56 h. ago €3.3m for Galway canal turbines to supply free city electricity

GALWAY City Council has secured €3.3 million in EU funding to pilot a hydro turbine project on the city’s canals, the first initiative of its kind for a local authority in Ireland. The funding will support the installation of three small-scale hydropower systems to power electric vehicle (EV) charging points and streetlights, with a second […] The post €3.3m for Galway canal turbines to supply free city electricity appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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6 d. ago Public consultation backs housing plan to exempt garden cabins from planning permission rules

The four-week consultation on planning permission exemptions closed on 26 August, with more than 900 submissions from the public.

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1 week ago Should electric vehicle chargers be exempt from planning rules?

A Fine Gael TD has called on the Government to exempt EV charging arms from planning permission rules.

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2 w. ago New rules could see developers obliged to provide workable creche buildings

Some mandated childcare facilities in new housing estates remain empty because of fit out costs or unsuitability

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2 w. ago Multiple arrests as gardai raid nine Dublin properties for electric vehicles used in crime

Multiple arrests as gardai raid nine Dublin properties for electric vehicles used in crime  Dublin Live

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2 w. ago Creches empty or converted to housing as developers seek to drop childcare facilities

Planning rules require developers to include a creche facility with 20 childcare placements for every 75 homes built in an estate

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last month Ruling on controversial development beside St Anne’s Park due after legal action withdrawn

An Coimisiún Pleanála set to rule on plans for 580 apartments beside Raheny park next month

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