15,000 requests for information under ActJournalists are the largest single group making Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to State bodies followed closely by staff…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
County councillors seek meeting with Dempsey over mayoral electionsThe General Council of County Councils has called for an urgent meeting with the Minister for the Environment following the announcement…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Amnesty focus on Saudi rights abuseThe harrowing story of how Irish nurse Ms Monica Hall spent three years in a Saudi prison - much of it waiting to know if she…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
New Kilcock to Galway toll motorway is consideredPlans to upgrade the Dublin-Galway Road will most likely result in a new toll motorway being built between Kilcock, Co Kildare…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Norris defends plan to close end of street by his home at cost of £70,000Senator David Norris has defended Dublin Corporation's plan to close one end of the street outside his home by building a granite…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Architects signal alarm on housingThe Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) has questioned the ability of local authorities to deliver on the targets…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Planning permission for wind farm overturnedAn Bord Pleanala has overturned planning permission for one of the State's most powerful wind farms yet, a 15Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Ahern unleashes new `Celtic Tiger'Much of the Irish diplomatic circuit, captains of industry and the great and the good of the Oireachtas gathered in Dublin Castle…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Regions call for increased decision-making powersThe Government has an unparalleled opportunity to save millions of pounds and improve the effectiveness of the Civil Service …Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
43 asylum seekers paid £5,000 each to a `man who helped'"It's cold here". That was the first impression of Ireland the latest group of asylum-seekers - some 43 Africans and eastern …Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Posters to highlight inaction on litterA campaign group, Irish Business Against Litter, has started a multilingual billboard campaign aimed at embarrassing the Minister…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Anti-road protesters told Glen tree-houses to be removedDuchas, the Heritage Service, has announced that it is to remove the remaining treehouses erected by the anti-road protesters…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Mobile phones crash as digger severs cableMobile-phone users in the south-east, the south and parts of the west were without service yesterday after parts of the Eircell…Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Company pledges to continue to improveIarnod Eireann last night declared that the company's safety record constantly guaranteed Irish passengers the "safest possible…Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Problems with serious cost implications are identifiedA consultant's report delivered to Iarnrod Eireann in draft form last autumn identified serious safety issues which might have…Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Midlands county board launched in WestmeathThe Westmeath County Development Board - the first county development board to be set up in the midlands under local government…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Planner tries to set the record straight with precise definition of `open space'If the promoters of the proposed Spencer Dock development had divided their site into 52 one-acre sites and applied for planning…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
International clients expect easy access to central high-rise offices, hearing toldWhen international financial service providers land at Dublin Airport, they want to be in their offices within 30 minutesTue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Bray Head golf course to blend with landscape, hearing toldAlthough a significant number of golf clubs exist on Howth Head, they are being developed without excessive damage to the visual…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Bray Head site may hold an ancient tomb - DuchasThe proposed site of an 18-hole golf course on the western slopes of Bray Head has been identified by Duchas as the possible …Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Hearing on golf course site swap begins todayAn oral hearing of an appeal against a proposal to establish an 18-hole golf course on Bray Head gets under way in the Royal …Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala decision expected today on Aran wind-farm planAn Bord Pleanala is expected to deliver its decision today on a controversial wind-farm proposal for Inishmaan, one of the Aran…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
N6 options to go on displayWestmeath County Council is to put options for the proposed N6 national strategic corridor road, between Kinnegad and Athlone…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryI am convinced that history will vindicate the stance taken by the anti-road widening protesters camped at the Glen o' the Downs…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
16 people injured in lorry-bus crashSixteen people were taken to hospital following a collision in which a heavily laden articulated lorry went into the back of …Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Plan to put State onlineHigh-tech communications companies which receive State aid to install fibre-optic communications are to be asked to provide facilities…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
EU water charges are voted downMembers of the European Parliament have voted down controversial amendments to an EU Water Directive which could have forced …Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Investigation on development works on Drogheda estuaryThe European Commission is to launch an investigation into development works at the Boyne estuary in Drogheda Port, Co LouthFri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Irish MEP warns EU President on `two-tier Union'Any attempt to remove the right of smaller member-states to appoint a European Commissioner would have to be put to a referendum…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
£348m to be spent this year to improve local roadsTotal spending on non-national roads this year will be around £348 million - £264 million in Government grants to local authorities…Tue Feb 01 2000 - 00:00
Gardai arrest four in raid on road protesters' campThere were dramatic scenes in the Glen o'the Downs in Co Wicklow last night as gardai raided the anti-road protesters' camp and…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Councillors want inquiry into revenue from dumpsA substantial number of Wicklow county councillors have signed a letter to the Local Government Inspector of Audits, calling …Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Protesters caught out as council fells treesWicklow County Council effectively settled the dispute over its road-widening plans at the Glen of the Downs yesterday by felling…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
CIF confident roads will be completedThe Construction Industry Federation has assured the Minister for the Environment it has the capacity to carry out a £6Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
E-commerce Bill to be rushed through DailAn e-commerce Bill is to be pushed quickly ail, the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, announced yesterday.Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
DART extension to Greystones is further delayedIrish Rail is not to introduce a full DART service to Grey stones, Co Wicklow, until next summer, the company confirmed yesterday…Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Bray streets a mess due to refuse disputeAs talks between striking refuse collectors and Bray Urban District Council got under way yesterday, there were urgent calls …Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Plans for £27 billion spending in south and east to be debated todaySpending plans costing more than £27 billion will be discussed when the Government meets the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Conflict of interest alleged in Minister's role on portThe Minister for the Marine has declined to respond to a suggestion that he is faced with a conflict of interest in deciding …Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Two Glen protesters injured and notices are served on 30Two anti-roads protesters from the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow were injured yesterday during a stand-off between the protesters…Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
Speed `decisive' in regional planThe plan for the economic regeneration of the Border, Midlands and Western Region (BMW) - described by the Tanaiste, Ms Harney…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Pledges made on roads and healthThe absence of motorways to the north-west, inequality in the health service, Shannon River flooding and the arts were among …Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Ministers meet west of the Shannon for first timeFor the first time in the State's history the Cabinet will meet west of the Shannon today, when it sits in Ballaghaderreen, Co…Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
O'Rourke suggests ending CIE rail monopolyThe Minister for Public Enterprise has suggested ending CIE's rail monopoly and widening bus competition.Mon Jan 17 2000 - 00:00
Activists protest against use of animals by visiting circusAnimal rights activists are planning to continue their protest against the Il Florilegio Circus when it opens in Booterstown, …Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Drivers in mood for strike over plan to double the number of taxi platesAn estimated 700 members of the National Taxi Drivers' Union attended a mass meeting in the National Stadium yesterday to decide…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Bray UDC bin service withdrawal still onBray Urban District Council, in Co Wicklow, has not reversed its decision to withdraw its door-to-door refuse collection service…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Protest over circus animals plannedAs the Il Florilegio Circus animals were being transported to Dublin Port from the Netherlands last night the Alliance for Animal…Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryLocal authorities in Wicklow have made a bold decision to get out of the door-to-door refuse collection businessTue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Members of council to talk to tree protestersMembers of Wicklow County Council are to meet anti-roads protesters from the Glen of the Downs to arrange a compromise which …Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
