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Motorway Speed Safety An Issue On Tipperary’s M7.

Motorway speed safety cameras have been installed on the M7 in Co. Tipperary since Monday last.

The decision to execute this plan was jointly decided by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), the Roads Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána.

This safety camera system was installed between Junction 26 – Nenagh (West) and Junction 27 – Birdhill, covering traffic flow in both directions. Same will be Ireland’s first mainline motorway-based system since an identical system became operational with great success in the Dublin City Tunnel back in mid-2017.

The location identified for the installation on the M7 in Co. Tipperary, has been in the past the subject of frequent micro-climate events, with mostly large ice particles falling in the form of hail, thus resulting in an increased collision frequency in this particular area of the county.

We understand that the objective of this installation is to secure compliance, not prosecutions. However, with current speeds on the M7 regarded as totally unacceptable, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) state that such speeding is typical of driver behaviour on low traffic volume sections of our Irish motorway network, throughout Ireland.

Covid-19 Update: Thur. 11th March 2021 – 10 Deaths – 592 New Cases

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The Department of Health has confirmed that there has been 10 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,509.

There have been 592 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, here in the Irish Republic, at 225,179.

Of the cases today; 253 are in Dublin, 52 in Kildare, 35 in Donegal, 33 in Meath, 28 in Galway, with the remaining 191 cases located across all other counties.

There have been 5,072 cases in total of the virus identified within Tipperary relevant up to midnight on March 9th last.

There are 359 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 87 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.

Some 382,528 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) here in Ireland up to March 8th, with 154,089 persons having received their second dose.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:30pm this evening, now stands at well over 118.31 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 2.63 million.

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EPA Release Report On Local Authority Environmental Enforcement Activities 2019.

**River Suir,** **Barry’s Bridge, Central Thurles, Co. Tipperary**.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today released its report on local authority environmental enforcement activities for 2019.
There has been an increase in local authority inspection and enforcement activities relating to waste and litter.
Further action and coordination are needed to ensure compliance with air legislation, with a focus on fuels that are on sale and in use in low smoke zones.
More needs to be done to drive compliance nationally with water protection legislation, given the continuing decline in water quality.

The EPA has today released its report on local authority environmental enforcement activities for 2019. The EPA has seen an increase in both the numbers of inspections and enforcement actions taken by local authorities since 2018 with the bulk of these relating to waste and litter. Local authorities also managed a substantial volume of environmental complaints during the year. These again related predominantly to waste issues.

The EPA found that local authorities are taking account of national enforcement priorities in implementing their work, which is welcome. It did find, however, that additional focus is needed in both air enforcement and water protection.

Commenting on the findings of the report, Dr Tom Ryan, (Director of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement) stated:

“In looking across the range of enforcement activities, waste management is where most local authority activities are focused. This is not surprising given the breadth of their functions in this area relative to air enforcement. Good work has been completed by local authorities, working with the EPA, in developing the national air monitoring programme. However, considering the effect of air quality on human health and well-being, more action is needed on air enforcement.”

A substantial programme of water inspection was undertaken by the local authorities during the year and these water inspections and investigations led to over a thousand enforcement actions and a limited number of prosecutions during 2019.

Mr Andy Fanning, (Programme Manager of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement) stated:

“Local authorities continue to deliver their key role in national water sampling which is welcome as it provides data to inform action. This information, however, is showing a continuing decline in water quality and more needs to be done to protect our water environment. Local authorities need to make sure that they are applying enough resources to protect both human health and the environment and are taking effective enforcement action where non compliances are found.”

The EPA also highlights in the report that, while enforcement is necessary, all sectors of society have a role in making sure their actions do not pollute or damage our environment. Each household, organisation and business need to segregate and manage their wastes correctly, comply with low smoke zone requirements where they are in place, and make sure that their actions do not pollute waters.

Covid-19 Update: Wed. 10th March 2021 – 47 Deaths – 631 New Cases

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Twelve new killer Covid-19 virus cases identified in Co. Tipperary

The Department of Health has confirmed that there has been 47 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,499.

There have been 631 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, here in the Irish Republic, at 224,588.

Of the cases today; 247 are in Dublin, 50 in Kildare, 44 in Meath, 41 in Cork, 32 in Limerick, 12 in Tipperary, with the remaining 205 cases located across 19 other counties.

There have been 5,053 cases in total of the virus identified within Tipperary relevant up to midnight on March 8th last.

There are 370 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 92 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.

Some 375,521 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) here in Ireland up to March 7th, with 150,247 persons having received their second dose.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:30pm this evening, now stands at well over 117.71 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 2.61 million.

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Covid-19 Update: Tue. 9th March 2021 – 30 Deaths – 311 New Cases.

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The Department of Health has confirmed that there has been 30 deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 4,452.

There have been 311 new additional virus cases reported here within the Irish Republic. This leaves the current total number of confirmed cases, since conception, here in the Irish Republic, at 223,957.

Of the cases today; 135 are in Dublin, 29 in Kildare, 21 in Cork, 18 in Limerick, 14 in Louth, with the remaining 94 cases located across 16 other counties.

There have been 5,049 cases in total of the virus identified within Tipperary relevant up to midnight on March 7th last.

There are 397 people with Covid-19 in hospital today, and of that number, 95 are in ICU’s, according to Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub.

Health Service Executive CEO Mr Paul Reid has stated that only 1.1 million vaccine doses are likely to arrive in Ireland within the first three months of this year; despite 1.24m expected.
Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson has also informed the European Union it may face supply issues that will complicate plans to deliver 55 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the EU bloc in the second quarter of the year.

Some 363,149 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) here in Ireland up to March 6th, with 149,920 persons having received their second dose.

The total worldwide number of virus cases identified up to 5:30pm this evening, now stands at well over 117.2 million confirmed, with global deaths at well over 2.60 million.

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