Tue, 24 Mar, 2020
Gardaí had to restrict access to the carpark at a popular Clare beach for a time this afternoon as hundreds descended on the area to take advantage of the fine weather.
Sun, 22 Mar, 2020
Minister for Justice Charlie Flannagan said that the public needs to "observe social distancing" and that the pubs "must close".
The Minister made his warning as a further 102 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Republic last night bringing the total to 785.
An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to house builder, Cairn Homes to construct 426 residential units near Greystones in Co Wicklow.
Thu, 23 Jan, 2020
Local authorities are insured by Irish Public Bodies, which deals with claims for issues such as slips and trips on footpaths and damage to cars caused by potholes.
Wed, 11 Dec, 2019
17 of them will get at least €70,000 each.
Tue, 15 Oct, 2019
New figures show that more than one-in-10 fires were started maliciously last year, while almost 15% of all fires attended by the fire brigade in 2018 were linked to issues with chimneys and flues.
Thu, 10 Oct, 2019
Thousands of kilometres of regional and local roads across the country are suffering from major defects, according to a new report by a local government watchdog.
Tue, 01 Oct, 2019
A €500m data centre has been given the green light for Arklow, Co Wicklow.
Fri, 19 Jul, 2019
Three men have been granted permission by the High Court to challenge an alleged failure by Wicklow County Council to proceed with a process for building three Traveller-specific houses for their families.
Mon, 08 Jul, 2019
Cork's first cycling maps have been unveiled ahead of national bike week.
Fri, 21 Jun, 2019
The undisputed champion of the world Katie Taylor has been immortalised on the side of a pub in Dublin.
Mon, 17 Jun, 2019
Bray Councillor Joe Behan said there's a desire to honour Katie's achievements, but that her family may not be keen on a statue.
Sat, 08 Jun, 2019
Katie Taylor has received a hero's welcome as she returned to her hometown of Bray as the undisputed world champion.
Fri, 07 Jun, 2019
Katie Taylor will be honoured with a homecoming event in Bray on Friday.
Wed, 05 Jun, 2019
Katie Taylor, the undisputed lightweight world champion, has returned home to Ireland.
Tue, 04 Jun, 2019
The final seat on Wicklow County Council has gone to the Labour Party after a dead-heat between the last two remaining candidates resulted in a two-day recount.
Tue, 28 May, 2019
The recount in the election for Wicklow County Council was suspended at 9.15pm tonight with just over a quarter of the ballot papers left to be checked.
Mon, 27 May, 2019
A legal challenge by environmentalist Peter Sweetman over the construction of the national grid connection to a wind farm in Co. Wicklow is to be heard in the fastrack Commerical Court.
Irish Water had to clear an average of 16 blockages in the country’s sewage network each day last year as a result of inappropriate items being flushed down toilets.
Sat, 16 Mar, 2019
A council that won an award for its trailblazing decision to introduce “no-fry zones” around schools has broken its own rule a fortnight later by granting permission for a takeaway to open.
Sat, 16 Jun, 2018
Our appetite for fast food is still on the rise despite the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
Mon, 14 May, 2018
A €90m expansion of the Wicklow studios where the drama series Vikings is filmed is on hold after locals appealed the decision to grant planning permission.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
The planning system in Ireland is administered by local planning authorities in each county, with some larger counties, including Dublin and Cork, having more than one such authority, writes Karen Walsh.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
The King’s Highway issue has been raised in a legal case that is a shining example of the problems between developers and opponents of wind farms, writes Michael Clifford.
Thu, 19 Oct, 2017
Drinking water supplies at one of the country’s most popular bathing spots had potentially dangerous levels of a carcinogenic substance at the height of the summer, according to the environmental regulator.
Mon, 16 Oct, 2017
Property developer Johnny Ronan has made moves to secure planning permission for two flagship developments in Dublin and Wicklow.
Tue, 22 Aug, 2017
In an astonishing statement posted on their website, Bray Wanderers chairman Gerry Mulvey claimed that the club’s immediate future is secure as well as announcing that they are in negotiations to leave the Carlisle Grounds and purchase a new ground.
Fri, 28 Jul, 2017
Wicklow County Council has said they are surprised by the statement by Bray Wanderers and have said they have not been approached or had any discussion regarding the redevelopment of the Carlisle Grounds, writes Ciara Phelan
Thu, 27 Jul, 2017
Dylan Connolly last night revealed that Bray Wanderers’ precarious financial position played a major role in his move to Dundalk.
Thu, 06 Jul, 2017
The Co Wicklow studios where the hit series Vikings, is shot has made a fresh bid for a €90m expansion that would create 1,500 movie-related jobs.
Thu, 23 Feb, 2017
Wed, 30 Nov, 2016
Sinn Féin TD John Brady and his wife Gayle have been awarded €6,000 over an attempt by a local authority to evict them from their rented council home.
Fri, 01 Jul, 2016
Sinn Féin looks set to discipline three of its own county councillors after they yesterday refused to back a party colleague in an election for chairman of a county council.
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016
New junior minister Sean Canney is among a dozen former county and city councillors who will receive golden handshake payments from the local authorities after securing Dáil seats in February.
Fri, 20 May, 2016
An illegal dump containing a large number of deer carcases has been discovered in the Wicklow mountains.
Sun, 10 Apr, 2016
More than half the calls made to the country’s tip-off line for environmental complaints involved fly-tipping.
Fri, 08 Apr, 2016
The operators of a business selling food and beverages to visitors to Glendalough have launched a High Court action after a rival allegedly parked a van directly in front of their premises, resulting in its closure.
Tue, 22 Mar, 2016
Wed, 10 Feb, 2016
WHEN someone who knows what they are talking about gives you stern, challenging advice, you’d be a fool to ignore them — or at the very least unwise and reckless.
Councils are ignoring planning guidelines that keep fast-food premises away from schools. Just one local authority has written the policy into its development plans.
Thu, 07 Jan, 2016
Tue, 24 Nov, 2015
The National Lottery last year contributed less than expected to good causes, the State’s spending watchdog revealed yesterday.
Wed, 30 Sep, 2015
Local authorities received over 63,000 environmental complaints last year from the public, the majority of them over waste issues including illegal dumping.
Mon, 20 Jul, 2015
A former bookshop in Cork City centre has permission to be changed to a cafe/restaurant, following a recent planning decision.
Thu, 11 Jun, 2015
Private nursing home residents cannot complain to watchdog while those in public nursing homes can
Three schools in the Wicklow town of Greystones have put on hold plans by McDonald’s to build a new fast food outlet there.
Sat, 06 Jun, 2015
The owner of a wooden house in Co Wicklow found to have been built in gross breach of planning laws has agreed to have the building demolished by the end of January next year.
Sat, 25 Apr, 2015
Wicklow TD and Labour parliamentary vice-chair Anne Ferris’s party future was under threat since her decision two weeks ago — based on heartbreaking personal experience — to rebel against the Government’s redress scheme for women held in mother and baby homes.
Wed, 11 Feb, 2015
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