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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Plastic bag use in North drops 72%
Plastic bag use in Northern Ireland has fallen by almost three quarters since a 5p tax was introduced last year, the Department of the Environment has said. About 215 million fewer bags were used and
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Irish Water knew of higher lead levels days before residents told
Over 2,000 people living in older housing estates on the north side of Limerick city have been advised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) not to drink their water or use it for for preparing food, following
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Limerick residents told tap water may be undrinkable for a year and a half
Hundreds of residents on the north side of Limerick city might not be able to drink their tap water for up to a year as Irish Water works to eliminate elevated lead levels. Some 356 houses in Kileely
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Risk to eagles cited among reasons for Kerry wind farm refusal
A perceived risk to the recently introduced white-tailed sea eagle is one of the main reasons cited by An Bord Pleanála for turning down a proposed nine-turbine wind farm in the Kerry-Cork border area
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Three Dublin districts among four dirtiest places in the State
Dublin’s north inner city remains a litter “black spot” according to Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal), despite a crackdown on illegal dumping in the area announced by Dublin City Council last year.
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Dublin’s north inner city remains a litter ‘black spot’, says Ibal
Dublin’s north inner city remains a litter “black spot” according to Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal), despite a crackdown on illegal dumping in the area announced by Dublin City Council last year.
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Ireland now ‘recovering’ more waste than it dumps - EPA
The volume of municipal waste “recovered” through incineration and recycling has exceeded than the tonnage being sent to landfill for the first time since records began, according to the Environmental
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Hundreds of householders told not to drink ‘lead’ water
Irish Water has warned hundreds of householders in an area on the north side of Limerick City their water is not safe to drink. Representatives from the company have dropped leaflets around to homes in
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Pollution kills hundreds of fish in Tolka River in Dublin
Dublin City Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland are investigating the source of pollution, which has killed hundreds of fish in the River Tolka on Dublin’s northside. The waterway has become choked with
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Swimming ban placed on Sandymount over water quality
A temporary ban on swimming has been placed at Sandymount Strand after water quality there failed to meet the minimum standard for bathing. Dublin City Council announced the temporary prohibition of bathing