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The gybe mark was inside the end of the East Pier and the leeward mark was in the elbow of the western breakwater and the West Pier.

June 9, 2021 12:38 pm Ambitions to upgrade Northern Ireland’s recommended 82% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero will cost an additional £900 million a year to achieve. Civil servants warned the Stormont Agriculture Committee last week, the difference between at least 82% reduction and net-zero for Northern Ireland would actually only correspond to a 0.73% additional reduction in the UK’s overall emissions while irreversibly damaging the NI’s economy. Cost to be born...

No ‘special arrangements’ for the agriculture sector One of the biggest criticisms of the Private Member’s Bill is that experts warn the region’s agri-food industry will need to be scaled back in order to meet the net-zero target. However, MLAs heard that neither bill will include ‘special arrangements’ to assist farmers in getting to their targets. “The Bill that we [DAERA] have drafted and, indeed, the Private Member’s Bill, will require other policies to be made in other sect...

Low-input farming will not get NI to net zero, says DAERA 2021-05-27

Ongoing collaboration between INFOMAR and the National Monuments Service continues to produce exciting results on Ireland’s underwater cultural...

Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). As it is not a Greenhouse Gas, ammonia (NH3) is not listed. However, the legislation makes provisions for other gas levels not listed to be monitored too, making it likely targets could also be put in place on ammonia emissions. Targets will also be set for nitrogen-use efficiency, meaning further scrutiny of farm fertiliser use is almost inevitable. The nitrogen budget will take into account all major flows of nitrogen in Northern Ireland; e.g. in its waters, atmosp...

This St. Patrick’s Day, Tampa Bay bar owners hope for a little luck of the Irish After last year’s festivities were canceled, Florida bars celebrated with St. Paddy’s Day block parties and all-day extravaganzas.     Jessica Chiarito, 40, left, has a beer with her boyfriend Shaine Mathis, 29, while decked out in their St. Patrick’s Day outfits outside at Four Green Fields at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. A year ago, Florida bars were shut ...

A very Hooper farewell to the original Four Green Fields, a Tampa institution Ernest Hooper pays tribute to the W Platt Street bar where he — and the rest of Tampa — spent many hours.     Patrons enjoy the last pints served on the last day of the original Four Green Fields bar on Saturday. The iconic Tampa bar opened at 205 W Platt St. in 1992 and will soon move to a new Channel District location. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ] Updated Dec. 13, 2020 TAMPA — It’s not how it...