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
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
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
Move to reopen Greystones harbourA DEVELOPMENT company is to be asked to take down hoardings and grass over areas of the incomplete Greystones harbour development…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Habitat questions referred to EuropeGuidance sought on Galway bypass conservation issuesTue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Water and property charges dueConsumers are facing two separate taxes for water and property, the Government acknowledged this afternoon.Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Call to expand rehabilitation services for crash survivorsHARROWING ACCOUNTS of the impact of road crashes on families of the dead and maimed were given at a conference on road safety…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Mandatory testing for crash driversRegulations to introduce mandatory breath testing at the scene of a crash will come into operation next week, Minister for Transport…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Chapter One voted best restaurant for sixth timeCHAPTER ONE restaurant on Parnell Square in Dublin has been named Ireland’s Best Restaurant for the sixth time and the third …Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Rail agency defends use of overhead cables in city centreOVERHEAD CABLES used to power trams in Dublin city centre were once an integral part of European streetscapes and could be reintroduced…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Objection to Luas plan heardThe State would be in breach of European legislation if it was to grant permission for the Luas line linking St Stephens Green…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
34 teams battle for supremacy in their flying machinesSOME 34 teams of “magnificent men” – and women – who believed they could fly were given the chance to prove it before a crowd…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
High winds delay Dublin ferryThe HSS Stena Explorer, carrying several hundred rugby fans home from Wales, is currently lying off Dun Laoghaire having failed…Sun May 22 2011 - 01:00
Buzek urges EU to unite against gay and lesbian prejudice ahead of international day of actionEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT president Jerzy Buzek has urged the European Union to speak out “with one voice” against prejudice towards…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Changes to Schengen system a last resort, says BarrosoPROPOSALS to reintroduce internal EU border controls are “a measure of last resort” and are to be introduced only on a temporary…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Dublin street party to mark Europe DayEU EMBASSIES will bring traditional food and drink from their home countries to a special Europe Day “street party” in Dublin…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Harbour future is in leisure, say boat clubsTHE FUTURE of Dún Laoghaire harbour lies in its role as a marine tourism and leisure destination and not as a commercial port…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Plan for full broadband coverage by end 2012THE GOVERNMENT has set up a task force to extend super-fast next generation broadband across all areas of the Republic, according…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Prisoner tagging scheme may be extendedA PILOT tagging scheme for prisoners has proved successful despite a number of “hiccups” and may be extended to free up prison…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Group claims 72% are against wind farm planMORE THAN 400 submissions on an €80 million wind farm proposed for south Roscommon have been received by Roscommon County Council…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Dismissal unfair, says tribunal employeeA FORMER secretary to the Employment Appeals Tribunal continued to receive her salary even though she said she was “effectively…Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Figures show 60% rise in speeding detectionsGARDAÍ HAVE warned motorists to slow down over the approaching bank holiday weekend as figures show a large increase in speeding…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Four Irish beaches fail water quality testTHE VAST majority of Irish bathing waters meet higher than “mandatory” European Union standards, according to an Environmental…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Man (34) charged with 2007 murderA DUBLIN man has been charged with a murder that took place in Tallaght more than three years agoTue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Man remanded over 2007 murderA 34 year-old man has been charged with the murder of a man in Dublin more than three years ago.Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Power of Prayer: Church to raise funds with bible readingA GROUP of north Dublin parishioners are hoping to literally “raise the roof” through non-stop readings from the King James Bible…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Attacks on heritage buildings due to high metal prices, claims An TaisceGEORGIAN AND other heritage buildings across Dublin city are suffering levels of damage and dereliction comparable to the early…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
