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Ireland pledges to increase offshore wind power in ‘peace project’

Ireland has pledged to increase its offshore wind power following an agreement with other EU energy ministers from coastal states. In a joint declaration of the North Seas Energy Cooperation group, environment minister Eamon Ryan confirmed that they ...

12 Sept 2022 at 21:23

Environment goods and services production reached €6.6 billion in 2019

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Environment goods and services production reaches 6.6 billion euro in 2019

The environment goods and services gross output was €6.6 billion in 2019, according to new figures. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released its environment goods and services sector output figures for 2019 on Tuesday. Gerard Keogh, ...

07 Jun 2022 at 17:23

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Government seeks opinion from Carlow public on cycle network seven times the length of Ireland

The public in Carlow and across Ireland are being invited to have their say on a proposed 3,500km cycle network across Ireland. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is seeking views on the project, which aims to connect more than 200 ...

04 May 2022 at 15:53

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Polluting fossil fuels to be banned nationwide

New standards for domestic solid fuels will be introduced across the State within a year, so that the most polluting solid fuels will no longer be available on the Irish market. The regulations, which are currently being finalised and ...

07 Sept 2021 at 16:53

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GUIDE: How to bring your lawn in Carlow to life

Leave bare ground It can be tempting to try and seed over or plant up bare patches, but a few areas without any planting gives space for insects such as mining bees to burrow down and build their nesting tunnels. No need to feed ...

19 Apr 2023 at 08:00

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Ireland will not hit 2030 wind generation targets, CEO claims

Ireland will not hit its 2030 wind generation targets, according to the CEO of Wind Energy Ireland. The Irish Examiner reported that Noel Cunniffe is set to tell the annual offshore wind energy conference that unless urgent ...

21 Sept 2021 at 11:08

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Delay in 2% pension increase for An Post workers in Carlow ‘immoral and unfair’

A group of An Post pensioners have held a protest calling for the Government to implement a “lousy” 2% increase in their pensions as agreed. The retired workers staged the demonstration outside the Department of ...

03 Aug 2022 at 19:53

E-waste warning as Carlow consumers recycled record number of electrical items last year

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E-waste warning as Irish consumers recycled record number of electrical items last year

Carlow and Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more circular ...

20 Jun 2022 at 11:53

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Detached houses use 82% more natural gas heating than apartments

A detached house used 82% more natural gas heating than an apartment in 2020, new figures show. A detached house used 16,054 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of natural gas in 2020 which was 82% higher than the ...

08 Aug 2022 at 14:23

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'No such thing as a safe level' - Correlation found between air pollution and strokes in Ireland

An Oireachtas committee has been told there is a correlation between traffic-produced air pollution and stroke admissions in Ireland. Dr Colm Byrne, from the Irish Doctors for the Environment and ...

01 Dec 2021 at 12:35

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Leading environmentalist hails Irish coffee company for sustainability projects

One of the world’s leading conservationists has hailed an Irish coffee company for its role in a global breakthrough in sustainable production. Renowned environmentalist Dr Jane Goodall, known ...

03 Nov 2024 at 11:00

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Children’s minister Roderic O’Gorman announces Green Party leadership bid

Minister for Children and Integration Roderic O’Gorman has announced he will run to become the next leader of the Green Party. It comes a day after Eamon Ryan said he would be stepping down ...

19 Jun 2024 at 10:35

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