Moyagh Murdock: Courts must take driver fatigue seriouslyLow fines levied on tired drivers sends wrong and worrying signal to transport operatorsTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Criticism of lenient penalties on bus and truck operators by RSADriver fatigue thought to be deciding factor in 20% of deaths – about 38 fatalities in 2014Tue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Case study: Breaches of driver time ‘put lives at risk’Tour operators argue that regulations should not apply to coach and bus holidaysTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Spike in numbers of elderly killed in house firesFour pensioners lost their lives in as many weeks, charities warn on ageing populationMon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00
Inquiry hears ‘ridiculous’ situation of pregnant armed gardaDetective tells MacLochlainn commission of officer ‘running into scene of armed robbery’Thu Oct 29 2015 - 19:23
Garda describes ‘ridiculous’ situation of botched raidMacLochlainn commission: Garda experienced ‘worst nightmare’ when facing gunThu Oct 29 2015 - 12:55
Directors linked to Kerdiffstown landfill may face massive bill‘Stomach-churning’ odour in wake of 30-day fire at site in 2011 trails €30m clean-up costsWed Oct 28 2015 - 20:50
Dún Laoghaire cruisers are ‘floating Manhattan blocks’Engineer calls ships plan hopes to attract ‘mountains on a hull, with a power plant inside’Wed Oct 21 2015 - 19:51
Youths who attack fire crews told to ‘cop on’ by Lord MayorCríona Ní Dhálaigh issues warning on bonfires and fireworks ahead of Hallowe’enMon Oct 19 2015 - 20:14
Dún Laoghaire wins three commendations at landscape awardsDublin suburb’s People’s Park picks up mentions for promenade and restorationMon Oct 19 2015 - 19:06
Local groups propose alternative plan for Dún Laoghaire HarbourCampaigners say maritime park is more sustainable option than large cruise shipsMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann to get tough on bikes carried on commuter trainsCompany says policy will be enforced starting with Heuston station on MondaySun Oct 18 2015 - 15:53
Wicklow abolishes development levies for film-makers to help studiosCouncil hopes to add to list of productions like ‘Vikings’, ‘Braveheart’, and ‘Excalibur’Thu Oct 15 2015 - 18:39
Quality of public drinking water improves significantlyEnvironmental Protection Agency issues warning over E.coli levels in private wellsThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire harbour plans an ‘unquantified gamble’Richard Boyd Barrett says no berth of such scale could be completed for quoted €18mWed Oct 14 2015 - 20:35
Kilmuckridge locals reclaim ‘repossessed’ supermarketCo Wexford community protest and accuse security firm acting for Deloitte of trespassWed Oct 14 2015 - 01:00
Budget speeches: No mention of carbon, emissions or climateState likely to miss 2020 greenhouse gas targets, but Budget 2016 has little to say about itTue Oct 13 2015 - 20:38
Hoteliers welcome Budget move to retain 9% tourism VAT rateNoonan warns Dublin hoteliers against price hiking in Budget 2016 announcementTue Oct 13 2015 - 17:01
Environment: Lorries to pay less road taxMinister moves to level playing pitch on fuels between Republic and Northern IrelandTue Oct 13 2015 - 15:10
Dublin plane crash prompts wingtip safety recommendationWinglets of Ryanair aircraft struck other Ryanair aircraft in two separate incidentsSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Embryonic testing offers ‘an end to hereditary cancers’Conference in Dublin brings together oncologists from Ireland and the worldFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to spend €61m on social housingCouncil says almost 700 homes to be provided in mix of building, buying and leasingThu Oct 08 2015 - 14:34
Penalty points for using phone while driving in sharp declineDecrease due in part to fall in Garda checkpoints, says AA spokesman Conor FaughnanThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Medieval castle in Carrickmines ‘overgrown and vandalised’Archaeological site in south Dublin is one of Ireland’s ‘most important excavations’Tue Oct 06 2015 - 09:26
Bishop apologises for priest’s anti-gay remarksMass-goers allege Father Joseph Okere said those who voted yes in same-sex marriage referendum were ‘devil worshippers’Tue Oct 06 2015 - 08:39
RTÉ apologises for delay in main evening newsTechnical issue with studio’s sound system postponed programme by about 10 minutesMon Oct 05 2015 - 22:13
Chris Donoghue to leave UTV Ireland LiveDonoghue (31) was unveiled a year ago as ‘one of the most exciting’ presenters for the stationMon Oct 05 2015 - 21:55
Cyclists receiving fines at rate of about 100 a monthPaschal Donohoe among those giving Road Safety Authority lecture on cycling safetyMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
McDonalds gets planning for outlet near Greystones schoolsLocals opposed application over potential to contribute to childhood obesitySat Oct 03 2015 - 17:08
Ban on smoking in cars brought in for England and WalesIrish ban approved by Dáil last year - but awaiting regulations covering enforcementThu Oct 01 2015 - 18:11
New database to link motorists’ driving licences to vehiclesFunding for system to deal with penalty point avoidance to be provided in October budgetThu Oct 01 2015 - 14:25
Plans to limit height of Dundrum Town Centre expansionProposed restriction comes as Nama sells off loans backed by Dundrum and other centresThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Planning lodged for 970-bed student accommodationNama, receiver and CIÉ in joint venture bid on docklands site adjacent to Point VillageWed Sept 30 2015 - 22:14
Flood relief schemes to see €430m investment by 2021Next five years to see more funding on such schemes than was spent in previous 20Tue Sept 29 2015 - 21:59
Heritage and culture sectors to get €300m by 2021Capital funding covers built and natural heritage, and 1916 commemorationsTue Sept 29 2015 - 21:22
Roads allocation in capital plan includes surprising choicesAnalysis: Road building sidelined in favour of stabilising and maintaining existing networkTue Sept 29 2015 - 20:19
World-beating cyclist has bike stolen in Carrick-on-ShannonBreifne Earley, who completed 30,000km cycle for charity, has top-tier bike takenTue Sept 29 2015 - 14:12
Tidy Towns: Three contenders lose out on top prize by one pointClonegal, Listowel and Westport get 322 points each while Letterkenny wins with 323Tue Sept 29 2015 - 08:54
Tidy Towns: Lovely Letterkenny scoops national top spotClonegal, Co Carlow, Listowel Co Kerry and Westport among other category winnersMon Sept 28 2015 - 22:56
Tidy Towns committees await results for 2015Thousands gather at DCU to see who will win title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town for this yearMon Sept 28 2015 - 12:06
Onus ‘on everyone’ to help reintegrate former prisonersReport says media has particular responsibility not to trade on fears over ex-prisonersThu Sept 24 2015 - 10:35
Irish Water discards guidance on cast iron meter housingUtility says department’s guidelines ‘not binding’ for them and intended for buildersWed Sept 23 2015 - 19:54
Rural €30m investment programme just ‘a first step’Rural entrepreneurs say more than €30m will be needed to revitalise towns and villagesWed Sept 23 2015 - 17:35
Up to 50 families a day left without housing in South DublinCouncillors say emergency services for the homeless cannot deal with demand in areaSun Sept 20 2015 - 17:13
Something in the water makes for good clean fun at Liffey SwimSwimmers praise “positive endorphins” and health benefits of taking to the watersSat Sept 19 2015 - 20:17
Man killed in Temple Bar was ‘blue-eyed’ life and soul of familyMoving tributes paid at funeral of Gareth O’Connor who died after altercationSat Sept 19 2015 - 15:16
Living with and beyond cancer: Survivors tell their storiesConference hears more people are likely to survive than just 20 years agoFri Sept 18 2015 - 18:27
New 35km road to bypass Tulsk and StrokestownRoute is designed to avoid the ancient capital of Connaught, but archaeologists concernedFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Planning approvals for apartments triple, figures showNew home planning approvals double reaching 3,000 in 2015, an increase of 87%Thu Sept 17 2015 - 13:14
Permission granted for La Touche Hotel redevelopmentPlan envisages town houses of up to four storeys in and around former hotel shellThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:02
