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Anger at plans to move Met Éireann’s Valentia unit

OBJECTIONS are mounting over plans by Met Éireann to relocate an air monitoring unit in south Kerry to “an uncontaminated site” on Valentia Island.

Anger at plans to move Met Éireann’s Valentia unit

Mon, 09 May, 2011 - 01:00

Anne Lucey

The unit is currently part of an internationally-renowned observatory.

The proposed relocation is to avail of cleaner air as part of its monitoring of background pollution.

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Place: Valentia Place: South Kerry Place: Valentia Island Place: Bray, Valentia Place: Bray Place: An Taisce Place: Ring of Kerry Road Place: Ring of Kerry Place: Cahersiveen Place: Beenakryraka Place: Bray Head Person: James Shean Person: Catherine McMullin Organisation: Met Éireann Organisation: Kerry County Council Organisation: Valentia Island Community Environmental Group Organisation: Ceann Comhairle John O’ Donoghue Organisation: Valentia Observatory

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