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Gardai in Wicklow launch new have a chat initiative with benches set up in two areas The chats do not have to be related to Garda matters The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you ...

The Irish Governments new Climate Bill, which locks in a target of making Ireland completely carbon neutral by 2050, is among the most ambitious climate action initiatives of any country globally. Environment and Climate Minister Eamon Ryan has said the new law, if passed, would change Ireland dramatically, and for the better. And now key industry leaders have responded to the governments agenda for change with positivity and enthusiasm. Barry Kilcline, Director of Offshore Wind Development in ...

Thursday TV Tips: Will Muirenn from Cork make a match with Harry on First Dates Ireland? — cars rigged with cameras  in Turas Bóthair; and new comedy Frank of Ireland starts tonight First Dates Ireland: masters student Muirenn (24) from Cork and Harry (28) from Belfast Thu, 15 Apr, 2021 - 13:35 Caroline Delaney TG4, 8pm Cars across Ireland are rigged with cameras allowing us to eavesdrop on what people are really talking about. In the first episode, they chat about the ‘birds...

Arklow biogas facility could create renewable energy for data centre Anaerobic digestion biogas plant. Image: Biocore A new biogas production facility will be co-located with the 100MW Echelon data centre in Arklow. Two Irish companies have joined forces to explore how their facilities could be powered more sustainably. Biocore Environmental has agreed to co-locate a biogas production facility with a 100MW Echelon data centre in Arklow, Co Wicklow. Irish-owned data centre operator Echelon curre...

Biogas facility to be located beside Arklow data centre Updated / Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021 19:21 Business Editor Irish data centre owner, Echelon, and renewable power producer, Biocore Environmental, have agreed the co-location of a biogas facility next to Echelons new data centre in Arklow Co Wicklow. The move opens up the possibility of Biocore providing renewable backup power, created from the production of methane gas through anaerobic digestion, to supply the data centre. The development is p...

Share this article Unusual plane activity on the south coast of Ireland had people "mystified" this week, with the peculiar route of one aircraft raising myriad theories of what it could be up to. Listeners to The Pat Kenny Show this week reported the sighting, and were perplexed as to why the plane was travelling back and forth in regimented lines. The main reason attributed to the plane flying in that pattern was some sort of radar exercise, but people couldnt fully explain it. Speaking to P...

Offshore wind farms could create abundant renewable energy as well as generating significant revenue for Ireland — but planning and other issues must be surmounted first

  Since entering the Irish energy market in 2008, SSE has invested significantly to grow its business here, making a total contribution of €3.8 billion to Ireland’s economy over the past five years. SSE owns and operates 28 onshore wind farms across the island of Ireland, avoiding almost 630,000kg in carbon emissions annually, while also providing a route to market for the renewable energy generated to more than 750,000 domestic and business customers. This year SSE will be a princip...

Five vital Irish albums for your St Patricks Day Updated / Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 13:31 Multimedia Journalist First off, this short list is not made up of typically Irish-sounding albums to shake your shillelagh to for the day thats in it. Instead, here are some classic Irish records you may have overlooked the first time around or which are well worth a listen now. In Towers and Clouds - The Immediate If ever an album hit the lofty heights of its title, it’s this 2006 debut from short-live...

One of the concerns related to a resident eating out of bins, which the report found was “an example of diet not being properly managed”. Another allegation detailed a resident being pushed from a kitchen area, and falling to the floor afterwards. The report said the “particularly troubling allegation” was the “most distressing example of the culture” in the home. One staff member had also been warned over threatening the same resident with “banishment to the...