Castlecoote in County Roscommon is the overall winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition, 2013. Castlecoote also won the Best Kept Village category. Straffan, CountyKildare won the Best Kept Small Town category, Cookstown, County Tyrone won the Best Kept Large Town category and Enniskillen, County Fermanagh won the Best Kept Large Urban Centre category. The … Read more
World auto production set yet another record in 2012 and may rise even higher during 2013. According to London-based IHS Automotive, passenger-car production rose from 62.6 million in 2011 to 66.7 million in 2012, and it may reach 68.3 million in 2013. When cars are combined with light trucks, total light vehicle production rose from … Read more
With almost 446,000 householders having now registered their septic tanks, the Government has introduced regulations to provide for grant assistance for householders whose septic tanks are deemed to require remediation following an inspection under the EPA’s National Inspection Plan. The grants scheme will apply only where a domestic waste water treatment system failed an inspection … Read more
Ecocem Ireland, the specialist producer of eco-friendly cement and low carbon concrete, has appointed of Martin Groome to its board and as sales director. Martin Groome, who has almost 20 years of experience in the building materials sector, joined Ecocem in 2011 and in his new role will be spearheading the development of sales to … Read more
Irish company Advance Science and NUI Galway are bringing together beekeepers from around Ireland for a workshop to help tackle a disease threatening bee hives. The free workshop on 27 June, will be the first in a series helping beekeepers identify the Nosema parasite that causes a disease known as Nosemosis. The Nosemosis disease is … Read more
Dublin City Council has launched the Tolka Valley Greenway. The Greenway is a 4km off-road cycling and walking route which links Glasnevin, Cabra, Finglas and Ashtown. It is part of a €4.1 million, 18.2 hectare extension to Tolka Valley Park. It features wetlands, parklands and walkways and has almost doubled the size of Tolka Valley … Read more
Bristol has won an international award that will see it become European Green Capital in 2015. Bristol beat rivals Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana – the capital of Slovenia – in a tightly fought contest. Bristol Mayor George Ferguson says: “This demonstrates Bristol’s ambition to be a pioneering green city and is recognition for the many … Read more
An agreement has been reached between the European Parliament and the European Council that will give effect to the year 2020 CO2 emissions target for new passenger cars by defining the “modalities” within which the car industry must operate to achieve this target. The new regulation will govern the means by which car manufacturers are … Read more
Ecocem Ireland has launched its eco-friendly general purpose cement in a new 25kg bag. The launch means that Ecocem’s eco-friendly cement is now available for consumers to buy in local builder’s merchants and suppliers. The cement, which among other things reduces the carbon footprint of traditional cement by over 50%, is the highest quality, strongest, … Read more
Toyota continued to confirm its consistent leadership for the third year running in this year’s annual Interbrand “Best Global Green Brands” report. The key methodology of the report determines the gap between a company’s environmental performances compared to actual environmental practices. Over 10,000 consumers around the world recognised Toyota for not only committing to sustainable … Read more