thomas One of the most badly affected areas of Ennis during serious flooding last November is to benefit from flood relief works. Ennis Town Council has signed a contract with BAM Civil, Galway, to construct the Aughanteeroe Flood Alleviation Scheme. The need for flood alleviation works at Aughanteeroe, Gort Road, Ennis was identified in the Ennis … Read more
The repatriation of waste which originated in the Republic of Ireland but which was illegally disposed of at about 20 sites in Northern Ireland in the early part of this decade is now underway. The repatriation process follows a 2007 Roadmap agreement between the two jurisdictions and a further framework agreement in June 2009 which … Read more
Irish consumers will be among the first in Europe to get their chance to see and test-drive the Nissan Leaf this August. The world’s first affordable mass produced electric vehicle makes its European public debut when it is publicly launched at Grand Canal Dock in Dublin. The car will then embark upon a Roadshow Tour … Read more
Veolia Environmental Services (UK) has been awarded a 25-year PFI (Private Finance Initiative) residual waste treatment and disposal contract by Staffordshire County Council. The contract is worth approximately £1 billion (revenue from County Council, including third party waste and sale of electricity) over the lifetime of the contract and follows Veolia’s appointment as preferred bidder. … Read more
The Department for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has confirmed details of planned remedial works to the historic Killarney House, which is located in the town part of Killarney National Park. The house has been largely unused since the former owner, Mrs McShain died in 1998. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of … Read more
When was the last time you saw a movie or TV programme that really inspired you to look at the environment in a different way? Did you become more aware of nature? Did you think more about a problem facing our surroundings? Or maybe you felt there was something you could do in your daily … Read more
Ireland is leading the way in staging one of the first trade exhibitions at the world’s first carbon neutral convention centre. Plan Expo Green, takes place in the new Convention Centre Dublin on Tuesday and Wednesday 2nd and 3rd November. A leading showcase for the built environment, Plan Expo Green at its new venue, will … Read more
European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.4 million tonnes in 2009, an increase of more than 8% on 2008, according to Petcore (PET containers recycling Europe). The overall collection rate in 2009 rose by nearly 2.5%, from 46% to 48.4%, of all PET bottles on the market. The 2009 share of fibres as an end use … Read more
An Bord Pleanala has given permission to Spanish energy giant Endesa to construct a new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine generating station on the site of the former ESB plant at Great Island in County Wexford. Endesa acquired the site along with facilities at Tarbert in Kerry, Rhode in Offaly and Tawnaghmore in Mayo from ESB … Read more
Forests have a key role to play in combating climate change, both as a carbon sink and as a source of renewable energy, but initiatives to boost forestry for this purpose need to be subject to proper economic assessment, according to the findings of an inquiry by the British House of Lords Sub-Committee on Agriculture, … Read more