Weather to become warmer and wetterWEATHER CONDITIONS are set to improve over coming days with water storage levels in reservoirs continuing to rise.Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Irish man (50) killed in dog attack in MalaysiaTHE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Irish man reportedly …Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael in talks with health insurer over universal coverage, says ReillyPOLITICAL REACTION: FINE GAEL has said it is already in talks with a major international insurance provider on the provision…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Shannon boat owners count costs after icy conditions sink vesselsFREEZING CONDITIONS on the river Shannon and its tributaries have resulted in an unusually high number of boats sinking in recent…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Water restrictions to go on for immediate futureNIGHT-TIME WATER restrictions in parts of Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow are to continue for the immediate future as reservoirs …Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Connacht v Munster match rescheduledSPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT: THE WEATHER has disrupted a number of sporting and other events across the country.Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Thousands in last-minute bid to get home for ChristmasTHOUSANDS OF frustrated air travellers will today make last-minute efforts to complete their travel plans for Christmas amid …Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Hazardous conditions on roads across countryEXTREMELY CHALLENGING weather conditions can be expected today as tens of thousands of motorists travel to their Christmas destinations…Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Extra flights at Dublin airport to help clear backlogTRAVEL: EXTRA FLIGHTS to Britain, the Continent and North America will be put in place from Dublin airport today, as airlines…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Homes with unemptied bins allowed extra bags of refuseWASTE: HOUSEHOLDS IN Dublin and Dún Laoghaire whose bins went uncollected due to poor weather conditions will be allowed to …Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Final section of M7 motorway opensTHE END of a decade of motorway building between Dublin, the Border and the regional cities was marked quietly yesterday, with…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Dublin councils to collect extra refuseHouseholds in the Dublin City and Dun Laoghaire whose bin service was skipped due to poor weather conditions, will be allowed…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Closure of airports raises travel concernsDUBLIN AIRPORT closed for a period last night, raising concerns about the effects of the weather on Christmas travel plans as…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Speed cameras a key factor in road deaths fall, says Garda chiefA SHARP decline in people being killed or seriously injured on the roads in recent weeks has been attributed to the introduction…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Salt and grit supplies running outThere is less than 13,000 tonnes of salt left in the State to keep key main roads open before the next shipment arrives on Wednesday…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Supplies of salt for roads running lowThere are just 15,000 tonnes of salt left in the State to keep key main roads open, before the next shipment is due on Wednesday…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach seeks reports relevant to M7 disputeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has asked for reports from the Department of Transport and Laois County Council following a protest by …Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Metro North manager says project has broad supportTHERE WAS a broad public and political consensus behind Metro North and a new government was unlikely to halt it, the project…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Workers block new section of M7FORTY WORKERS blocked the final section of the new Dublin to Limerick motorway in Co Offaly yesterday, saying they not been paid…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Planning application dropped for radio mast at Bray Garda stationCO WICKLOW residents have claimed a breakthrough after the Office of Public Works confirmed it would no longer seek planning …Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Workers vow to obstruct motorwayWorkers on the final section of the new Dublin to Limerick motorway in Co Offaly who have not been paid since November 1st last…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Certification body has 'hard questions' to answer on FásSUSPENSION OF certification of Fás courses by Fetac (Further Education and Training Awards Council) has left many questions to…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Ireland in top five of EU on wind-generated electricityTHE REPUBLIC is now in the top five EU countries for consumption of wind-generated electricity, the Sustainable Energy Authority…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Dart services to be hit by track repairsHOLIDAY SEASON revellers and workers over the Christmas period will be discommoded by the temporary closure of part of the south…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Use of wind electricity up by 28%The use of wind generated electricity in the Republic grew by 28 per cent on average, each year between 2005 and 2009, according…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Thaw may be brief with chance of return to freeze next weekA LONG-AWAITED rise in temperatures will kick in from tonight – but there is a chance of Arctic conditions returning next week…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Financial dispute threatens to delay opening of M7 motorwayTHE GOVERNMENT’S plan to have all new motorways between Dublin and the regional cities open by the end of the year is in doubt…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Big freeze comparisons premature, says Met ÉireannRECORDS: RECORD LOW temperatures were set in recent days but previous big freezes were of a much longer duration, and it is …Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Icy conditions continue but thaw expected later in weekWEATHER: IT WILL be “bitterly cold” tonight and the thaw will not be felt until tomorrow at the earliest, Met Éireann has warned…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Council backs extra homes for GreystonesCHANGES TO a €300 million Greystones harbour redevelopment in Co Wicklow have been referred to An Bord Pleanála.Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Fresh snow storms to cause further transport disruptionFURTHER HEAVY snowfalls are expected today with accumulations of up to 15cm in parts of the country.Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Travelling public warned to set off earlyTRANSPORT DISRUPTION: PUBLIC TRANSPORT providers have urged passengers to travel early today as further snowfalls and freezing…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Minister plans to end 'off-road' tax exemptionMOTORISTS WHO avail of the “off the road” exemption when taxing their vehicles are costing the State up to €75 million per year…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
State pays €90m a year to operators of public-private partnership roadsTRANSPORT: CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the National Roads Authority Fred Barry revealed the State’s public-private partnership roads …Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Snow expected to cause widespread travel disruptionTRANSPORT: WIDESPREAD DISRUPTION to air, sea and road travel was expected today as further sleet and snow added to difficulties…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Bitter winds give latest cold spell chill factorWEATHER: RECORD LOW temperatures for November are likely to fall further today and tonight as easterly winds add a chill factor…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Cold spell to worsen as wind chill adds to heavy snowRECORD LOW November temperatures are set to be broken again today with very cold easterly winds and further heavy snowfallsTue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
People advised to use public transportTRANSPORT: COMMUTERS HAVE been strongly advised to use public transport this morning as long delays are expected on all routes…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
'€100,000 a day' cost of delays over cable link protestPROTESTS OVER attempts by contractors to install ducting for an east-west interconnector could cause delays costing up to €100…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Iarnród Éireann ticket troubleIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has denied withdrawing a special offer of cut- price travel for union members who might want to use train services…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Speed camera survey van torchedA speed camera survey van which was parked on a road in Co Louth was set alight in the early hours of this morning.Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Dart underground deferred but Metro North to proceedTRANSPORT: THE Dart underground project is to be deferred but provision has been made for Metro North along with a €500 million…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Developer challenges Dart Underground planA BORD Pleanála hearing into plans for the €2 billion Dart Underground project opened in Tallaght yesterday – and was challenged…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Breeders back proposal to double betting taxPROPOSALS TO double betting tax to 2 per cent of bookmakers’ turnover have been supported by the horse-racing industry.Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Inaugural flight lands at Dublin's Terminal 2AER LINGUS flight EI205 landed at Dublin airport with perfect timing yesterday.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Cowen rejects calls for his resignationPOLITICAL REACTION: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen yesterday dismissed calls from Labour leader Eamon Gilmore for his resignation.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Report clears council plannersA REPORT commissioned by Carlow County Council into irregularities and corporate governance in its planning department has found…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Dublin airport's T2 unveiledDublin airport's new terminal – known as T2 – opened todayFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to test transition as terminal opens todayDUBLIN AIRPORT’S new terminal – known as T2 – opens todayFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Mother of teenage road crash victim calls for activation of safety measuresTHE MOTHER of an 18-year-old student killed in a road traffic crash has called for the Government to activate road safety measures…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
