Wildlife campaigners slam new multi-million tourism plan for national parks
July 19th, 2018
Environmentalists and wildlife campaigners have slammed the Government’s new €257 million masterplans for preserving national parks.
Last week, the Minister for Culture, Heritage...
15,000 fish killed in suspected chemical poisoning in Tipperary
July 19th, 2018
Almost 15,000 fish are confirmed to have been killed in a suspected chemical poisoning in County Tipperary.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has launched an...
‘Astronomical’ emissions leads to temporary closure of French pharmaceutical factory
July 19th, 2018
A French pharmaceutical company has temporarily stopped activities in one of its sites after the release of “astronomical” emissions of a chemical...
Can your split ends help to clean oil spills?
July 17th, 2018
On March 24, 1989, the world became aware of an environmental calamity in Alaska as an Exxon Valdez oil tanker spewed millions...
100-strong civil society coalition critical of State over SDG implementation
July 17th, 2018
A new report from an alliance of over 100 Irish civil society groups has criticised the Irish Government’s commitment to bring policy...
Climate Change: standing at a crossroads for “our very humanity” says Mary Robinson
July 16th, 2018
The existential threat of climate change has left the world standing at a crossroads for “our very humanity”, Mary Robinson said at...
UCC to divest from all projects with significant environmental impacts
July 16th, 2018
University College Cork (UCC) has become the first Irish university to announce its divestment from all projects with adverse environmental consequences.
Cork’s eco-conscious...
Prohibitive costs ‘one of Ireland’s great difficulties’ in bringing environmental cases, says Chief Justice
July 15th, 2018
The prohibitive cost of mounting a legal case is a key challenge in bringing environmental cases in Ireland, the Chief Justice has...
Rail services between Bray and Greystones suspended due to scrub fire damage
July 13th, 2018
Emergency services are still working to extinguish a fire on Bray Head that has caused the train service between Bray and Greystones...
Bill McKibben: ‘One of the great moments of the divestment campaign’
July 13th, 2018
Yesterday, the Dail voted in favour of a Bill set to make Ireland the first country in the world to fully divest from...
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