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New kidnap alert system 'will save lives of children'
1 day ago

A NEW initiative to rescue abducted children will help save lives by the speedy circulation of information about the crime.Gardai Commissioner Martin Callinan said yesterday at the launch of Child Rescue Ireland (CRI) that the first few hours after any s
New retail guidelines could help town centres to survive
2 weeks ago

Two organisations representing retailers around the country have welcomed the new Retail Planning Guidelines published by Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan."The new guidelines appear to strike the right balance between facilitating larger retail s
Varadkar at war with Revenue over VAT on road tolls
3 weeks ago

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar is at war with the Revenue Commissioners over the taxman's threat to impose hefty VAT rates of 21 per cent on road toll charges.Should the Revenue's plan succeed, hard-pressed consumers already reeling from a raft of '
Signposts waste cash, we know where we're going -- Healy-Rae
1 month ago

INDEPENDENT TD Michael Healy-Rae says too much money is being spent on road signs -- because local people know exactly where they're going.The Kerry South TD -- who has been pictured canvassing on the back of a donkey -- asked Transport Minister Leo Vara
Cork city ring road re-named
1 month ago

PART of the Cork city ring road is to be renamed the N40 to make it easier for motorists to find their way into the city.The National Roads Authority is to re-sign a section of the existing N25, between the N8 Dunkettle Interchange and N22 Poulavone to T
Thousands on the march as tourism chiefs pray for crowds
2 months ago

THE great Bank Holiday getaway begins in earnest today with thousands of people on the move for the national celebrations.Almost 250,000 people are expected to pass through Dublin Airport over the next four days as tourism chiefs hope for an increase in
City-centre properties put on market by F&C
2 months ago

Friends First's investment arm F&C is stepping up its sales of commercial property. It currently is offering two prime Dublin city-centre properties to the market.The largest of these is St Martin's House, Waterloo Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, a six-stor
All stick, no carrot, for €64,000 rabbit
2 months ago

THE National Roads Authority (NRA) has spent €64,000 on a sculpture of a rabbit for a roundabout, writes Louise Walsh.The commission, due to be unveiled this week outside Ashbourne, Co Meath, has angered a local councillor.Fianna Fail Cllr Nick Killian s