The proposed development of an €85m combined heat and power plant (CHP) in Shannon, Co Clare, has shown the breath-taking dearth of knowledge about bioenergy among the general public.Despite the fact that CHP plants typically use renewable fuels such as
DUBLIN hurlers have received a major pre-championship boost with the return of cruciate victim Conal Keaney to full competitive action.The Ballyboden St Enda's star made his long-awaited return by coming through a full championship match for his club on
HOUSEHOLDS face higher charges to help prop up struggling councils now owed more than €680m by businesses, property developers and households.The appalling state of council finances is revealed in a major report by the Department of the Environment, whic
THE Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has for the first time acknowledged that Shannon Airport has a viable future as an independently run operation.It's understood that in a memo being circulated within government departments in advance of a decision being
COUNCIL managers were yesterday blamed for making the bad decisions that have left the country with a legacy of ghost estates.Heritage body An Taisce said Donegal was the worst offender for routinely ignoring planning guidelines.In a review of the planni
HUNDREDS of new jobs will be created in the drugs industry in a further boost to the employment market.As the pharmaceutical giant Mylan announced yesterday that it would hire 500 extra staff in the next five years, sources revealed that more opportuniti
THE mysterious case of the vanishing whale has been solved. It was destroyed in a rendering plant on council orders.Nature lovers spotted what was believed to be the first ever sighting of a narwhal on a beach at Liscannor, Co Clare -- but by the time ex
COUNCILLORS and local authority officials are jetting off for St Patrick's Day bashes abroad this year at a cost of up to €60,000.Mayor of Co Clare Pat Hayes is leading the most expensive trip, travelling to New York with four officials at a cost of €12,
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