TD calls for independent inquiry into causes of November flooding in Cork
CORK LABOUR TD Ciarán Lynch has reiterated his call for an independent inquiry into the causes of November flooding in Cork following conflicting statements about flood warnings to businesses and residents in Cork city and county. According to Mr Lynch, clarification is required after comments by ESB chief executive Padraig McManus before a joint Oireachtas...
130 objections lodged against Shell licence application
THE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has received more than 130 submissions in response to a foreshore licence application by Shell EP Ireland for investigative work in north Mayo’s Sruwaddacon estuary. The company aims to drill up to 80 boreholes in the estuary, which is a candidate Special Area of Conservation (SAC), as part of site...
O’Toole blind to sinister side of Corrib campaign
OPINION: The anti-Shell protesters were depicted accurately in court recently – but not so on these pages, writes GERRY GREGG FINTAN O’TOOLE’S column last week on the Corrib Gas row says a lot more about O’Toole than it does about the his concern for “the madness” of Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan. The column also...
Primark apply to Naas Town Council for redevelopment of Superquinn in Naas, Co. Kildare
Primark have lodged an application with Naas Town Council for the redevelopment of the Superquinn site in Naas including the demolition of current Superquinn store and the construction of a new three storey retail store of 11,259 sq m gross, all ancillary works including Loading Areas, Plant, ESB substation, landscaping erection of gates and signage....
