The Irish Times

Big tech ‘lawyering up’ to challenge data breach fines

Seen & Heard: FAO Scwharz toys for Dublin; Dutch target incinerator stake

Sun May 19 2019 - 15:48

Dublin has sufficient waste heat to meet its needs, forum hears

District heating is viable, low-carbon solution to match most of Ireland’s energy demands

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 17:20

Almost 20% of Poolbeg waste remains as ‘bottom ash’

Byproduct could be valuable resource as material used in place of sand and gravel

Mon Aug 06 2018 - 04:00

Poolbeg incinerator firm to seek leave to burn more waste

Us waster firm Covanta hopes to take 90,000 tonnes of additional waste in 18 months’ time

Mon Aug 06 2018 - 01:30

Mixed reaction in Sandymount to incinerator expansion plan

Plant operators seeking leave from planning board to burn extra 90,000 tonnes of waste

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 16:49

Dublin incinerator operator requests talks to burn more waste

Covanta may seek leave to burn an additional 90,000 tonnes annually at Poolbeg

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 18:48

Irish Water submit plans for €80m Ringsend plant upgrade

Wastewater plant treats 40% of Ireland’s sewage and is ‘overloaded at the moment’

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 12:44

Poolbeg incinerator fined for breaking environmental licence

Court hears ‘glitch’ caused breach during Dublin waste plant’s first week in operation

Mon Mar 26 2018 - 16:37

New Poolbeg incinerator reaches full capacity at 1,800 tonnes a day

HSA launched criminal investigation after a lime leak in June resulted in 11 workers being hospitalised

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 07:53

Criminal investigation under way into incinerator lime leak

Covanta confirms 12 environmental non-compliances detected at Poolbeg plant

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 01:00

‘Biblical’ plague of flies descends on Dublin 4

Locals blame Poolbeg incinerator for infestation in Sandymount and Ringsend

Thu Jul 06 2017 - 17:14

EPA was informed of multiple incidents at Poolbeg incinerator

Details of incidents were reported to the EPA on dates between June 1st and June 8th

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 16:27

Dublin City Council seeks audit on Poolbeg incinerator after lime leak

Council asks why Covanta issued no immediate information to the public after incident that led to hospitalisation of 11 staff

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 21:20

Two Poolbeg incinerator workers released from hospital

Operator promises ‘good level of transparency’ on leak that hospitalised employees

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 19:11

Eleven hospitalised after incident at Dublin’s Poolbeg incinerator

Health and Safety Authority was notified of an ‘uncontrolled release’ this morning

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 10:57

Poolbeg incinerator to take full waste loads from next week

Dublin facility prepares for ‘first fire of waste’ 20 years after original proposal

Thu May 25 2017 - 19:20

Poolbeg incinerator: scrutiny required

Facility must be operated strictly in accordance with its licence

Mon May 01 2017 - 00:02

Poolbeg incinerator to fire up after 20 years of opposition

Waste-to-energy plant fitted with latest fire detection technology, says director

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 00:01

Poolbeg incinerator faces fresh opposition after test failure

US firm behind Dublin project did not meet emissions standards at Canadian plant

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 01:00

Covanta signs Poolbeg plant waste deal with Thornton’s

Construction work began on the incinerator in 2014, 7 years after project got go-ahead

Mon Dec 21 2015 - 14:41

Cantillon: Dublin incinerator funding from Luxembourg a burning issue

The rate on the loans coming from Luxembourg is an impressive 13.5 per cent

Thu Jun 25 2015 - 01:01

Poolbeg incinerator funding coming from Luxembourg

Company backing project similar in structure to Luxleaks firms

Tue Jun 23 2015 - 01:00

Poolbeg incinerator may serve nine counties

Household waste from 12 local authority areas could be taken to southeast Dublin

Sat Nov 29 2014 - 06:45

Work begins on construction of Poolbeg incinerator

Residents opposing Covanta plant in Ringsend to march on Dáil tomorrow

Tue Oct 21 2014 - 12:19

Airbnb plans move into Facebook’s former HQ

Seen & Heard: company expected to move into Hanover Reach before expansion

Mon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00

Minister’s plans for incinerator are not clear

The €100 million Poolbeg incinerator dilemma

Sat Sept 13 2014 - 10:57

The wrong incinerator for Dublin

Wed Sept 10 2014 - 01:01

Controversial Poolbeg incinerator plan set to proceed

Watchdog approves €500m Dublin waste-to-energy plant which could open by 2017

Fri Sept 05 2014 - 16:05

Decision on approval for Poolbeg incinerator due next week

National Development Finance Agency to decide if plant is value for money

Sat Aug 30 2014 - 01:04

Poolbeg incinerator gets go ahead by EC

Dublin City Council says “further steps” needed for project to proceed

Wed May 07 2014 - 19:14

Poolbeg plant costs rise from €400m to €600m

Developers may try to recoup their losses from city council if incinerator is scrapped

Wed Jan 22 2014 - 22:42

Council paid double to relocate firm from Poolbeg site

Local Government Auditor’s report outlines cost of moving haulage firm to new site

Wed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00

Poolbeg contract terminated after €32m payments

An estimated €95m has been spent on unbuilt Dublin incinerator

Fri Nov 22 2013 - 08:17

Penalty clause removed from renegotiated Poolbeg contract

Contract term has been extended to 45 years, potentially doubling its value

Sat Aug 03 2013 - 12:29