top of page 16 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie EPA finds smelly Kinsale Waste Water treatment plant undersized for existing housing demand The EPA has published a report in the last week criticising the continuous and ongoing breaches at Kinsale’s waste water treatment plant (Site Visit Report Kinsale WWTP Oct 2022). For years residents... Read More
top of page 14 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The service has experienced a significant amount of added pressure due to the removal of a dedicated service from the city to Cork airport, the 226A in April 2020, forcing tourists onto the Kinsale 226 route bus service. Bus Eireann’s heavily used bus service from... Read More
top of page 14 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tiny amounts of crude oil on the water surface, less than one percent of the thickness of a hair, can damage seabird feathers, a University College Cork (UCC) study finds. Researchers from the Marine Ecology Group in UCC in Ireland, collected feathers from Manx shearwaters,... Read More
top of page 11 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This week sees the beginning of substantial work to restore one of West Cork’s best examples of a natural oak woodland. Myross Wood in Leap, Co. Cork, that surrounds the Centre of Excellence for Climate Action and Sustainability (CECAS.IE) run by Green Skibbereen will see... Read More
top of page 4 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Document includes proposals for the development of county & urban cycle networks in Co. Cork The National Transport Authority (NTA) has opened the public consultation process for proposals to develop new cycle networks across 22 counties, forming part of the CycleConnects: Ireland’s Cycle Network programme.... Read More
top of page 2 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie TerraCycle, has announced the launch of its Zero Waste Boxes™ in Ireland. The boxes allow anyone to conveniently recycle everyday “hard-to-recycle” waste at home, the workplace or school, including items not collected by councils that would ordinarily be destined for landfill, incineration, or the natural... Read More
top of page 30 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Economic disaster beckons without radical policy changes – according to West Cork Deputy Michael Collins and his colleagues in The Rural Independents “Is net zero climate dogma and exorbitant carbon and energy taxes more important to the government than the entire Irish economy, rural communities,... Read More
top of page 30 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are 3,277 primary schools and 548 secondary schools in the country, all of which will be eligible for funding The Environment Minister Eamon Ryan TD (Green Party) announced plans to provide free solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for every school in the country as part... Read More
top of page 29 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Transition Year students and teachers from seven second-level schools in Cork City are participating in a 10-week Climate Literacy Programme. Organised and supported by Cork City Council, the programme is delivered by Education for Sustainability, a social enterprise who provide teacher training, teaching resources, lesson plans... Read More
top of page 28 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tyndall National Institute won the 2022 Award of Excellence in Energy Management from the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a high-level global forum that promotes policies and programs to advance clean energy. An independent panel of international experts selected only three organizations worldwide for this top... Read More
top of page 27 September 20222 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “Government must take a more pragmatic approach to decommissioning key energy infrastructure until all options for re-purposing have been properly presented” – says Mag Mell Energy Ireland The age of the Kinsale Gas Pipeline should not be a determining factor for disregarding its potential reuse... Read More
top of page 27 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aindrias Moynihan welcomes new solar PV grants for businesses, public organisations and community groups Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed the launch of new grants of up to €2400 for businesses, public organisations and community groups for the installation of... Read More
