Council secures illegal rubbish dump in Cork
March 8th, 2019
Cork City Council has secured the site of an illegal rubbish
dump on the North side of the city as part of a...
Students list demands for urgent climate action
March 8th, 2019
Students have outlined their demands for urgent climate action as they say that Government inaction to date is killing the planet.
On Wednesday,...
Three generations of female environmental game-changers
March 7th, 2019
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, The Green News is celebrating three generations of Ireland’s female game-changers in the field of...
Taoiseach welcomes school strikes for climate action
March 6th, 2019
The Taoiseach has welcomed the involvement of Irish students in next week’s global school climate strike as it is “their future that...
Waste overload the main cause of Ringsend spillage, EPA
March 6th, 2019
The recent release of wastewater sludge from the Ringsend treatment plant was primarily caused by an overload at the plant rather than...
Rooftop solar key to winning support for energy transition
March 5th, 2019
Rooftop solar may not be the panacea to hitting our energy targets but could be the “magic bullet” to win citizen engagement...
Energy targets won’t be met despite bumper year for renewables
March 5th, 2019
Ireland will not meet its 2020 renewable energy targets despite hitting new records for renewables on the electricity grid, a new report...
One in three Irish people see climate as pressing issue
March 4th, 2019
One in three Irish adults believe that climate change is the most pressing environmental issue of our time, new research from the...
Irish group takes case to Europe over biomass burning
March 4th,
2019
A subsidy to encourage biomass burning alongside peat for electricity generation is allowing the “commercially unviable” industry to survive, environmentalists have warned.
Speaking...
Uncontrolled burning in Wicklow uplands condemned
March 1st, 2019
Gorse fires started in the Wicklow uplands during an exceptionally
dry February are damaging to the environment and a threat to public safety,...
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