Colin Broderick on 12 26, 2009 | No Comments
Written a few days ago but quiet interesting to get the figures none the less. AROUND 40% of Fingal County Council's social housing waiting list is occupied by singleparent families, it has been reve
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THE NEW year will bring good news for motorists with the completion of the M50 upgrade and toll reductions for the Dublin Port Tunnel. Both the northbound and southbound mainline sections of the M5
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PLANS TO develop Spike Island in Cork Harbour as a major tourist attraction moved a step closer yesterday when an inaugural meeting was held of a special steering committee set up by Cork county manag
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HUNDREDS OF thousands of documents, some dating from the late 19th century, are to be destroyed as part of the Property Registration Authority’s move towards e- conveyancing. In early 2007 the au
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Looks like the archeology could strike again, thanks to the majority of it not being visible. However the falling world port traffic might provide a respite for some of the archaeology to be found an
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Trips abroad by Irish residents fell by 12 per cent between July and September compared to the same period last year. It is the first time in 18 years that overseas travel has dropped year-on-year in
Read MoreColin Broderick on 12 20, 2009 | No Comments
A SENIOR official of Wicklow County Council who ordered the destruction of a waste permit worth €400,000 repeatedly gave his county manager misleading information in relation to the permit, accordin
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THE REPUBLIC is now just “two hours wide” with completion of the first “inter-urban” M6 corridor between Galway and Dublin. Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey marked the little bit of hist
Read MoreColin Broderick on 12 13, 2009 | No Comments
HOUSEHOLDERS face having to pay the cost of installing water meters in their homes when water charging is introduced in 2011. Hard-pressed homeowners, already hit with a carbon tax and facing a pro
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THE €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge across the river Liffey in Dublin opened to traffic yesterday with mixed reports about its effect on traffic flows in its first day. While AA Roadwatch said
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