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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Young cancer patients to exhibit artworksARTWORKS BY 33 young Irish cancer patients are to be exhibited as part of an international travelling art project that has already…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Dublin's household waste set for Wicklow and Kildare dumpsALL OF Dublin’s household waste is to be buried in landfill sites in Wicklow and Kildare until next January under Dublin City…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Plans for handball centre at Croke Park approvedTHE GAELIC Athletic Association has been granted permission for its controversial plans to demolish and rebuild the handball …Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Private firms say Bus Éireann misusing school transport fundsA GROUP of private bus companies has asked the Dáil Public Accounts Committee to examine whether Bus Éireann and the State are…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Troubled city flats complex to be rebuiltTHE LONG-AWAITED regeneration of the troubled O’Devaney Gardens flat complex in Dublin has been granted permission by An Bord…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Disruption to capital's water supplyHOUSEHOLDS IN northwest Dublin face cuts in water supply or reductions in pressure today as a result of work to replace the capital…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
City council says closure of hospital roads may breach public right of wayTHE PERMANENT closure of roads by St James’s Hospital Dublin could be in conflict with a public right of way, Dublin City Council…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Move to cut public urination in DublinPORTABLE TOILETS for men only are being provided in Dublin city at weekends to cut down on “street urination” following the closure…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Redevelopment of Heuston rail station plannedHEUSTON RAIL station in Dublin is to undergo major redevelopment with new retail, residential and commercial buildings, in addition…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Sewage plant site still not chosen despite €17m feesCONSULTANTS HAVE been paid almost €17 million in relation to the development of a new Dublin regional sewage treatment plant, …Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
State paid off €67m in council land loansTHE GOVERNMENT has paid off almost €67 million in debts accrued by local authorities on loans for land bought for social and …Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Website vows to make dent in pothole complaints in 48 hoursLONG BATTLES with local authorities over potholes and blocked sewers could become a thing of the past with the introduction of…Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Social housing plan for Spencer Dock rejectedPLANS TO build 112 social housing apartments at Spencer Dock on the north side of the river Liffey have been rejected by the …Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Capital's Victorian fruit and vegetable market to get artisan food makeoverDUBLIN’S VICTORIAN fruit and vegetable market, which was the centrepiece of a €425 million regeneration scheme that collapsed…Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Dublin convention centre costing State €500 per visitorSTATE PAYMENTS of more than €43 million have been made to the consortium behind the National Convention Centre since its opening…Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
€7,000 lost weekly to Dublin dumpingMORE THAN 2,000 refuse bags are dumped illegally in Dublin each week with a loss of €7,000 in revenue to Dublin City Council…Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
TD warns against council housing changesTENS OF thousands of tenants waiting for local authority houses are set to lose their places on housing waiting lists, People…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
National Transport Authority stresses vital role of rail projectsMetro North and the Dart Underground are vital for the transport needs of the Greater Dublin Area, the National Transport Authority…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Council approves plan for Grangegorman siteTHE BLUEPRINT for a €486 million development of a new “urban quarter” and campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) …Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Fewer than half take action over discriminationALMOST 60 per cent of people who have experienced discrimination took no action as a result of their experience, and only one…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Six councils have not sought safety funding for 'ghost estates'LESS THAN one-third of the funding available from the Department of the Environment to fix urgent health and safety problems …Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
