Ireland named ‘best self-drive touring destination’ by Chinese travel firmSome 200 million high-spending tourists from China to travel overseas by 2020Fri Mar 09 2018 - 13:13
Danny Healy-Rae: Learner drivers should be allowed to drive unaccompaniedProposed laws for unaccompanied learner drivers ‘anti-rural’, says Independent TDThu Mar 08 2018 - 22:46
Restricted water supplies remain for 1.2m peopleEight boil-water notices lifted in Co Waterford as utility aims to reduce restrictions at weekendThu Mar 08 2018 - 19:46
Dublin and Rosslare rail services disrupted until next weekLandslide north of Gorey in Co Wexford exposes vulnerability of commuters, says ByrneWed Mar 07 2018 - 20:27
More than 90% of ‘ghost estates’ completedNumber of vacant units in urban areas ‘practicably negligible’Wed Mar 07 2018 - 01:08
Buyer-beware warning as Roscommon ‘ghost estate’ goes for a songUnfinished development of 12 houses, built before crash, on sale at €300,000Wed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire Harbour must not be left to ‘fall into the sea’Council to ask Minister for Transport to cover liabilities in takeover of harbourTue Mar 06 2018 - 21:32
Storm damage at Dun Laoghaire Harbour closes parts of piers‘Extensive damage’ to East Pier likely to add heat to council debate on harbour futureTue Mar 06 2018 - 07:09
Roundwood village emerges from extreme snow conditionsMany in Wicklow house-bound and roads closed as mountain rescue says stay awayMon Mar 05 2018 - 16:59
‘Snow tourists’ in 4x4s warned to keep away from the Sally GapDublin and Wicklow mountains have a colourful history of rescues of stranded driversMon Mar 05 2018 - 12:49
Ireland must stop ‘shutting down’ when it snows, hotelier saysThousands of airline passengers accommodated in hotels from Drogheda to MullingarFri Mar 02 2018 - 16:54
Snow storm stalls deliveries and collections across IrelandPostal, fuel and bin companies warn it may take some time to clear resulting backlogThu Mar 01 2018 - 17:50
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown to seek control of Harbour assetsBut €33.1 million cost of bringing harbour up to standard cannot be covered, chief executive saysThu Mar 01 2018 - 12:06
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Fermanagh fireThree dead and baby missing in suspected arson attack in DerrylinWed Feb 28 2018 - 01:00
Hardy Border residents dismiss capital fears about weather‘I think the fuss is just because it is the east coast’Tue Feb 27 2018 - 19:55
Fatal Fermanagh house fire started deliberately, police sayMan (27) arrested at scene amid search for possible fourth victimTue Feb 27 2018 - 11:32
Record year beckons with foreign tourism revenues set to reach €6bnEmployment in Ireland’s tourism industry has risen by 60,000 since 2011Mon Feb 26 2018 - 21:00
Rolling Brexit fears cost tourism over €60m in 2017Decline in visitors from UK in 2017 hits rural hospitality more than popular ‘honey spots’Sat Feb 24 2018 - 17:41
Grieving family of Joanne Ball told they ‘shouldn’t have to do this’Funeral of woman whose body was found in a wardrobe takes place in Co MeathSat Feb 24 2018 - 16:31
Undersea hunt begins for ‘lost landscapes’ off Irish coastLost frontiers: Ancient forest submerged near Bray first recorded 100 years agoSat Feb 24 2018 - 13:54
Gardaí criticise ‘extreme rubber-neckers’ at crash scenesMotorists fined and issued with penalty points for recording aftermath of collisionsFri Feb 23 2018 - 13:20
Luas trams moving at ‘slow jogging pace’ through city centreTransport Infrastructure Ireland chief says traffic congestion ‘a symptom of economic success’Wed Feb 21 2018 - 13:26
500 pairs of mating frogs under threat in Dublin's Phoenix ParkSurvival of a generation of frogs now in danger, warns Herpetological SocietyMon Feb 19 2018 - 21:53
Still on song: Walton’s music school to remain despite store closureFull repertoire of singing and insrumental lessons on South George’s Street to continueMon Feb 19 2018 - 14:48
Roads big winner with €10.2bn earmarked as old plans dusted offDublin Metro to get €3bn and diesel electric trains to benefit from 300 new rail carriagesSat Feb 17 2018 - 01:00
Ireland 2040: Transport plan includes €5.7bn for roadsProposal features €2bn for Irish Rail for expansion of Dart to Maynooth, DroghedaFri Feb 16 2018 - 14:26
Luas-style tram system for Galway is ‘not appropriate’National Transport Authority says such a project would be expensive and inefficientWed Feb 14 2018 - 19:38
Dublin Port to build customs checks ahead of expected ‘hard Brexit’Facility will apply for planning permission to put new infrastructure in place for next yearWed Feb 14 2018 - 17:19
Chewing gum, insects and glass featured in food complaints in 2017Poor personal hygiene were listed among the bad habits of staff working in the food sectorTue Feb 13 2018 - 20:15
Flight disruptions as WWII bomb closes London City AirportDocklands railway closed, shops and homes evacuated as Royal Navy and police brought inMon Feb 12 2018 - 11:15
College Green may become a no-go area for all non-Luas transportPossible ban on taxis to cost users as Luas ramps up from 22 to 40 trams per hourMon Feb 12 2018 - 06:22
Bishop Brendan Kelly installed as Bishop of GalwayFormer Bishop of Achonry notes ‘diverse’ turnout including other Christian and Muslim representativesSun Feb 11 2018 - 20:06
London plane trees uprooted in Molesworth Street makeoverDevelopers promise replacement in face of criticism at removal of mature treesSat Feb 10 2018 - 01:00
Brexit could lead to Irish hauliers avoiding UKLorries may not have valid licences to travel to Britain if certification process changesFri Feb 09 2018 - 18:56
Frustration for commuters as Luas ticket machines malfunction‘Line-wide’ fault renders ticket machines unable to accept passengers’ card paymentsFri Feb 09 2018 - 09:36
Review of signalling arrangements for Luas after difficulties with new tramsThe 55-metre tram did exactly what it was not supposed to do on day two of serviceThu Feb 08 2018 - 20:45
New longer Luas tram poses no additional difficulties crossing city, says operatorNo reported issues for first 55-metre tram journey in DublinWed Feb 07 2018 - 19:54
Luas to start putting longer trams into service this weekSeven 55m trams to be deployed in Dublin in effort to tackle chronic crowding issuesTue Feb 06 2018 - 16:29
Roads authority has spent €20m on unopened motorway servicesCommittee also hears 2,000 motorists overcharged on M1 tollWed Jan 24 2018 - 16:47
Roads operator cuts amount it spends on salt for de-icing roadsTransport Infrastructure Ireland says unopened motorway service costing €19,500 a monthWed Jan 24 2018 - 14:24
Sod turned on €29m replacement tunnel piping water to DublinFour kilometre drinking water tunnel was dug by men with picks and shovels in 1860sMon Jan 22 2018 - 22:51
Communities want gardaí to be more community basedCommission on the Future of Policing told of need for more Garda training and empathyMon Jan 22 2018 - 21:40
Motorists overcharged due to ‘technical issue’ on M1 toll to get refundElectronic payment tag users overcharged on route between Gormanston to BallymascanianFri Jan 19 2018 - 13:54
Schoolboy charged over N7 collision has case adjournedJudge hears it could take six weeks to prepare file and get instructions from the DPPThu Jan 18 2018 - 13:51
Flanagan has ‘open mind’ on details of judicial appointments bodyNew commission would have 13 members and several 11-member subcommitteesWed Jan 17 2018 - 19:19
Hillwalkers appeal High Court decision on Wicklow walking routeCourt told of ‘new evidence’ in 17-year dispute in form of 1799 Powerscourt estate mapWed Jan 17 2018 - 05:55
Councillors expect 20 ‘spare’ acres on Stillorgan reservoir siteIrish Water urged to allow public access to surplus land for recreational useMon Jan 15 2018 - 21:02
Irish Water granted permission for Vartry reservoir upgradeCllr says decision may be flawed as environmental impact assessment should have been submittedThu Jan 11 2018 - 06:43
Government’s refusal to release fish disease information may be investigatedCampaign wants department to release more than 200 documents on diseases in salmon farmsWed Jan 10 2018 - 09:13
TDs against reforming drink-driving law are ‘costing lives’RSA criticises ‘rural TDs’ who ‘have called for leniency in drink-driving legislation’Mon Jan 08 2018 - 20:24
