€500,000 in penalties from VRT crackdownA TEN-day crackdown on vehicle registration tax (VRT) evasion has resulted in the seizure of 140 vehicles as well as motorists…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Proposal to create new town near Bray criticisedTHE CHAIRMAN of Wicklow County Council has criticised the local authority's plans to create a new town at Fassaroe on the edge…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Unauthorised quarry seeks to expandWICKLOW COUNTY Council is to decide next week whether to allow an unauthorised quarrying operation to import up to 1,200 tonnes…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
40km section of M8 finished seven months earlyONE OF the longest sections of road in the State's motorway development programme, the 40km Cullahill to Cashel section of the…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
RSA 'blacklists' lorry driversA 'BLACKLIST' of heavy goods vehicle companies who commit offences in Ireland and abroad, is being compiled by the Road Safety…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Shoppers urged to leave cars at homeSHOPPERS SHOULD where possible use public transport to help keep traffic moving in urban centres this Christmas season, according…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Councillors to resist pressure on Burke issueDUBLIN CITY councillors who are members of the Dublin Port Company are set to resist pressure to challenge the position of the…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Car-crazy road show wraps up in Top GearTHE BRASH, unapologetic love affair with big, powerful cars that is Top Gear Live concluded its 10-gig Irish run at the RDS in…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Operation Freeflow begins in DublinOPERATION FREEFLOW 2008 gets under way in the capital this weekend when 166 probationary gardaí are drafted in to assist in traffic…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Plan 'does not preclude' second incineratorTHE RELIANCE in the Dublin waste management plan on a waste-to-energy plant at Poolbeg did not preclude the development of a …Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
CIÉ faces 'serious deficit' of €100m next yearCIÉ FACES "a very serious deficit" in excess of €100 million next year, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey confirmed yesterday…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Plans for new power line in DonegalEIRGRID IS to lodge a planning application within two weeks for a new high-voltage power line in Co Donegal.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Electric cars for business tax deductibleA PACKAGE of incentives to encourage motorists to switch to electric vehicles was unveiled in Dublin city centre by Minister …Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Call to close loophole on car importsTHE GOVERNMENT is being lobbied to extend the penalty points system to cover the offence of not displaying an insurance disc, …Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Plan to encourage use of electric vehicles publishedA package of incentives to encourage motorists to switch to electric vehicles was unveiled in Dublin this afternoon by Minister…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Better disabled port, vessel facilities urgedWIDE-RANGING reform of how ports and shipping lines implement facilities for people with disabilities has been recommended by…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Personal carbon calculator providedA NEW carbon calculator which assigns a number to an individual based on their use of energy and fuel is to be made available…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Defence Forces reservists become officersFIFTEEN DEFENCE Force reservists whose skills encompass engineering, law, town planning, industrial design and teaching, yesterday…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Workers would take pay cut to stay in WicklowSIGNIFICANT NUMBERS of commuters from Wicklow to Dublin would be prepared to accept a wage cut in order to work in Co Wicklow…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Anti-incinerator group to seek costs from firmA GROUP opposed to the building of an incinerator at Rathcoole in west Dublin is to seek to have its costs paid by the company…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Hundreds of speed summonses struck out on technicalityDUBLIN'S LOCAL authorities are examining the process by which they create speed limits for roads in their area after 100 drivers…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
TDs told of bigger role for rail freight in futureUP TO 10 per cent of the Republic's freight movements could be made by rail, instead of road, if Iarnród Éireann staff agreed…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Road deaths fall to a historic low for this yearTHE NUMBER of people killed on the Republic's roads has dropped to an historic low, according to the latest figures from the …Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Politicians cite traffic, health effects in opposition to Dublin incineratorA RANGE of issues from traffic to possible adverse effects on human and animal health, to the height of a proposed chimney stack…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
State must discourage motorists, says officialFISCAL MEASURES aimed at reducing dependency on private cars are required to combat climate change and improve general health…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Over €1bn languishing unspent - LabourMORE THAN €1 billion raised in development levies is "languishing unspent" in local authority accounts because the Department…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Automatic crash alert system in place by 2010INTELLIGENT CARS that call emergency services for you in the event of a crash, relaying the exact location of the vehicle and…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Carzone refuses ads from northern dealersINTERNET CAR sales company Carzone has written to its Northern Irish motor dealer clients, cancelling their business and declining…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Rise in illegal dumping in Dublin mountainsMORE THAN 800 tonnes of rubbish have been taken from the Dublin and Wicklow mountains over the last year, the environmental initiative…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Phase one of Navan rail project beginsWORK ON phase one of the Navan railway project - the building of a €160 million 7Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
UN veterans group appeals for young volunteers to joinWREATH-LAYING CEREMONY: THE IRISH United Nations Veterans Association marked its annual wreath-laying ceremony yesterday with…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Concern at high radon levelsIRELAND HAS the sixth-highest radon levels in the world, with up to 200 people a year dying as a result of the build-up of radon…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Geothermal energy could provide 15% of Dublin's heatAS MUCH as 15 per cent of Dublin's hot water and heating could be provided by geothermal energy within the next five to seven…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Minor cuts to overseas aid budgetIRISH OVERSEAS development aid will suffer only minor cuts next year, being maintained at almost €900 million, it emerged yesterday…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Deferral of proposals for harmonisation of penalty pointsEU COMMISSION proposals to allow for the prosecution of out-of-state motorists for offences such as speeding and drink driving…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Number of trucks hitting rail bridges fallsIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has said there has been a dramatic reduction in the numbers of trucks hitting its bridges.Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Revealing airport scanners proposedCONTROVERSIAL SCANNERS for airport security checks which would allow staff to view airline passengers’ bodies as though they …Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Iarnród Éireann to order 430 new Dart carriagesIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has shortlisted suppliers for a new order of more than 430 Dart carriages.Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Seven-week VRT registration backlogTHE REVENUE has acknowledged delays of as long as seven weeks and longer in processing vehicle registration tax (VRT) applications…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
No health risks from electric link - EirGridEIRGRID, THE body which is responsible for the State's electricity grid, has said its proposed 500 megawatt Ireland-UK interconnector…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Concerns in Rush over UK inter-connectorA PROPOSED electricity inter-connector between Ireland and the UK, which is to come ashore at Rush in north Co Dublin, will pass…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Road crashes claim four lives over weekendFOUR PEOPLE died over the weekend as a result of road crashes, bringing the total number of road deaths so far this year to 235…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Cork and Cobh are rated dirtiestCORK IS Ireland's most littered city and nearby Cobh its dirtiest town, according to the latest survey carried out for Ibal, …Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Cowen picked principal to stand in 2007JOE BEHAN (49) is a former schoolteacher, based in Bray, Co Wicklow.Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Motorists to face road toll increasesMOTORISTS ARE facing up to two new increases in charges on the Republic's tolled motorways over coming months.Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Switch to renewable energy, conference is toldIRELAND NEEDS to stop relying on imported energy, switch to sustainable agriculture and urgently move into rail freight, environmentalist…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Labour criticises €200 parking levyPARKING CHARGE: THE BUDGET proposal to impose a €200 charge on parking spaces for people who drive to work, has been criticised…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Cuts put brakes on roads authority, regional airports and Dublin Bus fleetTRANSPORT: KEY REGIONAL roads, regional airports and the Dublin Bus fleet were the big losers in the Department of Transport…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Dealers urged to report VRT abusesTHE SOCIETY of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has called on car dealers to gather details of locals driving UK-registered vehicles…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Safety authority calls for funding for privatised speed cameras on roadsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), Gay Byrne, has said he would be "disenchanted" if the Government does not use…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
