EU Directive 2002/49/EC, which was transposed into Irish law through the European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018 to 2021, requires the local authorities within the Cork agglomeration (Cork City Council, Cork County Council) to produce Strategic Noise Maps and Noise Action Plans every five years. These maps shall apply to environmental noise created by human activities and particularly to noise emitted by road traffic, rail traffic and from sites of industrial activity. A project to implement Round 4 of the Strategic Noise Mapping and Noise Action Plan for the agglomeration of Cork commenced in May 2021. Phase 1 of the project involved the completion of noise modelling and the preparation of the Strategic Noise Maps.
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