(AL) Incredible teamwork between BirdWatch Ireland and Kildare Wildlife Rescue yesterday. Nine oiled Guillemots were carefully caught by BirdWatch Ireland staff on Killoughter Beach, Co. #Wicklow , before being transported by a KWR volunteer to the Kildare rehabilitation centre.

A lot of information here on the new DMAP & chosen sites for offshore wind farms - technical & environmental reports, details of public consultation & how to arrange viewing of more detailed material in the department
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Details of the designated sites for offshore wind farms off Waterford & Wexford. Tonn Nua will be first to be developed. Auction to select developer pencilled in for autumn

4 sites designated for offshore wind farms on Waterford/Wexford coast. 1st will be an approx 60 turbine, 900MW array on site 12.2km from at closest point to shore. Other 3 much further out.
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Minister Eamon Ryan says coalition is committed to resolving current accommodation issues & says migration is one of the reasons climate action must remain on the agenda and the Green Party must remain in government
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Some detail around the new DMAP for offshore wind - more later
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Sites for the next phase of offshore wind farms identified as the country's first DMAP (designated maritime area plan) revealed by Eamon Ryan at Wind Energy Ireland conference

Just Transition Commission to be in place by autumn to help ensure climate action measures are fair to all
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A vast source of renewable energy from barely visible infrastructure sounds too good to be true - Eamon Ryan says just at the moment it is.
Engaging in expectation management on floating wind farms as Wind Energy Ireland meets & election campaigning begins
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Headway made on reducing overall fossil fuel use & associated emissions last year says SEAI but not in transport - on land or in the air
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AWS (Amazon data centres) named as anchor tenant of Bord na Móna's planned new 'Eco Energy Park' in the Midlands
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Out of order and inaccessible: TDs tell minister problems persist with Deposit Return Scheme
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Access to Information on the Environment requests are being denied for no reason, for invalid reasons and without attempts to find the info requested. Commissioner Ger Deering granted 92% of appeals against refusals last year
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There's paperwork, terms & conditions & a deadline so if you're thinking of retrofitting, it's worth looking into the new lower-interest state-backed Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme sooner rather than later. Details 👇
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PTSB first out the door with new retrofit loans at an interest rate of 3.55%
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Reply to PQ was 'badly phrased'.
Jennifer Whitmore TD isn't convinced, calls for guarantee no more public resources will be used to fight climate litigants
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The Kerry National Marine Park is an unusual composition - map here shows its various components
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