Carbon energy taxes to apply to all sectorsCarbon energy taxes will be introduced "across the board" in next year's Budget, including the transport sector as well as industry…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Sun Stroke: solar aircraft planA Swiss aviator and scientist, Dr Bertrand Piccard, is to develop a revolutionary solar-powered aircraft that could circumnavigate…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Call for power supply plan for EU after Italy blackoutEnergy Crisis Conference: Red tape and "local selfishness" have been blamed for holding up plans for new power lines in Europe…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
City council planners back €320m Mater planDublin City Council's planners have decided to approve a €320 million redevelopment scheme for the Mater Hospital, including …Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Councillors blamed over rural housingLocal councillors lobbying on behalf of politically well-connected applicants have been blamed by the Irish Planning Institute…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala chief denies backlogThe chairman of An Bord Pleanála, Mr John O'Connor, has criticised "misguided" perceptions that the appeals board is to blame…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Study claims new Ikea store would cause M1 congestionThe new M1 motorway could become as congested as the M50 if the current cap on retail warehouses is lifted to facilitate an Ikea…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Eco issues largely ignored by McCreevyEnvironment The environment was not mentioned at all by the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, in his Budget speech yesterday…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Ski resorts face meltdownAUSTRIA: The internationally celebrated Austrian ski resort of Kitzbuehl, popular among the rich and famous, faces extinction…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Board rejects plans for big Fingal housing areaAn Bord Pleanála has sent back plans by Fingal County Council for a major new housing area at Hansfield, near Blanchardstown, …Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
EU heading for failureEU/KYOTO TARGETS: A runaway increase in transport emissions is being blamed by the European Environment Agency (EEA) for its…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Plans for 26-storey tower in Dublin 4 relodgedA consortium headed by the multi-millionaire businessman Mr Denis O'Brien has relodged plans with Dublin City Council for a 26…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Architects' case for regulation not clear, says Competition AuthorityThe Competition Authority believes that the case "has not been adequately made" for regulating who can call themselves architects…Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
Emissions double as cars multiplyThe surge in car ownership in recent years has been a big factor in boosting Ireland's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to more…Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
Coillte to lose €39m in grants following EU rulingCoillte Teoranta, the State forestry company, will lose up to €39 million in EU grants as a result of a European Court judgment…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Permission for golf course refusedAn Bord Pleanála has refused permission, largely on ecological grounds, for an 18-hole golf course on Inchydoney Island, Co Cork…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
New guidelines on church building plansNew Government guidelines require planning authorities to respect liturgical requirements in dealing with applications for alterations…Mon Nov 17 2003 - 00:00
Lissadell owners ask State to buy contentsThe new owners of Lissadell House in Co Sligo have appealed directly to the Minister of the Environment, Mr Cullen, for State…Mon Nov 17 2003 - 00:00
Rise in rates and levies on way to fund €42m pay award deficitEnvironment: Local authorities will have to raise commercial rates and increase other levies to compensate for a shortfall of…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Cullen defends rise saying 'every cent and more' will go on roadsMotor Tax: Motor tax is to be increased by 5 per cent from January 1st, the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, announced…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Housing plan for historic barn site in Kildare 'disastrous'Kildare County Council has been warned that a plan to build almost 400 houses in the vicinity of one of Ireland's most unusual…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Fahey attacks role of council plannersLocal councillors have been urged by the Minister of State for Labour Affairs, Mr Frank Fahey, not to allow county managers or…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Booterstown Marsh apartments refusedAn Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a controversial apartment scheme on the edge of Booterstown Marsh, Dublin…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Luas trials at Red Cow junction to start after ChristmasTrial runs of Luas trams over two slip roads at the M50's congested Red Cow interchange will start after Christmas, according…Mon Nov 10 2003 - 00:00
Withdrawal of appeal against hotel in Trim to be challengedAn independent member of Trim Town Council has pledged to seek a judicial review following the unexpected withdrawal of a planning…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Tesco approved for Tullamore outskirts storeAn Bord Pleanála has overruled the recommendation of one of its planning inspectors and granted planning permission to Tesco …Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Cork IT building wins the RIAI gold medalA major extension to the Cork Institute of Technology has won the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
European study finds travel is costly in sprawling DublinThe cost of travel is nearly three times higher in sprawling urban areas such as Dublin than in more compact cities in Europe…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Warning over 'integrated tourism developments'A proposal to open up high amenity areas in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown for tourism development has been described as "extremely dangerous…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Residents oppose rezoning plans in south DublinResidents of Shankill in south Co Dublin have held a public meeting to rally opposition to a land-rezoning proposal which they…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Dangers of building wind farms in upland areas highlightedThe recent peat landslide in Derrybrien, Co Galway, could have been avoided if the planning authorities had taken on board concerns…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Minister urged to 'come clean' on rail freight policyFine Gael's transport spokesman, Mr Denis Naughten TD, has accused the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, of "turning a blind…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Protest at 'dirty energy' policiesEnvironmentalists picketed the European Investment Bank's conference in Dublin yesterday in protest against its continued funding…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Minister satisfied with plan for hotel near Trim CastleA decision by Trim Town Council to approve plans for a four-storey hotel directly opposite Trim Castle, Ireland's largest and…Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
Waste costs for top 500 companies rise by 32%The top 500 companies in Ireland faced an average increase of 32 per cent in waste management costs over the past two years, …Wed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
Minister told raising Luas will cost €50mThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has been told that raising the Tallaght Luas line "on stilts" over the M50's Red Cow …Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Experts to consider new heritage organisationThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, is to engage consultants to examine the issue of establishing a "trust-type organisation…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
An Taisce demands hotel closureThe Co Kildare hotel where a ceiling collapsed last Friday night should be closed down pending an investigation of its compliance…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Plan to turn Liffey Valley into town centre rejectedThe plan by South Dublin County Council's to turn the Liffey Valley shopping centre at Quarryvale into a "town centre" for Lucan…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
An Taisce questioned over housingThe chairman of an Oireachtas committee yesterday likened An Taisce to the "British landlords" who evicted their tenants in the…Wed Sept 24 2003 - 01:00
Report calls for energy deals to cut CO2 outputIrish industry could reduce its carbon dioxde emissions by up to 640,000 tonnes per annum without any loss of competitiveness…Wed Sept 24 2003 - 01:00
Businessman defends proposed plan for DunleerThe businessman who stands to make several million from the rezoning of his 47-acre farm in Dunleer, Co Louth, for a "tourist…Tue Sept 23 2003 - 01:00
Sligo among winners in An Taisce awardsSligo has won "environmental excellence" awards from An Taisce for the refurbishment of two of its most important historic buildings…Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Minister urged to intervene in Dunleer zoningThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has been urged to use his powers to rescind the controversial local area plan for…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
Plan to conserve Waterford model town unveiledAn ambitious conservation plan for Portlaw, Co Waterford - Ireland's most significant model industrial town - was unveiled by…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Permission denied again for Stillorgan shopping developmentAn Bord Pleanála has again refused permission for a major redevelopment of the Stillorgan Shopping Centre in south Co Dublin, …Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Lough Foyle housing scheme to be appealedDonegal County Council's decision to grant permission for a controversial scheme of 38 two-storey houses on the shore of Lough…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
An Taisce seeks legislation for its trust statusAn Taisce has welcomed the Taoiseach's promise of a National Trust for the State, but it reminded Mr Ahern in a statement yesterday…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Wexford criticised over planning changesWexford County Council has been accused by An Taisce of defying the Government's spatial strategy by removing most restrictions…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Council vote will decide 19th-century building's fateA vote by Sligo Borough Council next Monday will determine whether an early 19th-century building next door to the town's imposing…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
