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Renewable energy target to be exceeded

Colin Broderick on 03 5, 2010 | No Comments

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

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345,000 homes vacant, says DIT/UCD report

Colin Broderick on 03 5, 2010 | No Comments

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

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Bord Pleanála seeks ‘more modest’ road for Foxford By-Pass

Colin Broderick on 02 28, 2010 | No Comments

Bord Pleanála seeks 'more modest' road for Foxford By-Pass

[caption id="attachment_453" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="www.nra.ie"][/caption] THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) and Mayo County Council have been sent back to the drawing board by

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TD calls for independent inquiry into causes of November flooding in Cork

Colin Broderick on 02 26, 2010 | No Comments

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 res

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130 objections lodged against Shell licence application

Colin Broderick on 02 26, 2010 | No Comments

130 objections lodged against Shell licence application

[caption id="attachment_432" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="source: www.corribgaspipeline.com"][/caption] THE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has received more than 130 submissions in res

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O’Toole blind to sinister side of Corrib campaign

Colin Broderick on 02 26, 2010 | No Comments

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 lo

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Primark apply to Naas Town Council for redevelopment of Superquinn in Naas, Co. Kildare

Colin Broderick on 02 26, 2010 | No Comments

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

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Waterford County Draft Development Plan 2011 – 2017

Colin Broderick on 02 23, 2010 | No Comments

Waterford County Draft Development Plan 2011 - 2017

Waterford Draft County Development Plan 2011 – 2017 and associated documents may be inspected, at the Planning Department, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford; Civic Offices, Tramore, Lismore a

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[IT] Gormley tells council to reconsider plans

Colin Broderick on 01 26, 2010 | No Comments

[IT] Gormley tells council to reconsider plans

MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has told Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to reconsider plans to rezone land in south Dublin as part of its county development plan or he may make a dir

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IPI January E-zine and January Student Blog

Colin Broderick on 01 26, 2010 | No Comments

IPI January E-zine and January Student Blog

The above documents can be downloaded from the links below: Janaury Student blog - A bit about the whether and a new years welcome message -  An Introduction to UCC's next trip to Mizen Head fo

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