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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P&G highlights clear value in manufacturing waste innovation
Procter & Gamble's global waste reduction leader Dr Forbes McDougall has underlined the company's commitment to finding innovative ways to deal with its waste materials. Successes include converting
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GIB backs £6.5m on-farm AD plant in Northern Ireland
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has announced £6.5m of funding for two on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in Northern Ireland. The two plants are expected to generate enough renewable energy to
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U.K. Green Bank Fund Invests in Irish Farm Waste-to-Power Plants
A U.K. Green Investment Bank-backed fund channeled 3.2 million pounds ($5.5 million) into two plants that will generate power from farm waste in Northern Ireland. The money from the U.K. Waste Resources
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Smoking-related litter up 10% since 2004, national litter survey finds
Smokers need to take responsibility for their littering behaviour, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said, as a new survey shows more than half of the litter generated last year was cigarette-related.
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Invasive species cost NI economy £46.5m each year
Invasive species cost the Northern Ireland economy £46.5m each year, according to official figures. A report on the economic cost of invasive and non-native species across the island of Ireland was
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79 per cent of Tuam babies failed to make it to first birthday
Almost 80 per cent of the 796 children who died in the Bon Secours mother and baby home in Tuam did not live to see their first birthday. Figures provided by the General Register Office, via the Department
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Hot weather raises risk of forest fires, warns body
More than 60 trained Bord na Móna employees are monitoring fire-prone areas Bord na Mona has warned of the dangers of wild fires as the fine weather has resulted in a “high risk” of blazes. More than
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Cigarette packaging: Republic of Ireland bid to ban branded tobacco
The Republic of Ireland has become the first country in Europe to try to pass a law banning the sale of branded cigarette and tobacco packets. The proposed legislation would force tobacco firms to use
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Water from third of Irish wells ‘contaminated with E. coli’
Nearly a third of all private wells in Ireland are contaminated with E. coli and contain water that is unsafe for consumption, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. Recent studies revealed
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Ireland set to miss EU targets for 20% cut in emissions by 2020, according to EPA
Ireland is now unlikely to meet EU targets for a 20 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 from agriculture, transport and the built environment, according to the latest report by the Environmental