Ireland doubles waste production and lags behind on recyclingWaste generated in the Republic has almost doubled to more than 80 million tonnes a year, according to an Environmental Protection…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
New EU limits on air pollution bring traffic curbs in cities a step closerAn Environmental Protection Agency report has confirmed that vehicular road use is increasing at such a rate that new EU limits…Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Aircraft to monitor pollution of lakesLight aircraft will soon be used to monitor lakes and check for pollution, following the success of a technique developed by …Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Director highlights information gapWater quality in the Liffey, Boyne and Suir, the most important rivers in the eastern half of the State, has worsened dramatically…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
River pollution is worsening, two reports findState bodies, local industries, farmers and householders are responsible for increasing amounts of organic pollutants and nutrient…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Clean hands make litigation-free workFood-handlers, who are a critical presence in an increasing number of food outlets in the Republic, are set to benefit from what…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Salmonella tracking laboratory opened in GalwayThe armoury needed to fight an increasing number of Irish foodpoisoning outbreaks has been significantly strengthened by the …Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Kilcock locals welcome rejection of incineratorThe people of Kilcock and representatives of the Irish bloodstock industry were united yesterday in welcoming An Bord Pleanala…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Hazardous waste policy in disarray as Kilcock rejoicesThe search for a suitable location for an incinerator to process the Republic's growing amounts of hazardous waste is likely …Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
McKenna warns EU about to approve three GM crop varietiesThe EU's expert group on genetically modified organisms is considering applications for the release of three new crop varieties…Thu Mar 09 2000 - 00:00
IBEC says waste disposal policies must be changedThe Republic's approach to dealing with its waste has to be radically and urgently changed and backed by a new management agency…Thu Mar 09 2000 - 00:00
Energy tax not environmentally of benefit - IBECEnergy taxes on industry to meet Irish obligations on the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gases would not deliver any significant…Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Energy recovery optionsIncineration of waste is a technology with widely differing forms and efficiencyWed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Galway councillor urges change to new east-west road routeThe National Roads Authority has been accused of adopting a blinkered attitude to new highways planned to link major urban centres…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Group claims new forestry grants will favour conifersThe Government is in the final stages of agreeing an overhaul of forestry grants with the European Commission, but the package…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Flatulent Irish cows are anything but great gasThe extent of flatulence among Irish cows, not to mention their belching, will soon force farmers to change the way they do business…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
£25m biotechnology centres to study GMOsThree biotechnology centres are to be built in Ireland at a cost of £25 millionWed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Salmonella investigation is intensified as number of cases reaches 34The number of confirmed cases in the salmonella outbreak in the north-east has now reached 34Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Farmers warned of legal minefieldIrish farmers seem blind to the consequences of a new EU directive which will hold them liable if they produce unsafe produce…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Wall criticises EU White Paper on food safety plansA number of essential measures to ensure consumers are protected from food-related incidents are omitted from the EU's White …Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Cooked ham scare after salmonella outbreakCooked ham should not be eaten unless its source can be verified, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has warned following an…Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Dublin residents attack approach to incineratorResidents living close to the proposed site of an incinerator for municipal waste generated in the Dublin region have accused…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
US criticised over GM food safetyThe regulatory system for GM foods in the US, where the largest amount of genetically altered food is produced, is either "inadequate…Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Public awareness campaign is planned to reduce dependence on landfill sitesThe imminent demise of Kerbside, a firm set up by Dublin's four local authorities and subsidised by business recycling group …Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Industry urged to take lead on food safetyThe food industry needs to take a lead by making food safer in response to the heightened concern among consumers, according …Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
US issues alert over St John's WortThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert highlighting evidence that the popular herbal remedy St John's …Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Trust report criticises planning process in conservation areasThe failure to consider adequately within the planning process the extent of potential damage to special areas of conservation…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Chemical-free water plant is openedThe first chemical-free water treatment plant in the Republic has been opened in Co Monaghan.Tue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
£420m boost for water schemesThe Government is to revamp grant schemes and subsidies for group water schemesTue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
West to meet east in the interest of pain managementWest is going to meet east at the UCD medical school in the interests of pain managementTue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
F.X. Martin, noted Wood Quay activist, diesThe noted historian, Prof F.X. Martin, has diedMon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Misplaced GM fears are `holding up' technologyLeading European geneticists and molecular biologists have said consumers are mistaken in believing genetically modified organisms…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Consent on human tissue the key, says legal expertThere is an urgent need to introduce legislation and guidelines embracing informed consent on the taking of organs and tissue…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Groups unite to oppose planning Bill feesAn Alliance of some 75 environmental and community groups has complained to the European Commission that the Government's new…Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
Gormley calls for waste recycling moveThe imminent demise of Kerbside, the household waste recycling collection service in Dublin, indicates recycling business in …Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
US agency denies clamping down on food biotechnologyThe US Environmental Protection Agency has rejected media reports suggesting its recent announcement of new control measures …Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Irish firm to play a key role in GM labellingAn Irish company based at Trinity College Dublin, which has developed advanced techniques to detect GMOs in food, has been approved…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Group aims to develop new Irish standards in forestryCommunities concerned about the environmental and social impacts of forestry development will be able to present their views …Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Greens welcome GM food trade safety protocolThe new biosafety protocol on GM food trade means an international acknowledgement of the environmental risks associated with…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Sellafield plans for mixed fuel opposedThe Government must step up opposition to the opening of the Sellafield mixed oxide fuel (MOX) nuclear plant, according to Green…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Allowing Kilcock incinerator would be a failure to preserve amenities, hearing toldTo allow a hazardous waste incinerator to be built in north Kildare would amount to an "abject failure to preserve the amenities…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Stud farm predictions on incinerator dismissedPredictions of impending doom for Irish bloodstock industry should a hazardous waste incinerator be located in north Kildare …Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
Incinerator hearing told of threat to bloodstockNorth Kildare and south Meath were in danger of losing their extremely valuable bloodstock industry if a hazardous waste incinerator…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Kildare council says hazardous incinerator fire too big a threatEmergency services in Co Kildare would be put under major strain if a hazardous waste incinerator was allowed to be built near…Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Stud farms fear waste emissionsIt would be perverse to undermine national policies supporting the bloodstock industry by having a large incinerator in an important…Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Kilcock unsuitable for incinerator, TD saysBuilding a hazardous waste incinerator in north Kildare would seriously impair visual amenity around Kilcock, devalue properties…Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
Stud farm ready to move abroadOne of the most famous Irish stud farms, which is owned by the al-Maktoum brothers and employs 100 people, is to be relocated…Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
Treatment said to be essential to growthHaving available in Ireland the most advanced thermal treatment technology would prove essential to maintaining strong economic…Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Engineer says firm was not aware of WHO guidelines on incinerator sitingWorld Health Organisation guidelines for the siting of incinerators were not considered when selecting the proposed location …Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Irish firm plans to build incinerator at KilcockAn Irish company, Thermal Waste Management (TWM), plans to build a large incinerator to process 100,000 tonnes of hazardous waste…Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
