M50 traffic faces disruption over work on new Luas bridgeA SEVEN kilometre stretch of the M50 northbound will be closed overnight tonight, while the southbound side will be closed this…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Council's €8m accessibility planDUBLIN CITY Council is to spend almost €8 million this year on improvements to public buildings, parks and footpaths to make …Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Fingal pays €5.47mto move Travellers from landFINGAL COUNTY Council has paid more than €5 million to seven Traveller families, and continues negotiating with two other groups…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Planning board seeks Ringsend sewage plant reportAN ENVIRONMENTAL report on plans to extend the modern sewage treatment plant at Ringsend has been ordered by An Bord Pleanála…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Permission to develop Ballsbridge site to be appealedTHE REDEVELOPMENT of the former veterinary college in Ballsbridge, Dublin, which includes plans for a 15-storey apartment block…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Flood of submissions as group begins analysis of power linesMORE THAN 500 submissions have been made by members of the public in advance of a new study commissioned by the Department of…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Dublin Bus unions to decide today if services to Finglas will be reinstatedUNIONS AT Dublin Bus will decide this afternoon whether to reinstate services to housing estates in Finglas which have been cancelled…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Developer to demolish 10-year-old apartmentsLIAM CARROLL, the developer, has secured planning permission from Dublin City Council to demolish a five-storey city centre apartment…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Adult hospital on site of Mater gets planning permissionTHE MATER hospital in Dublin has secured final planning permission to develop an adult hospital on the current Mater site, separately…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Dublin Bus curtails services to some estates in Finglas due to attacksDUBLIN BUS has cancelled a number of bus services into housing estates in Finglas at night over the Easter weekend, because of…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Pension row may hit RTÉ servicesRTÉ SERVICES could be facing disruption following the decision of staff to ballot for industrial action up to and including strike…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
'Bikes for rent' group gets its ad panels but we will have to wait for cyclesCITY BICYCLES, due to be provided by JC Decaux in exchange for outdoor advertising space in Dublin estimated to be worth €1 million…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
28 soldiers injured in multiple vehicle crashTHREE MILITARY trucks which were involved in a crash on the M50 yesterday, in which 28 young soldiers were injured, were not …Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Pipe bombs defused in CrumlinA SECOND pipe bomb has been discovered in the Dublin suburb of Crumlin, less than half a kilometre from where a similar device…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Proposal to preserve Pigeon House chimneys rejectedPLANNERS IN Dublin City Council have rejected a proposal to preserve the Pigeon House chimneys at Poolbeg by adding them to the…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Homes evacuated after Crumlin pipe bomb findSEVERAL HOUSES in the Captain's Road area of Crumlin in west Dublin were evacuated in the early hours of yesterday following …Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Actress urges support for undocumented IrishAWARD-WINNING actress Fionnula Flanagan has urged Irish-Americans to support immigration reform to protect the undocumented Irish…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Road closures in place for weekendAA ROADWATCH and gardaí have warned that several roads will be closed to motorists this weekend to allow for festival activities…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Decision on revamp of Arnotts zone to be delayedAN BORD Pleanála's decision on planning permission for the redevelopment of Arnotts department store in Henry Street, Dublin, …Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Gormley refuses to appoint cycle lanes engineerTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has refused to appoint an engineer to develop safe cycling routes in Dublin city, despite an…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Plenty to light up Dublin despite loss of fireworks display to Rock of CashelTHE DUBLIN-centric St Patrick's Festival has come to an end with the transfer of one of the festival's major events, the Skyfest…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Dunne puts rejected tower on display ahead of An Bord Pleanála appealDEVELOPER SEÁN Dunne's plans for the the Jurys and Berkeley Court sites in Ballsbridge have been put on public display in the…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Complaint over RTÉ straitjacket sketch upheld by monitorAN RTÉ Two comedy sketch show which featured a man in a straitjacket trying to hail a taxi outside the Central Mental Hospital…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Council blocks plan despite offer of free landCOUNCILLORS IN south Dublin have blocked the rezoning of just under 100 acres of land on the banks of the River Liffey near Lucan…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Port tunnel fire brings traffic to a haltTRAFFIC IN Dublin was brought to a standstill for much of yesterday afternoon following the closure of the northbound side of…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
EPA publishes State's emissions allowance up to end of 2012THE LEVELS of greenhouse gases which Irish industries will be allowed to emit until the end of 2012 have been published by the…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Underage children must be protected - BarnardosTHE CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment on Children must ensure that children are "off-limits" to adults for sex, Barnardos chief executive…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
European Commission says growing species problem must be haltedIRELAND IS being invaded by alien plants and animals which are threatening indigenous species and damaging the environment, the…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Drug banned by EU to stay on sale hereA STIMULANT drug with similar effects to ecstasy, cocaine and speed, which has been criminalised by the European Union, could…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
63% of priests want end to celibacy, survey findsALMOST TWO-thirds of Catholic priests who responded to a survey on celibacy said they wanted to see an end to the vow of abstinence…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
RTÉ warned on public service contentRTÉ COULD lose some of its licence fee if it continues to broadcast large amounts of bought-in foreign programming such as British…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Bord Pleanála gives green light to phase one of Dublin to Navan rail linePHASE ONE of the reopening of the Dublin-Navan rail line has been granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála, making it …Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Call to halt rezoning in Dún Laoghaire areaSENIOR PLANNERS in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have urged councillors not to rezone any more land in the county until after 2019, …Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Gormley gives green awards to 20 schoolsGREEN FLAGS, used to recognise environmental achievements, have been awarded to 20 primary schools in Co Dublin and Co Laois …Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Curragh racecourse redevelopment gets go-ahead from Bord PleanálaTHE €100 million-plus redevelopment of the Curragh racecourse in Co Kildare has finally been approved by An Bord Pleanála more…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Ibec calls for decisive action on port tunnel closuresCONTINUOUS UNPLANNED closures of the Dublin Port Tunnel are causing major difficulties for commuters, hauliers and businesses…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Cork commuter rail link winsplanning achievement awardA CORK County Council project to develop the first new railway lines in the State in more than 100 years has taken the top prize…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Web 'no cure' for problems of papersNEWSPAPERS' ATTEMPTS to "ape" broadcast media on their websites have been "puny, laughable and idiotic", Gerry O'Regan, editor…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
HSE decision to freeze funding for homeless projects is criticisedHOMELESS SERVICES providers have said it will be impossible to meet the Government target of ending long-term homelessness by…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Minister shelves plan to privatise bus routes in DublinPlans to introduce competition to the bus market in Dublin to improve services for the travelling public have been shelved by…Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
Project to tackle drug culture loses outPlans for a new homeless centre which was to tackle the problem of antisocial behaviour on Dublin's Liffey Boardwalk have been…Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
M50 motorists face weekend delaysMotorists using the M50 this weekend have been warned to expect further disruption and delays due to continuing work on the upgrading…Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Arts Council chairwoman calls for €100m annual allocationThe Arts Council has told an Oireachtas committee that it needs exchequer funding in excess of €100 million if it is to continue…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
JC Decaux to press ahead with bike schemeAdvertising company JC Decaux has said it intends to press ahead with plans for a city bike rental scheme for Dublin despite …Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Council may reduce five-axle cordonDublin City Council is proposing to allow five-axled lorries back on to the Navan Road, despite having banned them under its …Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Planning permission for 18 Dublin billboards rejectedAn Bord Pleanála has refused permission for 18 advertising panels, which were to be erected as part of the Dublin city bike rental…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
New public transport bridge over Liffey agreedDublin City Council plans to build a new Luas and public transport bridge across the river Liffey from Marlborough Street to …Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Council to change social housing rulesDublin City Council plans to change its system for allocating social housing in a move that will prioritise single parents, but…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Conservation order for squareDartmouth Square near Ranelagh, Dublin, which has been at the centre of disputes between Athlone businessman Noel O'Gara and …Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Residents lodge 35 objections against Gasometer hotelPlans to turn an empty apartment block at the site of the former gasworks in Ringsend into a 520-bed hotel have been the subject…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
