Green energies give rise to 'eco-bling'ATTEMPTS TO make buildings more energy-efficient by installing expensive “green technologies” have resulted in the rise of “eco…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Road safety targets missed, legislative delaysKEY TARGET dates for the implementation of a wide range of road safety measures relating to alcohol and drug abuse, legislation…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Criticism of 'fragmented' approach to social housingTHE GOVERNMENT is spending almost €1Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
New taxi drivers face area knowledge testsTAXI DRIVERS will have to sit a new driver skills test covering knowledge of their vehicle, geographical knowledge, and their…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Taxi drivers given 'no warning' of skills testThe campaign group Taxi Drivers for Change has said it was not given advance notice of this morning's introduction of new driver…Mon May 11 2009 - 01:00
Over 1,000 buildings for energy-saving refurbishmentMORE THAN 1,000 large-scale public buildings are to be refurbished to reduce energy consumption by up to one third, and all new…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Dempsey reveals plan for 'green' driving testPLANS FOR a new “green driving test” which would examine candidates on driving styles that contribute to reducing carbon emissions…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
NCT surge highlights Garda roleTHERE HAVE been calls to ramp up Garda enforcement of motoring regulations after it emerged that 100,055 motorists booked a National…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
NIB cards suffer ATM and point-of-sale problemsNATIONAL IRISH BANK (NIB) has said technology problems were behind the failure of its debit and credit cards at point-of-sale…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Private funds for new roadsTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority is to advertise within weeks for tenders to build two major road schemes, under a new public-private…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Greystones harbour development not at risk, claims councilFEARS THAT the housing market downturn could scupper the €300 million redevelopment of Greystones harbour have been rejected …Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Three killed on roads over weekendTHREE PEOPLE were killed on the Republic’s roads over the weekend, two of them in a single vehicle crash in Co Donegal, early…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
Farm leaders opposed publication of €2bn Cap listFARM LEADERS who campaigned against disclosure of names of those who shared more than €2 billion in EU Common Agricultural Policy…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Thousands of motorists miss NCT deadlineMOTORISTS WHO drive without a valid National Car Test certificate from today face an additional penalty of five points on their…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
NCT penalty points unclearFURTHER DÁIL questions are to be raised this week in relation to the roll-out of additional penalty points, amid continuing delays…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Penalties upheld despite confusion over speed limitTHE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA has poured cold water on the hopes of motorists who believed they had a case for having their speeding penalty…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
New points cause severe NCT backlogDELAYS IN getting an appointment for a National Car Test (NCT) are now stretching into June, leaving thousands of motorists facing…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Dublin could reduce emissions by switching technologies, study findsDUBLIN COULD become a green, energy-efficient city by switching to currently available technologies in a series of moves which…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Carbon study proposes green DublinDublin could become a green, energy-efficient city by switching to currently available technologies in a series of moves which…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Large areas of Dublin to close to traffic for metro buildingLARGE AREAS of Dublin city centre will be closed to private cars during the planned construction of Metro North, an oral hearing…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Cities are running out of water, says expertDEVELOPED CITIES and regions around the world are beginning to run out of water in advance of the effects of climate change, …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
NI project funding uncertainTHERE IS growing uncertainty over Government commitments to spend €440 million on road building projects in the North.Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Aircraft firm to take part in talksFEARS OVER the future of aircraft engine maintenance company Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) have eased after the …Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Regional and local roads targeted in €315m cutbacksTRANSPORT: A REDUCTION in funding, with the biggest losers being regional and local roads, of €315 million for the Department…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
'Quick food' alliance to challenge pay ratesUP TO 170 businesses in the “quick food” sector will take a joint constitutional challenge to requirements that they pay staff…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Dempsey supports cross-city undergroundWORK COULD begin on two underground systems in Dublin next year, following support at the weekend by Minister for Transport Noel…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Call for 'map' of State agencies for womenTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan is to be asked to provide a “landscape map” of the various State agencies that can provide funding and…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Famous literary love triangle revisitedTOURISTS AND visitors to St Ann’s Church in Dawson Street were surprised to be swept up in a period re-enactment of the marriage…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Taoiseach says banks were 'in denial' about their problemsTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has criticised Irish banks which had been “in denial” about the level of their problems when they sought…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Council billboard decision appealedAN ASSERTION by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council that it does not require planning permission to erect up to 80 billboards…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
ESB signs deal to back electric car schemeTHE GOVERNMENT has signed an agreement with the ESB and carmaker Renault-Nissan to increase radically the usage of electric vehicles…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
EPA calls for move to low-carbon economyECONOMIC RECOVERY when it comes must involve Ireland developing a low-carbon “smart, green economy”, the Environmental Protection…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Religion makes us healthier, says studyRELIGION MAKES us healthier and happier, according to a new study from the Iona Institute, a religious think tank.Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Dempsey critical of 'ignorant' suggestions metro be scrappedMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey yesterday gave a boost to proposers of Metro North, criticising “ignorant” commentators who…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Call for tractor restrictionsTHE ROAD Safety Authority (RSA) has submitted proposals to the Department of Transport to ban agricultural vehicles from motorways…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Metro hearing told of further traffic restrictionsFurther restrictions on private cars in Dublin city during the building of Metro North were outlined at the opening of the Bord…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Postal worker charged with murdersA MAN has been charged with the murder of two children at their home in Roscon, Windgap, Co Kilkenny, last Christmas.Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Fahey rejects findings of report on taxi industryCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT: THE RECENT Goodbody review of the taxi industry was rejected by members of the Oireachtas Committee …Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Motorway classifications spark objectionsTHE REDESIGNATION to motorway status of more than 230km of high-quality dual carriageways on 10 key routes across the State – …Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Government halts up to 80 major road schemesTHE GOVERNMENT has ordered a halt to planned spending on almost 80 national road-building schemes, worth billions of euro, until…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Ireland prepares to pull plug for global Earth Hour eventPRIVATE AND public buildings across Ireland will be among those in more than 1,000 locations in 25 time zones pitched into darkness…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Experts criticise lack of secure storage for nuclear wasteA LEAD box containing a compound of radioactive uranium, and nuclear material stored in a garden shed in Co Meath, are among …Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
'Come on, we've only been waitin' 60 bleedin' years'AIRPORT ARRIVAL: IRELAND’S HISTORIC Grand Slam-winning team arrived in Dublin airport yesterday afternoon to an ecstatic welcome…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Climate gives Ireland advantage in biofuel growth, says academicIRELAND’S CLIMATE could deliver an advantage in producing significant amounts of biofuels made from non-food crops, a UCD academic…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Group says plan to make all city taxis wheelchair-accessible will not be metA PROMISE in the programme for government that all city-based taxis would be wheelchair-accessible by 2010 will not be met, and…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Fears over EU truck taxesA NEW EU transport directive which could add significantly to the cost of exporting goods to the rest of Europe will have a “…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Fast-track for Metro settlement schemeA FAST-TRACK compensation scheme for homes and businesses damaged by drilling for Metro North is to be introduced, promising …Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
110 years of local elections markedMORE THAN 100 years of local elections in Ireland – stretching back to the beginning of local democracy – are recalled at a travelling…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Power down for an hour to tackle warmingINDIVIDUALS AND families are being urged to plan something romantic or unusual for Earth Hour, which will see Ireland join more…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Checkpoints reveal cross- Border fraudRECENT SOCIAL welfare checkpoints in Border counties have left some cross-Border motorists in an interesting conundrum in relation…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
