“97 per cent say wind farms would have no impact on their decision to visit Scotland again†Scottish Government study released today on economic impact of wind farms on tourism, claims that for 97% of visitors “wind farms would have no impact on their decision to visit Scotland againâ€. The study also claims 68% of…
Government gives green light to micro wind
New legislation to be introduced to relax planning rules for micro- and small-wind projects BWEA, the trade association representing the UK’s micro- and small-wind industry, today welcomed the Govt’s decision to relax planning rules for onsite household wind turbines. The Govt plans to allow householders to install wind turbines, with a diameter of up to…
SÃle Seoige launches Suas Shamrocks for Schools– Supporting Disadvantaged Children in India and Kenya on St. Patrick’s Day
On the 17th of March hundreds of young people will take to the streets of Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, adding even more colour to Ireland’s greenest day. The Suas volunteers will be painting shamrocks on the faces of revellers young and old and accepting donations to support schools in the slum areas of India…
PLANS IN PLACE FOR 2008 BRICK & STEEL BORDER COUNTIES RALLY
The classic tracks of the Scottish Borders and Kielder Forest will once again be reverberating to the sound of rally cars when the annual Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally gets underway from Jedburgh on Saturday 5th April 2008 . Comprising round two of the popular 2008 MSA Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship, as well as…
Wind farms not a threat to national security
BWEA the body representing the UK wind industry today responded to comments in the media regarding Ministry of Defence (MOD) objections to wind farm planning applications. MOD regularly object to new wind farm planning applications – many wind farm developers have been concerned that they were acting on exaggerated fears of the likely impact of…
RNID NI CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT STRABANE HEARING AID USERS
RNID Northern Ireland is calling for people in Strabane to volunteer their time and knowledge to support a local project helping people adjust to life wearing a hearing aid. The community-based project, run by RNID NI, the charity representing the 219,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in Northern Ireland, advises new hearing aid users…
NIGEL DUNLOP TAKES UP MD POST AT MOY PARK
Nigel Dunlop has this month joined Moy Park as managing director, becoming only the second to hold the title since 1983. Dr Trefor Campbell, who has held the role since that date, was appointed non-executive chairman of the Moy Park Group last autumn. Nigel Dunlop, age 51, comes to Moy Park from the Gallaher Group…
Cooley donate €200,000 to charities
For those who can cast their minds back to the first weekend of August 2007 they may recollect one extremely wet Sunday. What made this different from any other wet Irish Sunday I hear you ask? Well, if you had been on any road approaching the Cooley peninsula, County Louth you will recall that you…
Wind industry welcomes EU’s green energy revolution
Renewables body calls on Govt to act now to deliver 2020 targets on time BWEA, the body representing the UK’s wind, wave & tidal industries today welcomed the EU Commission’s announcement that Britain should supply 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. Maria McCaffery, BWEA Chief Executive said “This is a revolution for…
Let them Sing it for you
What if you could have someone sing to you anything you could write? That would be pretty cool yeah? Well, here is your chance. Basically you type in what you want them to sing and they sing it for you instantly. The site reads your text and then finds clips of songs and puts them…