Creating bacteria to consume toxic chemicalsGenome BC, the research centre in Vancouver that decoded the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus, is now working to…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
An Taisce appeals against new quarryThe main street of Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, is "suffering devastating safety and environmental impacts from the high level of …Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
NRA lodges appeal with Bord PleanalaThe National Roads Authority (NRA) yesterday lodged its first planning appeal with An Bord Pleanála.Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
FG and Labour predict higher waste chargesFine Gael and the Labour Party have both claimed that the changeover to "pay-by-use" waste charges from January 1st could cost…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
2005 deadline for pay-by-use waste chargesLocal authorities have been given a deadline of January 1st next to complete the changeover from a flat-rate annual fee to "pay…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Flat-rate waste charges to be scrappedLocal authorities are being told that they must move from flat-rate annual charges for waste management towards a new charging…Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
Tara valley campaigner threatens legal action over motorway plansMeath County Council and the National Roads Authority have been issued with a solicitor's letter threatening legal action if …Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
Road safety warning over new housesThe National Roads Authority (NRA) has told local councils that they should insist on a road safety audit in all planning applications…Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
EU looks at plan to infill 51 acres of Dublin BayA group campaigning against Dublin Port's plans to infill a further 51 acres of Dublin Bay has welcomed confirmation that the…Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
Councillors in Kildare accused of bowing to developersKildare County Council has been accused of trying to "strangle" the Greater Dublin Regional Planning Guidelines to facilitate…Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
TD 'flying a kite' on An TaisceThe Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr Dick Roche, was "flying a kite" for the Government in suggesting that An Taisce…Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
Rural housing advocate advises tourists to go to ScotlandA leading campaigner for rural housing in Ireland has advised Irish-Americans to "go to places like Scotland" if they want to…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Categories entitled to build rural homes definedSustainable Rural Housing: Planning authorities are being instructed by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, to implement…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Dumping at Kildare site extended until 2007Dublin's local authorities are to be allowed to continue dumping baled municipal waste in their controversial landfill site near…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Developing a triangular gateway not without its problemsDeveloping the triangular "gateway" of Athlone, Mullingar and Tullamore, as envisaged by the National Spatial Strategy (NSS), …Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Urban sprawl will strangle objective to limit capitalIf its current sprawl is allowed to continue, the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) will clearly fail to meet the goal set out five years…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Bruton calls on roads authority to reconsider Tara valley routeFormer Taoiseach Mr John Bruton TD has urged the National Roads Authority (NRA) to examine whether it is prudent to route the…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Dublin-Waterford road the top priorityThe proposed N9 motorway/ dual carriageway linking Waterford to Dublin is seen as the "number one priority" for transport investment…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
10-year plan for Temple Bar unveiledDublin's south quays could become a tree-lined promenade after the port tunnel opens next year, with traffic reduced to one lane…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Designs for better building in the countrysideThough some half-dozen county councils have produced rural housing design guides, none are as graphic as one recently produced…Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Helium balloon may provide Dublin's 'Eye in the Sky'Some may think it's getting the London Eye on the cheap, but a plan is being unveiled today to moor a helium balloon in the River…Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
154 Irish entries on first EU-wide polluters listMore than 150 industrial plants, power stations, piggeries and landfill sites in Ireland appear on the first EU-wide polluters…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
ESB to benefit most from CO2 emissions planThe ESB and Cement Roadstone Holdings are the biggest beneficiaries of a draft allocation plan for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
Plans to demolish Dundrum Shopping Centre are approvedAn Bord Pleanála has approved plans for the demolition of Dundrum Shopping Centre in south Dublin, and its replacement by a mixed…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
City manager to review role of TBPThe Dublin city manager, Mr John Fitzgerald, confirmed yesterday that he is reviewing the role of Temple Bar Properties (TBP), …Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
UNESCO extends Boyne visit to meet Hill of Tara protestersUNESCO has broadened the brief of its fact-finding mission to the Boyne Valley this week to include the alleged threat to the…Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
Liffey kiosks are 'visual vandalism', council toldThe architect of a planned European-style book market on Grattan Bridge has appealed to the public to suspend judgment on the…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
UNESCO to study incinerator impactA UNESCO fact-finding mission will arrive in Ireland next week to examine the impact of a planned municipal waste incinerator…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Waste firms may be prosecutedSeveral Irish companies could face prosecution over the unlicensed export of waste to Belgium and the Netherlands.Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Brennan sets 2007 to finish motorway projectsThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has set 2007 as his target for the completion of full motorways running north, south …Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Port tunnel satisfies fire safety rules, say authoritiesDublin City Council and the National Roads Authority have said that the Dublin Port Tunnel "fully satisfies" the fire safety …Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Cullen supports emissions tradeIreland's EU presidency "places an added responsibility" on the Government to meet the March 31st deadline for submitting plans…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Wind farm plan for blanket bog faces appealLeitrim County Council's decision to approve plans for a 25-turbine wind farm on upland blanket bog has been appealed by the …Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Board overturns council's approval for Moville housesEnvironmentalists in Inishowen have welcomed a decision by An Bord Pleanála overturning Donegal County Council's approval for…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Action urged after Bull Island spillageDublin City Council is being urged to put a proper management plan in place to prevent a repetition of last week's diesel spillage…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Temple Bar plan to curtail drinking problemsStaggered closing times for pubs to curtail the intensity of public drunkenness is one of the measures being proposed in a rescue…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Papers on appeals in heritage cases soughtAn Oireachtas committee is to seek copies of all papers relevant to the handling by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen…Thu Jan 08 2004 - 00:00
Cullen rejects advice on nine developmentsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has nine times rejected recommendations by his department's heritage officials to…Wed Jan 07 2004 - 00:00
Work on Co Dublin convention centre haltedSouth Dublin County Council has confirmed that all construction work has now ceased on a controversial convention centre project…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Court challenge to remit of An Bord PleanalaThe Duke of Westminster and his Irish partner, property developer Mr Owen O'Callaghan, are taking legal action against An Bord…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Sandyford Luas line to open for passenger service in JuneThe final 20 metres of track on the Sandyford Luas line is to be laid early next week and it will be open for passenger services…Sat Dec 27 2003 - 00:00
Ardmore residents object to 'apart-hotel'Residents of Ardmore, Co Waterford, have appealed to An Bord Pleanála to save the picturesque seaside resort's only surviving…Sat Dec 27 2003 - 00:00
Flat residents fight plan for 10 new blocksResidents of a long-established apartment complex in Clontarf, on the north side of Dublin, are fighting plans to build 10 additional…Tue Dec 23 2003 - 00:00
EU to rule soon on illegal dumpsThe Government faces a potentially embarrassing judgment by the European Court of Justice during Ireland's EU presidency over…Tue Dec 23 2003 - 00:00
Foxrock residents want conservation orderResidents of Foxrock, one of Dublin's most exclusive suburbs, say their area is "under siege" by property developers seeking …Mon Dec 22 2003 - 00:00
Planning control: are there laws or mere aspirations in the process?The tradition of clientelist politics lies at the root of failure to enforce the planning laws, writes Frank McDonaldFri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Ambitious plan for Dublin sitePlanning permission is to be sought next week for another major development opposite Dublin's Heuston Station, including a residential…Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Government seeks pollution derogationRequest comes after failing to implement EU nitrates directive and to tacklefarm pollution.Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Farmers and public warned of minePrecautionary measures should be taken to protect the public and livestock from contamination by toxic metals, such as lead, …Thu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
EU to rule soon on illegal dumpsThe Government faces a potentially embarrassing judgment by the European Court of Justice during Ireland's EU presidency over…Thu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
