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University spin-out designs a tiny low-power chip to run coastal flood sensors for years
Central Library reopens after renovation with a late-night reading room
Wrenhaven opens the third stage of its light rail: capacity for 400,000 passengers a day
Northfield tram extension begins night-time test runs ahead of spring opening
Council backs €48m plan to raise and strengthen the Old Quay sea wall
North Sea grid link to share offshore wind power between five coastlines
Technology
Eastmoor data centre waste heat to warm 2,000 homes in district heating pilot
Heat pumped from the cooling systems of the data centre on the Eastmoor industrial estate will be piped to nearby homes and a school, in a pilot the council hopes could later cover much of the east of the city.
Culture
Harbour Lights Festival opens on the quay with three days of free music
Forty-two acts, two stages and no ticket barrier: the city's biggest free music weekend began last night on Old Quay, with organisers expecting more than 40,000 visitors before the final encore.
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Mei Lin Tan Duration00:30 Lava fountain filmed from a helicopter above a volcanic crater
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Liam Brennan Duration00:25 Aurora seen from the space station ripples above the atmosphere
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Wrenhaven Gulls win in double overtime to reach the basketball cup semi-finals
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Match day at the stadium: stands, turf and floodlights
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Harbourside Women's rugby side promoted after an unbeaten season
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Four indoor tennis courts open at Kestrel Park for year-round play
Sports
On the bike route: pedalling from parks to forest tracks
A rest by the lake, rides along tree-lined paths and bikes waiting on every street corner.
Columns
See all- The quiet bill of a dozen subscriptions Clara Whitfield
- Give the pavement back to the people who walk on it Daniel Okafor
- Our notifications are renting out our attention Priya Nandakumar
- What we lose when the neighbourhood pitch disappears Tomás Herrera
- The library is the last free living room in town Margaret Ellison
- Movement starts in daily life, not in the gym Jonas Lindqvist
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Clara Whitfield Economics columnist
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Daniel Okafor Cities columnist
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Jonas Lindqvist Health and lifestyle columnist
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Margaret Ellison Culture and books columnist
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Priya Nandakumar Technology columnist
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Tomás Herrera Sport columnist
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