Government urged to commit to full excavation of archaeological site
THE GOVERNMENT should commit to a full excavation of an archaeological site in Waterford that shows early Christian and later Viking age occupation, a conference has heard. The site of Woodstown, which straddles the south bank of the river Suir at Co Waterford, was discovered some years ago during test excavations carried out prior to...
Shell seeks review of EPA emissions licence
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) has received an application from Shell EP Ireland to review its emissions licence for the Corrib gas terminal. The review application aims to honour a commitment given to the Erris Inshore Fishermen’s Association in 2008 to revise plans for discharging produced water into Broadhaven Bay. The fishermen have been told...
€14m to be spent on bus transport
THE GOVERNMENT is to spend €14 million this year on developing bus transport as well as new park-and-ride facilities in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. The biggest beneficiaries will be Cork and Limerick city which will each receive more than €4 million for their respective green routes. The allocation of funds will also see Galway...
Surfers Object to Lahinch surf lodge application
SURFERS IN Lahinch, Co Clare, and beyond are objecting to plans to build a €5 million national surf lodge overlooking the resort’s promenade. Last month Séamus Carroll lodged plans with Clare County Council to demolish an amusement arcade on the prom and replace it with the surf lodge, capitalising on the reputation of Lahinch as...
Greystones Harbour Redevelopment – [IT]Locals warn of increasing erosion
COASTAL EROSION in the vicinity of the stalled harbour redevelopment project in Greystones, Co Wicklow, has accelerated over the past winter, locals have warned. The erosion is taking place on mud cliffs at the northern end of the 35-acre harbour site, in an area known locally as Darcy’s field. The field contains a cement “batching”...
[IT]Further section of M9 between Dublin and Waterford opens
ANOTHER MILESTONE in the development of the Republic’s motorway network takes place this morning with the opening of the Knocktopher to Waterford section of the M9. This new section of motorway allows for improved access to and from the city of Waterford via the new N25 Waterford city bypass at the southern end of the...
Gorey plan to ‘dezone’ over 250 acres
It will be interesting to see how much opposition will be put up against the de-zoning. Looking forward to reading the Draft Gorey Development Plan, a summary will be provided here at dt106ers.com. MORE THAN 250 acres of land zoned for residential or commercial development around Gorey, Co Wexford, in 2002 is to be “dezoned”...
[IT] Call for ‘inadequate’ river basin plans to be deferred
IRELAND’S WATER protection strategy is “full of leaks”, an alliance of environmental groups said in advance of World Water Day today, which is dedicated by the UN to the theme of water quality. The Sustainable Water Network (Swan), comprising 24 national and local environmental organisations, has called on Minister for the Environment John Gormley to...
Renewable energy target to be exceeded
IRELAND IS set to overshoot its target for generating 40 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2020, Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan revealed yesterday. Mr Ryan, addressing the National Summit on Renewable Energy at Croke Park, Dublin, said renewable energy targets were ahead of target and “about three” new interconnectors linking...
345,000 homes vacant, says DIT/UCD report
THE NUMBER of vacant houses or apartments in the State stands at 345,000, or 17 per cent of all housing, according to new report published today by the Urban Environment Project at University College Dublin. This is higher than a recent estimate by researchers at the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis, based in...
