UN FAO report on Irish agriculture a travesty, misrepresents reality and ignores NGO warnings
IMMEDIATE RELEASE A UN case study portraying Ireland as leading in the transformation to sustainable agriculture is deeply misleading and puts forward an image...
Press Release: Environmental groups concerned that EU Parliament will not be allowed to scrutinise...
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Today a resolution to seek an opinion from the European Court of Justice on the compatibility of CETA with EU Treaties was...
Press Release: Over 450 European and Canadian civil society groups urge legislators to reject...
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Over 450 public interest groups from across Europe and Canada today urged legislators to vote against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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Historic Bill to ban onshore fracking a boost for the global climate movement, says...
Today’s passing of the historic Bill to ban onshore fracking is a great victory for local campaigners and a boost for the global climate...
PRESS RELEASE: Native Woodlands the solution to farm water pollution, says environmental coalition
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The use of existing forestry grants to allow farmers to plant native woodlands along rivers and streams would dramatically reduce farm water pollution,...
Environmental Pillar supports fracking ban in submission to government
The Environmental Pillar supports the Bill – The Prohibition of Extraction and Exploration of Onshore Petroleum 2016, and recommends that the Committee pass this...
Press Release: Routine hedge-cutting during the month of August remains an offence under the...
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The existing prohibition on cutting ANY hedgerows between March 1st and August 31st is an offence under the Wildlife acts, unless exempted
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PRESS RELEASE: Strict enforcement on hedgerow cutting and upland burning vital to avoid environmental...
Immediate Release Strict enforcement on hedgerow cutting and upland burning during the prohibited season is vital to avoid the level of devastation witnessed last...
Environmental groups welcome long overdue public consultation on proposed UK Nuclear Power Plant
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The launch of a public consultation on the UK’s planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, less than 250km from Rosslare, is welcome...
Brexit: NGO coalition calls on Barnier to stress need for cross-border environmental solution
Immediate Release n environmental coalition has called on Michel Barnier to stress the need for a solution to the border issue that maintains full alignment...
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