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Residents living next to Apple’s huge European headquarters in Cork have called for compensation following months of disruption caused by construction on its sprawling campus. They staged a protest at the tech giant’s facility on Cork’s northside yesterday and said the company must do more to address their concerns over dust, noise, and alleged structural [...]
It is most interesting that the NRA (National Roads Authority)/ TII (Traffic Infrastructure Ireland) continue use a design goal of Lden=60dB as part of the process to decide if noise mitigation 'is or is not required' on new road schemes as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment process, given conflicting views in other research based [...]
This week Bobby talks to Diarmuid Keaney, a qualified noise and vibration noise consultant with ICAN Acoustics (www.acoustics.ie) about a brand-new website he and his colleagues have developed to allow the public log noise complaints at www.noisecomplaint.ie. The purpose of www.noisecomplaint.ie is to compile information on noise issues from all across Ireland by offering members [...]
A restaurant in Dublin has effectively been ordered to close after An Bord Pleanála refused to extend planning permission for a commercial operation on the premises. Farmer Brown’s in Ballsbridge, close to the Aviva stadium, failed in its attempt to retain temporary planning permission granted in 2013 that expired last year. The restaurant, which is [...]
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, [...]