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Irish Independent
17-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Planning watchdog reverses plan to cut night-time flights at Dublin Airport
The planning body has also insisted that restrictions on numbers will not disincentivise airlines from using less noisy aircraft at Dublin Airport. In a draft decision last September, the commission had said it intended to cap at 13,000 the number of flights permitted to use Dublin Airport between 11pm and 7am. That would have represented a 60pc decrease on the current permitted use. In the ruling issued today, however, An Coimisiún Pleanála said that the airport will now be subject to a noise quota scheme, and agreed with revised calculations that an annual cap of 35,672 night-time aircraft movements at Dublin Airport 'would be appropriate'. It said that number will allow the airport to grow, 'while providing an essential safeguard against excessive night-time activity'. The DAA, which operates Dublin Airport, had initiated a so-called 'relevant action' to alter key planning conditions attached to the construction of its new runway, which opened in 2022. The DAA sought to remove a numerical cap on the average number of flights permitted between 11pm and 7am. It wanted this replaced with an annual night-time quota, that would be applied between 11.30pm and 6am. Airlines including Ryanair had supported the move. A move to a night-time quota had also been recommended by the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) that operates under Fingal County Council. In 2023, the council issued an enforcement notice against the DAA for breaching its night-time flight quota. That action was stayed, pending the outcome of the relevant action. The planning watchdog has now confirmed that Dublin Airport will be subject to both a cap on the number of flights within the specified time period, and a noise quota scheme. 'The commission acknowledges that operating restrictions must not be more restrictive than is required to achieve the Noise Abatement Objective (NAO),' its ruling says. 'However its decision to require an Air Traffic Movement (ATM) cap in addition to the Noise Quota Scheme (NQS) was based on an assessment of whether the NQS alone would sufficiently protect the surrounding communities and environment from increased effects of aircraft noise emissions in accordance with the NAO. 'The commission concluded that relying solely on the NQS could permit an increase in the number of night-time flights, without adequately considering the cumulative impact of increased flight volume on surrounding communities and environment,' it added. 'The NQS would not in itself directly limit the total number of movements, which can still lead to significant disturbance due to the volume of flights.'
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Livvy Dunne & LSU Gymnastics Look to Advance to National Championship
Livvy Dunne and the LSU Tigers Gymnastics team are set to face their toughest test of the season as they look to advance to the National Championship. On Thursday afternoon, the Tigers will face off against the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans, No. 5 Utah Utes and No. 4 UCLA Bruins. The top-two teams from the meet will advance to the National Championship while the other two will be sent home just one step short of their ultimate goal. Livvy Dunne - Instagram This will easily be the hardest meet of the season for the Tigers. They've duked it out with No. 1 Oklahoma in the PMAC (and won) and won one of the toughest SEC Championships to date, but there's nothing like facing three top-10 teams with a trip to the National Championship on the line. Luckily, they've been there before. Quite a few times, actually. Advertisement The LSU Tigers are looking to make their third consecutive National Championship. In 2023, they were plagued with injuries, but somehow managed to sneak in. They were only able to manage fourth place, but it was a great result considering the circumstances. However, a year later, they stayed pretty healthy and were able to make it back to Fort Worth, where they dominated, winning the program's first championship by nearly four tenths. Experience goes a long way, but there will still be plenty of nerves when the Tigers take the floor on Thursday. Of their three opponents, the Utah Utes are going to be their biggest challenge. They're the No. 4 team in the country and have an NQS average of 197.780, which is .335 lower than the Tigers' average. UCLA is right on Utah's tail with an NQS average of 197.680. Both of these squads advanced from their section of the bracket with a 197.825 and 197.625 respectively in the Regional Final. Michigan State is a team the Tigers are pretty familiar with now. They faced off with each other in the Penn State Regional Final, with LSU coming out on top, but not by much. The Spartans put together one of their best meets of the season, earning a 198.000 to finish just .050 behind the Tigers. If they can replicate that performance, things will get very interesting in Fort Worth. This should be a very entertaining meet that could very well come down to the last routine. We don't know which event the Tigers will start on yet, but ending on floor or vault would be ideal. Really just anything but beam. Related: Details Surrounding Kyren Lacy's Death Revealed By Authorities Related: Jayden Daniels Mourns Kyren Lacy in Emotional Tribute After LSU Receiver Found Dead
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Four LSU gymnasts earn All-SEC honors
Four LSU gymnasts earn All-SEC honors The SEC named four LSU gymnasts to its all conference team, announced Wednesday. Haleigh Bryant, Kailin Chio, Aleah Finnegan and Konnor McClain combined to win eight awards. The All-SEC team is made up of student-athletes with the top eight scores on each event and in the all-around competition through the regular season based on National Qualifying Score (NQS). The 2025 recognition is the fifth of Bryant's career. She won the all-around SEC championship for the second-straight year and shared the beam title with Finnegan. The Cornelius, NC native will look to defend her national all-around title in a few weeks after earning SEC honors in all five categories. The second All-SEC team nod for Finnegan follows a breakout season in which she claimed the first individual title of her career. She shared the SEC beam title with Bryant at the SEC meet in addition to earning all-conference recognition on vault and the all-around. McClain qualified for the All-SEC list for the second-straight season. Her NQS of 9.925 on bars puts her among the best in the conference. Chio, who also earned SEC Freshman of the Year, competed in the all-around during every meet this season. She recorded highs of 10 on vault, 9.950s on bars and beam, 9.975 on floor and 39.800 in the all-around.
