Dublin branch of Extinction Rebellion to launch tomorrow

April 3rd, 2019 Environmental activists will formally set-up a Dublin branch of Extinction Rebellion at an event in the capital tomorrow evening. The Extinction Rebellion Dublin group will meet...

Calls for State to refuse ExxonMobil drilling license

April 3rd, 2019 The State should refuse an application from a project involving ExxonMobil to drill an exploratory oil well off the Cork coast due...

Calls for State to refuse ExxonMobil drilling license

April 3rd, 2019 The State should refuse an application from a project involving ExxonMobil to drill an exploratory oil well off the Cork coast due...

Wintering waterbirds in decline across Ireland

April 3rd, 2019 The Irish population of wintering waterbirds has declined by almost 40 per cent since the mid-1990s, according to a new study by BirdWatch Ireland...

Wintering waterbirds in decline across Ireland

April 3rd, 2019 The Irish population of wintering waterbirds has declined by almost 40 per cent since the mid-1990s, according to a new study by BirdWatch Ireland...

New climate action resource for teachers launched

April 2nd, 2019 A new climate action resource for teachers is now available to all post-primary schools across the country. The downloadable resource launched by...

New climate action resource for teachers launched

April 2nd, 2019 A new climate action resource for teachers is now available to all post-primary schools across the country. The downloadable resource launched by...

Ireland held to account for wastewater treatment failures

March 29th, 2019 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has found that Ireland has failed to uphold EU law in relation to almost 30 wastewater...

Ireland held to account for wastewater treatment failures

March 29th, 2019 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has found that Ireland has failed to uphold EU law in relation to almost 30 wastewater...

Climate change link to natural disasters affecting over 60 million, WMO

March 29th, 2019 Numerous natural disasters affecting 62 million people worldwide were triggered by climate change in 2018, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has revealed. The international body’s...

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