A taster……Irelands Wind farms
I seem to be starting all my posts like this of late, yet again, its been a long time since the last post. I’m back in DIT and working on the transport stuff again after my time in Bord Pleanala. As part of my work in the Bord I did a small bit of research...
Cork hazardous waste incinerator refused by the Bord
An Bord Pleanla has refused planning permission by direction today for the proposed amended Waster to Energy Hazardous Waste Plant (for you and me an incinerator). I can’t seem to find the direction on the Bord’s website yet however the original bord file can be found here. As the application was considered strategic infrastructure it...
Google does wind farms, why not here?
A recent post on mashable.com prompted me to write this post. The post Google’s Next Wind Farm Spend Will Power Its Oklahoma Data Center details how Google has paid for 20 years electricity from the wind farm in order to power a datacenter and help the company be carbon neutrel when it comes to powering its...
‘Ghost’ estates to get €5m to deal with safety issues
SOME 180 unfinished or “ghost” housing estates have been abandoned by their developers, according to new figures submitted by local authorities around the State to the Department of the Environment. The department is to release €5 million to county and city councils in the coming weeks to deal with the most urgent public safety issues...
The cities waste goes to Dundalk, Offaly, Kildare and not Cavan
An article in the Irish Times today (truncated article below) detailed the troubles faced by Oxigen and the intended refusal of the waste license for it’s Corranure site by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). One would wonder when is the Minister going to make a decision and grant the foreshore license for the incinerator in Dublin and...
An Taisce says Shell approval ‘legally flawed’
Having read the article in todays Irish Times (below) I it did not detail in anyway as to how An Taisce believed the decision by the Bord was ‘legally flawed”. A quick search of the An Taisce website provided the answer I was looking for: “In many decisions in the past An Bord Pleanála has...
Corrib pipeline gets approval from Bord Pleanala
News today that the final section of the Corrib Gas pipeline has been approved by An Bord Pleanala. Documents relating to the applcation can be found on the Bord’s website: GA0005 – Onshore upstream gas pipeline facility relating to Corrib Gas Field Project, Co Mayo Bord Pleanála has approved Shell E&P Ireland’s third proposed route...
Another sea eagle poisoned in Kerry
It is very difficult to see such an amazing bird so recklessly poisoned. Any other country the people responsible would more than likely be in jail. Surely there is someway to prevent this form happening to yet more of our re introduction programmes! A WHITE-TAILED sea eagle released into the Killarney National Park last summer as part of...
SEI – Use of wind electricity up by 28%
The use of wind generated electricity in the Republic grew by 28 per cent on average, each year between 2005 and 2009, according to a new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. According to the report Energy in Ireland overall renewable energy, which includes biomass such as wood chip boilers and biofuels for transport,...
Eirgrid to go ahead with interconnector cable at Rush
It’s been a while since i posted something so will keep it brief; busy, busy, busy! Well there you have it yet another piece of our major infrastructure upgrades is continuing at a pace. More information on the project can be found on the Eirgrid website: East – West InterConnector Project TIM O’BRIEN EIRGRID HAS said it...
An Taisce urges council to ‘dezone’ Dunleer land
Extract of Land Use map from the Draft Dunleer Local Area Plan 2010 – 2016 When you look at the Phasing Map for the release of the residential zoned land, it seems to ignore the area to the south of the centre of Dunleer. Also I am not sure why the big blob of residential...
Poolbeg incinerator work set to restart
OLIVIA KELLY CONSTRUCTION OF the controversial Poolbeg incinerator could restart within months following the decision of An Bord Pleanála to grant permission to Dublin City Council to compulsorily purchase land required for the facility. An Bord Pleanála will this week write to the council to say that it does not intend to hold public hearings...
