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7 December 2021 Independent Senator Lynn Ruane recently brought forward a Companies Emissions Reporting Bill – which would do what it says on the...

Dublin branch of Extinction Rebellion to launch tomorrow

April 3rd, 2019 Environmental activists will formally set-up a Dublin branch of Extinction Rebellion at an event in the capital tomorrow evening. The Extinction Rebellion Dublin group will meet...

Nine places to see bats during Biodiversity Week 2017!

17th May 2017 Biodiversity week is about to begin. With over 50 free events happening throughout Ireland, from the 19th-28th May, there’s something to suit...

Extinction Rebellion launches alternative budget

October 8th, 2019 Extinction Rebellion Ireland has launched its own climate-specific budget as the Government delivers its budgetfor the upcoming fiscal year.  The Budget for Climate...

Agri-food sector and landfill sites on EPA worst offender’s list

October 22nd, 2019 Agri-food companies and landfill sites feature on the latest worst offender’s list for licence compliance issues released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Time to rebel – a call for civil disobedience

October 4th, 2019 For the past decades we have tried climate activism. It hasn’t worked. We’ve protested in our hundreds of millions – it hasn’t worked. We’ve raised...

Fine Gael accused of greenwashing over Green Week campaign

August 24th, 2018 Environmental, conservation and opposition groups have criticised Fine Gael’s environmental record following the announcement of their Green Week campaign. The campaign, introduced on Monday, saw the Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD and several...

Climate plan: Governance proposals strongest asset

June 21st, 2019 The governance section of the newly launched climate plan has been referred to as the plan’s “strong point” by experts in the days following...

Ireland should phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2035, says Fine Gael TD

July 28th, 2017 Fine Gael TD Noel Rock and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan have voiced their support for the total phase-out of petrol and...

European Court judgment to have major implications for Shannon LNG and beyond

9 September 2020  A ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) today is set to have major implications for the proposed Shannon...

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