Organisation: Duchas

PLANS to build a €300 million windfarm in Co Mayo are in doubt as fears grow that planning permission for the development will be appealed to Bord Pleanala.

Fri, 08 Aug, 2003

Government to probe Dúchas dumping blunder

AN embarrassed Department of the Environment has launched a major investigation into the illegal dumping of waste by the State heritage service Dúchas on a scenic game reserve.

Sat, 21 Jun, 2003

Probe after Dúchas dumped waste illegally

Investigations are underway today after it emerged Dúchas, the national heritage service, dumped waste at an illegal landfill site.

Fri, 20 Jun, 2003

€1 million damage as fires rage through forestry plantations

FIRES which raged through forest plantations over the holiday weekend have caused more than €1m in damage, an expert said yesterday.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2003

Planning objections to fall as Dúchas shuts down

THE number of planning objections lodged by the Government are expected to drop following the scrapping of Dúchas, the State heritage service.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2003

IMPACT to protest against Duchas break-up

The IMPACT trade union is planning to hold a demonstration outside the Dáil later today to protest against Government plans to break up Duchas, the national heritage service.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2003

Carrickmines Castle dispute deepens

CONSERVATIONISTS battling to save Carrickmines Castle are due back in court today to appeal a ruling allowing the removal of an ancient wall surrounding the medieval ruins.

Mon, 17 Feb, 2003

Spire makes the GPO look like a cottage

WHAT is the point of having a Minister for the Arts, and bodies such as Dúchas, An Taisce, Aosdána, the RIAI, the Arts Council, the Georgian Society, Bord Fáilte, etc., when Dublin City Council, in one fell swoop, can destroy the scale of all the architecture on O’Connell Street and the unity of the street itself

Sat, 15 Feb, 2003