Dublin City Council unable to say in advance where water will be shut offDUBLIN CITY Council is unable to give advance notice of where water shut-offs will occur on a daily basis, such is the number…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Car washes escape water restrictionsDUBLIN CITY Council has said it has no proposals to impose a “hosepipe-type” ban on car washes, which are continuing to operate…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Carlow and Wexford hit by renewed floodingRENEWED FLOODING in Cos Carlow and Wexford at the weekend is likely to result in increased demand for flood protection measures…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Key roads severely damaged by weatherKEY REGIONAL roads have been severely damaged as a result of the recent adverse weather.Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Key roads severely damaged by weatherKEY REGIONAL roads have been severely damaged as a result of the recent adverse weather.Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
'Bus gate' returns to Dublin city centreRESTRICTIONS ON private cars in Dublin city centre as a result of the reimposition of the evening “bus gate” caused no major …Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Carlow and Wexford hit by renewed floodingRENEWED FLOODING in Cos Carlow and Wexford at the weekend is likely to result in increased demand for flood protection measures…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
'Bus gate' returns to Dublin city centreRESTRICTIONS ON private cars in Dublin city centre as a result of the reimposition of the evening “bus gate” caused no major …Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Swollen rivers wreak havoc on homesFLOODING: BRIDGES WERE closed and diversions put in place as rivers breached their banks, bringing torrents of water sweeping…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Disruption nationwide to last into next weekDISRUPTION TO water supplies across the country is set to last well into next week as local authorities continue to appeal for…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Swollen rivers wreak havoc on homesFLOODING: BRIDGES WERE closed and diversions put in place as rivers breached their banks, bringing torrents of water sweeping…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Disruption nationwide to last into next weekDISRUPTION TO water supplies across the country is set to last well into next week as local authorities continue to appeal for…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Motion of no confidence over weather crisis blockedOIREACHTAS COMMITTEE : THERE WERE heated scenes at the Oireachtas Committee on Transport yesterday as chairman Frank Fahey refused…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
New car licenses for 2009 down 62.8%THERE WERE 474 new private cars licensed in December 2009, compared with 667 in December 2008, a decrease of 28Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Companies struggle to restore power and phone servicesMOUNTAIN HAZARDS: THE ESB will attempt to reconnect 200 households this morning, many of whom are located in the higher areas…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Companies struggle to restore power and phone servicesMOUNTAIN HAZARDS: THE ESB will attempt to reconnect 200 households this morning, many of whom are located in the higher areas…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
New car licenses for 2009 down 62.8%THERE WERE 474 new private cars licensed in December 2009, compared with 667 in December 2008, a decrease of 28Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Motion of no confidence over weather crisis blockedOIREACHTAS COMMITTEE : THERE WERE heated scenes at the Oireachtas Committee on Transport yesterday as chairman Frank Fahey refused…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Handling of weather crises criticisedREACTION: THE STATE’S handling of the severe weather crises has been criticised by Fianna Fáil TD Seán FlemingWed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Salt supplies arrive in time for big thawTENS OF thousands of tonnes of salt for use in gritting roads are to continue to arrive in Ireland over the next three weeks …Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Handling of weather crises criticisedREACTION: THE STATE’S handling of the severe weather crises has been criticised by Fianna Fáil TD Seán FlemingWed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Salt supplies arrive in time for big thawTENS OF thousands of tonnes of salt for use in gritting roads are to continue to arrive in Ireland over the next three weeks …Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Defence Forces to take more active roleARMY: THE DEFENCE Forces are set to take a more active role in assisting to clear ice and snow and provide emergency transport…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Defence Forces to take more active roleARMY: THE DEFENCE Forces are set to take a more active role in assisting to clear ice and snow and provide emergency transport…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Income map reveals 'two-tier Ireland'DISPOSABLE INCOME in the State’s southern and eastern “super region” continued to be higher than in the Border, Midlands and …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Income map reveals 'two-tier Ireland'DISPOSABLE INCOME in the State’s southern and eastern “super region” continued to be higher than in the Border, Midlands and …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Knock airport closes amid difficult day on roadsDISRUPTIONS: IRELAND WEST Airport in Knock, Co Mayo, was forced to close yesterday as heavy snow curtailed efforts to keep the…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Calls to use beach sand misplaced as grit plentiful, say departmentsROAD TREATMENT: CALLS FOR Minister for the Environment John Gormley to allow local authorities to extract sand from beaches …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Knock airport closes amid difficult day on roadsDISRUPTIONS: IRELAND WEST Airport in Knock, Co Mayo, was forced to close yesterday as heavy snow curtailed efforts to keep the…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Insurance premiums may be on the rise after big freezeAS INSURANCE companies brace themselves for a renewed surge in claims from motorists resulting from icy weather, a number of …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Insurance premiums may be on the rise after big freezeAS INSURANCE companies brace themselves for a renewed surge in claims from motorists resulting from icy weather, a number of …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Calls to use beach sand misplaced as grit plentiful, say departmentsROAD TREATMENT: CALLS FOR Minister for the Environment John Gormley to allow local authorities to extract sand from beaches …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
'No plans' for Dublin Bus or Irish Rail cutsBUS ÉIREANN yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to making “service changes” this year, but the two other CIÉ companies, Iarnród…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Bray goes from near worst to first and is crowned Ireland's cleanest townTHERE WAS delight in Bray, Co Wicklow, yesterday as the town was declared Ireland’s cleanest town in the final Irish Business…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
'No plans' for Dublin Bus or Irish Rail cutsBUS ÉIREANN yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to making “service changes” this year, but the two other CIÉ companies, Iarnród…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Bray goes from near worst to first and is crowned Ireland's cleanest townTHERE WAS delight in Bray, Co Wicklow, yesterday as the town was declared Ireland’s cleanest town in the final Irish Business…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Most towns now litter free by EU standardsTHE MAJORITY of towns in the Republic are now “litter-free” by normal European standards, environmental group Irish Business …Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Bray named as cleanest townBray, Co Wicklow, has emerged as the "Cleanest town in Ireland" in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) 2009 survey…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Most towns now litter free by EU standardsTHE MAJORITY of towns in the Republic are now “litter-free” by normal European standards, environmental group Irish Business …Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Inadequate funds available for gritting, say councillorsLOCAL AUTHORITIES: AS LOCAL and regional roads continue to bear the brunt of the cold snap, members of city and county councils…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Inadequate funds available for gritting, say councillorsLOCAL AUTHORITIES: AS LOCAL and regional roads continue to bear the brunt of the cold snap, members of city and county councils…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Council sale of playing field angers rugby clubWICKLOW COUNTY Council has caused outrage and disappointment at Greystones Rugby Club where the local authority has fenced off…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Council sale of playing field angers rugby clubWICKLOW COUNTY Council has caused outrage and disappointment at Greystones Rugby Club where the local authority has fenced off…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Centenary of first Irish powered flight celebratedTHE ROYAL Irish Automobile Club (RIAC) and their friends gathered exactly 100 years ago today for the first powered flight of…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Balloonist ready for the open skiesBALLOONING: ALL BALLOONIST Tom McCarthy wants for Christmas is some light easterly winds so he can take his hot air balloon …Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Bremore group says area could be as important as TaraA CAMPAIGN to Save Bremore claims the coastal strip on the Meath/Dublin border may be one of the richest archaeological areas…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Roche examines files on waste permit investigationMINISTER OF State for European Affairs Dick Roche was this weekend examining Department of Environment files relating to a 2005…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
County manager given 'inaccurate' information on shredded waste permitA SENIOR official of Wicklow County Council who ordered the destruction of a waste permit worth €400,000 repeatedly gave his …Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
M9 stretch to open after protestMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has reversed a decision to postpone the opening of a €300 million stretch of the M9 motorway…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
M4/M6: Inter-urban motorway opensHISTORY will be made this afternoon when the first of the State’s new inter-urban motorways, the 194km M4/M6 route from Dublin…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
