Renewable energy to heat swimming pool

KILKENNY’s new swimming pool will be heated partly using renewable
energy sources, senior engineer Kieran Fitzgerald announced at
Monday’s meeting of Kilkenny Borough Council.
It will be heated using woodchip technology and solar panels will be
installed on the roof, for a combination of gas and renewable energy,
Mr Fitzgerald said.
He was responding to a question from Cllr Malcolm Noonan [...]

Green Party Special Convention depends on further progress

The Green Party announced tonight that, should progress be made in talks with Fianna Fáil on the formation of a new government, on a limited number of remaining points of contention, it will hold a Special Convention of its members on Wednesday evening.
Following a resumption of negotiations with Fianna Fáil this morning, the negotiation teams [...]