ARTS, Heritage and Gaeltacht Minister Jimmy Deenihan has said the Shannon estuary will not be “frozen for development” in spite of the estuary being designated a Special Protection Area (SPA) for birds.

The 200 Polish members of the TEEU working on the Moneypoint power station refit in Co Clare today voted unanimously to accept the settlement terms of their dispute with ZRE.

IRELAND could be facing a New Orleans-style disaster by ignoring trends in climate change and population shifts.

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from traffic are rising sharply because of the Government’s failure to address growing car dependency and long-distance commuting, experts and environmentalists said yesterday.