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Substantial progress on methane emissions not expected to accelerate until second carbon budget

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council together with Rotary Dublin, Rotary Ireland, The Defence Forces and The Irish Prison Service are appealing for the ...

Opinion: Dog fouling is driving Irelands residents barking mad Fianna Fáil TD Cormal Devlin says we need greater education and enforcement when it comes to the growing scourge of dog fouling. By Cormac Devlin Friday 9 Apr 2021, 7:00 AM 3 hours ago 12,439 Views 42 Comments Cormac Devlin ...

Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions has published a review of data requirements, in the context of achieving 30GW installed capacity of offshore renewable energy in Ireland. The report finds that achieving this ambitious target, as set out in the Program for Government 2020, will require “key enabling process changes and bespoke data collection projects”. The report, which was commissioned by Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), a division of The Department of the Environment Climate and Communication...

Call to fast track CCTV dumping laws at Laois district council meeting Reporter:  ); Legislation to allow local authorities to use CCTV to detect fly tipping and illegal dumping should be fast tracked, said Cllr Aidan Mullins at the Graiguecullen Portarlington Municipal District meeting. Cllr Mullins tabled a motion seeking an update from the Council on the Department of the Environment’s progress on the issue. In a reply Donal Brennan, Director of Services outlined that the Department of ...

CCTV and drone laws fast tracking demanded to battle against flytipping dumpers Cameras cant be used for privacy reasons Reporter: );  ); legislation to allow local authorities to use CCTV to detect fly-tipping and illegal dumping should be fast-tracked, said Cllr Aidan Mullins at the Graiguecullen Portarlington Municipal District meeting. Cllr Mullins tabled a motion seeking an update from the Council on the Department of the Environment’s progress on the issue. In a reply Donal Brennan,...

The idea is to replace the more vulnerable pieces of equipment but also to keep the trees back a safe distance from that equipment. the company says by the end of 2019 they will have hardened more than 150 miles of line. but the goal is to harden more than 7,000 miles of line in the next ten years. that work starts in areas most vulnerable to fires. a large american gas and electric company in the unique and ironic position of citing climate change as partly responsible for the disasters. >> wer...

Question off. he is going to fight other battles. he is going to move on. the question is did the administration use the right move? why didnt they just say lets go back to earlier when we had the citizenship question on theyre there? why did you go back and say use different means to present your case? ainsley: you might ask why is this important? maybe you havent filled out a census in forever. you dont see the census and you havent gotten one in the mail for a long time. part of the voting ri...