Food waste: Fuel for the fight against food poverty?
September 25th, 2017
Taking center stage at last weekend’s Vegfest, Virginia O’Gara wowed the audience at Ireland’s annual vegan festival with her hands-on Kimchi demo,...
A Little More Conversation, A Lot More Action Please: Engaging Citizens In Community Led...
September 25th, 2017
On the value of Unity, Helen Keller, American author and political activist, once stated: “Alone we can do so little; together we can...
Science Foundation Ireland announces €43m investment in marine and terrestrial research projects
22nd September 2017
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is set to invest a total of €43m across 26 research projects over the next five years.
The funding,...
Small business and householders left behind by new renewable energy scheme
September 22nd, 2017
After a long wait, solar technology is finally set to receive state support through the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS).
However, the...
Minister calls for investigation into odourless gas escape from Corrib
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, has called for an investigation into how odourless gas from the Corrib field entered the network...
New Climate Ambassador Programme launched by An Taisce
A new scheme to find a new generation of climate ambassadors from across schools, campuses and the wider community in Ireland has been launched.
The new...
Campaigners deliver petition to ban oil drilling to Minister Naughten’s office
September 20th, 2017
Campaigners today delivered a petition to the Minister of the Environment calling on him to use his powers to ban all future...
New fee set to be introduced to fund tyre disposal scheme
September 19th, 2017
The Government is set to introduce a new tyre disposal fee as part of regulation to crack down on illegal tyre dumping...
200,000 European citizens sign landmark petition calling on the EU to protect soil
September 19th, 2017
The Irish branch of the European-wide People4Soil campaign has smashed its national quota for an official EU petition calling on the European...
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