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Moves afoot for Lanesboro anaerobic digestion plant Reporter: );  ); The loss of Lanesboro’s ESB power plant could pave the way for a major anaerobic digestion facility in its place, it has emerged.   Longford County Council officials have put out a call to interested parties on the Government’s etenders website for a feasibility study to be carried out. The move comes after the local authority secured funding, believed to be around €100,000, through the EU’s Just Transition Fund. An...

Share this article Its hoped that much more tourism could be developed on Lough Ree if the Council was to progress works on the little-explored island A local councillor is calling on Longford County Council to install recreational tourist and angling infrastructure on a local authority-owned island in Lough Ree. Councillor Mark Casey is urging the local authority to install a floating jetty, angling stands and a picnic area on Inch McDermott. In a motion at this weeks meeting of Longford Count...

UKHO Unveils New Innovation Programme to Support Blue Economy Development - 08/03/2021 The UK Hydrographic Office has launched a new ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme. Spearheaded by the UKHO’s Research, Design and Innovation team and RE_SET, the programme will give innovators and start-ups a chance to develop new solutions that solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges when it comes to our oceans. The launch of this programme follows extensive research commissioned by the UKH...

Whatever Happened To Uncle Rico From Napoleon Dynamite? Whatever Happened To Uncle Rico From Napoleon Dynamite? Fox Searchlight Pictures When Napoleon Dynamite was released in 2004 it was quick to capture the praise of critics and audiences, and soon solidified itself as an easily quotable cult classic. With a budget of $400,000 and relatively unknown cast at the time, the film went on to rake in over $46 million worldwide and put its stars into the spotlight (via The Numbers a...

Share this article The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that the geospatial intelligence technology provider Geollect has won its ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme challenge. Launched last year, the program aims to help start-ups and innovators develop new solutions that support safe, secure and thriving oceans. This year’s second innovation challenge focused on Transforming Maritime Risk and Insurance, tasking entrants with identifying, trialing and proving how marine geospat...

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. © harlequin9 / Adobe Stock The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) announced geospatial intelligence technology provider Geollect as the winner of the second ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Program challenge. Launched last year in collaboration with RE_SET, the program aims to help start-ups and innovators develop new solutions that support safe, secure and thriving oceans. The program’s second innovation challenge focused on ‘Transforming Maritime Risk & Insurance’...

Geollect wins ADMIRALTY Maritime Insurance Innovation Challenge The UKHO has announced Geollect as the winner of the second ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme challenge: Transforming Maritime Risk & Insurance From: 1 February 2021 For this challenge, Geollect demonstrated how marine data sets could assist with sanction compliance, underwriting, loss prevention and investigation functions. The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced leading geospatial intelligence technology p...

Remembering a presidential transition of humility and grace ABC15 speaks with man connected to tenuous transition from the past. Posted at 9:50 PM, Jan 17, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-17 23:50:06-05 ABC News reports President Donald Trump is planning a ceremonial send-off Wednesday as he exits the presidency. Trump will not follow an American tradition and will skip the swearing-in of his successor, Joe Biden. He’ll be absent for a moment that symbolizes to the nation and world a “...

Arizona Governor Doug Duceys State of the State challenge: Unite a divided Arizona Governor set to deliver State of the State Monday. Posted at 6:51 PM, Jan 10, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-11 17:03:34-05 PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey will deliver his state of the state address virtually on Monday with a much different tone expected than his 2020 celebration. Following a year where the pandemic and hostile politics have been nonstop, the governor is challenged to unite a divided Arizona ...