Hundreds of flights will divert every week for more than a year from September. An overhaul of the main runway at Dublin Airport will see hundreds of night-time flights diverted over south Dublin every week for more than a year from September. The airport operates an average of 60 “movements” (takeoffs or landings) a night [...]
Shane Ross says authority willing to pay above market price if people feel need to move. Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is willing to pay top dollar for the homes of residents who have to move house because of noise disturbance when the new airport runway is built, the Dáil has heard. Minister for Transport Shane [...]
Buskers in Dublin will no longer be allowed to use backing tracks when they play on the capital’s streets, following a vote by councillors last night. Singers and musicians will be required also to have a repertoire that lasts for at least 30 minutes without repetition. At a meeting of Dublin City Council in City [...]
New figures show that 88% of Dubliners are happy with the air quality in their capital city. Results from 83 European capitals show significant differences between them - with levels of satisfaction of air quality ranging from 22% to 88%, and for noise levels from 31% to 82%. Among EU capital cities in 2015, [...]
MEDIATION talks have taken place between a North Berwick pub owner and local residents. The Auld Hoose pub, on Forth Street, was ordered to have the meetings by East Lothian Licensing Board after complaints from locals. A number of residents complained about noise and the behaviour of customers at the pub, owned by Greene King [...]
Derek Brady (29), who works as a Signal Man, assaulted Andrew Elliott causing him harm by punching him in the mouth on June 13th last year at Holywell Drive in Swords. Mr Elliott ended up with a cut lip and his teeth became loose. He said the cost of his dental treatment may amount to [...]
An interesting application of acoustics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n86pF-wQKrw
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A calm, blue ocean can seem peaceful from a distance. Beneath the waves, however, bursts a cacophony of sound, the loudest and most disruptive of which are man-made, a form of noise pollution that disorients fish, mammals and other creatures. Anthropogenic noise -- sound generated by human activities including shipping, transportation, sonar communication, military activity [...]