End of the road for bottlenecks as bypasses take overAnd so it is farewell then to Enfield, Co MeathThu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
AA warns motorists of freezing hazards on roadsTHE AA has issued a warning to drivers to take extra care this morning after temperatures were expected to dip as low as minus…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Car wrecks found in river near encampmentSouth Dublin County Council has confirmed the presence of a number of abandoned cars beneath the surface of the Dodder river …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Connellan steps down as roads authority headThe chairman of the National Roads Authority, Mr Liam Connellan, has resignedSat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Report recommends separate Department of TransportA separate Department of Transport combining responsibility for roads, railways, Luas and bus services is the key recommendation…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
FF hysterical about Sellafield - InghamThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the Fianna Fβil party have been accused of "hysteria" by Sir Bernard Ingham, the former press secretary…Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Congress backs $25m for Ireland fundA contribution of $25 million to the International Fund for Ireland has been approved by the US House of Representatives.Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Hauliers to have records checked after city protestHauliers who took their protest against the closure of illegal dumps in Co Wicklow to Government Buildings in Dublin yesterday…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Lorry drivers' protest to disrupt Dublin trafficSevere traffic disruption is expected in Dublin city centre this morning as Wicklow hauliers organise a slow-moving protest-convoy…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Clinical hospital waste found at municipal dump in WaterfordClinical hospital waste has been discovered on a municipal dump at Kilbarry in Waterford city, The Irish Times has learned.Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Hazardous waste found at former dumps in Co GalwayToxic and hazardous waste has been discovered at two sites in Co Galway and may be present at a third, The Irish Times has been…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Council staff were obstructed from investigating illegal dumping in WicklowWicklow County Council staff have been physically obstructed in their attempts to investigate illegal dumping in the west Wicklow…Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Boost to spending on roads, housingSpending by the Department of Environment, which includes expenditure on roads, waste services, and housing, will be more than…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Public transport spending up to €424mThe Minister for Finance allocated an additional €82 million (£65 million) for key public transport projects in yesterday's Budget…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow waste contractor jailed and fined for illegal dumpingA West Wicklow waste contractor was fined £4,500 and jailed for 18 months for illegal dumping at Naas District Court yesterday…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
No free fall flow as traffic plan is launchedOperation Freeflow was introduced by the Dublin Transportation Office yesterday morning - on the day the city experienced some…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Festive shopping season will see 100 more garda∅ on capital's streetsOne of the main elements of Operation Freeflow this year will be an additional 100 garda∅ on Dublin streets to facilitate traffic…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Mater regrets illegal waste dumpingThe Mater Hospital, Dublin, has said it is "appalled and horrified" that its clinical waste ended up in an illegal dump in Co…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
'Radical action' needed to reduce deaths on roadsThe National Road Safety Strategy has failed to challenge "the culture of carnage on Irish roads", the Irish Insurance Federation…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Funds for regional air routes to increase by 40%State spending on regional air services will rise by at least 40 per cent next year to about £23million (€30million), largely…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow water contaminated by hospital wasteHospital waste which was illegally dumped in Co Wicklow has contaminated local groundwater, Wicklow County Council has confirmed…Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Wicklow council discovers new illegal dump sitesWicklow County Council has made additional discoveries of what "appears to be very serious incidents of illegal dumping" in west…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Government, IFA agree on draft deal for State's road building planThe Government has concluded a draft agreement with leaders of the Irish Farmers' Association, on a solution to the five-month…Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Authority approves M4 toll schemeA controversial toll scheme for the Kinnegad-Enfield-Kilcock section of the proposed M4 motorway was approved by the National…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Dublin Bus puts development plans on holdDublin Bus has put significant National Development Plan projects on hold pending clarification of its funding arrangements for…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Delay fears for transport projects due to State funding slowdownMajor road and public transport projects which State agencies are hoping will not be delayed due to a slowdown in Exchequer funding…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Corporation to compulsorily acquire Dublin Georgian housesDublin Corporation is to compulsorily acquire two endangered listed buildings on Henrietta Street in the north inner citySat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
Veteran astronaut proves a star turnOne of the US astronauts who walked on the moon, John Young, denied in Dublin yesterday that he was the first man to smuggle …Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
Dump owner 'unaware' of hospital wasteThe operator of an unlicensed dump in west Wicklow has said he knew nothing of the existence of hospital waste on the land.Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
More suspected hospital waste found in Co WicklowAnother discovery of suspected hospital waste was made in Co Wicklow last night.Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
Drink-drive campaign to be the most <CW-8>vigorous ever, says MolloyThis year's Christmas anti-drink- driving campaign will be "the most vigorous the travelling public have ever come up against…Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
Four held after 4.6-tonne cannabis seizureOne of the largest drugs hauls in the history of the State - in monetary value as well as physical size - was put on display …Mon Nov 19 2001 - 00:00
Roads, trains and buses are priorityThe State is to spend a minimum of €900 million (£708m) on roads and €608 million (£478m) on public transport projects next year…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Sports campus project gets €42m pledgeThe State's commitment to major capital projects next year, including the Sports Campus Ireland facility at Abbotstown Co Dublin…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
DART denies full carriages a safety issueIarnr≤d ╔ireann has insisted overcrowding on Dublin's DART and Suburban services is not a safety issueThu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
Fingal waste plan aims to encourage recyclingFingal County Council in Dublin is to introduce a waste-charging system incorporating additional costs for those who do not recycle…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
Runaway locos halted, avoiding major collisionIarnr≤d Eireann is investigating how two locomotives left Arklow station in Co Wicklow and travelled unmanned for three miles…Wed Nov 14 2001 - 00:00
National Development Plan could cost £8bnAlmost £4.7 billion (€6 billion) was included for infrastructural investment in the National Development Plan at 1999 prices, …Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
McCreevy hints of delays in spending on roads worry business and regionsRepresentatives of business and regional development organisations have expressed dismay at the suggestion by the Minister for…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
State, IFA near deal on land for roadsThe Government and the Irish Farmers' Association hope to conclude a deal on the State's road building programme as early as …Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
All-Ireland tourism body launches campaignThe first all-Ireland tourism marketing programme set up under the Belfast Agreement and designed to market holidays in the Glens…Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Major hotels, leisure plans for LuttrellstownA planning application has been lodged with Fingal County Council for a major leisure and commercial development at Luttrellstown…Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Greens call for State transport reviewThe Green Party has called for a State-wide transport review aimed at prioritising public transport and restructuring the National…Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Sherriff Street development confirms shift in city axisDublin city centre is moving - and that is officialThu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Call for ban on builders' rubble in landfillMost cities in the Republic are facing a "severe threat" due to a lack of space for waste, and in many cases space will run out…Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00
Duchas in study of Wicklow 'hall house'Duchas, the heritage service, has begun an archaeological assessment of Kindlestown Castle, near Delgany, Co WicklowMon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Restrictions on north Dublin traffic todayTraffic restrictions which are expected to be in place for the next two years come into place in the Coolock to Whitehall area…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Budget 'should reduce growing rich-poor gap'The Government should give priority to bridging the gap between rich and poor in the coming Budget, according to the Conference…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Opposition parties want O'Rourke sackedOpposition parties in the Dβil have tabled a motion calling for the Taoiseach to sack the Minister for Public Enterprise, Mrs…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Authorities knew of warning about inadequate water - TDA Wicklow Fianna Fβil TD has claimed that water authorities in Dublin and Wicklow have known for more than a year of a fire officer…Sat Nov 03 2001 - 00:00
