AGENDA

Noise Summmit Ireland 2026

9:00 AMRegistration and Networking

‍ ‍ 9:30 AMOpening Remarks

‍ ‍ 9:45 AM‍ ‍ Keynote Address

‍ Kerstin Persson Waye
University of Gothenburg

‍ ‍ 10:45 AM ‍ ‍Panel A ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍ ‍
‍ ‍ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE IN IRELAND

Short talks from invited Irish organisations, followed by a
moderated panel discussion bringing together all speakers
to discuss key challenges, progress and future priorities.

Panel Moderator‍

‍‍ ‍ Gary Duffy
‍‍ Enfonic

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‍‍‍ Speakers

‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍Tony Doolan
‍ ‍‍ ‍Environmental Protection Agency‍

‍‍‍ Vincent O'Malley‍ ‍
‍‍‍ Transport Infrastructure Ireland

‍‍‍ Simon Jennings
‍‍‍ Limerick City and County Council

‍‍‍ Emmet English
‍‍‍ Amplitude Acoustics‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍

12:30 – 1:30 PM - Networking Lunch Break

1:30 – 3:30 PM - PANEL B | Noise 2050: Looking forward

Presentation on the Noise 2050 project and contributions from professional societies in Ireland, followed by an interactive breakout discussions. The session will conclude with a round-up where key insights and actionable ideas from each group are shared with all participants.

3:30
Closing Remarks

‍ ‍ Panel B‍ ‍Noise 2050 - Looking forward

Presentation on the Noise 2050 project and contributions from
professional societies in Ireland, followed by an interactive
breakout discussions. The session will conclude with a round-
up where key insights and actionable ideas from each group
are shared with all participants.

1:30 PMNoise 2050 Research

‍‍ ‍ Prof. John Kennedy
‍‍ Trinity College Dublin

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1:30 PM ‍Societies in Ireland‍ ‍

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‍ ‍Diarmuid Keaney
‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍Environmental Protection Agency‍

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