GHG and ammonia emissions on the rise as Irish farms expand
March 26th,
2019
Greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from the agricultural sector are increasing on irish farms as they expand in size, a new Teagasc report...
Erosion threat at 30% of coastal sites surveyed, Coastwatch reveals
December 6th, 2018
A threat of erosion has been identified at 30 per cent of all coastal sites surveyed in 2017 by Coastwatch during its...
Devastating and enduring impact of conflict on our planet
November 2nd, 2018
On a warm afternoon in August 1945, when World War II was taking its last breaths, an atomic bomb fell on the...
Live export ban would ‘annihilate’ Irish farming as we know it
February 12th, 2019
Calls from animal welfare groups to ban the live export of livestock to non-EU countries would “annihilate farming in Ireland” as we...
Fears over State commitment to clean up contamination on Haulbowline Island
December 14th, 2018
The Government has been accused of forgetting about its commitment to complete an all-island clean-up of contamination from an old steel plant...
Ministers ignore EU legal deadline to ending overfishing by 2020
December 18th, 2019
EU fisheries Ministers have agreed to set various fisheries quota levels above scientifically suggested levels and will fail to meet their own...
Irresponsible to allow fracking in Ireland, says Oireachtas Committee
11th April 2017
The Oireachtas environmental watchdog has warned that it would be irresponsible to give fracking the go-ahead in Ireland and backed calls for...
Kilkenny to launch countywide plan to save the Bumblebee
July 19th, 2018
Kilkenny is set to take the lead in adopting new measures to protect a declining population of Bumblebees and other pollinators.
Kilkenny County...
Minister of State for Natural Resources outlines support for oil and gas drilling
June 29th, 2018
Climate and environmental groups have lashed out at the Minister of State for Natural Resources’ support for an increase in oil and...
Citizens’ Message is Clear – Government must lead on climate action
October 1st, 2017
In her opening address yesterday morning, the chair of the Citizens’ Assembly, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, lauded the public’s engagement in the...
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