 2021 - 22:16
Property investors offended by ‘vulture funds’ label, conference hearsReal estate representatives say housing crisis won’t be solved if development rules keep changingWed Sept 22 2021 - 17:51
Belief that building more homes will bring down prices ‘a red herring’Housing conference hears many young people slaves to rent because of mortgage rulesWed Sept 22 2021 - 13:01
Royal Canal: Dublin City Council seeks to narrow segmentsNarrowing of waterway to facilitate bikes and vehicles used for maintenance or by residentsTue Sept 21 2021 - 01:20
No marked rise in traffic volumes despite office returnCommuters on public transport unchanged but forecast of uptick on college reopeningMon Sept 20 2021 - 17:15
Gorey locals may sue over water supply failure, says Wexford-based SenatorMeeting between Irish Water and Goreybased politicians over area served by Creagh plantMon Sept 20 2021 - 15:42
‘Big Beach Clean’ removes 43 tons of rubbish from shoresMore than 400 beach clean-ups take place over the weekendMon Sept 20 2021 - 10:07
Woman dies in Co Monaghan car crashTwo men, second woman are taken to hospital after single-vehicle incidentMon Sept 20 2021 - 09:33
Navan commuters waiting on Dublin train for 25 yearsPublic rally hears calls for return of rail line between Co Meath town and central DublinSun Sept 19 2021 - 18:16
52 made ill after ‘abject failures’ at drinking water plants serving Dublin and WexfordReporting of incidents which occurred in August was delayedFri Sept 17 2021 - 21:43
Workers returning to the office do not have to reveal vaccination status – VaradkarIreland now ‘one of the best in the world’ for vaccine uptake, says TánaisteFri Sept 17 2021 - 18:43
M50 to become a ‘managed motorway’ in major changes in response to traffic volumesNew controls to include variable speed limits and the ability to close lanesFri Sept 17 2021 - 01:00
Mica problems in homes getting more extensive, say councillorsLocal Authority Members Association expects to have input to ‘enhanced’ redress schemeThu Sept 16 2021 - 20:08
Think-tank urges retention of tax relief and grants for electric vehiclesGroup stresses need for better charging infrastructure if Government targets to be metWed Sept 15 2021 - 22:26
Citizen scientists sought for air pollution monitoring study in DublinEPA and An Taisce say project will increase vigilance about rising NO2 levelsSun Sept 12 2021 - 16:54
Inland Fisheries increases its catch of poachers despite Covid-19Report says authority plays important ecological role in environment under threatFri Sept 10 2021 - 21:45
Humphreys announces €1.2m deal to support 33 Coillte sitesFunding will cover upgrade costs of trails, access roads, car parks and toilet facilitiesFri Sept 10 2021 - 21:15
Sandymount residents come up with new plan for cyclewayLocals want route plans moved from the existing road to proposed flood defencesFri Sept 10 2021 - 09:35
St Patrick’s Cathedral sees completion of €9.4m renovation projectDean of cathedral says undertaking will secure building for ‘generations to come’Thu Sept 09 2021 - 18:19
N11 road-improvement scheme targets Glen of the DownsDevelopers say move seeks to prioritise public transport and reduce car volumesWed Sept 01 2021 - 19:56
‘Get serious’: Kerry Mountain Rescue Team called out once a day, on averageTeam often assisting people with life-changing injuries at CarrauntoohilFri Aug 20 2021 - 19:43
‘Think before you flush’ campaign urges people to change their habitsWipes, cotton buds and sanitary items should be put in the bin to avoid blockagesFri Aug 20 2021 - 01:00
Four Courts dome visible again as removal of scaffolding beginsRestoration project set to cost over €10m as assessment and some repairs completedMon Aug 16 2021 - 21:51
Garda detectives killed during Rathgar Road raid commemoratedGardaí made ‘ultimate sacrifice’ to protect the State and its people – HarrisMon Aug 16 2021 - 11:54
Wicklow locals concerned at plan for six-million tonne landfillAnnual volume of waste envisaged among highest ever put forward for landfill in StateFri Aug 13 2021 - 01:00
Advances in technology mean fewer turbines at Codling BankBackers of wind park off Wicklow coast distribute more than 18,000 brochuresThu Aug 12 2021 - 20:32
ISPCA urges cat owners to get their pets neutered or spayedCampaign by animal charity aims to prevent accidental or unwanted littersThu Aug 12 2021 - 19:12
‘Unsettled’ weather set to continue this week with rain and sunny spellsMet Éireann issues small-craft warning as winds forecast to reach force sixTue Aug 10 2021 - 08:50
Cannabis ‘jellies’ valued at €33,700 seized by gardaí in DublinCash, jellies and drug paraphernalia seized and three people arrestedTue Aug 10 2021 - 08:02
Cost of ignoring climate change challenges ‘catastrophic’ – RyanMore renewable energy, less emissions and changes in farming needed, says MinisterMon Aug 09 2021 - 18:50
Garda, PSNI appeal for witnesses to separate crashesOne man was killed in Northern Ireland, while in Cork a man is in a serious conditionMon Aug 09 2021 - 13:38
Roscommon flood works may be halted over environmental objectionEnvironmental group alleges county council has not adhered to obligations under EU lawSat Aug 07 2021 - 04:55
Portland Row ‘will be out screaming’ for Kellie Harrington in next Olympic fightCelebrations in Dublin’s north inner city after boxer wins Olympic bronze medalTue Aug 03 2021 - 13:03
Leixlip drinking water plant taken off EPA warning listFacility was included on Remedial Action List after boil water notices imposed in 2019Fri Jul 30 2021 - 21:38
‘I had a year’s practice at isolation’: Older people speak of distress during lockdownReport by seven organisations finds cocooning reduced elderly’s sense of agencyThu Jul 29 2021 - 14:06
Raw sewage into open water to persist from dozen townsPace of Irish Water links to wastewater treatment plants criticised in reportTue Jul 27 2021 - 21:00
Coalition approves €139m wastewater plant for ArklowDumping of town’s sewage in Avoca river to stop in 2025 when new facility is operationalTue Jul 27 2021 - 17:42
Man dies in single-vehicle crash in Co MeathDriver in late 60s pronounced dead after crashing into wall near NavanSun Jul 25 2021 - 23:03
Man dies after being taken from water at Tramore in seventh drowning this weekCoastguard reports significant increase in number of callouts this yearSun Jul 25 2021 - 22:16
Motorcyclist dies after three-vehicle crash in LetterkennyGardaí seeking witnesses as road closed from Dry Arch to Port Road roundaboutsSun Jul 25 2021 - 20:56
New water plants to end practice of dumping raw sewage into Mayo bayRiver Moy and Killala benefit while similar plants underway for Co Wexford villagesSun Jul 25 2021 - 19:17
Work starts on Saggart water plant as demand for water surgesNew reservoir is part of €5.2bn Irish Water plan to secure future supply for DublinFri Jul 23 2021 - 15:56
Hail goodbye to heatwave: warning over thunderstorms and floodingYellow alert for nine counties as heavy rainfall set to move in from west tonightFri Jul 23 2021 - 15:38
