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Final stage of Corrib pipeline approved
An Bord Pleanála has approved an application for the final section of the Corrib pipeline.
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Jan 20th 2011, 11:36 AM
Australian town split in two by flood waters
Horsham has fish swimming in the streets as it is submerged by high water spreading to the state of Victoria.
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Jan 18th 2011, 1:17 PM
Boil notices lifted on two Limerick areas
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Jan 10th 2011, 1:14 PM
30% of imported cars clocked, written off or repossessed
Vehicle registration website Cartell.ie says one in four imported cars have had their odometers adjusted.
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Dec 1st 2010, 3:29 PM
Charlotte Roche offers German president sex for nuclear veto
The ‘Wetlands’ author said that she will sleep with Christian Wulff if he does not sign legislation that would extend the life span of Germany’s nuclear reactors.
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Nov 20th 2010, 5:05 PM
Ships get in hot water during storm
One vessel runs aground off Louth in high winds and is still stuck waiting for a tug to tow it off.
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Nov 17th 2010, 3:22 PM
A decade of discovery:1,200 new species found in Amazon rainforest
In Pictures: An amazing array of new species that have been uncovered in the Amazon rainforest.
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Oct 28th 2010, 7:23 AM
The end of Apocalypse Cow?
Ireland records first drop in greenhouse gases in 20 years as new study says: It’s not all the fault of cows breaking wind.
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Oct 22nd 2010, 12:11 PM
Baltic ferry blaze provokes fuel leak fears
Danish and German experts battle to prevent sinking of Lithuanian-flagged ferry after evacuation yesterday.
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Oct 10th 2010, 10:09 AM
Here comes the sun... unless you're in Cork
Cork City Council has issued a flood warning for low-lying areas of Cork City while it is expected to be “warm and humid” in the rest of the country.
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Oct 8th 2010, 4:16 PM
Croke Park first stadium to be awarded certificate for sustainability
Off-pitch improvements in energy sourcing mean Croke Parks becomes first stadium in the world to achieve certification for sustainable event management.
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Oct 6th 2010, 3:59 PM
Trains come to end of the line in Vietnam floods
1,400 rail passengers stranded as railway swept away by rain and flooding claims at least 26 lives
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Oct 6th 2010, 9:59 AM
Hurricane Igor races towards Bermuda
British overseas dependency is prepared for “worst storm we have ever seen”.
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Sep 18th 2010, 5:02 PM
2010 likely to be the warmest year on record
Arctic ice sheet recedes to third lowest level.
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Sep 16th 2010, 3:30 PM
Scrub up for a trip to Ireland's least tidy towns
New entrants from Limerick and Monaghan score lowest in the Tidy Towns – but popular tourist spot Bunratty is only just better.
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Sep 13th 2010, 5:09 PM
Poolbeg incinerator contract extended
DCC announces review of contract.
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Sep 6th 2010, 8:10 PM
Water supply disrupted in parts of Galway
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Sep 6th 2010, 3:26 PM
€200m bill for Dublin City Council if it pulls the Poolbeg plug
The city council tells John Gormley that whoever triggers the contract’s break clause will be hit heavily.
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Sep 5th 2010, 1:46 PM
BP seals the ruptured oil well for good
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Sep 5th 2010, 12:27 PM
Another oil rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico
Coastguard says 13 employees were blown into the water, and the rig is now leaking oil.
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Sep 2nd 2010, 9:36 PM
Obama declares emergency as Earl continues on its path
Hurricane watch extended to Canadian coastline.
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Sep 2nd 2010, 8:18 PM
Pakistan facing second wave of death as flood crises worsens
Health threats continue to plague Pakistan as the prime minister warns of “massive job losses”.
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Sep 1st 2010, 3:48 PM
Greenpeace occupy Arctic oil rig
Protesters say they have succeeded in stopping operations at the Baffin Bay oil rig off the coast of Greenland.
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Aug 31st 2010, 4:15 PM
Hurricanes meet over the Atlantic
Two hurricanes meet off the US east coast.
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Aug 31st 2010, 10:32 AM
Indonesia volcano erupts again (PHOTOS)
Thousands more flee as volcano erupts for second time after 400-year break.
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Aug 30th 2010, 4:58 PM
Obama laments “man-made catastrophe” of Hurricane Katrina
President tells New Orleans that the legacy of Katrina must be one “of action” but stops short of admonishing BP.
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Aug 30th 2010, 9:36 AM
Thousands flee volcanic eruption in Indonesia
A volcano on the island of Sumatra erupted last night.
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Aug 29th 2010, 11:26 AM
Fresh flood crisis hits Pakistan
Tens of thousands have fled the southern Pakistani city of Thatta, as powerful floodwaters break through the city’s barriers.
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Aug 28th 2010, 11:53 AM