Feargal Sharkey
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 65 |
Date of birth | August 13,1958 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Londonderry |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Elizabeth Sharkey |
Music groups | The Undertones |
The Assembly | |
Job | Singer |
Film Score Composer | |
Music executive | |
Movies/Shows | The Undertones: Teenage Kicks: The Story of The Undertones |
Razzamatazz | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Groups | The Undertones |
The Assembly | |
Parents | Jim Sharkey |
Sibeal Sharkey | |
Songs | 1985 |
Albums | Feargal Sharkey |
Siblings | Bridgin Sharkey |
Ursula Clifford | |
Michael Sharkey | |
Patricia Sharkey | |
Jimmy Sharkey | |
Diarmuid Sharkey | |
List | A Good HeartFeargal Sharkey · 1985 |
Bye Bye Baby BlueThe Sin of Pride · 1983 | |
You Little ThiefFeargal Sharkey · 1985 | |
1985 | |
1978 | |
Instruments | Vocals |
Synthesizer | |
Programming | |
Percussion | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 446164 |
Feargal Sharkey Life story
Seán Feargal Sharkey OBE is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good Heart" was an international success.
MPs call for investigation after BBC News report on sewage
... On Tuesday, water campaigner and musician Feargal Sharkey said it " provides another layer of the horror that has become the water industry in England" while Labour called for an " immediate investigation into both the breach of the licence and the environmental damage caused"...
Yorkshire Water ad uses footage of Herefordshire
... Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey told BBC Breakfast: " It underlines the most serious point, once we get past the mild amusement of it all, and that is this laissez-faire, almost casual indifference that water companies, like Yorkshire Water, show towards their customers...
News Daily: Corbyn makes Labour's pitch and Twitter bans political ads
... Daily digest Images show assault on Islamic State group leader s compound UK production falls further Spiders inspire double-sided tape to heal wounds England name team to face South Africa in finalIf you watch one thing today If you listen to one thing todayIf you read one thing today Lookahead11:30 Actor Olivia Colman, who receives a CBE, and singer Feargal Sharkey (OBE) are among those to be honoured at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace...
Rivers used as 'open sewers', says WWF charity
... Feargal Sharkey, former lead singer of The Undertones, said: Someone took their eye off the ball...
MPs call for investigation after BBC News report on sewage
By Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, Bbc News
Campaigners and opposition MPs have called for action on sewage spills, following a Bbc News investigation.
It suggests three major water companies illegally discharged sewage hundreds of times in 2022 on dry days.
The Practice , known as " dry spilling" is banned because it can lead to higher concentrations of sewage in waterways.
The Environment Agency (EA) said it was currently conducting its largest criminal investigation into " non-compliance" by water companies.
Water companies are allowed to release sewage after it has rained, to prevent it overwhelming The System and backing up into people's homes.
But Bbc News cross-referenced 2022 spill data from Thames, Southern and Wessex Water with rainfall data, to identify 3,500 hours of potential dry spills - which are illegal.
On Tuesday, water campaigner and musician Feargal Sharkey said it " provides another layer of the horror That has become the water industry in England " while Labour called for an " immediate investigation into both The Breach of the licence and the environmental damage caused".
This Was echoed by Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Tim Farron .
" These revelations are scandalous and the government must act immediately, " He Said .
" These companies should be held criminally responsible and see their day In Court if found to be breaching their permits. "
Budget CutsLabour's shadow environment secretary, Steve Reed , blamed government underfunding of the EA.
" They cut back enforcement and monitoring against water companies releasing this filth and are now failing to prosecute them when they are blatantly breaking The Law , " He Said .
The EA's environmental-protection budget, funded by the government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),
And One of its environmental-regulation officers told the Bbc News investigation there was a " firm link" between Budget Cuts and staff losses and its failure to identify and investigate dry spills.
But in more recent years, the government has tried to reverse this trend, increasing the budget by 12% in The Past year.
And Environment Secretary Therese Coffey told Bbc News government work had revealed the potential dry spills.
" We've got the monitoring going - That 's how we're able to uncover the scale of the issue That we're tackling, " she told Bbc One 's Breakfast programme.
But said the Bbc News investigation highlighted bigger problems with the whole sewerage system, of blockages, misconnections and broken Pipes .
The government has promised £56bn of capital investments to improve the UK's ageing sewerage system, including tackling the issue of groundwater infiltration.
Wessex Water said groundwater entered The Network through largely private Pipes - not owned by water companies - which could lead to diluted spilling.
But Prof David Hall , at the University of Greenwich, questioned whether The Problem could be solved while private companies owned The System .
" The privatised system is at The Heart of these problems, " He Said .
" It provides a very successful commercial model for the companies, allowing their owners to make no investments But still Take Out dividends of £1-2bn every year. "
'Greater transparency'Nine companies handle sewage in England - But six did not provide their spill data to the Bbc News investigation because industry regulator Ofwat and the EA were already investigating them for potential illegal spilling.
Jamie Woodward, professor of geography, at the University of Manchester, said This Was unacceptable.
" Much greater transparency is needed across the water industry, " he told Bbc News .
" It's a scandal That water companies can deny environmental-information requests to hide important data on hazardous sewage dumps. Making these data available is clearly in The Public interest. "
In response to the Bbc News findings:
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com