Ireland not among eight EU states calling for climate priority in Europe
May 8th, 2019
Ireland is not among the eight EU countries who have signed a statement calling for the bloc to make climate action a...
Ammonia emissions rise as agri-sector expands, EPA
May 8th, 2019
Rising ammonia emissions from the agricultural sector remain one of the key contributors to air pollution in Ireland, the Environmental Protection Agency...
‘Time to declare a climate and ecological emergency’
May 7th, 2019
Last week, Wicklow became the first County Council in Ireland to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency.
The resolution came hot on...
State must devise plan to fight biodiversity loss
May 7th, 2019
The State has been urged by nature groups and opposition parties to
devise a plan to fight biodiversity loss following the release of...
Irish citizens more aware of impact on biodiversity loss
May 6th, 2019
Ireland has seen a spike in the number of citizens who view man-made disasters as a threat to biodiversity, a new EU...
World witnessing ‘unprecedented’ rate of species extinction
May 6th, 2019
A new landmark global assessment has found that one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction and declining at...
Protesters call on Dail to declare climate emergency
May 4th, 2019
Dozens of protesters gathered before the Dáil today to demand a national declaration of a climate emergency.
The demonstration was
organized by...
We are not election material, say school strikers
May 3rd, 2019
An Irish youth climate activism group has clarified that its
teenage members do not affiliate with or receive financial support from any
political party...
Election candidates urged to pledge to a fossil-free future
May 3rd, 2019
An environmental
campaign group has called on candidates in the upcoming local and EU elections
to sign a pledge for a fossil fuel free...
Circular style: Reaction to the true cost of fast fashion
May 3rd, 2019
In her third year at Cork Institute of Technology, Aishling McCormack came across a student promoting sustainable fashion in a hallway.
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