Person: David Fenton

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Cork lifeboat crew to be honoured with first RNLI gallantry award in 10 years

An RNLI crew in Cork are to be honoured for gallantry after they saved six lives.

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Action on deadly radon gas now 16 years overdue

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Green Party criticises decision to close testing lab for lethal radon gas

gaa

Carrigaline dig deepest as going gets tough

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Damien Dempsey among honoured rescuers

racing

Wings swoops at Cork

Deal gets the job done

Deal Done, the best backed horse in the contest, continued the terrific run of Bryan Cooper and Dessie Hughes when landing the Wilderness Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

Fri, 02 Nov, 2012

Adrigole win feisty Beara derby

Adrigole 1-14 Castletownbere 0-11

Mon, 18 Jun, 2012

High radon gas levels in 300 homes

Radon gas continues to be a silent threat in homes with latest figures showing almost 300 households had high rates of the cancer-causing gas.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2012

Castletownbere again too hot for Adrigole

CASTLETOWNBERE cruised to a comfortable victory over local rivals Adrigole in this Cork IFC fourth round clash at Cahermore yesterday.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2011

Irish house has one of the highest levels of radon in Europe

A KERRY house has recorded some of the highest concentrations of cancer-causing radioactive gas radon ever found in Europe.

Fri, 17 Jun, 2011

Nifty Nemo always in control

LAST year’s Cork Premier IFC semi-finalists St Vincent’s came undone in the first round against Nemo Rangers on Saturday night at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Mon, 16 May, 2011

Council praised for eradicating risks from radon

A LOCAL authority was praised yesterday for eradicating the risks posed by a potentially deadly gas found in its housing stock.

Thu, 25 Nov, 2010

600 homes show high levels of radon gas

Nearly 600 homes from across the country have been found to have high levels of cancer-causing radon gas so far this year.

Fri, 17 Sep, 2010

Organisers of Athlone Agri Show stress the importance of safety

THE importance of safety at rural shows has been highlighted by the organisers of Athlone’s annual agricultural event.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2010

House has 13 times safe radon level

A COUNTY Sligo home has 13 times the acceptable level of radon gas – a cancer-causing gas that kills 200 people every year.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2010

Full radon testing 'would take 400 years'

Radon experts are warning that it could take up to 400 years to test every home in Ireland for the dangerous gas.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2009

Householders urged to test for cancer-causing gas

Householders were today urged to carry out radon tests after record levels of the cancer-causing gas were discovered.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2009

Public meetings to highlight radon gas hazard

NATURALLY-OCCURRING radon gas, which kills 200 people each year, is so high in parts of south Cork and Cobh that public meetings are planned for next month to highlight the hazard.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2009

Families in radon hotspot warned of danger from gas

HOUSEHOLDERS in South Tipperary are being put on red alert after shock figures presented by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) confirm that the region is a hot spot for radon.

Tue, 21 Mar, 2006

Garda get boost as Masterson cleared to play

JAMES MASTERS will play with Garda College in the Datapac Sigerson Cup quarter-final against Dublin City University at Templemore today.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2006

Fenton goal decisive as Garda foil stirring UCD fightback

Garda College 1-13 UCD 1-6

Thu, 09 Feb, 2006

Radon rules failing to protect homes

NEW building regulations designed to reduce dangerous levels of a radioactive gas cannot guarantee that homes are adequately protected, the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) has warned.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2005

Radon checks still ignored in 53 schools

MORE than 50 schools have still not signed up to be tested for levels of cancer-causing radon gas, despite repeated calls to have measurements taken.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2004