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...
