Centenary of first Irish powered flight celebratedTHE ROYAL Irish Automobile Club (RIAC) and their friends gathered exactly 100 years ago today for the first powered flight of…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Balloonist ready for the open skiesBALLOONING: ALL BALLOONIST Tom McCarthy wants for Christmas is some light easterly winds so he can take his hot air balloon …Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Roche examines files on waste permit investigationMINISTER OF State for European Affairs Dick Roche was this weekend examining Department of Environment files relating to a 2005…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Bremore group says area could be as important as TaraA CAMPAIGN to Save Bremore claims the coastal strip on the Meath/Dublin border may be one of the richest archaeological areas…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
County manager given 'inaccurate' information on shredded waste permitA SENIOR official of Wicklow County Council who ordered the destruction of a waste permit worth €400,000 repeatedly gave his …Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
M9 stretch to open after protestMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has reversed a decision to postpone the opening of a €300 million stretch of the M9 motorway…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
M4/M6: Inter-urban motorway opensHISTORY will be made this afternoon when the first of the State’s new inter-urban motorways, the 194km M4/M6 route from Dublin…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Hoard of 'Titanic' artefacts exhibited in DublinONE HUNDRED years after work began on building the RMS Titanic in Belfast, the largest collection of artefacts recovered from…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Opening of Kildare motorway deferredTHE PLANNED opening on Monday of a €300 million motorway from Kilcullen, Co Kildare, to the Carlow bypass has been deferred by…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Live satnav system set to make light weather of heaviest trafficDUBLIN CITY Council has announced a new system of live traffic information on road closures, crashes and even weather conditions…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
President honours kidnapped priestSOME OF the stories of 2009 brought us triumph in the face of adversity, and one such story was that of kidnapped Columban priest…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Reception held for Fr SinnottPresident Mary McAleese praised the "quiet and modest work" of Irish religious missionaries at a reception to honour Columban…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Marginal fall in greenhouse gas emissionsTHE STATE’S greenhouse gas emissions fell marginally last year, according to provisional figures from the Environmental Protection…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Wicklow waste permit was shreddedA FORMER director of environmental services at Wicklow County Council removed a signed waste permit worth €400,000 from a council…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Tourism 'key to growth' - but hotels head for NamaBUDGET BOOST: TOURISM WILL TAKE centre stage in the economic recovery, according to Martin Cullen, the Minister for Arts, Sport…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Owners may bear costs of valuationHOUSEHOLDERS MAY have to pay the costs of getting an accredited property professional to value their homes, in addition to paying…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Roads provision of €1.6bn represents 14.6% declineTRANSPORT: ANNOUNCING DETAILS of the Transport budget, Minister Noel Dempsey said the 2010 provision for roads would be €1.637…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Major road plans put on hold due to cutbacksMORE THAN a decade of budget allocations to begin major road schemes is expected to come to a close today, when reductions in…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Port Tunnel charges to dropTOLL PRICES in Dublin Port Tunnel are to drop in the first major review of policy and charges since the tunnel opened three years…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Luas Red Line extension opensPlanning for public transport improvements will continue despite anticipated cuts in tomorrow's Budget, Minister for Transport…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Luas Red Line extension to open on TuesdayTHE LUAS extension from Bus Áras to the Point is to open on Tuesday and will face its first big challenge within hours, the Railway…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Children treated to Luas previewPre-school children from the Giraffe and Early Learning centres in the IFSC were given a special preview of the new Luas extension…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Foynes port company questioned on alleged irregularities in sale of landsA CONFIDENTIAL report into alleged irregularities involving the sale of State lands by Shannon Foynes Port Company is to be given…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Operation freeflow launchedOPERATION FREEFLOW, the annual ban on non-essential road works in the capital, got underway quietly last weekend.Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Haughey suggests moving oil storage tanks out of Dublin PortDUBLIN PORT Company should consider moving its landmark oil storage tanks out of Dublin Port to create the extra space the company…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Warning of flood risk from port planAN EXISTING risk of flooding in Clontarf, Sandymount and Ringsend would be exacerbated by Dublin Port’s plans to infill 52 acres…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
'No option' over infill decisionAn Bord Pleanala has no option but to refuse planning permission for a 52-acre infill in Dublin Bay, a planning hearing was told…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Funeral of shopkeeper todayThe funeral of Wicklow shopkeeper John Deasy, who was stabbed to death last week, will take place in Arklow later today.Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Two held over fatal Arklow stabbingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the killing of Arklow shopkeeper John Deasy on Wednesday night have arrested two 19-year-old men in connection…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Gormley to sign biodegradable waste rulesNew regulations which will effectively require commercial premises to have an additional 'brown bin' for biodegradable waste …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
President urges road users to give each other gift of safe ChristmasPRESIDENT MARY McAleese yesterday appealed to drivers to “give each other the gift of a safe Christmas” instead of “the endless…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Quinn Healthcare premiums to rise by 15%THE COST of health insurance from Quinn Healthcare is to go up by an average of 15 per cent in 2010, the company announced yesterday…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Christmas safety campaign launchedDriving while under the influence of drink or drugs is "selfish, dangerous, inexcusable and downright bad", President Mary McAleese…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Unions plan second day of strikes next weekPRESS CONFERENCE: A SECOND public service workers’ strike is set to take place on Thursday, December 3rd, if renewed talks fail…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
ESB carries out emergency work on banks of ShannonEAST GALWAY: THE ESB was yesterday engaged in emergency work on the western banks of the Shannon north of Portumna, in east …Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Forecast and travelWeather: Further spells of wet and windy weather are expected this week, Met Éireann said yesterday.Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Free parking in Dublin's 'retail core'FREE PARKING in Dublin City Centre’s “retail core” is being offered to motorists as part of attempts to stimulate Christmas shopping…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Supply to 40% of Cork city disruptedWATER QUALITY: WATER AUTHORITIES across the State were last night engaged in emergency checks of water quality as floods posed…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Councils could face huge bills over deadly gas in homesLOCAL AUTHORITIES across the State are facing a potential compensation bill of tens of millions of euro for tenants who suffer…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Insufficient testing of radon householdsMore then 80,000 households which were identified as being at risk from dangerously high levels of radon gas in a national survey…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Low-key start to suspension of busgateTHE LIFTING of the controversial bus corridor in Dublin’s College Green had a “very unspectacular” effect on traffic yesterday…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Report warns of climate threatLow-lying power plants, vulnerable water supplies, railways and motorways are all at increased risk of the effects of climate…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Goverment delays biker trainingCOMPULSORY BASIC training for motorcyclists will not be introduced this year despite a promise in the Government's Road Safety…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Dublin transport to improve next monthTransport in Dublin, particularly public transport, is set to improve next month with the completion of Irish Rail's Kildare …Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Early completion for M4/M6THE FIRST of the State's new inter-urban motorways, the 194km M4/M6 route from Dublin to Galway, has been completed six months…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Repaired viaduct gets safety approval as rail service resumes on MondaySAFETY CERTIFICATION for the rebuilt Malahide viaduct on Iarnród Éireann’s Northern line was formally approved by the Railway…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
Coffee houses 'a third place' between work and homeEFFORTS TO revive Dublin’s 18th-century tradition of lively coffee houses are to be actively supported by Dublin City Council…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
End-of-life forum gets over 140 submissionsA FORUM on the end of life, an initiative of the Irish Hospice Foundation, has announced it has completed the “listening phase…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Government accused of tax U-turnThe Wheel, a body representing over 860 charities, has accused the Government of doing a U-turn on tax reform in the forthcoming…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Dublin port hearing to reopenBord Pleanála is to reopen its oral hearing into plans by Dublin Port Company to infill 52 acres of Dublin Bay.Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
