Heaney vents his poetic outrage at sacrilege of Tara
Written by News DeskRetroactive development green light for Rock of Cashel
Written by Jason WalshA developer who built holiday homes close to the Rock of Cashel has been granted "retention planning permission," reports Michael Parsons in the Irish Times .
32 of the 52 houses are to be allowed while the remaining 20 are subject to a demolition order.
A report by Andy Bloxham says that: "thousands of tons of material put out to be recycled [...] secretly
According to the report the government is concerned that rising energy costs are having a negative effect on poorer households. The report also notes that alongside sharp increases in energy costs
Not quite. Electrical power is so ubiquitous that we don't really feel the need to understand it – and in an ideal world we wouldn't need to – but in today's energy conscious
Five sustainable architecture practices working on a grand scale
Written by Jason Walsh
The five architects chosen include Norman Foster, who is working on developing
Among the better ideas are wastewater turbines, LED lighting and a fascinating, for Constuct Ireland readers, plan to make eco-friendly
Writing in the Guardian Oxburgh, a former non-executive director of Royal Dutch Shell
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A new web site, Climate Debate Daily has been launched to cool down the debate about global warming.
Co-managed by Dennis Dutton, the man behind the excellent literary and intellectual portal Arts and Letters Daily, Climate Change Daily promises to become an essential resource on the subject.