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Friday 2 June 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# noise

This year
2023
# noise
Dublin Airport operator 'rejects' it is in breach of planning permission over flight paths
A local community group said they are subjected to ‘ imposing noise that was never meant to be’.
# DAA
One person filed over 23k complaints about aircraft noise at Dublin Airport last year
A single individual was responsible for almost 90% of complaints about noise, with a daily average of 64 complaints a day.
All time
# behind closed doors
Australian rugby league makes return with virtual crowd noise
The Eels made it three wins from three in 2020 as the season got going again.
# Dublin Airport
Airport noise issues to be sorted by Christmas paving the way for new runway
The Dail is due to debate the proposed noise regulations for Dublin Airport on Tuesday week.
# mill street
Students living in €249-a-week accommodation offered partial refunds due to months of construction work
A number of students have complained about loud construction work ongoing since October.
# Sounds of NYC
A multi-million dollar project is working on making New York City a quieter place
The project involves trying to catalogue all the disparate noises that can be heard regularly in the city.
# luas cross city
'It's impossible to get any rest': Dublin residents frustrated at late-night Luas works
Construction on the Luas Cross City has been ongoing in Dublin since early 2013.
# raising the roof
Things got pretty darn loud in Croker yesterday...
The noise levels at GAA HQ were greater than that of a 747 taking off when Dublin’s first goal went in.
# backbreaking campaign
The creak during the Leaders' Debate was Gerry's sore back
The Sinn Féin leader found it hard to stand still because of the pain in his back.
# noise
Music wins as legal bid against Dundrum on Ice thrown out of court
A retired businessman complained that amplified music coming from the venue was upsetting.
# take note
12 outstanding notes from neighbours complaining about loud sex
“Please keep down your sexual vocals!”
Voices
Column: Our world has never been louder – and noise can be dangerous
Tinnitus can be caused frighteningly easily – at any age – and even lead to permanent hearing damage, writes Robert Kelly.
# Study
Noise from Dublin Port terminal "exceeds WHO levels"
A new study by two researchers says that the noise from the container terminal exceeds night-time guidelines.
# Shhhhhhhh
Eight Dublin areas to be protected from noise pollution
Parks and gardens across Dublin will allow only a regular conversation during the day and a whisper at night under new laws.
# grandad dre
What happens when a rapper performs in an old folks' home?
That’s not music, that’s noise.
# Not so noisy
Sweet dreams: noise levels in Dublin city dropping
The number of city-dwellers exposed to night-time noise of 55 decibels or more has fallen dramatically from 94 per cent to just 22 per cent in the past five years.
# number of the beast
Pensioners charged with harassment for blasting Iron Maiden tunes
Bring your granny to the slaughter.
# Shhhush
Irish Rail told to keep the noise down
Locals in Carrick-on-Suir have made over 100 complaints about the noisy train horn.
# cry baby
Why it's SO hard to ignore a crying baby...
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have kids of your own – the sound of an infant in distress provokes strong reaction in the human brain.
# Sound of Silence
How long could YOU stay in the world's quietest room?
The lack of sound, which has been described as “disturbing” by those who have entered the room, can even result in visitors beginning to hallucinate.
# Cup of sugar?
Peace deal brokered between feuding neighbours
Officials in Malaysia were forced to draw up a peace treaty to end a three-year row over barking dogs and loud music.