Dubliners facing new charges for incineratorAll households in Dublin city and county face new rubbish disposal charges to pay for a £120 million incinerator and a new recycling…Sat Jan 22 2000 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryA recent correspondent to this newspaper referred to the adoption by estate builders and developers of "pretentious, upwardly…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Strict new EPA rules hit GM crop growersThe US Environmental Protection Agency has delivered a major blow to the biotechnology industry by placing new restrictions on…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
EPA rejects licence for piggery near Mayo lakesThe Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to grant a licence for a controversial piggery in Co Mayo, near some of Ireland…Mon Jan 17 2000 - 00:00
More malnutrition with genetic farming forecastThe "gene revolution", just like the "green revolution", is concentrating ownership of the most productive land while structural…Mon Jan 17 2000 - 00:00
Institute warns on global warmingThe information technology boom fuelled by Internet use is obscuring "the Earth's deteriorating health", the Worldwatch Institute…Mon Jan 17 2000 - 00:00
UK accused of inaction on reducing radioactive dischargesA British government report outlining how it intends to reduce UK radioactive discharges into the sea "lacks substance", it has…Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Green alliance push to conserve habitatsAn alliance of environmental and wildlife groups seeking more extensive protection of important Irish landscapes is to employ…Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Byrne promises tighter rules on GMOsEU rules on labelling GM foods will be made stricter as soon as technology becomes available to detect smaller amounts of GM …Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Safety plans welcomed by consumer groupPlans for a new European food authority and a programme of EU food law reforms in the interests of better food safety, have received…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Scientist warns on climate changeThe world should wake up to the reality that climate could change dramatically in the course of a lifetime, according to a leading…Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
EU food authority to attempt to restore confidenceA new EU food authority is to concentrate on risk assessment in an effort to restore consumer confidence in European food which…Mon Jan 10 2000 - 00:00
Medicines board supports US move on illegal Web pharmaciesA crackdown by the US government on illegal sales of prescription drugs over the Inter net has been strongly supported by the…Fri Dec 31 1999 - 00:00
Sustainability guide promotes a cleaner futureAnyone wishing to embrace green, ethical and healthy living next year may be helped by a new guide, The Sustainable Ireland Source…Fri Dec 31 1999 - 00:00
Two large incinerators proposed in waste plansRegional plans to address acute waste management problems in the north-east region and north Munster, which recommend an integrated…Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:00
Restriction on sale of St John's Wort to be enforced next weekA ban on the sale of the herbal product St John's Wort, without prescription, is to be enforced from next week, the Irish Medicines…Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:00
Big increase in cases of `real' flu expectedA large increase in the number of cases of flu is expected over the coming days, according to the National Reference Laboratory…Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:00
Disputed landfill site to be developed in return for funding for residentsThe long-running dispute between residents in Ballinasloe and local authorities in Co Galway over a local landfill dump has been…Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:00
Hearings on hazardous waste incinerator soonThe controversial plan to develop a hazardous waste incinerator in north Kildare will be the subject of an oral hearing next …Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
EU study on parasite to be led by Irish teamAn Irish research team has been asked to co-ordinate an EU study into a parasite which is the cause of increasing public health…Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Connell declares he was not asked by Dean to say Mass in St Patrick'sA dispute has arisen between the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Connell, and the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Very Rev Robert MacCarthy…Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Second-level schools alerted to the danger of asbestos in buildingsThe Department of Education has confirmed that an alert about asbestos in school buildings is to be extended this week, with …Tue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
Seasonal food safety dangers highlightedSome believe the bedroom is the most telling indication of character, others believe the bathroom cabinet discloses more of the…Tue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
40% increase in recorded food poisoning casesThe number of recorded food poisoning cases this year has increased by 40 per cent, though there has been a reduction in the …Tue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
FSAI to `complement' new food bodyThe new all-Ireland Food Safety Promotion Board presents a much stronger base for the marketing of Irish food in Europe backed…Mon Dec 20 1999 - 00:00
Flu virus detected - but no epidemic yetThe flu virus has been detected in Ireland for the first time this winter, though the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) attached…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Concern at burial of BSE carcassesConcern at the way Irish cattle carcasses, which may be contaminated with BSE, are being buried has been expressed by EU veterinary…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Commission beginning to grapple with GM foods issue, says ByrneGM Foods are a scary topic for consumers and politicians alike, but at least the global players in biotechnology had now accepted…Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Tobacco industry warned on denying smoking risksTobacco companies would be "dishonest, indeed dangerously misleading" to deny the overwhelming evidence of the health damage …Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
EPA director says power plants will close if standards don't improveMany of the State's power generating stations will be forced to close if they cannot comply with increasingly demanding environmental…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
`Irish Times' writer a winner at Irish science journalism awardsThe Irish Times Science Editor, Dick Ahlstrom, has won one of four awards presented in Dublin yesterday in the inaugural Irish…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Increase in complaints of industry odours reportComplaints about odours associated with industry have almost doubled, with almost 1,500 complaints during 1998, according to …Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Poolbeg residents pledge to fight plans for municipal waste incineratorThe residents of Sandymount, Ringsend and Irishtown in Dublin have pledged to fight plans to locate a municipal waste incinerator…Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Possible landfill sites identifiedDespite plans to recycle up to 60 per cent of Dublin's waste, new landfill facilities will be needed, probably one north of the…Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Councils to decide on incineration plant location in next yearLocal authorities in the greater Dublin area are to decide within a year where to locate the largest thermal treatment plant (…Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Booklet stresses daily relevance of researchIrish universities are carrying out scientific research of immense significance yet the public perception may often be that it…Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Test for DNA damage to help detect debilitating diseasesA new test to determine the extent of DNA damage will help in the detection of a number of debilitating diseasesMon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
EU likely to take Ireland to court as poor quality of water supplies poses a threat to public healthThe European Commission is likely to proceed with a legal action against the Government following the latest report on the quality…Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:00
Incineration means dioxins, expert saysThe Republic is falling into the same trap as the US did during the 1980s, when it believed building incinerators would solve…Wed Nov 24 1999 - 00:00
500 oppose Kildare waste incineratorThe proposal to build a hazardous waste incinerator in Co Kildare has exposed a shortcoming in planning legislation whereby there…Wed Nov 24 1999 - 00:00
Objectors turning up the heat on plans for waste incineratorThe campaign against a large incinerator for hazardous waste which a private company hopes to build in Kilcock, Co Kildare, is…Tue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
Three events coincided to cause phones crashThree separate events combined to create the telecommunications crash in DublinMon Nov 22 1999 - 00:00
Language problems lead to food risksA rapid turnover of staff and increasing employment of non-English-speaking workers in the Republic pose considerable food safety…Sat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
Finding a recipe for eating habits in the age of grazingThe marketing of food has become a precarious process with that species known as the consumer becoming more unpredictable in …Sat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
Effective food crisis plan soughtIreland urgently needs to develop an effective crisis management plan to be ready should a major food safety crisis hit the Irish…Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
Primary schools launch their ideas in Recycling Awareness Week contestThe plastic bag may be the great utility item of the late 20th century, but it has a downside: its persistence in the environment…Thu Nov 18 1999 - 00:00
Bewley's cafe closes after talks with EHBOne of Dublin's best-known and largest restaurants, Bewley's Cafe in Westmoreland Street, has been closed temporarily because…Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
Article on GMO wins science writers' awardA botany postgraduate student at Trinity College, Dublin has won this year's science and technology journalists' awardMon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Planning for Silvermines landfill refusedNorth Tipperary County Council has refused planning permission for a massive landfill facility at a disused mine in Silvermines…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Teagasc to employ more research postgraduatesThe agriculture and food research body, Teagasc, is committing £1 million this year to bring its total postgraduate student numbers…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
