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  1. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association

    Permission for more offshore windfarms expected in ‘short term’, says O'Brien - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)

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    A planning decision to build more offshore wind farms in Ireland is expected in “the short term”, the Minister of the Environment Darragh O'Brien has said. Ireland currently has only one operational offshore wind farm, off the Co Wicklow coast, which opened in 2005. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of EU environment and climate ministers at Dublin Castle, O’Brien said Ireland “needs” to get more built. https://x.com/DarraghOBrienTD/status/2080582653196017727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Ire

  2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association

    Slievenamon wildfire could burn for days, chief fire officer says - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)

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    It could take “days” to extinguish the large wildfire burning on Slievenamon in Co Tipperary, the area’s chief fire officer has said. Crews have spent a fourth day tackling the blaze on the mountain in the south of the county, which spread to an adjoining forest on Wednesday. The Air Corps has provided aerial support, including dropping water on the flames from helicopters in a bid to stop them spreading. John Shinners, the county’s chief fire officer, said: “It’s proven difficult to access and

  3. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association

    Wet weather could return this weekend, says Met Éireann - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)

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    Rain could return this weekend after a prolonged period of dry weather. Met Éireann said on Monday that high pressure will bring dry and warm conditions for most people in Ireland this week. Some light, occasionally moderate, north to northwest breezes are also forecast, and it will be cooler in the north and northwest with the possibility of some light rain and drizzle. https://x.com/MetEireann/status/2079194793544994887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Later this week, the meteorological service said, the

  4. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association

    Government action needed to tackle Children’s Science Centre ‘debacle’ – report - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)

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    The Public Accounts Committee has said urgent Government action is needed to bring the National Children’s Science Centre “debacle” to a definitive conclusion. The Oireachtas committee, which scrutinises how taxpayers’ money is spent, published an “unprecedented” interim report about the project on Thursday. The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the Irish Children’s Museum Limited (ICML) first entered into discussions to establish a science centre for children in Dublin city centre in 2003. Over

  5. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association

    More efficient way of of assessing new drugs needed, says Tánaiste - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)

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    A row over the length of time it is taking for a drug to treat a rare neurological condition to be approved shows the need for a review of how medicines are assessed in Ireland, the Tánaiste has said. Opposition leader Mary Lou McDonald raised the issue of Skyclarys, which is used to treat Friedreich’s Ataxia, in the Dáil during Leaders’ Questions on Thursday. At a meeting on Tuesday, the HSE Drugs Group did not recommend the drug for reimbursement and instead referred it to an expert committee

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