Industries may get carbon credit windfallEMISSIONS TRADING allocations announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week could be a boon for industries…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Transport targets will not be metNONE OF the five key Transport 21 projects due for completion this year will meet their deadline, despite Government spending…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
EPA criticised on landfill evidenceTHE HEAD of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Mary Kelly, appeared to be "widely inaccurate and incorrect" in evidence …Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Investigations begin into death of mechanic at Dublin airportTHREE SEPARATE investigations have begun into the death of a mechanic at Dublin airport yesterday morning.Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Port tunnel builders to be sued over shutdownsTWO STATE bodies have initiated moves to sue the builders of the Dublin Port Tunnel over repeated systems failures which they…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Plan for 'Dart underground' in Dublin unveiledIARNRÓD ÉIREANN'S planned underground link between Dublin Docklands and Heuston Station in Dublin would have almost twice the…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Motorists warned of disruption on M50 at N4 junctionMOTORISTS USING the N4 junction with the M50 should expect some disruptions until next Thursday, due to ongoing upgrading works…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Murder inquiry launched as assault victim diesA MURDER investigation was launched last night after gardaí confirmed the death of one of the Polish men who suffered "horrific…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Nature groups oppose €10m football academyA PLAN to build a €10 million football academy near Donabate in north Co Dublin has been opposed by conservation and environmental…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Two men critical after stabbing incident in DublinGARDAÍ HAVE appealed for help in connection with an incident in Dublin in which two men suffered serious injuries on Saturday…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Commercial rates reform delayReform of the system of calculating commercial rates is not going to be completed by 2010 as hoped, and will now take considerably…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Plan for Dún Laoghaire baths gets guarded welcomeProposals to redevelop Dún Laoghaire baths as part of a €129 million scheme to provide new beach and aquatic facilities at Sandycove…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
MEPs give treaty massive backingThe resounding approval of the Lisbon Treaty and the visit of Serbian foreign minister Vuk Jeremic were the highlights of the…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
New town planned for site near BrayPlanning & Development: Proposals to develop a new town on the outskirts of Bray, capitalising on the proposed Luas extension…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Regional roads to get €618m funding boostA €618 million package of grants for local and regional roads, the fifth year of record funding for non-national roads, was unveiled…Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Cork flights hit by staff disputeEleven flights in and out of Cork airport this morning were facing cancellation or disruption as a result of the overnight closure…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Go-ahead given for work at two metro stationsThe Government has given approval for work on key Dublin Metro stations at the Mater hospital and the airport to begin ahead …Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
High costs hit speed camerasMinisterial reply suggests plans for 600 privatised speed cameras announced in 2006 has been shelved over cost concerns.Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Dublin Bus retains €10m in unclaimed ticket refundsDublin Bus has retained at least €10 million of a fund made up of unclaimed passenger refunds, while passing on less than one…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Dublin council will go dark to persuade people to see the lightDublin City Council is to be one of the lead Irish supporters of this year's Earth Hour - a global environmental campaign to …Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Rosslare rail route will not get new carriages until later in yearIarnród Éireann has again deferred the introduction of new rail carriages on its Rosslare route - this time until the second …Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
FG accuses Government of missing climate change deadlinesFine Gael has accused the Government of missing more than half of the deadlines set for 2007 in its National Climate Change Strategy…Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Growth not dependent on waste - EPAIreland must decouple economic growth from waste generation, the director general of the EPA, Dr Mary Kelly, told a local authority…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Work pressure blamed as one third of councillors quitAlmost one third of the members of Dublin City Council have vacated their seats, many of them citing pressures of the job, since…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Paisley jnr addresses meeting in DublinJunior Ministers from the Northern Executive Gerry Kelly of Sinn Féin and Ian Paisley jnr of the DUP made a surprise visit to…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Experts differ with Minister on M50 chaosTraffic management authorities across the world have differed with the assertion by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey that …Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Committee to look at ways of cutting gas emissionsThe Government is to set up a technical committee to examine how industry might best achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
'Inescapable' need for waste incineration, consultant saysIncineration is the inescapable answer to Ireland's waste management problems, and not an "unviable" process as suggested by …Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Hidden cameras help fight illegal dumpingClosed-circuit television cameras have been installed at a number of car parks and beauty spots in rural areas of Wicklow and…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Offaly and Carlow are least successful in roads fundingRoads funding: Offaly, home county to Minister for Finance Brian Cowen, is among the two least successful counties in obtaining…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Academy confers highest honour on HeaneyThe Royal Irish Academy last night conferred its highest honour, the Cunningham Medal, on Nobel Laureate Séamus Heaney.Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Developers at odds on Wicklow plansDevelopers behind proposals for two of the State's largest mixed-use shopping centres have objected to each other's plans, pitching…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
M3 route likely to open ahead of 2010 deadlineThe controversial M3 motorway in Co Meath is more than one-third complete and likely to open well in advance of its autumn 2010…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
No way around crash delays - MinisterMotorists may have to get used to traffic disruption of the kind which caused major delays on Dublin's M50 and adjacent routes…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Defective tunnel tiles to be removedDefective acoustic tiles which have been falling off the walls of the Dublin Port Tunnel are to be removed, the National Roads…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Night-rate ESB users pay higher daytime chargesESB customers who sign up for cheaper night-rate electricity are charged more than "ordinary" customers for electricity they …Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Local authorities want water treatment plants fast-trackedLocal authority managers have responded swiftly to the EPA drinking water report, calling for urgent investment to ensure compliance…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
County official altered zoning to Timmins landA Wicklow County Council official has said he was responsible for switching a housing zoning in proposals for a Baltinglass local…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
36% of public water supplies may pose a riskMore than a third of all public water supplies have been identified as potentially risking public health and will have to be …Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Speed camera contract remains unfilled a year onA second Garda contract for speed detection cameras remains unfilled almost one year after it was announced, it has emergedWed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
State fails to use heritage site registerIreland's national inventory of heritage sites is not used by the Department of Environment in nominating sites for designation…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Three-year M50 upgrade to startMotorists using Dublin's M50 are set for further disruption, as phase two of the €1 billion upgrade starts on Monday.Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Dioxin levels well below EU limits, says EPAIrish dioxin levels remain well below EU limits, according to the latest assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
MEPs to vote on opening up consumer credit marketEU: A long-running row over moves to allow EU citizens to obtain credit and shop around for loans in any member state, is likely…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Severe delays after freight train derailsIarnród Éireann has said it was not feasible to run a shuttle train service between Lusk and Dublin city yesterday morning to…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
M50 traffic diversionsA new traffic layout at the Red Cow roundabout outside Dublin comes into place tomorrowSat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Councils on alert as further flooding fearedLocal authorities throughout the southeast are on "flood alert" this weekend fearing that fresh rainfall could further swell …Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Torrential weather likely to return, says Met ÉireannWeather conditions which caused widespread flooding across much of the country on Wednesday night and early yesterday morning…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
EU will support incandescent bulb ban, says GormleyThe European Union will support Ireland's attempts to ban incandescent light bulbs by early next year, Minister for the Environment…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
