An ambitious plan to create Ireland’s first high-end eco-estate of prefabricated timber homes has ground to a halt after An Bord Pleanála refused it planning permission. The proposed 24-property Baufritz development, in Skerries in north Co Dublin, was set to mark the German eco-housing giant’s first foray on to Irish soil. Planning for the project, Holmpatrick Cove, [...]
Do you want to help shape government policy on how noise problems are dealt with? A new website has just been launched to compile information from all across Ireland by offering members of the public the opportunity to officially log their noise complaint. Complaints will be classified under headings such as road traffic noise, rail [...]
We are delighted to see Ireland's first ever noise complaint logging service. This gives the public an opportunity to log their specific noise complaint confidentially. The data will be collected and used to communicate public noise issues to government departments and relevant authorities. Data collected will comply with guidance from the Irish data protection commissioner. [...]
Please see an event happening at Science Gallery Dublin that might interest your staff, students and members. The Acoustic Ecology Tour is an event in response to our newest exhibition SOUND CHECK which closes on the 24th of September. Join Director of Acoustics at AWN Consulting Chris Dilworth for a very special tour of Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock, as we explore [...]
BARNSTABLE, Mass. — Police in Massachusetts say a member of the Kennedy family screamed incoherently and threw himself into a wall after he was confronted by police responding to complaints about a loud party and fireworks. A Barnstable police officer says the actions of both 52-year-old Matthew “Max” Kennedy and his daughter, 22-year-old Caroline Kennedy, [...]
A Dundee pub has been granted a variation to its licence to allow alcohol to be sold outside — despite a letter of objection claiming that noise was disturbing neighbours. The Lab in Bell Street had applied to Dundee City Council Licensing Board for a variation to allow alcohol to be sold for consumption [...]
RESIDENTS living near key construction sites for the West Gate Tunnel (Melbourne) are likely to experience noise levels exceeding current ambient noise for up to four years while the 5km toll road is built. The Western Distributor Authority has developed a noise standard of 63 dB (A) when the West Gate Tunnel is complete in [...]
(CNN) The US believes several State Department employees at the US embassy in Havana were subjected to an "acoustic attack" using sonic devices that left at least two with such serious health problems they needed to be brought back to the US for treatment, several senior State Department officials told CNN. A US government official [...]
An increase in the regulatory drive on noise and vibration in both crew space and underwater has led to a bigger focus on these areas by ship operators. New and upcoming regulations have had an impact on noise and vibration on vessels.The mandatory Maritime Safety Committee requirement 337 (91) has been adopted by SOLAS for [...]
Implementation of Directive 2014/52/EU on the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (EIA Directive) I have been asked by Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to refer to key changes to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures set out in the above Directive, which amends [...]