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Friday 27 November 2020
Sean O’Brien believes Ireland need a Keane-like mentality if they are to get the result they need in Paris today.
The man admitted to the 20 incidents of fuel theft with a combined value of €846.51.
The coronavirus pandemic and a significant drop in crude oil costs are among the factors behind the drop in price.
The government is looking at two models to increase carbon tax and offset the cost to householders.
A schedule of declining supports to buy electric cars should be considered, states department review.
Varadkar says lessons must be learned from water charges stating that cross-party buy-in for carbon taxes is needed.
Around 1,000 students shouting “Macron resign!” demonstrated in the city of Nice today – some wearing high-vis jackets.
Drivers are paying 10c more compared to July 2017.
Putting diesel tax on par with petrol would result in net gains for the exchequer and net reductions in pollution, the ESRI says.
These Young Scientists think so.
The technical glitch that caused the issue has been resolved.
The AA says it is concerned that, for every litre of petrol purchased, 63.67% goes to the government.
The Conservative Party wants the payment to be means-tested in other parts of the UK.
On average, a litre of petrol now costs 136.6c, while a litre of diesel costs 126.0c.
The cost of a litre of petrol or diesel is now the highest its been in 18 months.
A combination of factors have seen the cost of running a vehicle jump by €18 a month in the last year.
The filling station reduced the cost of petrol and diesel to 88.5c per litre for a period to celebrate.
Research conducted AA Ireland found that the cost of a litre of petrol is now at 136.3c.
An increase of a couple of cent could mean big bucks to the State coffers.
The horrific discovery was made yesterday by a Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescue ship.
PSNI is leaving it up to petrol station owners in two areas to pursue non-paying drivers – but there are fears it would make it “easier” for criminals.
Nine people were rescued in unusual circumstances as their balloon ran out of fuel this morning.
Enironmentalists are over the moon, unions not so much.
Smoky coal is being banned across the country from the end of 2018.
Thirty-one oil laundries were detected and closed down.
Minister Charlie Flanagan says criminals are being pursued.
Are you seeing the benefit at the petrol stations?
Here’s why falling oil prices matter.
The ‘sludge’ material is believed to be the bv-product of illegal diesel laundering.
Catch up as you wake up
A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with the find, which included a large among of laundered fuel and toxic waste.
The deadly gas can build up in the home, and can’t be detected by our senses.
Around 6% of the nations power is still drawn from peat burning power stations.
The last US jet fuel delivery arrived in Israel on 14 July.
They’ve taken them to court.
We are at a crossroads in Ireland in terms of energy; check out this 5 point plan about why community-owned renewables could be the answer.
Oxfam is calling on G7 leaders who are meting tomorrow to reassess Europe’s energy strategy to move towards more sustainable and affordable fuels.
Up to six million, in fact. It’s in a bid to tackle the country’s “extremely grim” environmental situation.
The carbon tax increase will add around €1.20 to a 40kg bag of coal and 26 cent to a bale of briquettes.
Cutting costly emissions from thousands of public buildings would help the environment and save Ireland €200m a year – without requiring a single job loss.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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