ICNARC report on COVID-19 in critical care
<p>This report presents analyses of data on patients critically ill with confirmed COVID-19 reported to ICNARC up to 4pm on 16 April 2020 from critical care units participating in the Case Mix Programme
Ireland
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Water quality is worse than 20 years ago
The Government has also admitted it is two years behind schedule in developing River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) to improve standards, and that targets to achieve better quality have been missed. The
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Energy and chemical sectors among biggest polluters in 2013
The energy, mineral and chemical industry sectors reported the largest quantity of pollutant releases in 2013, figures published by the Environmental Protection Agency show. The agency published a report
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Quantifying methane and nitrous oxide emissions from the UK and Ireland using a national-scale monitoring network
The UK is one of several countries around the world that has enacted legislation to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, we present top-down emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide
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Government to consider new strategy on drinking water
The Government is to consider a new lead strategy for drinking water. The Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly is to discuss a range of options to deal with the issue of lead in drinking water. Review
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Eastern-Midlands plan aims to halt black bin landfill waste
Some €360 million needs to be spent within the next six years on infrastructure to manage and regulate the waste of just over half the population of the State, according to a new waste plan for the eastern
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Blackstaff river: Belfast ink company says it's responsible for red river spill
A Belfast packaging firm has said it is responsible for a pollution spill that caused the Blackstaff river to turn red. The spill was reported to the Department of Environment on Wednesday. In a
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Windstorm Niklas to cost German insurers 750 million euros: body
German insurers are likely to face damage claims of around 750 million euros ($808 million) from windstorm "Niklas", which struck the country on March 31, insurance trade body GDV said on Monday. That
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94% of Irish bathing waters meet strict EU guidelines – EPA
A total of 94 per cent of Irish bathing waters are meeting stricter new EU standards, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. “Overall, the quality of Ireland’s bathing waters continues to
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New energy storage system to foster renewables growth in Europe
Europe will take a step closer towards a low-carbon power grid as Ireland starts work on a viable energy storage system in the coming weeks. The Hybrid-Flywheel plant stores kinetic energy when electricity
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Much of Ireland feels the freeze of coldest February in five years
February was drier and cooler than average, according to Met Eireann’s latest weather report. Nearly all monthly rainfall totals were below average except for isolated stations in the west and southwest.