Carcinogens in Drinking Water Supply

Posted on April 5th, 2008 in An Daingean,Castlecomer-Donaguile,Ennis,Gort,Ireland,Killarney,Living in Ireland,Loughrea,Trim by census-analysis

The following Irish towns have levels of THM’s which are above the current standard in the Drinking Water Regulations. These standards are being made more strict from Dec 2008 – to 100 migro grams per litre – so these water supplies will be well above the safe levels unless something is done to rectify things.  The politicians seem to be keeping quiet about this recent news from the Irish EPA )Environmental Protection Agency) .

Ennis
Ennistymon
Ballintra
Ballinasloe
Gort
Inishere
Killimor
Kinvara
Loughrea
Roundstone
Spiddal
Dingle
Clogh-Castlecomer
Inistioge
Mountmellick
Kiltimagh
East Meath
Trim
Killarney

THMs  are Cancer Group B carcinogens (shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals). Trichloromethane (chloroform) is by far the most common in most water systems. Dibromochloromethane is the most serious cancer risk, (0.6 ug/l to cause a 10-6 cancer risk increase) followed in order by Bromoform (4 ug/l), and Chloroform (6 ug/l).

Rental Accommodation – Longford has the most

Posted on October 23rd, 2007 in An Daingean,Ballaghaderreen,Ballyhaunis,Cavan,Census,Galway City,Gort,Living in Ireland,Longford,New Ross,Skibbereen by census-analysis

Towns with the most rented dwellings in Ireland:
Out of all the towns with a population over 1500 – these are the top 10 for rented occupation : (The average for the country is  28.11%)
Longford 47.26%
Ballaghaderreen  47.14 
Carrick-on-Shannon  45.67
Skibbereen  45.28
Galway City  43.63
Ballyhaunis  43.35
An Daingean  41.86
Cavan  40.74
New Ross  40.36
Gort  40.33

Rathcoole short of children?

Posted on October 16th, 2007 in An Daingean,Castlerea,Galway City,Kanturk,Killarney,Newcastle,Portmarnock,Portrane,Rathcoole by census-analysis

Rathcoole has the least children in Ireland
With just 13.66 percent of the population of Rathcoole aged 14 or less – the townt has the lowest percentage of under 15s out of all the large towns in Ireland (towns over 1500 population).
The ten towns with the lowest percentage of children under 15 are:
Rathcoole 13.66
Newcastle 13.68
Castlerea 14.25
Killarney 14.45
Portrane 15.07
An Daingean 15.10
Portmarnock 15.16
Westport 15.21
Galway City 15.41
Kanturk 15.77

Lone Mothers in Carndonagh

Posted on October 15th, 2007 in An Daingean,Annacotty,Carndonagh,Carrick-on-Suir,Cashel,Dunshaughlin,Enniscorthy,Longford,Newcastle,Ratoath,Stamullen,Tipperary by census-analysis

Lone Mothers

Carndonagh in Donegal and  Tipperary and Cashel in Tipperary are the top 3 towns in Ireland for lone mothers. All these towns have just over 25% of household units headed by lone mothers. 
Longford, Dingle  Carrick on Suir , Enniscorthy and Castleblaney  are close behind – all with over 23% of lone mother households.
Ireland as a whole has 15.43% of lone mother households.

 The five towns with the lowest percentage of lone mothers are  Dunshaughlin (9.1%) , Ratoath (7.9%) , Annacotty (7.8%), Stamullen (6.6%)  and  Newcastle (6.3%) 

Figures from 2006 Census