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target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/the-bass-travels-furthest-monitoring-low-frequency-noise-to-keep-your-festival-and-its-neighbours-on-good-terms\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Bass Travels Furthest: Monitoring Low-Frequency Noise to Keep Your Festival and Its Neighbours on Good Terms\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 4, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The Bass Travels Furthest: Monitoring Low-Frequency Noise to Keep Your Festival and Its Neighbours on Good Terms As every festival organiser will know, the complaints that arrive during a headline set rarely come from inside the arena. They come from a housing estate half a \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55355924770_e590de5b38_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/top-of-the-queue-what-critical-infrastructure-designation-means-for-environmental-performance\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/top-of-the-queue-what-critical-infrastructure-designation-means-for-environmental-performance\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tTop of the Queue: What Critical Infrastructure Designation Means for Environmental Performance\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>July 24, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Top of the Queue: What Critical Infrastructure Designation Means for Environmental Performance On 24 July 2026, the Government designated the first nine projects and programmes as critical infrastructure under the Critical Infrastructure Act 2026. The designations, approved on the recommendation of Minister for Public Expenditure, \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonitus-Systems-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"When the heat is on, so is the dust: managing construction emissions during a heatwave\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/when-the-heat-is-on-so-is-the-dust-managing-construction-emissions-during-a-heatwave\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/when-the-heat-is-on-so-is-the-dust-managing-construction-emissions-during-a-heatwave\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWhen the heat is on, so is the dust: managing construction emissions during a heatwave\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>June 25, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">When the heat is on, so is the dust: managing construction emissions during a heatwave As a heatwave settles over much of Europe this week \u2013 Ireland included \u2013 site teams are watching temperatures climb well above the seasonal norm. Weather services have issued high-temperature \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2226\" height=\"1266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-08.20.41.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/irelands-who-healthy-cities-designations-what-gets-measured-gets-managed\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/irelands-who-healthy-cities-designations-what-gets-measured-gets-managed\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tIreland&#8217;s WHO Healthy Cities Designations: What Gets Measured Gets Managed\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>June 17, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Ireland&#8217;s WHO Healthy Cities Designations: What Gets Measured Gets Managed On 16 June 2026, Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Jennifer Murnane O&#8217;Connor TD welcomed formal WHO European Healthy Cities designations for Carlow, Cork and Waterford, alongside national network designation for \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1132\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-28-at-16.47.13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/off-track-for-2030-what-the-epas-latest-projections-mean-for-the-built-environment\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/off-track-for-2030-what-the-epas-latest-projections-mean-for-the-built-environment\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tOff Track for 2030: What the EPA&#8217;s Latest Projections Mean for the Built Environment\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>May 28, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Off Track for 2030: What the EPA&#8217;s Latest Projections Mean for the Built Environment On 27 May 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency published its\u00a0Greenhouse Gas Emission Projections 2025\u20132055. The headline is a difficult one for everyone working on Ireland&#8217;s climate transition: even with full implementation \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"881\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image010-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/listening-to-the-peoples-park-how-soundscape-science-helped-designate-irelands-newest-quiet-area\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/listening-to-the-peoples-park-how-soundscape-science-helped-designate-irelands-newest-quiet-area\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tListening to the People&#8217;s Park: How Soundscape Science Helped Designate Ireland&#8217;s Newest Quiet Area\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>May 13, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Listening to the People&#8217;s Park: How Soundscape Science Helped Designate Ireland&#8217;s Newest Quiet Area In March 2026, Limerick&#8217;s People&#8217;s Park became Ireland&#8217;s first Quiet Area outside Dublin \u2014 and the first anywhere in the country to be designated using a citizen science approach. Sonitus Systems \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sonitus-Post-v1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/sonitus-systems-guide-to-noise-management-for-event-organisers\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/sonitus-systems-guide-to-noise-management-for-event-organisers\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tSONITUS SYSTEMS: Guide to Noise Management for Event Organisers\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 3, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">SONITUS SYSTEMS: Guide to Noise Management for Event Organisers As every event manager will know, effective noise management is a core requirement for delivering compliant, well-run events. It supports licensing, protects community relations, and provides assurance to stakeholders. In fact, done right, it becomes an \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EM2030-1-comp-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/yc-adopts-new-noise-monitoring-requirement-under-existing-construction-noise-rules\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/yc-adopts-new-noise-monitoring-requirement-under-existing-construction-noise-rules\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tNYC Adopts New Noise Monitoring Requirement Under Existing Construction Noise Rules\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>March 11, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">NYC Adopts New Noise Monitoring Requirement Under Existing Construction Noise Rules New York City has adopted a rule extending its existing construction noise regulations by introducing mandatory continuous noise monitoring for certain large construction projects carrying out after-hours work. Construction noise in New York City \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Updating-Irelands-Clean-Air-Strategy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/updating-irelands-clean-air-strategy%ef%bf%bc\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/updating-irelands-clean-air-strategy%ef%bf%bc\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tUpdating Ireland&#8217;s Clean Air Strategy\ufffc\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>March 4, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Ireland\u2019s Clean Air Strategy is being updated against a very different regulatory and scientific backdrop than when the current framework was adopted.\u00a0 The recent consultation submission by the Environmental Justice Network Ireland highlights tightening EU limit values, expanded access to justice provisions, persistent agricultural ammonia \u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"17\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1390\" height=\"1554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sonitus-Magazine-7x10-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/air-quality-indexes-key-considerations-and-roadmaps-for-best-practice\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonitussystems.com\/insights\/air-quality-indexes-key-considerations-and-roadmaps-for-best-practice\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tAir Quality Indexes: Key Considerations and Roadmaps for Best Practice\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 30, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Air Quality Indexes (AQIs) play an important role in translating environmental monitoring data into information that can be understood and acted upon by the public, policymakers, and service providers. 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