Token sums being paid to offset legal action on bin taxDublin City Council has rejected a suggestion from Independent TD Finian McGrath that "tens of thousands" of householders are…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Bray homes to be inspected over suspected stockpiling of rubbishResidents of a local authority estate in the constituency of Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, have been told that their…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Illegal dumps in Meath each hold 10,000 tonnes of wasteThe Office of Environmental Enforcement and Meath County Council are to examine the contents of two illegal dumps near Duleek…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Four-day visit by British aircraft carrierHMS Illustrious, a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, will arrive in Dublin Port for a courtesy visit this morning.Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Aughrim trail to honour Tidy Towns stalwartThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, is to launch National Tree Week with the dedication of a new forest walk in Aughrim…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Labour Bill targets developers of unfinished estatesThe Labour Party yesterday chose Duleek, Co Meath, to launch its new Bill aimed at punishing property developers who do not finish…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
By-election voters must be on listResidents of Meath and Kildare North have until Tuesday next to ensure their names are on the electoral registers if they wish…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Toll bridge operators want to retain booth barriers on West LinkIt will be five years before "open tolling" can be fully implemented at Dublin's West Link bridge, representatives of National…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Ambulance clamped at Dublin AirportThe Dublin Airport Authority has said it will review its arrangements with ambulance services after an ambulance was clamped …Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Cullen works to agree 'no barrier' tolling at West-LinkThe Minister for Transport, Mr Cullen, is to meet National Toll Roads this week in a bid to agree a formula for "no barrier" …Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
High winds tear glass roof off penthouseA glass roof of a penthouse overlooking the Liffey in Dublin's up-market Charlotte Quay development was spectacularly ripped …Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Roche to 'frustrate' rezoning windfallThe Minister for the Environment Mr Roche has said he will "frustrate" attempts by local authorities to raise money from large…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Roche to make submission on Laois expansionThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, will make an unprecedented submission to Laois County Council as part of the public…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Criticism of plans to extend Limerick cityPlans by Limerick City Council to extend its boundaries into Co Clare are being fiercely resisted in the Banner county because…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Committee tells Save Tara group to apologise for 'innuendo'Representatives of the Save Tara - Skryne Valley group were told they should moderate their presentation and apologise for "innuendo…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Finance agency pulls out as M50 adviserThe National Development Finance Agency has withdrawn from advising the roads authority on the €800 million upgrade of Dublin…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
EPA to consider Meath waste facilityThe Environmental Protection Agency oral hearing into a municipal incinerator proposed for Carranstown, Co Meath, is to take …Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Opposition seeks clarification on M50 upgradeThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is to be asked for clarification after he appeared to tell the Dáil yesterday that National Toll Roads…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Minister announces record €495m roads planThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, revealed a record €495 million spending plan for non-national roads yesterday.Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Changeover to metric limits went 'beautifully'The Republic's changeover to metric speed limits was managed "beautifully" the AA said yesterday.Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Teachers and AA urge speed changesThe introduction of the new metric speed limits at midnight last night was accompanied by complaints that the opportunity to …Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Roche angry over action by EC on environmentThe Minister for the Environment has clashed with the European Commission over its decision to take legal action against Ireland…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Five major road schemes to open this year - NRAFive major road schemes will open to traffic this year, the National Roads Authority (NRA) said yesterday.Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Privately built motorway section proving costlierA section of the Dublin-Galway motorway being built by the private sector is costing more per kilometre than a State-financed…Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Review of State's deal with National Toll RoadsThe State's 1987 and 2001 agreements with National Toll Roads (NRT) plc for the building of the West-Link toll bridges will be…Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
State gave toll bridge company €6.4m in two yearsNational Toll Roads, which operates Dublin's Westlink toll bridges, received State subsidies amounting to €6Wed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
Shannon Development sees jobs gainShannon Development, which is currently the subject of a Government review, reported a small net increase of 29 jobs last year…Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
37 killed on roads over Christmas, New Year periodThe number of people killed on the Republic's roads in the first five weeks of the annual Christmas and New Year anti-drink driving…Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Submissions on the future of Udaras soughtThe Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has invited submissions on the future of Údarás na Gaeltachta, the development…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Buses into Dublin to use hard shoulders to ease delays in heavy trafficThe Government has decided to allow buses approaching Dublin to use the hard shoulders of roads in order to reduce delays due…Thu Jan 06 2005 - 00:00
Work begins on €1bn roads project in Dublin, KildareA five-year roadworks programme to facilitate traffic approaching Dublin from Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Galway will result…Thu Jan 06 2005 - 00:00
Lane work begins on Naas dual-carriagewayMotorists travelling between Cork, Limerick and Dublin will have to slow to 40 m.p.hTue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Approval for new social housing planNew five-year plans for social and affordable housing drawn up by 17 local authorities have been approved by the Minister of …Tue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Vehicle height for tunnel to be decided soonA consultation process on the maximum height of vehicles has been announced by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Redevelopment of old Limerick racecourse to cost €250mThe former Limerick racecourse is to be the focus of a €250 million redevelopment planFri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
BMW region group meets AhernA delegation from the Border Midlands and Western (BMW) Assembly met the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, this week to spell out where the…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
€175m hotel and golf resort planned for EnniscorthyA planning application for a €175 million golf and holiday resort on a 300-acre estate in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, has been lodged…Thu Dec 23 2004 - 00:00
Public hearings to debate licences for waste incineratorsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to hold public hearings into its plans to grant waste management licences for incinerators…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
New rail station planned near Phoenix ParkIarnród Éireann has filed for planning permission for a new train station near the Phoenix Park in DublinTue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Permission refused for council's green waste recycling plantDublin City Council was last night reconsidering aspects of its waste management plan after An Bord Pleanála refused planning…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Repaired bridge on N7 reopens to trafficThe Rathcoole bridge over the N7 in south Co Dublin has been repaired ahead of schedule and traffic flows in both directions …Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
Minister says he cannot 'vary' M3 routeThe Minister for the Environment has said it is not within his power to significantly vary the route of the proposed M3 motorway…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
British nuclear waste plan criticisedThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, has criticised the British government's plans to bury nuclear waste from around the…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
An Taisce to sue State over dumpingAn Taisce is to take legal action against the State following what it says is the "failure" of State agencies to prosecute Roadstone…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
FG urges upgrade of road network in westFurther upgrades to the road network in Co Mayo and the rest of the Border Midlands and Western region must be made as a matter…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
Kitt says he did not object to M50 upgradeThe Government Chief Whip, Mr Tom Kitt, has said he did not formally object to the building of a third lane on Dublin's M50 motorway…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
New archaeological discovery uncovered at CarrickminesA new discovery of archaeological remains, thought to be those of a "curtain wall" extending up to 80 metres and dating from …Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Minister urges motorists to slow downAn appeal for motorists to slow down and make a special effort to reduce the number of fatalities on the Republic's roads, particularly…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Fish market to close after 100 yearsDublin City Council is to close the 100-year-old fish market in the north inner-city as part of a €70 million rejuvenation of…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
House price inflation has almost halved as supply increasesHouse price inflation has almost halved in 2004, a slowdown which reduces the chances of a property price crash, but which could…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
