Early tallies show green wave set to hit the capital

May 25th, 2019 The green wave in the local elections looks set to hit Dublin first with early tallies suggesting that the Green Party will...

Exit polls show no doubt – this was a climate election

May 25th, 2019 The green wave across European and local elections is a clear signal that Irish people want urgent action to tackle the climate...

Exit poll shows Green wave set to wash over Ireland

May 25th, 2019 A Green wave looks set to wash over Ireland in both European and local elections, according to an official exit poll taken...

Climate emergency ‘meaningless’ without action

May 24th, 2019 Hundreds of students and climate activists took to the streets of Cork today to urge the Government to listen to their concerns and...

Climate strike: Students want action, not rhetoric

May 24th, 2019 Thousands of students protested across the country today to call on the Government to take more forceful climate action as a policy...

State must remove barriers to rooftop solar for schools

May 24th, 2019 Friends of the Earth Ireland (FOE) has called for the State to remove barriers prohibiting solar power for schools if they truly...

Irish scientists sign letter in support of climate strike movement

May 24th, 2019 Over 50 Irish scientists and academics have signed an open letter supporting the climate strike movement and students “justified” concerns over the...

Citizen survey to monitor honeybee colonies launched

May 24th, 2019 Researchers from NUI Galway have launched Europe’s first-ever online nationwide citizen survey to capture data on where honeybee colonies currently exist on our island....

MEP Election: Where do Midlands North-West candidates stand on climate?

May 23rd, 2019 Irish voters will flock to polling stations in their thousands this Friday to choose thirteen candidates to represent Ireland at the European...

MEP Election: Where do Cork candidates stand on climate?

The Ireland South constituency sees 23 candidates contending for five seats in the European Parliament. Shamim Malekmian looks at some of the candidates’ stances...

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