Move by Minister for Transport follows series of complaints from public and politicians

After years of false starts Shane Ross says sector will be regulated by October

Those who fail to scrap their end-of-life vehicles correctly may remain liable for road tax.

Thursday recorded as hottest May day at Malin Head since records began

Speed camera locations revealed as 1,000 motorists expected to be fined

Warmest day of the year so far as most of the country basks in sunshine

TD says there is a great need for an east-west access road in Border counties

Proceeds of Avenue auction will go towards a reported €140,000 Revenue bill

Order to sell 7.5 acres for development at rear of Clonkeen College, Deansgrange

Satisfaction levels far exceed those of local authority or private sector tenants, report says

Department of Foreign Affairs urges those who need passport renewals to apply online

Former science editor joined ‘The Irish Times’ in 1979 and received many accolades

Anger among parents as 7.5 acres of land at Clonkeen College is to be put up for sale

Family pays tribute to engineer who worked to improve lives in the developing world

HGVs from both sides of Border faring badly in inspections for weight and defects

Minister for Transport Shane Ross says up to €35m to be spent on four regional schemes

Free talks will address the science of behaviour and the mind at five venues on Saturday

John Bruton says EU should leave the door open for UK to rejoin or remain in the union

Former minister says he is not optimistic the EU will set up a special arrangement between Ireland and UK

Former taoiseach says Ireland should keep alive possibility of UK abandoning plan

The 57-year-old man was last seen near his home in Phibsboro on April 11th

Proposal to be included in strategy to be given to Minister by Road Safety Association

Taoiseach could be charged more than €5,000 if penalties were based on salary

Emphasis should be on roads enforcement and preservation of life, says garda body

Bugs blamed on sewage pollution ‘could have been detected at any of 43 Irish locations’

Minister of State urges Independent Alliance Cabinet members to raise issue at meeting

English police issue appeal over the death of 62-year-old Joseph Kelly in Wood Green

Traffic plans for capital to be discussed at upcoming council meeting

Two men sought after escaping with up to €35,000 from security van robbery

Gardaí appeal for witnesses who may have seen motorbike in Carpenterstown area

No agency involved could give a date for when motorists would start to receive speeding fines based on the new system

Dramatic Iarnród Éireann footage shows tracks as 140km/hr express thunders past

Six-point plan to save post offices needs ‘leadership from Government’ says union

1916 Commemoration speeches in Dublin and Derry note the North’s pro-EU vote

Michael McGibbon’s wife gave first aid but the father-of-four later died in hospital

Colour parade followed by ceremony marks the rebels’ last stand at 16 Moore Street

Auction to include a tale of two continents, three wives and a prison door lock

Memorial set up for ‘Iggy’ who Dublin-based Dogs Aid sent to Sweden for adoption in 2012

Calls to fire brigade came as 11 people including children, fought back smoke

Labour Court asked to consider why offer of €18m in savings has not ended €9m dispute

Overseas buyer thought to be behind purchase in Dublin of work by unknown artist

Union negotiators gather at Workplace Relations Commission to finalise solution

Pilot scheme is helping nine towns to counter out-of-town shopping

Graphic videos show cruel practices in overseas abattoirs as live exports to Turkey resume

Tax is to be removed from the calculation of toll charges, but costs to hauliers will not fall

ECJ says State had no right to charge Vat but M50 owner says it wants to keep the money

Tolls at Port Tunnel and barrier-free West-Link to remain same despite EU court decision

Stillorgan, Dundrum, Killiney and Howth no longer meet criteria but remain in zones

Greystones, Maynooth and Cobh may be affected by Residential Tenancies Board figures

Charges necessary because of increased processing charges, councillors told

‘Grim predictability’ in dry spell producing surge of wild fires, says Irish Wildlife Trust

Bankrupt developer loans sold on to investors, leaving Nama in charge of just 15 estates

Sligo doctor assists with rescue of 946 migrants, a record for Médecins Sans Frontières vessel

Of 833 road deaths in Ireland between 2008 and 2011, 193 (23%) are linked to work - IOSH

Road Safety Authority publishes advice for drivers and pedestrians to avoid incidents

Report for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council says ‘do nothing’ is not an option

Heritage Council initiative aims to make towns more attractive places to live and work

Coast Guard has five Sikorsky S92 helicopters with a top speed of 185km/h

Britain’s Brexit agenda turns deaf ear to concerns of Northern Ireland, claims O’Neill

‘It is not in the power of the Government to confiscate anyone’s property,’ says Minister

Donie Marron’s brother killed in 1984 Eastbourne plane crash alongside nine others

Lady Grattan Fountain among the items being reinstated following tram works

Landmark Victorian structure closed since 2004 and derelict for best part of a decade

Fifth of population get drinking water from small private wells, says report

Irish Water says 5% of households use a third of the water supplied to households

David McRedmond says wages for over 9,500 staff will be paid in April, but changes on way

Artist’s works depict adoption papers, coffin orders, birth certificates and pinafores

‘The only difference between us and the children in Tuam is that we had the names’

‘He lived for his kids’: Eamonn O’Donohoe got into difficulty during exercise on Sunday

HSE regrets Grace’s mother cannot accept its apology but said it can fully understand why

Cast and crew of Circus Vegas camp out on road in Mallow after abandoning main tent

Naughten launches plans proposing taxes to encourage switch to sustainable transport

Expenditure under voluntary and co-operative housing fund €7.8m less than provided, PAC told

John Bruton says he believes EU members would be willing to give UK extra year to leave

Initiative due later this year to push walking, cycling and boating routes in midlands areas

About one million tonnes of food waste is disposed annually by the catering industry

Hotel federation chief calls for review of average valuation of injury compensation

Former local authority landfill exposed along 200m stretch and falling into the sea

Court fines are higher than elsewhere in EU says insurance industry, hoteliers and firms

Clare County Council seeks additional information on coastal defence scheme

Minister for Housing says areas must meet criteria and ‘shouldn’t be a political decision’

Denis Naughten says cites difficulty in tracking people with ‘fluid’ addresses

Annual cost burden of collecting illegally dumped rubbish in region of €650,000

Emergency services arrive to Grafton Street store after anti-theft device activated

Coveney says Taoiseach should remain in role until after St Patrick’s Day visit to US

Ikea-commissioned survey also reveals that almost half of couples sleep back-to-back

Senior EU official says Ireland not exempt from domestic water charges

Irish Water chief says Dublin faces water shortages in 10 years without the project

Donations for Carlow teen’s cancer care in US increased from €50,000 to €585,000 in 48 hours

Managing director Jerry Grant: 765m litres a day still being lost in public pipe network

Hiqa finds women forced to leave bungalow to access bathroom in Gweedore facility

Over 400 people gathered in Bray to express concern about future of local film industry

Cocaine, heroin and amphetamines blocked by Revenue officials last year

Male pedestrian remains in a serious condition in hospital a month after being struck by a vehicle

Haunting cry of curlew celebrated in songs and poems, but only 122 breeding pairs remain

Minister tells public meeting his ‘priority’ is to keep film making in Co Wicklow

Agency says Victorian infrastructure is vulnerable to chemicals linked to cancers

Citizenship offered to ‘high net worth’ people via Caribbean islands

UK tourists will spend less money and time abroad, Tourism Ireland research suggests

Shane Ross says Brexit will lead to a geopolitical and economic earthquake