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Council collected just 30% of waste charges due in 2006
Waste
(Jul 16, 2008)
The Irish Times has reported that Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council collected only 30 per cent of the waste charges due to it in 2006, according to a report from the Local Government Audit Service.

 

Haulbowline steel plant sold by State on the basis it was not polluted
Waste
(Jul 15, 2008)
The Irish Times has reported that the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government of 1995 gave the buyers of the Irish Steel plant an undertaking that there was no pollution on the Haulbowline Island site.

 

Enva awarded waste management contract for ESB Power Generation
Waste
(Jul 14, 2008)

Enva Ireland Ltd has been awarded a contract for the management of waste in ESB power generating stations throughout Ireland.

 

Greenstar facility best in Ireland & UK
Waste
(Jul 14, 2008)

At the CIWM Professional Awards, held at the end of May, Greenstar was awarded the PEEL People’s Cup 2008.

 

Controversial waste plant denied planning approval
Waste
(Jul 14, 2008)

The Irish Times has reported that leading racehorse trainer Aidan O'Brien was "over the moon" following An Bord Pleanála's decision to refuse planning permission for a waste treatment plant, which would have been sited close to his Ballydoyle Racing Stables and the Coolmore Stud in south Tipperary.

 

Waste firm can expand its service to city
Waste
(Jul 14, 2008)

The Irish Times has reported that Dublin City Council has failed to obtain a High Court injunction to prevent a private waste company from expanding into its administrative area.

 

Institute staff in beach clean-up in Galway Bay
Waste
(Jul 14, 2008)

Employees of the Marine Institute cleared up two full skips of rubbish from the scenic beach at Rinville, Oranmore in a voluntary effort linked to their annual staff day.

 

Over 100 years to clean Sellafield
Waste
(Jul 14, 2008)

It will take more than 100 years before the toxic nuclear site at Sellafield is safe, it has been revealed.

 

Grants announced for public education and awareness initiatives on litter and graffiti
Waste
(Jul 10, 2008)

Mr. John Gormley, TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, has announced the allocation of €1,245,000 in grants to local authorities for public education and awareness initiatives in relation to both litter and graffiti.

 

Britain declares war on food waste
Waste
(Jul 10, 2008)

The UK government is to launch a campaign to stamp out Britain's waste food mountains as part of a global effort to curb spiralling food prices.

 

State dropped legal actions in Cork pollution case
Waste
(Jul 9, 2008)

The Sunday Business Post has learned that the Government dropped legal actions in relation to the cost of cleaning up the former steel plant at Haulbowline in Cork four years after it was warned that pollution from the site could pose a high risk to the health of local residents.

 

Polluted land was proposed for marina
Waste
(Jul 7, 2008)

The Irish Independent has reported that the Government had proposed turning the contaminated Haulbowline Island in Cork harbour into one of the most 'attractive waterside sites in Europe'.

 

Green leader in meetings over second incinerator for city
Waste
(Jul 7, 2008)

The Irish Independent has reported that Green Ministers John Gormley and Eamon Ryan held meetings with representatives of a US company seeking to build another incinerator in Dublin.

 

Haulbowline workers to receive legal advice
Waste
(Jul 7, 2008)

Well-known solicitor, Gerald Kean has agreed to advise a number of men who have expressed serious concerns for their health after working on the Haulbowline Island toxic waste clean-up.

 

Eurobarometer survey on Radioactive Waste
Waste
(Jul 7, 2008)

An overwhelming majority of EU citizens call for the concrete implementation of nuclear waste disposal facilities and for the development of a more common European approach in this field.

 

Haulbowline - Gormley meets local residents and releases report of site investigation
Waste
(Jul 2, 2008)

Mr. John Gormley, TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has met residents from the Cork area regarding the former steelworks site on Haulbowline.

 

Get answers about toxic waste, Brockovich urges
Waste
(Jul 2, 2008)

The Irish Independent has reported that Erin Brockovich, the environmental campaigner who successfully challenged one of America's biggest companies and inspired a Hollywood movie, has urged an Irish community to demand answers about toxic waste dumping.

 

Haulbowline waste - Firm told to leave 500,000 tonnes of material on site
Waste
(Jun 30, 2008)

The Irish Examiner reports that the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has been accused of a 'cover-up' concerning the extent of highly hazardous waste buried at what has been described as potentially 'the largest and most extensive pollution incident in the history of the State'.

 


 
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