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# natural-resources - Thursday 8 December, 2016
Filmmaker Risteard Ó Domhnaill: 'It's time for us to take ownership of our natural resources'
How many of us really know what is going on in our coastal communities, asks director of The Pipe, Risteard Ó Domhnaill.
# natural-resources - Monday 20 October, 2014
How will 'unprecedented' levels of oil and gas exploration affect wildlife?
The Government has announced a new plan to carry out surveys of areas of potential exploration.
# natural-resources - Tuesday 12 August, 2014
There will be no decisions made on fracking in Ireland for at least 2 years
The department of Minister of State Joe McHugh has issued a statement in response the announcement by Mark Durkan.
# natural-resources - Saturday 3 May, 2014
From The Pipe to the Atlantic: telling the story of Irish marine resources
The maker of the acclaimed documentary The Pipe is appealing for help in finishing his newest film.
# natural-resources - Monday 28 April, 2014
Here's what Ireland's new system of postcodes will look like
The format of the seven-digit Eircode has been detailed.
# natural-resources - Friday 21 March, 2014
Column: Can big data save our planet’s forests?
Are we winning the fight against deforestation? Now there’s a way to check – and hold businesses and governments to account, write Oliver Mylius and Hans Zomer.
# natural-resources - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
Bids for Bord Gáis Energy are "not acceptable" - Rabbitte
The gas provider will stay in State ownership after a suitable bid was not received by the government.
# natural-resources - Friday 22 November, 2013
Pros and cons of fracking in Ireland to be examined by two-year research study
The EPA notes that although there are currently no hydraulic fracturing (fracking) projects under way in Ireland, the gas exploration method “is an emerging issue”.
# natural-resources - Wednesday 13 November, 2013
Monaghan mine could end up producing €70 million worth of gold per year
A company carrying out exploration work says there could be up to 20 million ounces of the mineral in the geological area known as the ‘Longford-Down Massif’.
# natural-resources - Thursday 25 July, 2013
Mayo farmer to face criminal damage charge over Shell protest
Gerry Bourke is insisting he did nothing wrong, and is vowing to keep up his protest against the Corrib Gas Project.
# natural-resources - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
€20 million seismic survey hopes to reveal Ireland's true oil and gas wealth
Offshore explorers have welcomed the new push to figure out exactly what may lie under Ireland’s western waters,
# natural-resources - Monday 3 June, 2013
Rabbitte: Fracking could be good for Ireland – but only if it’s safe enough
The natural resources minister also denies suggestions that Ireland is “giving away” its oil and gas reserves.
# natural-resources - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
'Several hundred million barrels' of oil may lie in new Petrel site off Kerry
Petrel Resources says it is holding talks with prospective partners after a second site in the Porcupine Basin suggests oil.
# natural-resources - Friday 4 January, 2013
Coillte exports reach 'record number' of countries in 2012
The forestry exported to a record 32 countries last year, including Bahrain, Lebanon, Mexico and South Africa.
# natural-resources - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Column: We believe economic growth can save us… but can it?
Our blind faith in growing the economy may be ignoring some important facts, writes Dermot McNally.
# natural-resources - Friday 23 November, 2012
UN Special Rapporteur "concerned" about Shell to Sea protesters
Margaret Sekaggya said there is “tangible frustration amongst local residents who are standing up for their rights”.
# natural-resources - Monday 10 September, 2012
Shell to Sea claims 'devastating mismanagement' of oil and gas resources
The group has released a report saying exploration companies believe oil and gas within Irish waters is worth €1.6 trillion.
# natural-resources - Sunday 25 March, 2012
How much is the Barryroe oil find actually worth to us?
The Barryroe well, 50km south of Cork, is Ireland’s first commercially viable oil well. But what can Ireland get out of it?
# natural-resources - Friday 23 March, 2012
Gas well at Barryroe oil site is 'highly productive'
The gas reservoir at the site of the successful oil drilling operation “far exceeded expectations”, Providence Resources says.
# natural-resources - Thursday 15 March, 2012
Irish company successfully taps commercially viable oil well off Cork
Providence Resources says the rate of oil being tapped from the Barryroe well is almost twice what had been expected.
# natural-resources - Friday 9 March, 2012
TheJournal.ie’s progress report for the Government: Communications, technology
How has Pat Rabbitte gotten on in implementing the promises of the Programme for Government? We’ve had a look.
# natural-resources - Tuesday 10 January, 2012
Poll: Should we ban fracking in Ireland?
Clare County Council has agreed a total ban on fracking and is urging the government to implement a national ban on the process, but what do you think?
# natural-resources - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
Column: For now, Ireland’s oil reserves are best off in private hands
Yes, our oil resources are rich – but the cost of exploiting them means we’re better off leaving it to commercial firms, writes Simon Tuohy.
# natural-resources - Thursday 1 September, 2011
Energy efficiency can create jobs
A European Commission ban on 60 watt light bulbs came into effect today, as we’re told we must make ourselves 20 per cent more energy efficient by 2020.
# natural-resources - Tuesday 5 July, 2011
Everything you ever needed to know about fracking
‘Fracking’ could soon begin in Ireland after sparking angry protests all over the world. So what’s all the fuss about – and what is it?
'Serious concerns' over gas drilling in Lough Allen area
Underground gas worth €120billion could be tapped by the controversial ‘fracking’ process, which some have linked to serious environmental damage.
# natural-resources - Monday 27 June, 2011
A 'case study in mismanagement' - Irish oil company's view of Shell at Corrib
Petrel Resources wants to drill for oil off the south west coast of Ireland. The company’s MD says resistance from local people and “crackpots” is something that “has to be managed”.
# natural-resources - Wednesday 27 April, 2011
Financial supports for wind, wave and tidal energy creation "not appropriate"
ESRI Review of Irish Energy Policy also makes case for bringing Corrib gas field to production “rapidly” – and says nuclear power will not work for Ireland.
# natural-resources - Saturday 16 April, 2011
Sinn Féin motion would revoke Corrib and Lough Allen licences
A private members’ bill to be discussed in the Dáil this week would see the State take majority ownership of gas and oil finds.
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Poll: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
IT’S A MONTH since the launch of the HSE’s new Covid-19 contact tracing app.
Since then, the app has had well over one million downloads, with the take-up rate heralded as being “the most successful launch” of the app anywhere in the world, said HSE CEO Paul Reid last month.
The app is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day. The bluetooth function means that users will be notified via the app if they have been a close contact of a confirmed case.
As cases begin to rise again – particularly in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – health officials fear that transmission could once again spread within the community.
Of the 174 cases reported yesterday, around 50 of them were reported outside of the three counties now under new restrictions.
With that in mind, we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
Poll Results:
Yes, I check in every day (4696)
Yes, I check in most days (4069)
I didn't download it (3858)
No, I've stopped using it (2760)
Yes, but I only check in once or twice per week (2741)
Yes, but I only have the bluetooth contact tracing function enabled (1778)
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