City traffic plan to give priority to buses, taxisThousands of motorists will have to change their habits from April 2nd following the implementation by Dublin Corporation of …Wed Mar 14 2001 - 00:00
Meeting to be held about market closureTemple Bar Properties, the State agency running Dublin's designated cultural quarter, is to meet today with stall-holders from…Mon Mar 12 2001 - 00:00
Minister says Luas will cost over twice the estimate at £500 millionDublin's Luas light rail system is now likely to cost in excess of £500 million more than double the estimate given in 1996, …Fri Mar 09 2001 - 00:00
Plan aims to turn Dun Laoghaire into `Dublin's Riviera'The coastal zone of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown should be developed as "Dublin's Riviera", with a wide range of recreational facilities…Thu Mar 08 2001 - 00:00
Dempsey plans to end councillors' powers over wasteLocal councillors would be stripped of their powers to decide on waste management under new legislation being planned by the …Wed Mar 07 2001 - 00:00
Health `not affected' by clean-up of gasworksThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has strongly denied that the work in progress to decontaminate the former gasworks…Tue Mar 06 2001 - 00:00
County Council, firm plan Clonee business parkThe insistence of Meath county councillors on rezoning 250 acres of land at Clonee for a "Gateway to Meath" business park would…Mon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
City to get five new bus corridorsOver 100,000 bus users in the Dublin area are expected to have their journey times cut by up to 40 per cent following the introduction…Fri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
New short-term plan to tackle traffic congestionA new short-term plan to tackle traffic congestion in the capital is being finalised by the Dublin Transportation Office, the…Fri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
SC says State should take action against `unscrupulous developers'The State should consider taking legal action to recover "massive profits" made by unscrupulous landowners and developers as …Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Ha'penny Bridge's ugly sister bridges a gapDublin's most emblematic structure, the Ha'penny Bridge, has been obscured by an ugly sister, erected alongside, which looks …Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
More controls likely to be sought at ex-gasworks after complaintsThe Eastern Regional Health Authority is expected to press for more stringent safety precautions in the work under way to decontaminate…Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Proposed stadium to bypass planning hurdlesThe proposed national stadium and sports campus at Abbotstown, Co Dublin, is likely to be fast-tracked through the planning process…Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
President's hilltop house site `visually damaging'The site chosen by the President, Mrs McAleese, and her family for a lakeside home in Co Roscommon was the crucial factor underlying…Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
President's plan for lakeside house is turned down by appeal boardPlans by the President, Mrs McAleese, to build a lakeside home in Co Roscommon have been turned down by An Bord Pleanala on the…Thu Feb 08 2001 - 00:00
Almost 30% of urban sewage untreated - EPANearly 30 per cent of the sewage load from urban areas throughout the State still receives no treatment before being discharged…Thu Feb 08 2001 - 00:00
Department warns against Wicklow land rezoningsWicklow County Council has been strongly advised by the Department of the Environment not to adopt major rezonings of land in…Thu Feb 08 2001 - 00:00
Report warns cost of climate change could reach $300bnClimate change may cost the world $300 billion a year by the middle of this century unless urgent efforts are made to curb emissions…Sat Feb 03 2001 - 00:00
£2bn development to offer commercial and residential mixDublin's north docks are to be developed as a mixed commercial and residential quarter, at an estimated cost of u £2 billion, …Wed Jan 31 2001 - 00:00
City visionsYoung people aged between seven and 17 are being given an opportunity to spell out their ideas about where they live and how …Thu Jan 25 2001 - 00:00
West Dublin Action Group says project is unworkableThe West Dublin Action Group, which successfully opposed a casino-driven scheme for the Phoenix Park racecourse site, is gearing…Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Work to protect DART from erosion will destroy Killiney Strand, councillor claimsKilliney Strand, one of Dublin's premier public amenities, is in danger of being destroyed by major works to protect the DART…Mon Jan 22 2001 - 00:00
Call for charge for rezoning that breaches planCouncillors and officials in Meath, Kildare and Wicklow should be personally surcharged for land rezoning decisions that breach…Mon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
New authority will oversee greater Dublin areaThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, is finalising plans to establish a Greater Dublin Authority to take charge of strategic…Fri Jan 05 2001 - 00:00
Dempsey decision clears way for Spike obeliskThe controversial Monument of Light, commonly known as "The Spike", planned for the site once occupied by Nelson Pillar has finally…Thu Dec 28 2000 - 00:00
Luas contract award is expected next monthThe main contract for Dublin's £350 million Luas light rail system, linking both Tallaght and Sandyford with the city centre, …Wed Dec 27 2000 - 00:00
Dempsey queries rezoning of land allotted to railwayThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has intervened in a dispute over land rezoning in south Meath by requesting the…Thu Dec 21 2000 - 00:00
Private buses for routes in DublinPrivate bus operators are being invited to apply for licences for an array of new routes in the greater Dublin area as well as…Thu Dec 14 2000 - 00:00
Minister announces increases in annual road taxMotorists will have to pay between 4 per cent and 6 per cent more in annual road tax from April 1st, with the increases loaded…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
High-density housing schemes hindered by design quality, says planning chairmanPoor quality design is hindering the objective of achieving higher housing densities in major urban centres, according to the…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Corporation programme to regenerate Dublin areas succeedingOnce notorious for the squalor of its slums, Dublin can now look forward to having "no bad housing in the city as a whole" within…Wed Nov 29 2000 - 00:00
Reduce gas emissions by shooting cattle, says expertShooting cattle would be one of the cheapest and most efficient ways of helping to reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions, …Wed Nov 29 2000 - 00:00
Praise for planners at awards ceremonyPlanners in the public sector have been congratulated for their work, effort and commitment in coping with the "unprecedented…Tue Nov 28 2000 - 00:00
Approval of `Spike' likely by year endThe controversial "Monument of Light" proposed for Dublin's O'Connell Street is expected to be approved before Christmas.Tue Nov 28 2000 - 00:00
French minister rejects Prescott's `macho' chargeThe French Environment Minister, Ms Dominique Voynet, yesterday angrily rejected claims by Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr…Tue Nov 28 2000 - 00:00
Delegates at climate summit to regroup in MayEfforts to pick up the pieces after the dramatic collapse of the UN world climate-change summit in The Hague are to begin, and…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Summit in crisis as EU rejects proposalDelegates from 180 countries were struggling last night to save the UN climate-change summit from collapse after an 11thhour …Sat Nov 25 2000 - 00:00
UN summit on climate change fails to reach agreementThe UN climate change summit was still deadlocked last night with no indication that agreement would be reached on all of the…Fri Nov 24 2000 - 00:00
Activists turn to aggressive tactics as EU ministers discuss strategyFrustration at the lack of visible progress at the UN's climate change summit here erupted yesterday with an attack on the head…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Better insulation for new houses - DempseyIreland's building regulations are to be amended sooner than expected to ensure that new housing meets much higher insulation…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
US proposals simply not acceptable, says VoynetThe European Union has thrown down the gauntlet to the US with just three days to go at the UN climate change summit, saying …Wed Nov 22 2000 - 00:00
Ireland `determined' to implement protocolIreland is "determined, both domestically and as part of the international community, to act decisively" to implement the Kyoto…Wed Nov 22 2000 - 00:00
Dempsey hopeful of deal to cut greenhouse gasFrenetic negotiations at the UN's climate change summit here may yet produce a deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according…Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
Protesters at The Hague demand deeds not hot airEoin O Broin, of the University of Limerick's Environmental Society, had as good a reason as any to come to The Hague at the …Mon Nov 20 2000 - 00:00
Hard bargaining begins at summit on climate changeTough negotiating at the UN summit on global climate change will get under way today when politicians from many of the 160 participating…Mon Nov 20 2000 - 00:00
State should cultivate `eco-tax', says OECDIreland faces "major difficulties" in bringing its environmental infrastructure to an inter nationally acceptable standard at…Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Put water meters in houses - reportAll new houses built throughout the State should be fitted with water meters so that householders can be charged for their consumption…Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Council calls in consultants to study floodSouth Dublin County Council has commissioned engineering consultants to carry out a detailed study of the floods which last week…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Lack of funds for parks and recreation criticisedThe Government has been urged to think again about the omission of a specific allocation for investment in parks and recreational…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Climate plan hard to bring in - EarthwatchThe Celtic Tiger's "daily diet of massive amounts of high-emission fossil fuels" will make it very difficult for the Government…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
