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Nah, but seriously,
EDF Energy’s plant is set to cost 18 times more than the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper in Dubai, and will cost almost five times more than the Large Hadron Collider that sits under the France-Switzerland border near Geneva.
Greenpeace, however, have launched a petition asking UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osbourne, to stop the project and to invest the money in renewable energy instead.
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Women in Ireland more worried about human rights and racism than men, survey finds
People in Ireland continue to strongly support human rights, and equality, but have low confidence its being delivered. Women are consistently more likely than men to express concern about discrimination, economic insecurity, fairness and the adequacy of Government responses. Women are also significantly less likely to believe that efforts to combat discrimination are effective. Just 8% […]
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One quarter of Irish pubs have closed since 2005
Number of pub licenses has fallen by more than 2,200 in just 20 years to 6,412, a decline of 25.6% A new report shows a rapid decline in the number of pubs in Ireland, with 2,205 premises – or one in four – closing their doors since 2005. The report, compiled by Economist and Associate Professor Emeritus at DCU, Anthony […]
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Dissolvable skin cancer patch developed in Belfast aims to ease treatment
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