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# smoky-coal - Tuesday 11 June, 2019
Enniscorthy to become the New Delhi of Ireland if smoky coal ban not rolled out, Dáil hears
The delay in expanding the smoky coal ban nationwide is due to fears over court action.
# smoky-coal - Friday 5 April, 2019
Smoky coal ban delayed by government amid legal threats from coal industry
Minister Richard Bruton has not indicated when the ban is now likely to come into effect.
# smoky-coal - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
Ban on sale of smoky coal to extend countrywide in Autumn 2018
A ban on the sale of smoky coal was first introduced in Dublin in 1990.
# smoky-coal - Monday 28 September, 2015
The ban that stopped scenes like this is going nationwide
Smoky coal is being banned across the country from the end of 2018.
# smoky-coal - Monday 6 May, 2013
Phil Hogan: I want smoky coal to be banned within the next 3 years
Smoky coal is already banned in 27 towns and cities around the country, but now the Minister for the Environment says he wants to see it nationwide.
# smoky-coal - Thursday 12 April, 2012
Environment Minister announces review of ban on smokey coal
The ban on smokey coal in Dublin is believed to have resulted in at least 350 fewer deaths each year. Phil Hogan has announced a public consultation on the regulations around the ban.
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WE ARE 18 days away from Christmas – that’s 17 shopping days. That’s 408 hours (sorry).
It always seems as though there are those who get the shopping out of the way in March where some like that last minute panic on Christmas Eve.
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