CIE under even more pressure to reduce costsDUBLIN has the least subsidised urban transport system among European cities, with a requirement to recover 96 per cent of its…Tue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Council to consult public on port tunnelDUBLIN City Council last night "decided to initiate a three months formal public consultation period, for the controversial port…Tue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Howth owners threaten action against HowlinTHE developers whose land in Howth, Co Dublin, would be frozen by a proposed Special Amenity Area Order (SAAO) have threatened…Tue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Howlin moves to protect Howth amenity areas from developersSOME of the most sensitive and unspoiled amenity areas of the Howth peninsula are to be protected by law against insensitive …Mon Oct 07 1996 - 01:00
Hilton plan for hotel in Dublin is monstrousAN TAISCE has accused the developers of a controversial Hilton hotel on the edge of Dublin's College Green of "subverting" the…Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
Hilton intent on new hotel if scheme is turned downHILTON International has denied any intention of "walking away" from Dublin if it fails to win approval for the controversial…Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00
Back to the future for M&SSHOPPERS entering the new Marks & Spencer store on Dublin's Grafton Street after it opens at 10 a.mWed Sept 25 1996 - 01:00
Howlin says work to repair roads will take many yearsTHE Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, has conceded it will take a good many years before all of the Republic's pot holed…Wed Sept 25 1996 - 01:00
Howlin asks Kildare County Council to halt rezoningsKILDARE County Council has been requested by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, to suspend making "ill considered" …Tue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Incineration burning issue for plasticsTHE plastics industry has called on the Government to support incineration to deal with plastic waste not suitable for recycling…Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
EPA expects test results on Nenagh water todayTHE Environmental Protection Agency expects to have definitive test results later today on the contamination of public water …Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
US cosmetics company expected to face prosecution for Nenagh water pollutionPROCTOR and Gamble, the US owned multinational cosmetics manufacturer, is expected to Face prosecution under the Water Pollution…Thu Aug 22 1996 - 01:00
European examples could put Ireland on right roadTHE idea that Dublin Bus must "make a profit" in order to survive, or else run the risk of losing out to private operators, shows…Thu Aug 22 1996 - 01:00
State forestry company's new all timber office building causes heads to turnHOW else should Coillte Teoranta, "Woods Limited" house itself but in an all timber office building, almost surrounded by a forest…Thu Aug 22 1996 - 01:00
Dublin light rail study sets out route alternativesALTERNATIVE routes for CIE's light rail project, to avoid demolishing a terrace of late Victorian two storey houses off Smithfield…Wed Aug 21 1996 - 01:00
Leinster House work nears endTHE Office of Public Works has declined to say how much is being spent on the latest phase of the restoration of Leinster House…Wed Aug 21 1996 - 01:00
Port tunnel data not released, say residentsRESIDENTS of areas affected by the proposed Dublin Port Tunnel have accused its designers of failing to release data requested…Tue Aug 20 1996 - 01:00
The Luas-bashers' real agendaBASHING the Luas seems to have become the blood sport of this year's silly sea onFri Aug 16 1996 - 01:00
Dockland Bill to be ready by OctoberTHE Government is moving quickly to establish a new authority to take charge of the redevelopment of Dublin's redundant docklands…Thu Aug 15 1996 - 01:00
Evaluation urged for underground light railDUBLIN Chamber of Commerce called for a professional evaluation of the merits of putting the proposed light rail system underground…Wed Aug 14 1996 - 01:00
Ahern promises measures to save historic buildingsIRELAND'S cities and towns have been "scarred forever by the scorched-earth development pursued in the past", according to the…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Old Dublin church to reopen as theatre and music venue after £3m renovationST GEORGE'S Church, on Temple Street, one of Dublin's most important landmarks, is to reopen next month as a theatre and live…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Assessment says method picked to bore tunnel questionableTHE closeness of houses to the Dublin Port Tunnel would make the controversial New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) proposed…Mon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Burren group says Higgins ignores its role in laying plans for new centreTHE Burren's longest established visitor centre fears it will be "marginalised" by a deal between the Minister for Arts, Culture…Mon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Department criticised over waste disposal planTHE Department of Health has been criticised for seeking tenders for the disposal of risky health care waste without having any…Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
Golf course proposal dismissed as `outlandish'A PROPOSAL by the developers of a controversial golf course in Portmarnock, Co Dublin, that Fingal County Council should fence…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Housing is the key to opening door of devolved powerLOCAL government "is in a particularly weak position" compared with that of other countries, according to the interim report …Tue Aug 06 1996 - 01:00
"Horrific" disruption to Dublin in underground option for light railDISRUPTION on a "massive" and "inconceivable" scale would be caused to city centre streets, including Grafton Street and College…Mon Aug 05 1996 - 01:00
£73m train revival plan coming down the lineTHIRTY five years ago it seemed that Ireland's railways were being consigned to the scrapheap.Sat Aug 03 1996 - 01:00
Roads authority puts plan to toll M50 bypass on holdTHE National Roads Authority has "put on hold" its controversial plan to toll the M50 Dublin bypass motorway pending a study …Wed Jul 31 1996 - 01:00
Howlin may act to save Howth's East MountainTHE possibility of making a Special Amenity Area Order to protect the last remaining relatively unspoiled part of the Howth Peninsula…Wed Jul 31 1996 - 01:00
CIE seeks bus and rail fare increase of 10%CIE is seeking a 10 per cent increase in fares "across the board" for all buses and trains, it was revealed yesterdayTue Jul 30 1996 - 01:00
Business group urges change to save city's heritageMAJOR changes in public policy are required to protect Dublin's architectural heritage, according to a report prepared by the…Mon Jul 29 1996 - 01:00
Engineers defend plan for Dublin Port tunnelENGINEERS involved in designing the proposed Dublin Port Tunnel have strongly defended their controversial scheme against accusations…Mon Jul 29 1996 - 01:00
Corporation bid to allay fears over port tunnelDUBLIN Corporation is to establish consultative committees with residents' groups in the Marino and Santry areas to allay fears…Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
Dublin cyclists get their spoke in for facilitiesWHAT could have been one of Dublin's biggest demonstrations by cyclists campaigning for better facilities was diluted yesterday…Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
Dublin exceeds nitrogen dioxide pollution limitsEU limits for nitrogen dioxide pollution were exceeded for the first time in Dublin city centre last year, reaching the highest…Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
Irish creating 38% more waste than 10 years agoIRISH households and companies are generating 38 per cent more waste than they were a decade ago, representing a compound increase…Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
RDS set to be site of national conference centreTHE Government is expected to decide today that the RDS in Ballsbridge is the best location for a national conference centre, …Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00
EU may not meet pollution cut goalEUROPE'S air pollution emissions are generally down since 1990, in some cases by between 10 and 27 per cent, but there is still…Tue Jul 23 1996 - 01:00
Energy centre aims to cut national fuel billTHE "overwhelming need to address the nation's energy extravagance" was stressed yesterday by the Minister of State for Energy…Tue Jul 23 1996 - 01:00
Users in greater Dublin asked to reduce water consumption by 10%HOUSEHOLDERS and businesses in greater Dublin are being urged to cut their daily consumption of water by 10 per cent to conserve…Tue Jul 23 1996 - 01:00
Ways of reducing EU waste mountain discussedLEVIES and incentives aimed at reducing Europe's growing waste mountain are to be considered by the EU Commission in a major …Mon Jul 22 1996 - 01:00
Oil and coal lobby feel the heat as greenhouse gas debate warms upIT could have been a non eventSat Jul 20 1996 - 01:00
Howlin says greenhouse gas decision tremendous advanceA SIGNIFICANT step forward was taken here yesterday to deal with global warming when the international community committed itself…Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Howlin seeks consensus on greenhouse gasesTHE Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, said he wants a strong declaration" on measures to deal with global warming from…Thu Jul 18 1996 - 01:00
Global warming is `discernible' realitySOME of the world's leading experts on climate change yesterday defended their conclusion that global warming is now a "discernible…Wed Jul 17 1996 - 01:00
Churches call for urgent action on global warmingTHE Irish Council of Churches (ICC) has added its voice to a growing international consensus that climate change represents "…Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
Howth group tells developers to "back off" East MountainDEVELOPERS intent on building houses on Howth's East Mountain have been told to "back off" by a spokeswoman for the local action…Mon Jul 15 1996 - 01:00
Howlin urged to reverse spate of land rezonings by Kildare County CouncilTHE Minister for the Environment is coming under renewed pressure to exercise his powers under the Planning Acts to reverse the…Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
