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Health and safety legislation needs urgent update to handle growing climate crisis and protect at-risk workers
In September 2018, during Storm Ali, Unite member and engineer Matthew Campbell was killed by a falling tree after being sent ...
'Sugar boat' shipwreck set to sink from view
The wreckage has been visible on the surface of the River Clyde for more than 50 years - but recent harsh weather has ...
Irish Independent on MSN5d
Sligo school children plant trees at their local forest ravaged by Storm Éowyn
A novel Coillte initiative took place at Hazelwood Forest, Calry on Monday last when Sligo’s youngest group of foresters took ...
Winterwatch is coming to NI location 'teeming with wildlife'
Mount Stewart in County Down will be the venue for Winterwatch 2026, the BBC has announced. Its woodlands, farmland fields, ...
The Ballroom of Romance dances on and my connection with the last wall of Glenfarne Hall - Anne Hailes
Glenfarne, where Co Leitrim meets Fermanagh and Cavan on the shores of Lough MacNean, is a magical place full of nostalgia ...
Westmeath Examiner2d
2,500 claims for Storm Éowyn compensation in Westmeath
Some 2,570 claims for compensation for losses resulting from Storm Éowyn were lodged with the Department of Social Protection ...
Irish Independent on MSN6d
Farm investment boom puts squeeze on TAMS fund
Farmers are being warned that future applications for TAMS grants may face tougher rules, as the Department scrambles to keep ...
Leinster Express3d
Less than half of Laois claims after Storm Éowyn awarded
Less than half of claims made by Laois residents for humanitarian assistance in the wake of Storm Éowyn have been awarded, ...
Farming Life on MSN2d
Extensive damage to gardens and estates across NI following hurricane force gales, says National Trust
“Storm Éowyn reminds us that the world is changing and that we need to adapt the places we care for, to ensure that people ...
Mayo News2d
'If another storm hits, Mayo communities will be in the dark again' — questions raised over Ireland's power grid
Aontú TD for Mayo questions the 'lack of urgency and delivery in strengthening Ireland’s electricity network following the devastation caused by Storm Éowyn' ...