MOTORISTS face more misery in Dublin in the New Year when charges for the West Link toll bridge increase by 10 cent.

As the Fianna Fáil - Progressive Democrat coalition struggles in the latest opinion poll, it is claimed the Government is planning a number of big spending projects in the run up to the election.

A 23-year-old Dublin man was today sentenced to seven years for unlawful possession of an explosive device intercepted on the M50 motorway.

THE investment of €120 million in NTR by One51 chief Philip Lynch looks set to pay dividends for One51, with the 26% share in the company now valued at €160m.

HAVING read yet again about Ireland missing its environmental targets with regard to emissions vis-a-vis the Kyoto Agreement, I have a question for your readers of engineering backgrounds who may be able to do the mechanical calculations.

The Minister for Justice Michael McDowell said this afternoon that those implicated in the M-50 bomb find last night were spitting on the word “republic”.

THE Irish Congress of Trade Unions is heartened to see Senator Shane Ross give such enthusiastic backing to our call for the state to purchase the West Link toll bridge with a view to making it toll-free.

A number of price increases have kicked in with the start of the New Year.

‘DOUBLE taxation’ is a shout frequently raised by various interests on different issues.

AM I the only person who is outraged by the decision of National Toll Roads to increase the price of the West Link toll bridge yet again?

The Government is being urged to consider buying the West Link toll bridge in Dublin through a Compulsory Purchase Order in order to ease congestion on one of Ireland's most important routes.