DIT to carry out study of head shop productsA MAJOR research project to establish what psychoactive products are being sold in head shops and their effects on users has …Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Locals 'horrified' at granting of licence for Lusk landfillA 300,000-TONNE capacity regional landfill near Lusk in north Dublin, in which one-sixth of the county’s waste will be dumped…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Licence granted for 'superdump'A 300,000-tonne capacity regional landfill near Lusk in north Dublin, in which one sixth of the county's waste will be dumped…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
HSE's failure to produce records of deaths 'bizarre'THE FAILURE of the Health Service Executive (HSE) to produce records in relation to children who died in State care was “bizarre…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
O'Reilly attacks HSE on child deathsThe failure of the Health Service Executive (HSE) to produce records in relation to children who died in State care was “bizarre…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Dublin 26th best city to live inDUBLIN IS the 26th best city in the world in which to live, according to this year’s worldwide quality-of-living survey from …Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
State accused of UN rights breach over flats squalorTHE STATE is breaching a UN convention on social rights by failing to provide adequate housing conditions for residents of Dublin…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Rights hearing on flats complexThe State is breaching a UN convention by failing to provide adequate housing for residents of south inner city flat complex …Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Taxi fares could fall in review by regulatorTAXI FARES could fall this year following a review of the national maximum fare in the coming months by taxi regulator Kathleen…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Opera house again strikes right note with architectsWEXFORD OPERA House has won an international architecture award for Excellence in Design – the seventh architecture award the…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Health data will not be carried on PPS numbersPERSONAL PUBLIC Service (PPS) numbers will not be used to carry health information about patients, a senior official at the Department…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Green firms to get priority in contracts, says GormleyFIRMS WITH environmentally-friendly policies are to get priority in competing for State contracts worth up to €16 billion a year…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Gormley may order docklands inquiryA FRESH investigation into the activities of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority is set to be ordered by Minister for …Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Council says algae are causing brown sludge and foul smells in Dublin BayFOUL SMELLS and the appearance of brown sludge on beaches around Dublin Bay are the result of sunny weather and not sewage, Dublin…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Rhythms Divine: Thousands pick up the beat at Africa DayHUNDREDS OF performers, writers, artists and chefs from Cameroon to Mozambique brought the sunshine with them to Dublin’s Iveagh…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Bids for Dart underground soughtBIDS TO construct the Dart underground from Dublin’s Docklands to Inchicore have been sought by Iarnród Éireann just one week…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Cuts threaten 5,000 jobs in community sector, says reportUP TO 5,000 jobs in the community and voluntary sector will be lost by the end of this year due to Government cuts, a report …Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Grounded: thousands affected as flights cancelledSEVERAL HUNDRED flights were cancelled yesterday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers, following the closure yesterday …Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Airports set to reopen as flight restrictions easedIRISH AIRPORTS that were closed yesterday due to an increase in density of the volcanic ash cloud were set to reopen this morning…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Volcanic ash shuts Irish airports as 'no-fly' zone reinstatedFLIGHTS ARE to be grounded at all Irish airports until at least 1pm today following the return of the volcanic ash cloud which…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Wicklow benefits from lighter traffic as new roads ease burden of lorriesTRAFFIC CONGESTION in Wicklow town is set to be reduced significantly following the opening yesterday of two new roads which …Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Landlords withholding PPS numbersALMOST 80 per cent of landlords whose tenants are in receipt of social welfare rent supplement payments failed to give their …Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Open season Natural History Museum reopensTHE NATURAL History Museum will reopen to the public today almost three years after the collapse of a stone staircase forced …Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Natural History Museum re-opensThe Natural History Museum will re-open to the public tomorrow almost three years after the collapse of a stone staircase forced…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Restoration of Dublin to its Georgian glory urged by reportCONSTRUCTION OF subterranean traffic routes, removal of trees from College Green, and a prohibition on the use of overhead wires…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Chewing gum makers to pay for street cleaningCHEWING GUM manufacturers will face charges for the cost of removing gum from streets for the first time, following the poor …Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Change to proposed Lucan Luas line route plannedTHE RAILWAY Procurement Agency (RPA) plans to change the route of the proposed Lucan Luas line, but said it does not intend to…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Car test centres criticised over repayment of feesMOTORISTS WHO have been charged for a National Car Test (NCT) after they have been forced to wait more than four weeks for a …Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Air quality not affected by low volcanic ash - taskforceASH FROM Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano has been detected in the atmosphere over Ireland in tests conducted by the Environmental…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Cowen welcomes Geoghegan-Quinn decision to forgo Oireachtas pensionTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen last night welcomed the decision by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn to forgo her pension entitlements after calls…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Survey says Dublin traffic among worst in EuropeDUBLIN DRIVERS sit through some of the worst traffic in Europe, according to a survey which ranks Dublin the sixth most congested…Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Commissioner highlights role of researchGovernments must not cut back on research and development budgets if EU economies are to recover from the recession, European…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Cuts in Dublin Bus to have 'no impact on customers'THE REMOVAL of 90 buses from the Dublin Bus fleet and cuts of about 150 staff will have “no impact on customers”, the company…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Dublin bikes scheme to be extendedDUBLIN CITY Council plans to increase the capacity of its dublinbikes scheme to more than 1,000 stands and 550 bicycles.Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Council is owed €15.8m in waste billsDUBLIN CITY Council says it will prosecute householders who refuse to pay bin charges after it emerged it is owed almost €16 …Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Change in weather will ease threat from volcanic ashFORECAST: THE THREAT of eruptions from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano closing Irish and European airspace will recede from…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
€22m Dart station: Clongriffin unveiledDUBLIN’S NEWEST Dart station was opened yesterday by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey at Clongriffin, North Dublin.Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Flights grounded for most of week - IAADISRUPTION: FLIGHTS TO and from Irish airports are likely to be grounded for most of the coming week until the spell of dry …Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Revenue worries put the brakes on cheaper parkingA PLAN to cut charges for parking on Dublin city centre streets during peak shopping times is under threat following claims that…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Permission given to rebuild RTÉRTÉ HAS been granted permission by Dublin City Council for the complete redevelopment of its Montrose broadcasting campus in …Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
DICP to appeal withdrawal of fundingTHE BOARD of the Dublin Inner City Partnership (DICP) is to appeal the withdrawal of funding by State funding body Pobal, in …Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Memorial mass for Polish presidentThe deaths of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and the other 95 victims of the Smolensk air disaster last weekend were mourned…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Ictu resigns seat on DICP boardTHE DUBLIN Inner City Partnership (DICP), the development organisation from which Government support has been withdrawn, has …Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Funding to inner-city development body stopped after auditor's findingsA DEVELOPMENT organisation which allocates funds to disadvantaged communities in Dublin’s inner city has had its Government funding…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Local authority housing funds cutGOVERNMENT FUNDING for local authority social housing programmes, including construction, leasing, regeneration and remedial …Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Desmond appeals against developer's Hume House planFINANCIER DERMOT Desmond has appealed to An Bord Pleanála against developer Seán Dunne’s plans to demolish and rebuild Hume House…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Construction work to start soon on new social housing unitsTHE REGENERATION of St Michael’s Estate in Inchicore, Dublin is to start next September, more than two years since the public…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Council seeks tenders for capture of 600 horses roaming DublinDUBLIN CITY Council is seeking tenders for a pound and seizure service to remove about 600 horses found roaming the city and …Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
