City 'must grow or it will become derelict by 2020'
LIMERICK
needs to be made into a lady again or the city is in danger of
completely dying by 2020, leading planners, developers and business
members have been warned.
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Councillor says Kerry planning policies far too stringent
ANGER with planning policies in Kerry is about to boil over, it was claimed yesterday.
Gormley's burning issues
Environment minister John Gormley has been told that incineration is vital to Ireland meeting its waste management targets.
EU Commission probes Tara monument demolition
THE
planned demolition of the Lismullen national monument in Tara to make
way for the M3 motorway is being investigated by the European
Commission.
'Recycling' is ending up in the dump
A
number of Ireland's leading recycling companies are dumping significant
amounts of waste from some of their facilities into landfill sites.
Local councils are warned to clean up their recycling act
JUST
one in 20 households in Carlow and Mayo are recycling their rubbish, as
new figures show a massive disparity in recycling rates across the
country.
Cork Council takes legal action against quarry operators
THE owners of a quarry alleged to be illegal have been told to halt all
operations. Cork County Council has initiated legal proceedings against
the operators of a large quarry at Curraglass, near Conna.
Green light for major Enniscrone development
PLANS
for a major housing development in the West Sligo seaside resort of
Enniscrone, which attracted some intense local opposition and critical
observations from a number of public bodies, have been approved by the
board members of An Bord Pleanala.
Inquiry urged into Skellig rock conservation
An
independent archaeologist has called for an inquiry into conservation
works carried out at Skellig Michael by the Office of Public Works,
following its admission that it has been dumping rock and spoil at the
location.
"Volcano Cure" for Warming? Not So Fast, Study Says
A
controversial theory proposes mimicking volcanoes to fight global
warming. But throwing sulfur particles into the sky may do more harm
than good, a new study says.
Ballina man to build 1bn green city in Colombia
BALLINA
man Richard Barrett is set to take on his biggest project yet, building
a €1billion ‘green city’ in South America. The property empire of
Treasury Holdings, the largest developer in Ireland, co-owned by
Richard Barrett and John Ronan, looks set to transform the Colombian
capital of Bogota after it was reported that city planners made an
approach to build a green city there.
SEAI shifts focus to deep retrofitfit with conference & pilot scheme
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has announced a new €5million deep retrofit pilot programme for 2017 projects to upgrade inefficient buildings to an A3 rating or better – with a particular emphasis on ventilation, airtightness, thermal bridging, interstitial condensation and preventing overheating. Grants are available to cover between 50 and 95% of the costs of deep retrofit works for di�fferent categories of participants.