Car Free Day uses art and play to foster alternativesCAR FREE Day takes place across Europe today and motorists can expect some diversions across towns and cities in Ireland.Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Radar failures at airport cannot be ruled out - reportTHE POSSIBILITY of future failures of the radar system at Dublin airport cannot be ruled out, according to a report on radar …Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Motorists say they got fined for M50 trips never madeLESS THAN three weeks after the introduction of barrier-free tolling on Dublin’s M50, some motorists are complaining they are…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Greener power plants 'viable'A NEW generation of power stations which capture and store carbon instead of releasing it to the atmosphere could become financially…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Local authorities target illegal car dumpsILLEGAL CAR dismantlers are being targeted by local authorities who have resorted to the use of helicopters and even satellite…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Bridge checks over damage concernsTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to carry out a damage inspection of 2,500 road bridges across the State amid increasing…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
'Green' power stations viable in 5 yearsA new generation of power stations which capture and store carbon, instead of releasing it to the atmosphere, could become financially…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
National plan recommends use of cement kilns to incinerate hazardous wasteA NATIONAL Waste Management Plan, published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday, recommends the use of cement…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Smart meters scheme to help reduce home electricity billsHOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY meters in the Republic are to be replaced by "smart meters" which offer a range of functions including …Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
EPA urges incineration for some hazardous wasteIncineration has been recommended as part of a strategy to deal with the State’s hazardous waste.Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Local authorities decide on only half of all planning bids within deadlineA TOTAL OF 35,725 planning applications were made to local authorities last year, some 29,936 of which were for individual houses…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Metro North documents to be lodgedTHOUSANDS OF Dubliners are expected to seek copies of the planning application for Metro North when it is lodged with An Bord…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
No 'resolute leadership' on climateFILM MAKER and adviser to the British government David Puttnam has accused Irish politicians of being afraid to show leadership…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Steps being taken to convince commission of action on waterWATER QUALITY: IRELAND IS unlikely to be fined for non-compliance with regulations on waste water treatment plants, given the…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Metro work to disrupt two major hospitalsSERIOUS IMPACTS on sensitive equipment at the Rotunda and Mater hospitals, and the possibility that the Mater may have to make…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Irish landfill charges 'some of the dearest in the world'ENVIRONMENT IRELAND CONFERENCE: THE CHIEF executive of Forfás, the State advisory board on science and technology, has outlined…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Helicopters aid search for illegal waste in CorkDUMPING: THE ABSENCE of evidence of illegal dumping is not evidence of an absence of illegal dumping, the head of a specialist…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Authorities in blame game over flooding crisisMOTORISTS FACING flooding have little hope of urgent remedial works on the State's roads as authorities argue over responsibility…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Westport takes title for third time in eight yearsTHE WINNERS: WESTPORT HAS again emerged victorious in the annual Tidy Towns competition, having been named last night Ireland…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Town has been made 'a better place for everyone'JUDGE'S COMMENTARY: Commenting on the overall effort, the judges said there was "an excellent atmosphere in Westport", while…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Hugs, delight and tears as winners are announcedAWARDS CEREMONY: THERE WERE gasps followed by screams of delight from the Westport table at the annual Tidy Towns awards in …Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Westport named Ireland's 'Tidiest Town'Westport, Co. Mayo has been named Ireland's Tidiest Town for the third time having previously won the title in 2001 and again…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Councillor claims 8-month delay for house grantsDUBLIN CITY Council is taking eight months to process an application for a housing adaptation grant, up from four months in 2007…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Volunteers to hear Tidy Towns winner tonightVOLUNTEERS FROM almost 700 Tidy Towns committees across Ireland will be at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin tonight for the announcement…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Proposal to halt plan for sewerage schemeA PROPOSAL to suspend plans for a €130 million sewerage system upgrade in the vicinity of Killiney Bay is to be made at tonight…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
NRA to waive €3 toll finesTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to waive its "first round" fines for late payments of barrier-free toll charges on Dublin…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Big increase in newspaper recyclingIRELAND HAS dramatically increased its newspaper recycling, according to figures audited by international environmental consultants…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Gormley in coursing rowA decision by Minister for the Environment John Gormley to issue licences to the Irish Coursing Club for the capture and tagging…Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Port company again seeks infill permissionDUBLIN PORT Company is applying, for the third time, for planning permission to reclaim 21 hectares of Dublin Bay to expand its…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Department ordered cuts to Adamstown- Dublin BusDUBLIN BUS has claimed it was ordered by the Department of Transport to cut services to the new town of Adamstown in west Dublin…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Ireland second-worst for child road deaths among 15 nationsIRELAND HAS the second-worst record for child deaths in road crashes among the 15 states that made up the EU prior to enlargement…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Head of university calls for 18-month review of fees to be completed soonerTHE 18-MONTH review of the university fees issue is not business-like and should be reduced, according to the chancellor of the…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Erection of Slane road signs haltedRESIDENTS OF Slane, Co Meath, have secured a temporary halt to the erection of new road signs in front of four listed Georgian…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Killiney beach still safe, says councilKILLINEY BEACH in south Co Dublin yesterday lost its Blue Flag status following pollution from a local sewage treatment plant…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
VRT on imports inflatedIMPORTERS OF second-hand cars to the Republic are missing out on millions of euro each year in vehicle registration tax (VRT) …Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Focus must go on sports where we have chance of winning - CullenIRELAND MUST refocus its Olympic resources towards sports in which it has a chance of gaining medals, Minister for Sport Martin…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Rise in landslides linked to climate changeIRELAND AND much of northern Europe is seeing an increasing number of landslides, coinciding with more extreme weather patterns…Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Ombudsman to investigate woman's deathTHE GARDA Ombudsman Commission is expected to announce this week that it is to investigate the circumstances surrounding the …Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Heritage Week under wayTHE START of Heritage Week, which features more than 1,000 events for individuals and families over the coming seven days, was…Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Proposed 35-storey hotel in docklands rejectedPLANNING PERMISSION has been refused for a proposed €300 million 35-storey hotel in Dublin's docklands, the project's backers…Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Backer says €300m docklands project rejectedPlanning permission for a new 35 storey, €300 million hotel to be built beside the National Conference Centre in Dublin's docklands…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Shortfall in housing grants for old claimedTHE CAMPAIGN group for older people, Age Action, has clashed with the Department of the Environment over an alleged shortfall…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Revenue: no plans to alter VRT on importsTHE REVENUE Commissioners has said it does not intend to adjust the way it calculates Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) on second…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
West-Link toll plaza won't be removed before next OctoberTHE WEST-LINK toll plaza on Dublin's M50 will not be removed in time for the introduction of electronic tolling this month, leading…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Ronnie Drew's friends and family prepare to pay their last respectsTHE GREAT and the good from Ireland's music industry gathered with the family of the late Ronnie Drew in Greystones, Co Wicklow…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Site for new town centre in Bray to be restored to car park, says councilBRAY TOWN Council has said its site for a new town centre is to be restored to a car park by November, following the decision…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Thousands attend Greystones funeral of Ronnie DrewAround 3,000 people have attended the funeral mass in Greystones, Co Wicklow, of iconic Dubliner Ronnie Drew, who died on Saturday…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Flooding fears as Met Éireann gives weather warningHOUSEHOLDS, BUSINESSES and property owners across Leinster, Ulster and the Connacht coast are bracing themselves for renewed …Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Severe weather warning issuedMet Éireann has issued a severe weather warning as a range of rain belts approach Ireland from the Atlantic.Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
TaraWatch against UN heritage statusTARAWATCH, the group campaigning against the route of the M3 motorway in Co Meath, is to oppose efforts to establish Tara as …Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
