Month: May 2017

Dublin City will be getting kitted with new ‘smart’ rainfall sensors to give it an early-warning system to protect against flooding. The low-cost sensors are being deployed across the capital to monitor rainfall, weather conditions and river levels. The sensors will work by communicating data wirelessly to Dublin City Council’s operations team, who will in […]

Ireland’s first satellite is set to be developed after a team of Irish based researchers got the green light from the European Space Agency. The Education Irish Research Satellite 1 (EIRSAT-1) will be launched from the International Space Station and orbit the Earth for a year – if it meets strict tests and reviews required. […]

Ireland’s BurrenLIFE project has been shortlisted as one of the top five Nature Conservation Projects in Europe, as part of a competition celebrating the impact of the EU LIFE funding programme. Over 4,300 LIFE projects around Europe have been supported through the LIFE fund since 1992, with a combined cost of over €3.4b. To mark […]

ESB and Bord na Móna have announced a co-development agreement which will see them develop solar power in four locations in Roscommon, Offaly and Kildare. Once completed, it is estimated that it will provide renewable energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes. The joint venture will access part of Bord na Móna’s land in […]