AN END is in sight to a bitter three-year dispute over wind farm power lines in West Cork.

Activists opposed to the Corrib gas field project are to protest during celebrations of Norwegian Independence Day in Dublin today.

THE Government last night agreed a major last-minute concession to rebel backbenchers to ensure the smooth passage of the controversial Fisheries Bill through the Oireachtas.

Opponents of a controversial gas pipeline in Co Mayo are today protesting against Minister Noel Dempsey’s role in the €900m project.

PRESSURE is mounting on the Government to hold an investigation into the collapse of the Media Lab Europe (MLE) research venture.

The Government is demanding international action to end what it sees as the scandal of throwing away 20 million tonnes of fish each year.

AN environmental group has hit out at a proposed Government measure to fast track the planning process on high-voltage overhead power lines.

The Government tonight rejected as “ludicrous and nonsensical” European Commission plans to scrap fishing ground restrictions and permit Spanish trawlers to operate up to 12 miles from Ireland’s coastline.