Luas Cork mapped: Preferred route for €2bn project unveiled
Proposed line from Ballincollig to Mahon would feature 25 stops and connect key destinations along the route
Darragh O’Brien
Meeting with Minister sought over Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company pensions ‘injustice’
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien asked to facilitate meeting to resolve alleged disparity affecting cohort of retirees
Power grid to be strengthened against storm threat
ESB networks to improve surveying, hazard removal and forestry management
Minister seeks AG’s advice on Dublin airport passenger cap
O’Brien says he had ‘positive’ talks with US airlines group as Government says it is committed to ending 32m passenger limit
Court suspends Dublin Airport passenger cap beyond summer
Ruling follows referral of key issues to Europe last year and will remain in place until case is ultimately decided
Darragh O’Brien falls into the urgency trap at Dublin Airport
Passenger cap is not a more important problem than housing or critical infrastructure
Aer Lingus proposes ‘legislative approach’ to solve Dublin Airport passenger cap
Airline’s suggestions for dealing with the issue said to be unconnected to possible legislation for lifting cap
Legislation being examined as way to deal with Dublin Airport cap ‘once and for all’
Potential for EU-US trade war has added to need for action on passenger cap
Leo Varadkar recalls grandfather’s death as he welcomes new law aimed at keeping disqualified drivers off roads
Technology problems mean not all of the new legislation can be enacted on Monday
Taoiseach insists Government and Dáil are ‘working’ despite ‘unacceptable’ scenes
Darragh O’Brien says he hopes next week’s confidence vote in Ceann Comhairle will mark end of speaking rights row
Dublin Airport cap at risk of being dragged into US trade tensions
American carrier group Airlines for America to meet Government officials to discuss contentious limit
People power is driving Ireland’s clean energy switch, says Minister
Combining technologies is breaking down barriers to renewables in the home, SEAI energy show reveals
Minister signs order closing penalty points loophole
Minister says drivers who reach penalty point threshold will now ‘always face the appropriate penalty’
Legislative pantomime to fix penalty points loophole is not as absurd as it seems
Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points
Plans to inspect aircraft suspected of carrying weapons to Israel in doubt
Officials conscious of the reaction of Trump administration to any efforts to inspect Israel-bound flights from the US
Smart devices can stop €2.1bn wind energy waste and help give homes hot water, says social enterprise
EnergyCloud urges Government to ensure scale-up of solution with ‘broader pilot’ for 10,000 households
Cost of long-delayed Dublin Airport Metrolink could rise to more than €23bn, Minister told
Briefing for Darragh O’Brien warns true cost of link between Swords, Dublin Airport and city centre will only be known at procurement stage
Learner drivers face having to start again if they have more than four permits without passing a test
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien advises changes must be made to learner permit regime for sake of road safety
UK-Ireland summit: How it sought to repair diplomatic damage of recent years
The two governments on message as joint initiatives on everything from wind energy to security abound at convivial UK-Ireland summit
Energy bills: Jack Chambers rules out once-off supports for households in budget despite rising prices
Bills remain 90% higher for gas and 60% higher for electricity compared with pre-energy crisis prices
New supports needed as energy bills set to rise further, officials warn
Official source notes 10% and 24% of electricity and gas customers respectively in arrears
State investor appoints receivers to Green Generation
Biofuel producer’s backers blame fraud and policy for challenges
State-led offshore LNG facility will only be used following supply disruptions, says Minister
Opposition accuses Government of failing to consider independent analysis of zero-carbon energy backup options
Plans to extend widow’s and widower’s pensions to non-marital surviving partners to go to Cabinet
Changes to triple lock for troop deployments, €100 million for Ukraine and proposal for LNG facility also due to be discussed by Ministers
Driving test waiting list rose by 10,000 in last three months
More than 72,000 in queue, with 22 weeks average and longest at 35 weeks in Navan, Co Meath
State must focus on building the right homes in the right places
Rush to deliver large-scale apartment schemes in response to crisis runs risk of creating ‘modern-day slums’
EV home charging pilot fails to address critical issue
Concern to persist among motorists about switch to EVs in absence of comprehensive fast–charger network
Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
North-south electricity interconnector delayed by a further three years until October 2031
Seen & Heard: CHQ building food hall plans; Government plans tax breaks for homebuilders; Erisbeg takes majority stake in CHM Group, and Dingle Distillery invests in upgrade
How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions
The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche Bank
More than €700m for new road projects as Healy-Raes claim ‘the people want tar’
Projects to benefit include Shannon Crossing and Killaloe bypass project and Coonagh to Knockalisheen distributor road in Limerick
Owners of defective apartments face further delays to grants after Housing Agency oversight
Legal advice revealed ‘pathfinder’ scheme was not fully compliant with law
Issue of ‘ghost buses’ on agenda for Minister’s first meeting with National Transport Authority
Darragh O’Brien to raise complaints about listed services not appearing or abruptly being cancelled
Darragh O’Brien pressed to block Bord na Móna wheelie bin sale
Siptu claims KWD Recycling deal is ‘economic vandalism’
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