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# smoky coal

Last year
2022
# Solid Fuels
Cabinet agrees a ban on retail turf sales, as smoky coal ban extended
New solid fuel regulations are set to be introduced at the end of October.
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Jul 14th 2022, 2:35 PM
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# smoky coal
Explainer: What is happening with the ban on the 'most polluting' solid fuels in homes?
The sale and burning of smoky coal is already banned in many cities and towns.
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Sep 8th 2021, 7:00 PM
# smoky coal
Poll: Have you noticed poor air quality where you live?
The Government has announced proposals for a nationwide ban on the sale and burning of smoky coal.
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Feb 18th 2021, 8:15 AM
# Environment
Government moves to introduce nationwide ban on smoky coal
The sale of other solid fuels like unseasoned wood or wet wood could also be banned.
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Feb 18th 2021, 7:11 AM
# air quality
Smoky coal ban to be extended to 13 towns, but nationwide ban ruled out due to legal threats
The smoky coal ban was first introduced to Dublin in 1990.
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Dec 17th 2019, 3:44 PM
# air pollution
Enniscorthy to become the New Delhi of Ireland if smoky coal ban not rolled out, Dáil hears
The delay in expanding the smoky coal ban nationwide is due to fears over court action.
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Jun 11th 2019, 8:00 PM
# COAL BAN
Smoky coal ban delayed by government amid legal threats from coal industry
Minister Richard Bruton has not indicated when the ban is now likely to come into effect.
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Apr 5th 2019, 9:27 AM
# burning coal
Ban on sale of smoky coal to extend countrywide in Autumn 2018
A ban on the sale of smoky coal was first introduced in Dublin in 1990.
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Dec 5th 2017, 11:51 AM
# smoky coal
The ban that stopped scenes like this is going nationwide
Smoky coal is being banned across the country from the end of 2018.
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Sep 28th 2015, 9:24 PM
# Pollution
Phil Hogan: I want smoky coal to be banned within the next 3 years
Smoky coal is already banned in 27 towns and cities around the country, but now the Minister for the Environment says he wants to see it nationwide.
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May 6th 2013, 7:30 AM
# Fossil Fuel
Environment Minister announces review of ban on smokey coal
The ban on smokey coal in Dublin is believed to have resulted in at least 350 fewer deaths each year. Phil Hogan has announced a public consultation on the regulations around the ban.
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Apr 12th 2012, 7:37 PM