Latest News - Environment - Ireland

Hospitality businesses across Limerick, Clare and Kerry will have their efforts to protect the environment officially recognised at the Green Fáilte Awards 2007 in Adare Manor Hotel, Limerick on Wednesday 5th December from 2-5pm.

With an ever increasing attention being paid to green issues, and in the light of the high environment cost of the car rental industry, Thrifty Ireland have implemented efforts aimed at reducing their impact on the local and global environment.

County Clare, 5th Nov 07 – Ennis and Kilrush have been awarded Gold Medals in the 49th annual National Tidy Towns Competition.

Minister of State and Clare T.D., Mr. Tony Killeen today announced that over EUR700k will shortly be allocated to Clare County Council to assist the local authority in maintaining and operating its water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Clare County Council has received a significant number of enquiries from groups and individuals interested in obtaining funding for various heritage projects in 2008.

County Clare, IRELAND, 27th September 2007 - A public consultation on the future management and protection of County Clare's inland and coastal waterways will take place at 8pm in the West County Hotel, Ennis on Tuesday 9th October 2007.

A leading energy expert has shed light on the alarmingly poor energy performance of typical Irish new homes, which in some cases produce up to 200% more environment-damaging carbon dioxide emissions that their UK equivalents.

County Clare, IRELAND, 19th September 07 - The Mayor of Clare warmly welcomed today’s news that County Clare is not going be affected by the proposed extension of Limerick City Council's boundary.

Minister of State and Clare T.D., Mr. Tony Killeen confirmed today that CLAR top-up funding of EUR3,476 has been approved for the Gowerhass Group Water Scheme.

17th Sept 07 - Mr Tony Killeen, TD, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, today announced details of his Department's spending plans on new water and sewerage infrastructure for Co Clare.

Adare, County Limerick, IRELAND, 10th Sept 07 - Hundreds of people attended a weekend demonstration of traditional building skills and the conservation and restoration of all types of period properties in Adare, Co Limerick.

Dublin Castle, IRELAND, 10th Sept 07 - Kilrush has today been awarded a gold medal in Category D of the annual National Tidy Towns Competition.

Limerick, IRELAND, 10th Sept 07 – The Limerick Clare Energy Agency is scheduled to meet with the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley T.D., later today to discuss how Limerick and Clare can avert a multi-million Euro carbon tax.

Limerick, IRELAND, 7th Sept 07 – The Manager of the Limerick Clare Energy Agency (LCEA) highlighted today the need for both Limerick and Clare to take ownership of their own energy needs and climate change strategy.

Minister of State Tony Killeen T.D. today stated that the significant uptake of various renewable energy technologies in the Midwest Region would continue to be supported by the Government.

The people of North Clare are being asked to assist Clare County Council in preparing a masterplan for the rejuvenation and future development of Ballyvaughan.

Clare's most misunderstood mammal will feature prominently during the inaugural Clare Heritage Week, which gets underway on Saturday 25th August

Minister Tony Killeen has welcomed today's Government approval of grant assistance of up to EUR16.4 million for two separate bundles of major sewerage schemes in Clare.

Removal of development levies indicated for green projects

Galway, Ireland, 9th August, 2007. Two Galway Archaeologists have proposed a theory that one of the most common archaeological monuments in the Irish landscape may have been used for brewing a Bronze Age Beer.

Ireland's largest public falconry centre has been opened at one of the country’s leading tourist sites.

Minister of State and Clare T.D., Mr. Tony Killeen has welcomed the announcement that EUR66K will be distributed to the Ennis RAPID Programme to support the development of new playgrounds or refurbishment of existing playgrounds.

The rejuvenation and future development of Ballyvaughan and Carrigaholt is the subject of two Village Design Statements currently being drawn up by Clare County Council.

Clare County Council has been allocated EUR23k for public education and awareness initiatives on litter.

Clare County Council has signed a contract worth EUR660k with Response Engineering Ltd. of Charleville, Co. Cork to construct a new wastewater treatment facility for Tulla.

Clare County Council has today signed a EUR8.3M contract with EPS/Bowen Construction of Mallow, Co. Cork to construct a new water treatment plant to serve the town of Ennis and it environs.

Almost a million Irish homes built before 1997 are poorly insulated and energy inefficient, according to the country's leading renewable energy association.

Clare County Council today announced that it has deployed traffic wardens at the site of the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience in an effort to reduce the number of vehicles parking illegally at the world famous tourist attraction.

County Clare, IRELAND, 11th July 07 - Clare County Council's Waste Enforcement Unit has again issued a warning concerning illegal waste collectors operating in the region.

The recently established Environmental Protection of the Burren through Visitor Management Initiative is looking to create an advisory committee composed of representatives from community and sectoral groups.

The Clare Heritage Office in association with the Clare Biodiversity Group is hoping that the significant number of hedgehogs killed on Irish roads each year will help them produce the country's first every audit of the tiny mammal.

County Clare, IRELAND, 5th July 2007 – Three Clare communities are gearing themselves for the judging stage of Cooperation Ireland's annual Pride of Place Competition 2007, which takes place early next week.

Kilkee, County Clare, IRELAND, Fri 29th June 07 - The Mayor of Clare Councillor Flan Garvey this week officially opened the recently completed Allenders Field Urban and Village Renewal Project in Kilkee and the Lisdeen Village Enhancement Scheme.

The new cutting-edge website from Ireland’s leading portable buildings supplier, Allspace, at http://www.allspace.ie/ makes it as easy as possible to learn about the advantages of using modular buildings to solve temporary accommodation needs.

Ennis Town Council today launched a major environmental initiative aimed at building on the County Capital’s tidy town success while establishing a shared community-wide response to litter prevention.