Hogan scraps incineration levyA levy on incineration proposed by former minister for environment John Gormley has been scrapped.Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Call for 'partnership' to improve health serviceA WELL-FUNCTIONING health service could be run within budget – even allowing for repayments on the EU-IMF bailout – if the Government…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Greystones harbour developers to open seafront areas to publicDEVELOPERS OF the €300 million Greystones harbour project in Co Wicklow have agreed to open parts of the seafront area to the…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Unconscious crash victims face blood testing under new planCHANGES TO road safety legislation – including the power to take blood samples from unconscious crash survivors – have been put…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
New childcare guidelines to be published shortlyNEW GUIDELINES for agencies involved with the care of children are to be issued within weeks, Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Minister says Metro North decision in September as he opens Luas extensionA LONG-AWAITED decision on the future of Metro North will be made by September, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said at the…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Garda 'unease' over possibility of IRA mole, tribunal toldA FORMER Border superintendent of An Garda Síochána has told the Smithwick Tribunal there was “unease” among senior gardaí that…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí 'surprised' that RUC officers used minor roadA GARDA sergeant told the Smithwick Tribunal yesterday it was surprising two RUC officers travelled on a back road from Dundalk…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal told of 'unease' over gardaA former Garda superintendent has told the Smithwick Tribunal there was "unease" about links between a member of the force serving…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal hears evidence from gardaA Garda sergeant has given evidence of exchanging pleasantries with two RUC officers at Dundalk Garda station, just hours before…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Ex-Garda chief believes concerns were not acted onAN RUC superintendent who was killed by the IRA as he returned from a meeting in Dundalk Garda station had previously asked the…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Smithwick inquiry to give interim report todayTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal is to respond to a request for an interim report this afternoon.Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
IRA link 'ignored', tribunal hearsAn RUC superintendent who was killed by the IRA as he returned from a meeting in Dundalk Garda station had previously asked the…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Talks on Greystones harbour to continueDISCUSSIONS WILL continue this afternoon between developers behind the stalled €300 million Greystones harbour project and locals…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
New €1.6m fund to help boost basic internet skillsAge Action Ireland has welcomed the announcement that a fund of €1Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Fund for internet training for elderlyA fund of €1.6 million is to be made available for internet training for older people.Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Ex-gardaí say sergeant implicated in inquiryTWO FORMER detectives from Dundalk Garda station told the Smithwick Tribunal yesterday they believed former colleague Sgt Leo…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Murdered RUC officer relaxed about security, inquiry toldMURDERED RUC Supt Bob Buchanan was relaxed about security precautions during regular visits to Dundalk Garda station, and on …Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Dundalk had '400 paramilitaries'Up to 400 members of illegal paramilitary organisations were listed by gardaí as operating in Dundalk in the 1980s, the Smithwick…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Evidence continues at Smithwick TribunalMurdered RUC superintendent Bob Buchanan lingered in Dundalk Garda station the day he was killed, exchanging pleasantries and…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Garda was not an IRA informer, inquiry toldA GARDA officer who was said to be in the pay of republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy was in fact responsible for the detection of…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Murdered officer suggested gardaí 'on payroll'ONE OF two senior RUC officers murdered as they returned from a meeting in Dundalk Garda station in 1989 had voiced concern that…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
RUC, Garda accounts differ at SmithwickRUC intelligence has differed with Garda statements in regard to arrangements for a meeting between senior Garda and RUC officers…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Luas line extension to open on July 2ndTHE EXTENSION of the Luas Red Line in west Tallaght is to open on July 2nd, the Railway Procurement Agency will announce today…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Harassment case awardA HOTEL receptionist has been awarded €30,000 by the Equality Tribunal in a case involving allegations of sexual harassment and…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Landlords fined for not registeringPROSECUTIONS HAVE begun against landlords who accept rent allowance payments but fail to register with the Private Residential…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Outlet centre may only sell out-of-season clothesTHE KILDARE Village outlet centre has been told that selling up-to-the minute fashions is in breach of its planning permission…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
€10m rail station unlikely to open by end of yearA NEW €10 million railway station at Hansfield in west Dublin is unlikely to open before the end of the year despite a local …Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Greystones harbour consortium advance public access planDEVELOPERS BEHIND the €300 million Greystones harbour project in Co Wicklow are to advance a plan to enable public access to …Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Decline in river water qualityWATER AUTHORITIES and fishery boards have been urged to identify “hot spots” of pollution in each county and tackle these as …Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
New housing policy to be announcedTHE GOVERNMENT is to remove a range of incentives to home ownership under a new housing policy to be announced today.Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Unsafe phone used for fatal visit, judge toldA SENIOR RUC officer made as many as two trips a week from Armagh to Dundalk Garda station and arranged his last, fatal visit…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Garda 'concern' over RUC chief's carA retired Garda superintendent said he had been concerned that a top RUC officer repeatedly used the same car to travel to the…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Private funding of toll roads falls well short of finance provided by exchequerBACKGROUND : State contributions for toll motorway schemes were often much higher than private paymentsMon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Dwindling road traffic costs State €500,000 a monthTHE STATE is paying almost €500,000 a month to the private operators of the M3 motorway and the N18 Limerick Tunnel because traffic…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Gunmen shouted 'hurrah' as ambushed RUC officers lay deadIRA GUNMEN “let out a big roar like a hurrah” as two senior RUC policemen lay dead after an ambush on a rural Border road in …Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
€230m Dún Laoghaire harbour plan announcedA €230 million development project which includes a “world-class” diaspora centre; berthing for large cruisers; marine service…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Taxi review set up to drive out criminalityA MAJOR review aimed at stamping out criminality in the taxi industry, maintaining a living wage for drivers and providing a …Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
First electric taxis offer travel with a range of 160kmDUBLIN NOW has two electric taxis offering customers the opportunity go “green” within the capital, with the vehicles able to…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Record low in road casualties for June holiday weekendTHE NUMBER of people killed and seriously injured on the roads over the June bank holiday weekend has fallen to record low levels…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
State funding of Galway and Sligo airports to endSTATE SUBVENTION for Galway and Sligo regional airports will cease from next year, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said yesterday…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Injured paraglider had no formal trainingA PARAGLIDER who suffered serious spinal injuries in a crash on Mount Leinster had completed about 100 flying hours but had no…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Taxi review to 'clean up' industryThe Government has launched a new review of the taxi industry aimed at stamping out criminality, maintaining a living wage for…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Strong Garda presence at horse fairJUST THREE horses were visible at Dublin’s Smithfield horse fair before 10am yesterday – and two of them were attached to the…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Airline fails to find aircraft for hireATTEMPTS BY Aer Lingus to hire alternative aircraft to offset the effects of tomorrow’s threatened industrial action were largely…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Bills avoidable by conserving water, says MinisterHOUSEHOLDS WILL be able to avoid paying water charges if they conserve water, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Mandatory breath testing welcomedA NEW mandatory breath testing regime to combat drink driving came into force yesterday.Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Water charges 'will aid conservation'Families will be able to avoid paying controversial new water charges due to be introduced as early as next year if they conserve…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
UK firm found clients did not trust charges at firstYESTERDAY’S CONFERENCE on water metering in Croke Park heard from a UK utility company which has just over one million household…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Water meters on way from next year, says HoganDOMESTIC WATER meters are to be rolled out to more than one million homes from early next year, and water services will ultimately…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
