Approximately 280 km of Dublin’s old and leaky cast-iron water mains are to be replaced by heavy-duty polythene pipes in a city council project costing €118 million. Homes and businesses affected by the works are being notified 48 hours in advance,...

Storage conditions for priceless artefacts housed in the National Museum of Ireland’s depositories in Dublin and Mayo have been strongly criticized in a report by Ireland’s spending watchdog, the controller and auditor John Purcell. Overcrowding, dirt, damp and leaks were among...

As of 1 March, a new Dublin taxi company staffed exclusively by women drivers will offer a female-friendly service for women passengers who feel safer and more comfortable with a driver of their own sex. Angel Cabs, the brainchild of Cork...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest report on the quality of drinking water in Ireland for the period 2006-2007 has given the capital’s water supply an almost perfect bill of health. The water that runs from Dublin’s taps registered high levels of...

The Democrats Global Primary, the first time in American history that a political primary to be held abroad, will take place on “Super Tuesday” 5 February. Voters in the primary will be able to cast their ballots by internet, post or...

Dublin city councillors have voted in a three-year litter management plan to give the Irish capital a much-needed clean-up. The €37million project will see bins in the city centre emptied up to four times daily and streets washed down every day,...

Just over 100 people are sleeping rough in Dublin City compared with 185 in 2005, local charity the Homeless Agency has said. However, according to the agency's latest audit of emergency accommodation in the capital, the standard of living in 9...

Barrier-free tolls are to be operational on the M50 motorway’s Westlink bridge as of August 2008, with cash generated going to the private consortium which has just won the contract to upgrade the motorway. The €993 million contract with the National...

A cylindrical lead time capsule dedicated to the rebels of the 1916 Easter Rising has been discovered in the masonry of a monument in Dublin’s Glasnevin cemetery. The find was made during works undertaken by the cemetery management to move the...

A report commissioned by the Dublin city council has proposed major development works in Dublin Bay including a tidal barrage structure to save the city from “devastating” floods similar to those experienced in 2002. Other suggestions include the relocation of Dublin...