Northern Irish firm using poultry litter to generate electricity is a world first

A PLANT in Northern Ireland which uses poultry litter to create renewable electricity is the first facility in the world to use the product as its sole feedstock. Poultry litter is a mixture of poultry faeces, spilled feed, feathers, and material used as bedding in poultry operations. The Stream BioEnergy (SBE) plant in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, uses 40,000 tonnes of it each year … [Read more...] about Northern Irish firm using poultry litter to generate electricity is a world first

GARDAÍ have made a number of arrests in an ongoing investigation into the murder of Lee Slattery whose body was discovered in Co. Limerick in 2010. The 24-year-old’s body was found in a shallow grave near a wooded area in the derelict Delmege House estate near Moyross on May 31, 2010. At the time of his death, the father-of-one, who grew up on Monabraher Road in Ballynanty on … [Read more...] about Arrests made in ongoing investigation into murder of Lee Slattery more than a decade ago

THE funeral details have been confirmed for a father-of-one who died when his car was involved in a collision earlier this week. Stephen O’Reilly, from Athlone, Co. Westmeath and formerly of Greystones in Wicklow, died following a traffic collision near Edenderry, Co Offaly, on Monday, May 20. Gardaí were called to the incident involving a single car at the L1005 at Bracknagh … [Read more...] about Funeral details confirmed for ‘always happy’ man who died in late night crash

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has taken a phone call with President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, following Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine. Speaking last night, the Taoiseach told the President that he, on behalf of the people of Ireland, was “recognising Palestine to keep the hopes of a two-state peace solution between Israel and Palestine alive”. President Abbas told … [Read more...] about President of Palestine thanks Ireland for formal recognition of nation as an independent state

A MAJOR expansion of the site where Ireland’s national archives are held has begun this week. The state-of-the-art upgrade of the archive repository at the National Archives on Bishop Street in Dublin 8 is designed to “future-proof the records of the State over the coming decades in a purpose-built, modern archive building”. Costing €37m, the redevelopment project, which is due … [Read more...] about Major development project begins to preserve Ireland’s ‘precious’ National Archives