Airborne laser scans used to map StateTHE ORDNANCE Survey of Ireland (OSI) is rolling out a project to map the State using Lidar – a technology which employs airborne…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Study into feasibility of Irish Sea electricity gridA NEW study on the feasibility of an undersea electricity grid in the Irish Sea, which would link off-shore renewable energy …Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Waste to energy conversion endorsedIRELAND SHOULD develop up to eight regional waste-to-energy plants, dealing with the problem of residual waste and providing …Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
Testing of new public transport ticket system to start in weeksTESTING OF the new integrated ticketing system for public transport in Dublin is to get under way within weeks, with a pilot …Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
Retail plan shows developers have learnt nothing, says CuffeOPPOSING A plan to create a new “district centre” on the same scale as Blackrock at Carrickmines in south Co Dublin, Green Party…Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
Ambassadors descend on Bray for a diplomatic dayBRITISH AMBASSADOR Julian King presented a distinctly informal image to schoolchildren as he arrived in an open-necked shirt …Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Bank restructuring statement in weeksTHE GOVERNMENT will issue a comprehensive statement on the restructuring of the banking system in coming weeks, Taoiseach Brian…Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Banks statement 'in coming weeks'The Government will issue a comprehensive statement on the restructuring of the banking system in coming weeks, Taoiseach Brian…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Renewable energy target to be exceededIRELAND IS set to overshoot its target for generating 40 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2020, Minister…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Dart Underground's economic benefit 'will far outweigh costs'THE BENEFITS of Dublin’s proposed “Dart Underground” outweigh the costs by more than two to one, according a new economic appraisal…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Ireland 'ahead on renewable targets'Ireland met its targets for generating 15 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2010 in January, a conference in …Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Engineers make plans for an island of 8 million peopleA PREDICTED population of eight million people on the island by the 2030s will require major new roads, railways, energy sources…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Contraflow lanes for cyclists being considered by councilDUBLIN CITY Council is considering proposals to create “contraflow lanes” for cyclists, allowing them to travel in either direction…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Port tunnel evacuated after two trucks crashDUBLIN PORT Tunnel was evacuated yesterday after two heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) collided in the northbound bore shortly before…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Port Tunnel reopens after crashDublin Port Tunnel has reopened following the evacuation of the 4.5km tunnel at lunchtime as a result of a crash.Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Climate change 'has effects on health'THE HIGH numbers of people who die during the winter months, particularly as a result of respiratory disease and heart failure…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Dublin may see contra-flow cyclistsDublin City Council is to draw up plans for "contra flow lanes" for cyclists, allowing them to travel in either direction on …Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Global warming 'may cut deaths'The high number of people who die in Ireland during the winter months - particularly as a result of respiratory disease and heart…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Report seeks rural transport changesTHE GOVERNMENT’S new carbon tax should be used to fund rural transport, including taxi vouchers for the elderly, according to…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Taxi vouchers for rural dwellers mootedPeople living in rural areas with poor public transport facilities should be issued with taxi vouchers to help them get around…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Wicklow council offices searchedGardaí today carried out a search at the environment section of Wicklow County Council in connection with an investigation into…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Government spending on regional and local roads cut by €200mGOVERNMENT SPENDING on regional and local roads is to be cut by almost €200 million to €411 million this year, down from €607…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
€300m harbour work 'paused'WORK IS to be “paused” on public facilities in the €300 million Greystones Harbour redevelopment project in north Co Wicklow, …Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
O'Dea says 'too early to plan for cabinet comeback'FORMER MINISTER for Defence Willie O’Dea has said it is too early to plan for a cabinet comeback.Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
100,000 homes have Ber certificateMORE THAN 100,000 Irish homes have had Building Energy Ratings (Ber) completed since the scheme was introduced in 2007, it has…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Threat of snow spreading from westTHERE IS an ongoing risk of sleet or snow in Munster, Leinster and the northwest tonight, with temperatures expected to dip as…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Food delivery changes puts Premier jobs at riskUP TO 55 jobs may be lost at Premier Foods Ireland as the company reorganises delivery of its branded cakes to supermarkets in…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Premier Foods jobs under threatPremier Foods has announced it has opened talks with its staff which could see about half its Irish workforce being made redundant…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Call for action to relieve indebted homeownersTHE REPUBLIC’S largest housing charity, Respond Housing Association, has called for Government action to implement measures to…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Patrickery for March 17th: programme of fun events for patron saint's festival announcedSCHOOLCHILDREN WITH painted faces and adults in silly costumes gathered round a fairground carousel bedecked with bunting and…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
New Trinity plan for Pearse StTRINITY COLLEGE Dublin is in discussions with city planners on a number of schemes to create new access and improve the college…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Upgraded section of M50 opensYEARS OF construction work on Dublin’s M50 motorway come a step closer to conclusion this morning with the opening of the third…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Video images of meteor being soughtVIDEO IMAGES of a meteor which may have fallen to earth somewhere over the north of the State are being sought by Astronomy Ireland…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Nurse's killing: man chargedA MAN charged with the murder of 35-year-old nurse Loradena Pricajan was yesterday remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Man remanded over fatal stabbingA man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 35-year-old Romanian nurse whose body was found last Thursday…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
Metro North hearings put back to March so public can view changesAN BORD Pleanála hearings into Metro North, the proposed underground rail link between St Stephen’s Green and Swords, have been…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Cash boxes robbed in Ratoath and DublinGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the robbery of a cash box from a security guard in Ratoath, Co Meath, yesterday morning believe an ink-staining…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Man detained over stabbing dead of woman in SandyfordGARDAÍ IN Dundrum, Co Dublin have arrested a man aged in his 40s in connection with the death of a woman in an apartment in Sandyford…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Dublin speed limit extension comes into effect - or does it?THE EXTENSION of a 30km/h speed limit to additional areas of Dublin city centre came into effect yesterday – or not, depending…Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Key people in council inquiry not interviewedA LOCAL Government Audit Service investigation into alleged wrongdoing by Wicklow County Council has been prevented from taking…Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Slane bypass groups clash over Brú na BóinneCOMPETING CAMPAIGN groups have clashed over the building of a bypass around Slane, Co Meath.Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Human remains discovered by hillwalkerA POSTMORTEM is expected to be carried out today on human remains which were discovered in the foothills of the Dublin mountains…Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Council defends Dublin speed limitAN EXTENDED 30km/h speed limit area, which comes into force in central Dublin tomorrow, “absolutely recognises the importance…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Council defends Dublin speed limitAN EXTENDED 30km/h speed limit area, which comes into force in central Dublin tomorrow, “absolutely recognises the importance…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Clash over use of Army to grit roadsTHE ARMY WAS not deployed to clear or grit streets in the capital during the recent cold weather because the National Emergency…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Clash over use of Army to grit roadsTHE ARMY WAS not deployed to clear or grit streets in the capital during the recent cold weather because the National Emergency…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Councillors seek inquiry into issuing of permitMEMBERS OF Wicklow County Council last night voted to ask the Minister for the Environment to hold a full public inquiry into…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Councillors seek inquiry into issuing of permitMEMBERS OF Wicklow County Council last night voted to ask the Minister for the Environment to hold a full public inquiry into…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Council to discuss waste permit claimWICKLOW COUNTY Council is to hold a special meeting this evening to discuss allegations that a senior official ordered the destruction…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Council to discuss waste permit claimWICKLOW COUNTY Council is to hold a special meeting this evening to discuss allegations that a senior official ordered the destruction…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
