Day: 13 March 2009

Northern Ireland Electricity chief switches utilities

Northern Ireland Water (NIW) is set to appoint Northern Ireland Electricity head Laurence MacKenzie as its new Chief Executive, it has been reported.

Officer abseils down cliff to clean up waste

Environmental officers at one of the country's best-known beauty spots have gone to extreme measures to remove over four tonnes of waste.

Irish residents could suffer from climate change

Ireland's residents could be financially affected by climate change, with one environmental scientist claiming the phenomenon could dramatically push up the cost of living over the next century.

Galway councillor urges lead pipe replacement

A Galway councillor has called on his contemporaries to unite to sort out the issue of replacing the lead pipes in Old Mervue.

European Commission will not impose cow tax

Following the recent suggestions that Irish cattle and dairy farmers could be hit with a tax on their livestock, the European Commission (EC) has moved to deny the possibility of it imposing such a charge.

County Wexford set for new waste-management facility

Ballyshannon in Adamstown, County Wexford, could be set to receive a new waste management facility, it has been reported.

Tesco cuts down recycling rewards scheme following ‘misuse’

Supermarket giant Tesco has reassessed the way it rewards customers recycling items in its 'reverse vending machines' following reports that individuals were cutting plastic bottles into tiny scraps in order to pass them off as more items.

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