WE’RE HEARING this lunchtime that the four Dublin local authorities – including the city council and the county councils of Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown – will cut municipal water services from 7pm tonight until about 7am tomorrow morning, in an effort to conserve supplies after many householders began leaving taps running after the cold weather hit. The outage will affect an estimated 1.1 million people.
Fingal County Council
# fingal-county-council - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Council closes cemetery car park due to ‘staffing issues’ and anti-social behaviour
The decision has been met with anger from visitors who said there is not enough parking along the street.
# fingal-county-council - Monday 11 February, 2013
Disruptions at Dublin and Galway council meetings over property tax
Meetings of South Dublin and Fingal county councils, and of Galway City Council, were interrupted by protestors.
# fingal-county-council - Sunday 2 December, 2012
What do you do with your old bicycle?
This is what: New scheme sees old bikes refurbished for resale with profits going to employment and training schemes.
# fingal-county-council - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
‘Fix Your Street’ website to be rolled out nationally by end of year
The website allowing people to report graffiti, leaks, litter, dumping and more will be available in the coming months.
# fingal-county-council - Monday 1 October, 2012
Dublin councils have spent €91 million on Poolbeg plant so far
Dublin city manager John Tierney says the council is looking to extend the deadline for construction to begin on the site.
# fingal-county-council - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
In pictures: three goats released on Howth Head
The Golden Guernseys have been tasked with keeping the integrity and biodiversity of the area in tact.
# fingal-county-council - Friday 31 August, 2012
Balbriggan beach reopens and is deemed safe for swimming
The beach was closed earlier this week after raw sewage was discharged into the sea.
# fingal-county-council - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Balbriggan beach closed after raw sewage overflow
A malfunction at a local pump station due to power failures caused the overflows.
# fingal-county-council - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
Jobs boost as Shannon Heritage signs contract with Malahide Castle
A new contract will see tourist operator Shannon Heritage moving outside the Shannon region for the first time, creating up to 200 jobs in the process.
# fingal-county-council - Friday 22 June, 2012
Ireland’s ‘first openly gay mayor’ elected
Cian O’Callaghan has been elected mayor of Fingal County Council.
# fingal-county-council - Sunday 20 May, 2012
Explainer: Does Dublin need a directly-elected mayor and how likely is it?
It has been suggested for years, it even came close to happening two years ago but what chance a Boris Johnson or a Micheal Bloomberg for Dublin and Ireland’s other cities. TheJournal.ie investigates…
# fingal-county-council - Monday 5 March, 2012
Water disruption affects areas of Castleknock in Dublin
Fingal County Council has said that some residents will be without water from 9am until 5pm this evening.
# fingal-county-council - Thursday 12 January, 2012
‘Swords question’ dominates submissions on Dáil boundary changes
Of the 533 submissions published by the Constituency Commission so far, 238 relate to Swords’ placement in Dublin West.
# fingal-county-council - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
Planned ‘superdump’ in North Dublin cancelled
The controversial landfill in Lusk which was first proposed in 1997 had been opposed by the local community.
# fingal-county-council - Monday 12 December, 2011
Fingal residents protest against ‘monster’ sewage plant
Hundreds of north Dublin residents tonight demonstrated against a new giant sewage treatment plant which is due to be built in the area.
# fingal-county-council - Friday 11 November, 2011
Government denies €200m spent on Metro North is ‘money down the drain’
A Labour TD described the decision to put the project on hold indefinitely as “dreadful” but Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said we don’t have the money.
# fingal-county-council - Friday 21 October, 2011
More water supply disruptions in Dublin homes
A burst of a large water main in Dublin is currently being repaired by engineers but homes will be without water until tomorrow evening.
# fingal-county-council - Friday 9 September, 2011
First candidates named in Dublin West by-election
The election is eight weeks away, but we already have a few candidates – though larger parties are yet to name theirs.
# fingal-county-council - Monday 9 May, 2011
Norris campaign wins first council backing – but question marks over legitimacy
David Norris secures the nomination of Fingal County Council to run for the Presidency; he needs three more to run.
# fingal-county-council - Friday 10 December, 2010
Cuts to Dublin water supply to continue over weekend
Water supplies in Dublin city, greater Dublin, and Wicklow will be disrupted for at least another three days.
# fingal-county-council - Tuesday 7 December, 2010
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Poll: Have you given up your health insurance?
MINISTER JAMES REILLY has started a campaign to control the costs of health insurance this week with the appointment of an independent expert to chair a forum of providers.
The Fine Gael TD has voiced his disappointment at rising premium prices in recent weeks but insurers insist they have been forced into the increases because of higher charges for public hospital beds and a government levy.
Regardless of where the expenses originate, the customer has experienced annual hikes in their payments, to the point where many have reduced their cover or cancelled it entirely. Last month, figures from the Health Insurance Authority showed the percentage of the population with cover fell to 45.3 per cent.
Today, we ask about your own experiences. Have you given up your health insurance in recent years?
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