In 1643, the undefeated Japanese sword-master, Miyamoto Musashi, wrote a book known as The Book of the Five Rings, in which he described his understanding of what it took to survive life and death duels. In his mid-50s when writing, he had reached a point of clarity where he saw that real expertise was based … Read more
There was strong performance at Greencore, in a year of where it invested £93m to expand capacity. Greencore, the sandwich and food-to-go company, saw operating profits for the full year ending September 2015 rise 10.6% to £91.7m (€130.2m). Group revenue increased 5.2% to £1.34bn (€1.9bn), with convenience food revenues driving the growth (accounting for 96% … Read more
Freely accessible online tools to enable sustainable and efficient water resource management are being developed by the EU-funded SWITCH-ON project. The initiative is currently building a web portal to host innovations such as a virtual water-science laboratory, product marketing point and meeting place. Environmental information tools are in high demand but not always available or … Read more
The EPA is organising a National Information Day for Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 on the 21st October 2015 at the Herbert Park Hotel, Dublin 4. This event aims at promoting Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 amongst the Irish Research Community and at supporting the active and successful engagement & participation of Irish researchers in … Read more
Following a statutory public consultation which concluded earlier this year, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) has granted a foreshore licence to the Greater Dublin Drainage project to undertake investigative marine surveys in the Irish Sea between Baldoyle and north of Ireland’s Eye. The surveys are being undertaken as part of … Read more
The EPA hosted the National Water Event in Galway last week. Over 300 people attended this year’s event entitled Working Together from Source to Sea. Talks included: Significant Water Management Issues Meeting the Environmental Challenges—Local Authority Reform Farming in the Catchment Programme Working with Rural Communities for Good Environmental Outcomes The Thames Tunnel Experience: Collection … Read more
Coffey Water Limited is committed to maintaining its position as a market leader in Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering. We invest both time and resources in our Energy Management System (EnMS) to achieve this goal. Energy Policy Coffey Water Limited is committed to maintaining its position as a market leader in Civil, Building and Environmental … Read more
Europe’s energy sector is set for a transformation in the future with the use of renewable power sources and the introduction of intelligent IT systems being the principle developments driving change, world leaders heard at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. “I see two major factors that will hugely … Read more
Irish Water has said it expects to reduce the number of water treatment plants requiring serious upgrading to below 100 this year. It comes after the Environmental Protection Agency said significant investment is needed to address quality issues in water supply systems serving almost one million people. The EPA has said 121 water supplies are at … Read more
Mandatory Service Levels and Customer Charter for Waste Collectors to be introduced next year Minister Warns Waste Collectors they are in “Last chance Saloon” with new reforms Speaking at the Environment Ireland Conference, Croke Park, Thursday, Sept 11th, 2014, Minister Kelly said, “I am an advocate of competition for the market and I make no … Read more