Cork flights hit by staff disputeEleven flights in and out of Cork airport this morning were facing cancellation or disruption as a result of the overnight closure…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Go-ahead given for work at two metro stationsThe Government has given approval for work on key Dublin Metro stations at the Mater hospital and the airport to begin ahead …Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
High costs hit speed camerasMinisterial reply suggests plans for 600 privatised speed cameras announced in 2006 has been shelved over cost concerns.Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Dublin Bus retains €10m in unclaimed ticket refundsDublin Bus has retained at least €10 million of a fund made up of unclaimed passenger refunds, while passing on less than one…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Dublin council will go dark to persuade people to see the lightDublin City Council is to be one of the lead Irish supporters of this year's Earth Hour - a global environmental campaign to …Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Rosslare rail route will not get new carriages until later in yearIarnród Éireann has again deferred the introduction of new rail carriages on its Rosslare route - this time until the second …Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
FG accuses Government of missing climate change deadlinesFine Gael has accused the Government of missing more than half of the deadlines set for 2007 in its National Climate Change Strategy…Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Work pressure blamed as one third of councillors quitAlmost one third of the members of Dublin City Council have vacated their seats, many of them citing pressures of the job, since…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Growth not dependent on waste - EPAIreland must decouple economic growth from waste generation, the director general of the EPA, Dr Mary Kelly, told a local authority…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Paisley jnr addresses meeting in DublinJunior Ministers from the Northern Executive Gerry Kelly of Sinn Féin and Ian Paisley jnr of the DUP made a surprise visit to…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Experts differ with Minister on M50 chaosTraffic management authorities across the world have differed with the assertion by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey that …Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Committee to look at ways of cutting gas emissionsThe Government is to set up a technical committee to examine how industry might best achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
'Inescapable' need for waste incineration, consultant saysIncineration is the inescapable answer to Ireland's waste management problems, and not an "unviable" process as suggested by …Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Hidden cameras help fight illegal dumpingClosed-circuit television cameras have been installed at a number of car parks and beauty spots in rural areas of Wicklow and…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Offaly and Carlow are least successful in roads fundingRoads funding: Offaly, home county to Minister for Finance Brian Cowen, is among the two least successful counties in obtaining…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Academy confers highest honour on HeaneyThe Royal Irish Academy last night conferred its highest honour, the Cunningham Medal, on Nobel Laureate Séamus Heaney.Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Developers at odds on Wicklow plansDevelopers behind proposals for two of the State's largest mixed-use shopping centres have objected to each other's plans, pitching…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
M3 route likely to open ahead of 2010 deadlineThe controversial M3 motorway in Co Meath is more than one-third complete and likely to open well in advance of its autumn 2010…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
No way around crash delays - MinisterMotorists may have to get used to traffic disruption of the kind which caused major delays on Dublin's M50 and adjacent routes…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Night-rate ESB users pay higher daytime chargesESB customers who sign up for cheaper night-rate electricity are charged more than "ordinary" customers for electricity they …Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Defective tunnel tiles to be removedDefective acoustic tiles which have been falling off the walls of the Dublin Port Tunnel are to be removed, the National Roads…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Local authorities want water treatment plants fast-trackedLocal authority managers have responded swiftly to the EPA drinking water report, calling for urgent investment to ensure compliance…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
County official altered zoning to Timmins landA Wicklow County Council official has said he was responsible for switching a housing zoning in proposals for a Baltinglass local…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
36% of public water supplies may pose a riskMore than a third of all public water supplies have been identified as potentially risking public health and will have to be …Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Speed camera contract remains unfilled a year onA second Garda contract for speed detection cameras remains unfilled almost one year after it was announced, it has emergedWed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
State fails to use heritage site registerIreland's national inventory of heritage sites is not used by the Department of Environment in nominating sites for designation…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Three-year M50 upgrade to startMotorists using Dublin's M50 are set for further disruption, as phase two of the €1 billion upgrade starts on Monday.Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Dioxin levels well below EU limits, says EPAIrish dioxin levels remain well below EU limits, according to the latest assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
MEPs to vote on opening up consumer credit marketEU: A long-running row over moves to allow EU citizens to obtain credit and shop around for loans in any member state, is likely…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Severe delays after freight train derailsIarnród Éireann has said it was not feasible to run a shuttle train service between Lusk and Dublin city yesterday morning to…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
M50 traffic diversionsA new traffic layout at the Red Cow roundabout outside Dublin comes into place tomorrowSat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Councils on alert as further flooding fearedLocal authorities throughout the southeast are on "flood alert" this weekend fearing that fresh rainfall could further swell …Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
EU will support incandescent bulb ban, says GormleyThe European Union will support Ireland's attempts to ban incandescent light bulbs by early next year, Minister for the Environment…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Torrential weather likely to return, says Met ÉireannWeather conditions which caused widespread flooding across much of the country on Wednesday night and early yesterday morning…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
M1 roadside messages on travel times to be testedThe National Roads Authority (NRA) is to test "real-time" roadside messages which advise motorists of travel times, beginning…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Drivers can bring clamping firms to court without costsThe Courts Service has said motorists may personally prosecute cases against private clamping companies, as lay litigants, without…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Call for stricter enforcement of drink-drive lawsRoad Safety Authority chairman Gay Byrne has said he would opt for more enforcement of existing drink-driving regulations, over…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
More enforcement against illegal dumping in forests urgedThe Government has been challenged to step up enforcement against illegal dumping in the State's forests and beauty spots, by…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Plan for 500 homes close to Shankill submittedA planning application for phase one of what amounts to a new town, near Shankill in south Co Dublin, has been lodged with Dún…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Phoenix Park bicycle hire service put out to tenderThe Office of Public Works has invited tenders for a bicycle hire service in the Phoenix Park, as part of plans to develop a …Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
29m passenger journeys on Dublin Luas lines this yearAlmost 29 million passengers journeys were made on Dublin's two Luas lines this year, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey said…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Post-Christmas refuse arrangementsDublin City Council has said the black bin waste collections due to have been made last Tuesday will now take place tomorrow.Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Record 46.3m journeys on rail networkIarnród Éireann has announced that a record 46Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Tourism boom worth €4bn to economyA record 7.8 million overseas visitors came to Ireland this year, pumping €4 billion into the economy, according to the Irish…Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
'Worrying' rise in calls to Childline over ChristmasChildline answered almost 700 calls from children and young people on Christmas Day, many of them expressing feelings of isolation…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Crew members from detained ship head homeNine crew members of the Cypriot-registered freighter Celtic Star , which was detained in Dublin over Christmas, were on their…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Wren boys make merryGood humour, colourful costumes and songs more than made up for any fall in numbers at the annual Wren Boys celebration at Sandymount…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Christmas message beats commercialism, archbishop insistsThe real message of Christmas always triumphs over commercialism, touching even non-believers, the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Cost puts brakes on speed cameras contractA much-delayed Government plan to outsource speed cameras has run into a new difficulty over cost.Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
