The use of Lden to assess traffic noise impact is simply incorrect. The Lden metric was developed for noise mapping purposes ONLY and NOT as a metric to 'assess the degree of noise change' created by a proposed road scheme. It would appear that much of the Irish guidance produced by the NRA/TII continues to [...]
A great experiment worth sharing on acoustic resonance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFsgu3ClqHo
A great experiment worth sharing from Sound Waves on BBC 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXS_IaAL_i4
Low-cost carrier easyJet has released a charity album for insomniacs and aviation enthusiasts in general, featuring a single, extended-cut recording of a pair of CFM56 jets flying at 39,000 feet from London Gatwick to Nice. The project was inspired by research confirming that white noise can help the brain block out sleep interruptions by displacing [...]
A jump in the number of complaints about aircraft noise at Dublin airport has been linked to the increased use of its second runway. There were 495 complaints to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) about aircraft landing and taking off in the first six months of the year compared with 382 in the corresponding period [...]
Had the pleasure of working with U2 and their crew at Croke Park. True professionals.
It would appear Michael O'Leary has the solution to environmental noise from aircraft............. Click on his picture below to hear his interview with Sean O'Rourke today......
Traders who say they are being “driven demented” by noisy buskers will have to wait until next year before busking bylaws come into force in Cork City. The news emerged yesterday after several city centre business owners said they were considering moving out of the city because of the problem. Several traders on Cook St [...]
Several business owners in the Cook St area said they have reached the end of their tether and called last night for urgent busking control measures, including a ban on amplifiers and the introduction of busking-free zones in the city’s main office districts. Graphic designer Alison Burns, who runs Studio 10 on Cook St, said [...]
Plans by JD Wetherspoon to convert a former bank and church on Dublin’s Lower Abbey St have been put on hold, following an appeal by a local resident over noise fears. The British pub chain paid almost €3m for the vacant buildings, and was subsequentially given the green light by Dublin City Council to redevelop [...]