TDs and Senators investigate ‘fuel stretching’Oireachtas Committee on Transport hears cars have been lost to contaminated fuelWed Dec 03 2014 - 15:03
Gardaí defend response to discovery of body of homeless manWoman who found man said garda refused to leave post outside Leinster HouseWed Dec 03 2014 - 01:01
Penalty points to play key role in ramped up road safety regimeMinister for Transport Paschal Donohoe to reveal more offences prior to festive seasonThu Nov 27 2014 - 17:07
New laws to target the ‘significant issue’ of drug-drivingRoad safety measures will close loophole that let some drivers avoid test for intoxicationThu Nov 27 2014 - 15:21
Rules will allow blood samples from unconscious driversTightening of drink driving rules as part of Christmas road safety campaignThu Nov 27 2014 - 00:03
Economic recovery taking root in Dún LaoghaireBusiness improvement group eyes rising footfall and more start-ups for coastal townWed Nov 26 2014 - 20:29
Government plays down speculation on television licence changeMinister and Government have ‘made no decision’ in relation to new broadcasting chargeMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:01
McDonald’s next to Greystones schools opposedFast food restaurant’s proposed facility consists of drive-through, cafe and fitness centreMon Nov 24 2014 - 00:07
Maíria Cahill gives gardaí more names of alleged abusersUp to 30 names of alleged IRA sex offenders have now been given to gardaí, Ms Cahill claimsSun Nov 23 2014 - 16:21
Poolbeg incinerator case ‘damaged’ by new waste figuresGreen Party says clear drop in the tonnage of waste needed to support Poolbeg projectSun Nov 23 2014 - 15:14
Cross on summit of Carrauntoohil cut downVandalism of structure on country’s highest mountain a step towards ‘Godless society’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 17:10
Gerry Adams compares water marches to civil rights protests in NorthSinn Féin leader says Government’s handling of issue like a ‘a skit’ written by Spike MilliganSat Nov 22 2014 - 14:21
Converting Irish waste to energy is catching on, says EPAEPA warns of increasing reliance on exporting waste for treatment abroadThu Nov 20 2014 - 17:20
Seven new Circuit Court judges nominatedJudges to be appointed by the President Michael D HigginsThu Nov 20 2014 - 16:56
More than 2,000 men suffer domestic abuse, says AmenCharity says men living in abusive relationships are staying to protect their childrenThu Nov 20 2014 - 12:37
First vehicles fly over new Newlands Cross junctionMotorists finally able to swerve last set of traffic lights on Dublin to Newry routeThu Nov 20 2014 - 09:31
No charge to households for use of new Eircode postcodesNew system will cost small businesses about €10 per month, TDs toldWed Nov 19 2014 - 14:14
Newlands Cross flyover opens ahead of scheduleFlyover will carry up to 90,000 vehicles per day over the Belgard Road junctionTue Nov 18 2014 - 17:43
Truckers threaten more blockades over toll increasesTolls on many motorways set to rise by 10 cent for lorries from January 2015Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann says seasonal ‘mulch’ to blame for train delaysSand, metal filings and gel all used to improve traction when leaves are on the lineMon Nov 17 2014 - 01:04
Former chief justice pays tribute to broadcaster Brian FarrellEx-RTÉ broadcaster’s chief gift was friendship and loyalty, mourners told at funeralFri Nov 14 2014 - 15:32
Newlands Cross junction to open next weekScheme removes last traffic light between Border and Cork on national road networkFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:00
Decision on Camp to Dingle cycleway reversedBord Pleanála approves Kerry cycleway alongside traffic on 28km routeThu Nov 13 2014 - 11:23
Vexed politicians dismayed with mobile phone coverageOperators concede system has regressed as Oireachtas body details ‘holes’ in networkWed Nov 12 2014 - 12:59
One in five killed on roads were not wearing seatbeltIreland to take part in remembrance day for victims of road traffic incidents on SundayTue Nov 11 2014 - 22:05
South Dublin groups set to share in €3.4m ‘windfall’Projects to get unexpected distribution of South Dublin County Council budget surplusTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
LGBT care workers not applying for top posts, council toldSF councillor says human right of living without fear denied to many LGBT teachersMon Nov 10 2014 - 22:06
Beef farmers prepared to protest for ‘as long as it takes’Members of the IFA begin two-day protest at 14 of the State’s major beef processorsMon Nov 10 2014 - 11:16
Science week gets under way with a (controlled) bangEvents aim to promote interest in taking up science and technology-related subjectsSun Nov 09 2014 - 18:28
Nurse bills agency over €20,000 to keep family ‘afloat’Elaine Houlihan forged her superior’s name on agency timesheets to get second salaryThu Nov 06 2014 - 12:27
Nurse claimed agency payments while on hospital salaryFitness to practise inquiry hears of falsified signatures and timesheets worth €20,000Wed Nov 05 2014 - 14:52
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to cut commercial rates by 2%Budget for 2015 to include €18m on social housing provision and property tax cutWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:47
Irish Water must pay for flood damage, say residentsBurst water main in Clondalkin causes flood damage to garden sheds, garages and carsTue Nov 04 2014 - 20:18
Baby girl was transferred between hospitals three times before her deathCoroner says medical event on final transfer was ‘an issue’ in relation to child’s deathTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
Drinking allegation against nurse is withdrawnFormer Longford home director Mary Mealy does not drink alcohol, inquiry toldFri Oct 31 2014 - 13:40
Rehab chief Mo Flynn to receive salary of €140,000Charity says it is axing management bonuses and cutting pay for senior staffFri Oct 31 2014 - 10:47
High-speed hijacking in Longford leaves two in hospitalCar pursued by gardaí crashes into ditch after woman forced into vehicle by two menThu Oct 30 2014 - 15:17
Rehab announces Mo Flynn as new chief on €140,000 salaryCharity is to lower the pay of a range of senior executives by an average of 18.5 per centThu Oct 30 2014 - 13:15
Cork residents in stand-off with gardaí and Irish WaterWater charges will not be paid, say Cobh anti-austerity protestersThu Oct 30 2014 - 11:54
Bill on racist behaviour to be presented to MinisterÓ Ríordáin wants to deal with ‘failures’ of Incitement to Hatred Act next yearThu Oct 30 2014 - 10:11
Irish Rail services in and out of Heuston resume with delaysLine between Sallins and Newbridge reopens after overnight fatalityThu Oct 30 2014 - 09:09
Man (31) held in Dublin murder inquiryGardai examine possible link to robbery of taxi driver and beating of homeless manTue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
Murder inquiry begins after man shot dead in Dublin cityGardaí believe victim was shot at least once in the head with a shotgunMon Oct 27 2014 - 15:19
Two dead in crashes in Roscommon and ClareA further seven people in hospital after six-car pile up on the Cork South Ring RoadSun Oct 26 2014 - 21:42
Coveney says farming prospects ‘never so good’Minister for Agriculture says farm tax changes and land mobility augur well for sectorFri Oct 24 2014 - 20:54
Paschal Donohoe driven by planes, trains and Star WarsInterview: ‘I absolutely love this job,’ says Minister for TransportFri Oct 24 2014 - 14:28
Man jailed for three years for manslaughter of his brotherMartin Connors (23) sentenced over killing of Michael Connors (21) after row in Wexford in 2011Tue Oct 21 2014 - 19:54
Weather warning as winds set to batter the countryMet Éireann warning comes after Hurricane Gonzalo wreaked havoc in the CaribbeanMon Oct 20 2014 - 13:22
Lightning Dublin Port haulier blockade causes much disruptionAnalysis: Irish Road Haulage Association claims strike blocked as many as 500 lorriesMon Oct 20 2014 - 11:38
Protest by hauliers causes traffic disruption around Dublin PortDublin Port Tunnel southbound reopens after drivers take action over road tax costsMon Oct 20 2014 - 09:59
