Anti-bin tax protestors last night called off their pickets at Council waste depots in Dublin for the rest of the week.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has launched an attack on opponents of the controversial bin tax in Dublin, saying they have no right to take the law into their own hands.

Thousands more households around Dublin are expected to be affected by the continuing anti-bin tax protests today.

Campaigners against the bin tax in Dublin have mounted blockades at all seven waste depots in the capital today in an attempt to prevent the collection of rubbish throughout the city.

A new born baby girl joined her mother, Lisa Carroll, at Mountjoy prison last night.

Five men and four women were jailed today for refusing to give undertakings not to further breach a Dublin City Council injunction.

Anti-bin tax protesters are vowing to go to jail over a High Court injunction restraining them from blockading Dublin City Council rubbish collections.

Twelve anti-bin tax protesters are one step away from possible imprisonment over their continued defiance of a High Court injunction.

A campaign against domestic refuse charges received the support of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) at a meeting in Dublin last night.

Anti-waste charge protestors are appearing before the High Court this morning accused of breaching court orders by blocking Dublin City Council's bin lorries.

The trade union Mandate says the bin charge issue should be addressed at the next review of Sustaining Progress.

Environment Minister Martin Cullen has announced plans to introduce weight-based waste charges throughout Ireland.

Seven men and two women are due to appear before the High Court this morning following their arrests yesterday for allegedly obstructing refuse collections in Dublin.

Traffic came to a standstill in Dublin city centre today as taxi drivers staged a rally in protest at industry conditions.

SIPTU General President, Des Geraghty has attacked the Minister for Transport Seamus Brennan's approach to resolving public transport problems claiming that workers in the sector were not responsible for the 'chaotic' public transport policy.

Thousands of taxi drivers have gone on strike today in protest at the Government's failure to appoint a full-time taxi regulator with statutory powers.

Dublin Taxi drivers attached to SIPTU say they are considering more protest action over government plans for the industry since deregulation.

SIPTU taxi drivers will again stop taking passengers in Dublin this week in protest over what they claim are the falling standards of the industry since deregulation was introduced.

SIPTU representative Gerry Brennan says that the stoppage in Dublin today will continue over a period of time.

Aircoach may lay on extra buses in Dublin today to cater for passengers inconvenienced by the withdrawal of taxi services from the airport.

Taxi drivers will be withdrawing their services from Dublin airport today from between 9am and 1pm.

Families Advocate Immediate Redress, a delegation of widows and partners of deceased taxi-drivers are to present their case to the European Parliament in Brussels over de-regulation.

Around 300 taxi drivers held a demonstration rally through Dublin city centre today in protest over industry conditions.

Hundreds of taxi drivers have gathered in the Phoenix Park today as part of a three-hour stoppage to protest at the fallout from the deregulation of the industry two years ago.

Hundreds of taxi drivers are protesting in Dublin today. They are withdrawing services for three hours over the Government's failure to appoint a regulator for the industry within the promised time frame.

Nearly 1,500 Dublin taxi drivers were continuing a 12 hour walk-out this morning to mark the first anniversary of the controversial deregulation of their industry.

SIPTU taxi drivers will return to work at midday today after a twelve-hour work stoppage.