Irish embassy in Colombia urged to support coal activists
May 20th, 2019
An Irish civil society coalition has called on the new Irish embassy in Bogota to intervene to protect communities and activists in...
Invasive species and diseases threat to native Crayfish
May 20th, 2019
The National Parks and Wildlife Service
(NPWS) and the Marine Institute have issued a warning to all water users about
the severe and increasing threat...
President lauds vital role of pollinators in our daily lifes
May 20th, 2019
Speaking yesterday on the eve of World Bee Day, Michael D Higgins asked the Irish people to think about the vital role...
Climate emergency declaration ‘crucial’ step forward
May 17th, 2019
The declaration of a climate emergency in several European countries is a “crucial” step forward, the Director-General for Climate Action at the...
‘Time left to tackle biodiversity loss but we much act now’
May 17th, 2019
The Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Service (IPBES) published its landmark global assessment on the
state of the world’s biodiversity and ecosystem services...
Protesters call on Dail to act fast on climate emergency declaration
May 17th, 2019
Protesters came out in
numbers before the Dail yesterday evening calling on the Government to act
accordingly on its climate emergency declaration.
The snap...
Less than half of litter fines paid between 2012-2017
May 17th, 2019
Less than half of litter fines issued by local authorities
between 2012 and 2017 were paid, a new report into Ireland’s waste has...
Irish Rail to reassess hedgecutting policy during nesting season
May 16th, 2019
Irish Rail has updated its vegetation management policy to ensure that site specific risk assessments are carried out if any tree...
Prohibited tree and hedge cutting at UCD and TCD during nesting season
May 16th, 2019
Tree and vegetation cutting has taken place at both University College Dublin (UCD) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD) this week despite legal...
Ireland set to miss 2020 energy emissions targets
May 16th, 2019
Ireland’s recent reduction in energy emissions is not significant enough to meet our 2020 EU target, new Sustainable Energy Authority of...
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