Dublin march marks 3rd anniversary of Sustainable Development Goals
September 25th, 2018
Hundreds gathered in Dublin today to mark the third anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Push for electric cars will drive down emissions, but at a cost
September 25th, 2018
Current plans to electrify the Irish fleet may lead to a 70 per cent fall in transport emissions from 2015 levels, new...
100-metre sinkhole opens up near disused mine shaft in Monaghan
September 25th, 2018
A football-pitch sized sinkhole opened up across a local GAA pitch in Co Monaghan on Monday morning.
The land subsidence event damaged two...
Councillor calls for supermarkets to bare burden of tackling plastic waste
September 25th, 2018
The onus on ending the use of non-recyclable plastics must be placed squarely at the door of producers and supermarkets “pushing” plastics...
Ireland remains ‘profoundly unequal’ 100-group strong march set to warn
September 25th, 2018
Despite our current economic prowess, Ireland remains a “profoundly unequal place”, the head of Social Justice Ireland has warned.
Speaking in advance of...
Kildare Councillor calls for ban on controversial sky lanterns
September 24th, 2018
A motion to ban the use of sky lanterns in the Naas area is set to be considered by Kildare County Council...
Internet a major contributor to climate change, finds new book
September 24th, 2018
The Internet is a major contributor to climate change and greenhouse gases are lowering humans’ mental abilities, a new book argues.
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Calls for ESB to explain large coal imports from controversial Colombian mine
September 21st, 2018
The Oireachtas environment committee has rejected calls to summon the ESB to appear before it over its importation of millions of tons...
BREAKING: Records of Cabinet discussions released for first time
September 20th, 2018
The Department of the Taoiseach has released records of Cabinet discussions for the first time after it lost a legal battle over...
RTE has no guidelines on climate change reporting, request reveals
September 20th, 2018
RTE has issued no editorial guidelines to its journalists on how to cover climate change, the national broadcaster has confirmed.
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