ronan Energy efficiency programmes targeted at reducing CO2 emissions from the built environment will be expanded significantly through additional investment of €35m in the residential, commercial and public sectors Funding of €7m will facilitate the rollout of the new Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Funding of €10m was secured to incentivise the use of electric vehicles The … Read more
Social Justice Ireland publishes Budget 2018 Analysis and Response Budget 2018 sees modest improvements for some but fails to get to grips with the scale of the crises needing to be addressed. Many Irish people today are facing grave and persistent challenges; over 8,000 people (3,000 of whom are children) are without a home; over … Read more
If policy reviews and consultations reduced emissions Ireland would be a world leader in climate action Friends of the Earth has described the Budget as a “complete failure” on climate change. Commenting, Oisin Coghlan, Friends of the Earth Director, said “On his election as Taosieach, Leo Varadkar said he wanted ‘a new ambition on climate … Read more
MaREI, Ireland’s national centre for marine and renewable energy research and development, has appointed UCC professors Brian Ó Gallachóir and Jerry Murphy as its new co-directors, after the Citizens’ Assembly recently turned its attention to tackling climate change. The Assembly’s efforts align with MaREI’s vision to make Ireland a global leader in marine and renewable … Read more
The Free Conference Will Explain Why Leading Multinationals Choose Ireland, and How Your Business Can Benefit Dublin: Demystify data centre strategy and operations, and network with over 1000 industry professional at Ireland’s longest-running event for anyone challenged with hosting digital assets, data centre and mission critical infrastructure. Held at the RDS, Dublin from November 22-23rd, … Read more
DataCentres Ireland Brings Together Hosting Experts and Over 1000 Industry Professionals Dublin: DataCentres Ireland presents the biggest national event of its kind: a hybrid conference and exhibition on data centres and data infrastructure, at the RDS, Ballsbridge. Attracting industry experts, data centre owner-operators, third-party hosting companies, CIOs, FMs and those responsible for their organisation’s mission … Read more
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has changed its name to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to fully reflect its broadened remit and mission to regulate energy, energy safety and water in the public interest. The CRU is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator and was originally established as the Commission for Electricity … Read more
Tuesday 3rd October 2017: The ImpRESS[1] project, a UK-Ireland industry-led collaborative research project that demonstrates battery-based energy storage on the Irish grid, has been officially launched through an International Energy Research Centre (IERC) industry workshop in Queen’s University, Belfast. Ireland is deploying variable renewable energy, such as wind, wave and solar energy, to help it decarbonize its … Read more
Growth should not be taken for granted – Public Health Alcohol Bill will limit growth and will means Irish farmers will be BANNED from alcohol ads In its submission to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the diversification of the tillage sector in Ireland, representatives of the Alcohol Beverage Federation of … Read more
In 2016 the local business achieved: ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL 16M MJ SAVED IN ENERGY 26.7MILLION LITRES OF WATER SAVED 183 VEHICLES REPLACED WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT MODELS 27th September 2017 – Coca-Cola HBC, a leading bottler of The Coca-Cola Company, was named sustainability leader in the beverage industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices assessment … Read more