Funding for reopening of Longford part of Royal Canal gets approvalFunding for the re opening of a 20-mile stretch of the Royal Canal between Abbeyshrule and Clondra in Co Longford has been approved…Thu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
Package will put £3.2bn into BMW countiesThe details of the first of Ireland's regional development plans, a £3Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Major development plan aims to rejuvenate areaA detailed investment programme for the Border, midlands and western counties, costed at £3Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Beatified monk's home now a place of pilgrimagePilgrims seeking the favour of Benedictine monk Dom Marmion, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II earlier this month, are making…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Harbour access is guaranteed by DepartmentContinued public access and use of the facilities at the Old Coal Harbour in Dun Laoghaire has been guaranteed by the Department…Tue Sept 26 2000 - 01:00
Gardai question boy (9) over fatal stabbing in WicklowGardai yesterday interviewed a nine-year-old boy in connection with the fatal stabbing of 12-year-old Jonathan Kelly at Ocean…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Pedestrians and street performers will outnumber motorists on Dublin streetsDublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway will tomorrow shut off traffic from many areas in their city centres by participating for the…Thu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
New technology will enable early mastitis detection in cattleA Co Kildare based veterinary diagnostic company has signed an agreement for the worldwide distribution of an early detection…Thu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
Alternative transport to be available to motoristsIn Cork motorists will not be allowed access to the streets on the central island of Cork city - the area between the channels…Thu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
Laois group lobbies Brussels against motorway routeMembers of a Co Laois-based group were in Brussels this week to lobby against the emerging preferred route of the M7/M8 motorway…Thu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
Hauliers press for 10% fee increase despite Ahern's offerThe Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is to press ahead with its demands for a 10 per cent increase in haulage fees from …Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Disruption inevitable as hauliers' action gets under wayGardai and the emergency services are prepared for widespread traffic disruption today as truckers in convoys plan to stage a…Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
State braced for day of disruption as hauliers begin protest actionThe Irish Road Haulage Association's "slow-moving convoy of protest" is expected to cause widespread disruption this morning …Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Whitegate and AA insist no panic buying is neededMotorists have been assured by the Automobile Association, the Whitegate refinery in Co Cork and the oil companies that there…Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
County development plans are key to `visual intrusion' issueWhat constitutes "visual intrusion" as a ground for refusing planning permission? ala frequently cites visual intrusion when …Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Planning procedures may delay sport centreThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, this week expressed his determination to proceed with the development of Sports Campus Ireland - he …Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Irish road hauliers to concentrate protests on five citiesFive cities in the Republic are to be targeted by the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) as focal points for its 24-hour protest…Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Chamber argues for one Greater Dublin authorityA Greater Dublin Area Authority should be set up to oversee the provision of major road, water and waste management services, …Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Eircom Park gets approvalSouth Dublin county councillors yesterday gave planning permission - subject to 40 conditions - for the 45,000-seat Eircom Park…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Eircom Park go-ahead to be appealedThe Department of Defence is to appeal the decision to grant planning permission to the Football Association of Ireland for Eircom…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
National Stadium to incorporate an aquatic and leisure centre, Ahern saysThe national sports facility planned by the Government will include an aquatic and leisure centre, the Taoiseach has said.Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
High hopes as two more towers fallPhase two of the regeneration of Ballymun was launched before its potential residents yesterday. The £1Mon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Private firms to get bus route licencesThe process of awarding licences to private bus operators for public transport routes is to continue next month, the Minister…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Hauliers to meet on McCreevy refusal to reduce excise dutyThe council of the Irish Road Haulage Association is to hold an emergency meeting this morning to consider its response to the…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Minister warns of continuing delays at airportAirline passengers using Dublin Airport will face continuing delays and upheavals for at least another year, the Minister for…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Builders see way out of housing clauseBuilders may be able to avoid the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 1999 which require them to transfer up to 20…Thu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
Portlaoise pays civic tribute to BrothersThe 153-year presence of the Christian Brothers in Portlaoise was honoured with a civic reception in the town last week to mark…Thu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
Mayor puts weight behind car-free dayDublin's Lord Mayor, Mr Maurice Ahern, yesterday defended plans for a car-free day in the city, saying: "We are becoming a nation…Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Extra 34 firms apply to dig up Dublin roadsA report on disruption caused by service providers digging up Dublin's streets - especially telecommunications companies - is…Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Threat to listed homes in MonkstownThe owners and occupiers of more than 350 listed buildings in south Co Dublin have claimed that one of the State's greatest concentrations…Thu Aug 31 2000 - 01:00
Attempt to ease housing strain satisfies courtThe Supreme Court said yesterday it was clear the purpose of Part 5 of the Planning and Development Bill, 1999, was to facilitate…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
Builders critical as ruling gets good responseYesterday's Supreme Court judgment on Part 5 of the Planning and Development Bill 1999 was immediately welcomed by the Government…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
House prices may rise by 24%, warns builders' associationThe Irish House Builders' Association (IHBA) has warned that new house prices may rise by as much as 24 per cent as a consequence…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
State faces penalties over greenhouse gas emissionsThe State is facing censure and possible trading restrictions for its lack of progress in reducing the airborne emissions of …Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Councillors to discuss getting the county manager to sue himselfMembers of Wicklow County Council are set to debate a motion on Monday calling for the county manager to take legal action against…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Planning for shop refusedWaterford Corporation has refused planning permission for a controversial two-storey shop on the city's quayside.Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Sharp rise in levels of airborne pollutants recorded in DublinAirborne pollution has increased significantly in Dublin, mainly due to construction and more traffic, according to the latest…Thu Aug 24 2000 - 01:00
Airport is key to jobs growth in FingalFingal County Council is to appoint consultants to draw up a new plan for the development of south Fingal, an area between Malahide…Thu Aug 24 2000 - 01:00
The family affair of clan ralliesThe September 1992 Homecoming Festival promoted jointly by Bord Failte and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board was a financial…Wed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Bathers warned off Lough Derg's toxic bloomPeople continued to bathe in Lough Derg yesterday, despite the fact that stretches of the lake's Co Tipperary shoreline have …Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Carraroe crucifix plans overturnedAn Bord Pleanala has overturned planning permission for a six-metre crucifix to be erected at Carraroe in the Connemara gaeltacht…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Eircom reconnects most Internet clientsTwo-thirds of Eircom net on-line customers are expected to be reconnected to the Internet by this morning, but some will have…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
SIPTU accepts Iarnrod Eireann packageThe SIPTU/Iarnrod Eireann agreement hammered out in the early hours of yesterday morning is a productivity agreement and as such…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
ILDA rejects Labour Court recommendationsHopes for an end to the disruption of rail services caused by the Irish Locomotive Drivers' Association (ILDA) dispute evaporated…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
ILDA rejects Labour Court recommendationsRail drivers set out safety demands as precondition to resuming workTue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
ILDA rejects terms for a return to work and sets out its conditionsThe executive of the Irish Locomotive Drivers' association, (ILDA) yesterday decided against recommending that drivers return…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
SIPTU says sides closer on rail line disputeLabour Court-LRC initiative to suspend ILDA dispute failsMon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
SIPTU says sides closer on rail line disputeDisruption of the State's rail services is set to continue today following the failure of the joint Labour Court-Labour Relations…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
