Children's hospital hearing beginsA public hearing on plans for the proposed National Children’s Hospital on the grounds of the Mater Hospital Dublin began this…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Minister opens children's heart clinicA FACILITY for teenagers and young adults born with heart defects, dedicated to one of the Republic’s foremost heart surgeons…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Building slowdown stalls attempt to complete 2,000 'ghost' estatesWORK TO complete the State’s 2,000 unfinished housing developments has stalled due to a 40 per cent drop in on-site construction…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
'Oriental enclave' recommended for DublinDERELICTION AND urban blight which have dogged one of Dublin’s historic inner city areas could be reversed if an oriental quarter…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Pyrite costs a shared issue, claim ownersTHE GOVERNMENT must share responsibility for pyrite-damaged houses, homeowners have told an Oireachtas committee.Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Rent supplement landlords failing to register with boardMORE THAN one-third of landlords receiving rent supplement from the Department of Social Protection have not legally registered…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Dublin bin collection service must be sold to private sector, councillors toldDUBLIN CITY Council’s bin collection service cannot be made viable and must be sold to the private sector, assistant city manager…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Ringsend sewage plant overhaul to cost €220mTHE STATE is to spend €220 million to upgrade Dublin’s municipal sewage plant at Ringsend, which has been working at overcapacity…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Council plans for Poolbeg incinerator delayed furtherDUBLIN’S POOLBEG incinerator is facing further delays following an admission by Dublin City Council that it will be unable to…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
East coast flooding after heavy rainHEAVY RAIN caused flooding across the east coast at the weekend with parts of Dublin particularly badly affected by spot floods…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Review sought of move to privatise bin serviceUNIONS REPRESENTING binmen have asked the Labour Relations Commission to review Dublin City Council’ s decision to privatise …Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . rising homeless figuresHow much has homelessness risen by? The number of homeless people in Dublin is up by 26 per cent for the first six months of…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Side-effects reported after prostate cancer careMORE THAN half of men who have had treatment for prostate cancer experienced worse side-effects than they expected, a survey …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Crackdown on sale and owning of invasive speciesMORE THAN 70 non-native plants and animals, including some which are kept as family pets, are to be eradicated under new EU regulations…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Council removes 12,500 from housing listDUBLIN CITY Council has cut its housing waiting list almost in half by declaring more than 12,500 applicants “ineligible” to …Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Nama offers lands used as helipad by developer for saleLANDS OVERLOOKING Dublin Bay, which were used by developer Bernard McNamara as a helicopter landing pad, are being offered for…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Approval for Dunne's Ballsbridge proposalSIX YEARS since paying €379 million for the seven-acre site Seán Dunne has been granted planning permission to redevelop the …Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Department still to process 36,000 claims for school allowanceMORE THAN 36,000 parents who have sought a back-to-school allowance have yet to have their claims processed by the Department…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Irish pay 20% more for goods than in EUIRISH CONSUMERS are still paying almost 20 per cent more than the European average for goods and services, despite a drop in …Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Irishman missing after US stormThe Department of Foreign Affairs has said it is providing consular assistance to the family of a Co Cavan man who went missing…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Irish prices among EU's highestIrish consumers are still paying almost 20 per cent more than the European average for goods and services, despite a drop in …Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Mayor ratifies Beijing twinning with misgivingsLORD MAYOR of Dublin Andrew Montague has ratified the twinning of Dublin and Beijing despite having vehemently opposed the move…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Authorities seek control of all Dublin area wasteDUBLIN’S POOLBEG incinerator will not be viable unless the Dublin local authorities own and control all the waste in the region…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Social welfare cuts to take effectCuts to fuel, electricity and phone allowances for some 630,000 social welfare recipients have come into force from this week…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Cuts in welfare allowances take effectCUTS TO fuel, electricity and phone allowances for some 630,000 social welfare recipients have come into force from this week…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Private operators reject waste policy plansHOUSEHOLDERS AND businesses will pay higher bin charges if the Government goes ahead with proposals to regulate the waste collection…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Council signals €12m savings on bulbsUP TO €12 million could be saved if energy-saving bulbs were installed in the State’s 15,000 traffic lights, according to a Dublin…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Council seeks damages over parking fee lossesDUBLIN CITY Council is seeking compensation from the State for the loss of more than €200,000 a year in on-street parking fees…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Senior cleric in same-sex ceremonyA SENIOR Church of Ireland minister based in Co Carlow has confirmed he has entered into a civil partnership with his same-sex…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
'Jobs could be created if we get price right,' energy forum toldENERGY EFFICIENCY should not be seen as a route to job creation, economist John Fitzgerald has told an all-island conference …Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Recycling agency warns Government over packaging taxMORE THAN 626,000 tonnes of packaging was recycled in Ireland last year, including enough paper and cardboard to save almost …Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Death of Trinity historian McDowell aged 97THE DEATH has taken place of prominent historian, author and Trinity College Dublin academic Robert Brendan (RB) McDowell at …Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Dublin households turn to private bin collectorsDUBLIN CITY Council’s household bin collection service is coming under increasing pressure from private operators with a 100 …Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Huge public opposition to Portrane sewage siteA SHORTLIST of sites for a new Dublin regional sewage treatment plant, second only in size to the Ringsend sewerage works, will…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Tradesmen to get Australian permitELECTRICIANS AND plumbers emigrating to Australia will be able to achieve “pre-clearance” for their trades before travelling, …Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
1,400 of fuel pumps tested found to be faultyUP TO 1,400 fuel pumps tested by the National Standards Authority of Ireland last year were found to have been damaged, defective…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Over 10,000 tonnes of waste to be repatriatedTHE REPATRIATION of more than 10,000 tonnes of Irish household and commercial waste illegally dumped in Northern Ireland is to…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Kildare latest council to stop household bin collectionsKILDARE COUNTY Council has become the latest local authority to exit the household waste collection market with the transfer …Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Union gains 1,500 new members this yearA TRADE union representing workers who were among the worst hit by the collapse of the construction sector has recorded an upsurge…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Low-income households wrongly sent bin charge billsUP TO 16,000 low-income households that have sought bin charge waivers from Dublin City Council have been wrongly issued with…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Fat clogging Dublin's sewer arteries costing €500,000 annuallyBLOCKAGES CAUSED by the discharge of fats, oils and grease into the capital’s sewers cost some half a million euro a year to …Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Council and restaurants row over fat in Dublin's sewersRESTAURANT OWNERS and Dublin City Council are at odds over a planned scheme to reduce the amount of fat discharged by food businesses…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
An Taisce opposes Temple Bar McDonald'sPLANS TO open a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant in Dublin’s Temple Bar would detract from the cultural, artistic and historic…Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Taboo over complaints on way out, says agencyIRISH CONSUMERS have overcome their reluctance to complain – with 90 per cent of dissatisfied customers lodging grievances in…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Plan to end bus route approvedThe National Transport Authority has approved Dublin Bus plans to eliminate the number 19 bus route, despite a series of public…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Dublin City Council may privatise bin collectionTHE PRIVATISATION of Dublin City Council’s bin collection service, which has been in operation for 150 years, is under consideration…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Budget of €18m to fix roads hit by big freezeDUBLIN CITY Council is to spend €18 million to repair 23km (14 miles) of city streets which sustained the worst damage during…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Students being 'ripped off' by rogue landlords, says unionRENTAL DEPOSITS: MORE THAN 60 per cent of students are being “ripped off by rogue landlords” who unfairly retain some or all…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Traveller discriminated against by shop gets €1,500A TRAVELLER who claimed she was asked to leave a branch of the maternity and childcare shop Mothercare by a male member of staff…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Traveller wins discrimination caseA traveller who claimed she was asked to leave a branch of the maternity and childcare shop Mothercare by a male member of staff…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
