FF Bill would ease curbs on environmental informationFIANNA Fail is to introduce a Bill in the Dail today to provide "much more liberal" and speedy access to information on the environment…Tue Feb 11 1997 - 00:00
Property interests to lose out as Clane rezoning is haltedLANDOWNERS and property interests expecting to make millions from the rezoning of 139 acres of land in Co Kildare have had their…Tue Feb 11 1997 - 00:00
Lack of progress on public transport is lamented as quality bus sails past carsWITH traffic congestion in Dublin costing estimated £1 billion a year, CIE is "totally frustrated" at the continuing delays in…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
Nuclear dump report "in public domain for 15 months"AN official report suggesting that the proposed underground nuclear waste dump near Sellafield would leak into the Irish Sea …Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
Dubliners to be consulted about waste disposalDUBLINERS are to be widely consulted as part of a major strategic study of waste disposal options for the city and county after…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
Re-evaluation of port tunnel urgedRESIDENTS opposing the controversial Dublin Port Tunnel are urging city councillors to re examine such alternatives as moving…Mon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
Kildare council to zone more land for housingKILDARE county councillors are expected to embark on a fresh round of land rezoning after finalising an outline draft development…Mon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
Howlin confirms road scheme purchase orderWICKLOW County Council's compulsory purchase order for the Kilmacanogue/Glen o' the Downs dual carriageway has been confirmed…Sat Feb 01 1997 - 00:00
Sellafield conference delegate warns of a potential catastropheIRISH local authorities and the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland will be represented today at a conference in Manchester…Fri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Fingal council backs controversial Swords rezoningFINGAL county councillors last night cast aside over 2,000 public objections and voted overwhelmingly to confirm their controversial…Thu Jan 30 1997 - 00:00
£250m to be spent on main roads this yearTHE National Roads Authority is to spend more than £250 million on Ireland's main roads this year - including a long delayed …Thu Jan 30 1997 - 00:00
Waterways Service defends felling of poplarsTHE Waterways Service has defended the felling of what it concedes are "visually stunning" Lombardy poplars along the Rialto …Thu Jan 30 1997 - 00:00
Councillor and embassy streets apart over road wideningMOTORISTS on the Stillorgan Road are bemused and the Portuguese ambassador is more than a little miffed by posters put up by …Tue Jan 28 1997 - 00:00
Inquiry call into genetic engineering tests at farmsGREENPEACE Ireland has called for a public inquiry into plans by Monsanto, a US multinational chemical company, to carry out …Mon Jan 27 1997 - 00:00
Rock of Cashel could disappear from road viewONE of the most memorable views from any road in Ireland - the dramatic vista of the Rock of Cashel - may be lost forever if …Mon Jan 27 1997 - 00:00
Issue of "green tax" flunkedTHE Minister for Finance has certainly flunked it on the issue of "green taxes"Thu Jan 23 1997 - 00:00
Green lobby angry over inactionTHE Budget is "not even pale green" from an environmental perspective, with no action taken even in areas where there would be…Thu Jan 23 1997 - 00:00
ESAT denies bid for planning laws exemptionESAT Digifone has denied reports that it is seeking an exemption from the planning laws to speed up the erection of microwave…Wed Jan 22 1997 - 00:00
EU convention on architectural heritage is ratifiedIRELAND has finally ratified a Council of Europe convention aimed at protecting the architectural heritage of member-states and…Wed Jan 22 1997 - 00:00
Making a home in the old officeMANY office blocks built in the 1960s and 1970s have become obsolete and are likely to be recycled for other uses, such as apartments…Wed Jan 22 1997 - 00:00
House with literary links falls into ruinA 200 year old farmhouse which can be considered one of the cradles of the Irish literary revival in the last century is falling…Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
£241m to be invested on upgrading roadsALMOST a quarter of a billion pounds, the bulk of it Irish taxpayers money, is to be invested in county and regional roads this…Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
Port tunnel may be the first phase of a full Eastern Bypass motorwaySUCH as its designers may seek to deny it, the port tunnel is almost bound to be the first phase of a full Eastern Bypass motorway…Mon Jan 20 1997 - 00:00
Residents fear environment and even their homes may be destroyedTHE battle lines are clearly drawn over the proposed port tunnelMon Jan 20 1997 - 00:00
Up, up and awayAER Rianta put on its customary Christmas cheer at: Dublin Airport, rolling out the red carpet for returning emigrants; few other…Sat Jan 18 1997 - 00:00
Howlin outlines programme for a "more independent" local governmentLOCAL government should see itself as a service industry rather than as another arm of the State bureaucracy, the Minister for…Fri Jan 17 1997 - 00:00
CIE agrees to reroute Luas line after "intense" public discussionsCIE has yielded to pressure from business interests in the Inchicore area of Dublin by agreeing to reroute the proposed Luas …Fri Jan 17 1997 - 00:00
Persuading industry "clean and green" paysIRISH companies remain "defensive" about the need to take the environment seriouslyThu Jan 16 1997 - 00:00
EU to take legal action on sheep overgrazingTHE European Commission is taking legal action against Ireland over the Department of Agriculture's failure to monitor the environmental…Thu Jan 16 1997 - 00:00
From high-rise hell to high-tech heaven?ALL over Europe, local authorities - and governments too - are trying to grapple with the appalling legacy of system-built, high…Wed Jan 15 1997 - 00:00
ESB asked about `myopic' demolition of first peat-fired power stationTHE Heritage Council has asked the ESB to explain why it is demolishing Portarlington power station in Co Laois, the earliest…Wed Jan 15 1997 - 00:00
Norris accuses Legion of damaging a listed buildingTHE Legion of Mary has been accused by Senator David Norris of causing needless damage to a listed 18th century house on North…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
FAULTY TOWERSIT was all so heroic. Ireland was to have its first high rise housing estate in a place called Ballymun, and nearly everyone …Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Residents oppose plans for Dublin Belfast roadLOCAL residents in the Border area of Co Louth have formed a group to oppose plans to upgrade the existing Dublin Belfast road…Mon Jan 13 1997 - 00:00
`Gingerbread' cottage wins silver medal for restorationIRELAND'S most captivating "gingerbread" house, the Swiss Cottage near Cahir, Co Tipperary, has won a major accolade - the silver…Fri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
Higgins under pressure from the farming lobby over conservationTHE Minister for Arts and Culture, Mr Higgins, has come under strong pressure from farmers over the designation of Natural Heritage…Fri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
Improving in leaps and boundsIRISH architecture, already improving in leaps and bounds, is likely to become even better now that the State - at last - seems…Thu Jan 02 1997 - 00:00
Walkers take to limestone hills in seventh year of Burren fightMORE than 150 people took part in yesterday's annual "Save Mullaghmore" walk in Co Clare, skirting around the folded limestone…Thu Jan 02 1997 - 00:00
Cycle lane projects on hold, group saysA LEGAL loophole is preventing progress on providing cyclists in the capital with better facilities, according to the Dublin …Tue Dec 31 1996 - 00:00
£140m road projects due for completionMAJOR road schemes worth about £140 million, including the long awaited Portlaoise Bypass, are due to open in 1997, according…Tue Dec 31 1996 - 00:00
A cube to cherishTHE Department of Mechanical Engineering, Trinity College, by Grafton ArchitectsTue Dec 31 1996 - 00:00
Plan for Kildare to curb overspill from DublinA DRAFT development plan for Co Kildare, which proposes a fundamental change in strategy to accommodate the continuing over spill…Mon Dec 30 1996 - 00:00
Staff shortage hits councils, say plannersIRELAND'S environment suffers because the local authority planning service is "chronically understaffed", according to a report…Mon Dec 30 1996 - 00:00
About 3,000 object to Swords rezoningABOUT 3,000 objections or representations have been lodged against land rezoning decisions and other planning changes by Fingal…Sat Dec 28 1996 - 00:00
Decision on visitor centre in Burren deferredCLARE County Council has deferred its decision on the latest plan for a visitor facility near Mullaghmore, in the heart of the…Sat Dec 28 1996 - 00:00
Approval of £35m hotel censured for showing "no protection of our architectural heritage"THE Dublin City Association of An Taisce has condemned a decision by An Bord Pleanala to approve plans for a Hilton hotel off…Thu Dec 12 1996 - 00:00
Revised Fingal town plan is developer ledTHERE'S a new housing estate north of Swords which shares a name with a Californian vineyardThu Dec 12 1996 - 00:00
Irish stance on aim of EU treaty criticisedTHE Government has been "actively blocking" the inclusion of a clause in the new European Union treaty guaranteeing the right…Wed Dec 11 1996 - 00:00
Recycling plan for inner citySUNFLOWER Recycling, a unique community based initiative to promote job creation in Dublin's north inner city, aimed at making…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
Howlin welcomes record outlay on county roadsAN increase in capital spending of £126 million at the Department of the Environment - bringing its budget to more than £1 billion…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
