What role can permaculture play in tackling global soil crisis and environmental degradation?

November 8th, 2018 In a world that is facing increasing demand for food as a result of rapid population growth, the last thing you want...

Richard Bruton pledges to step up to climate challenge

7th November 2018 Tackling the challenge of climate change will require a “revolution in how we live”, says new Minister for Climate Action and Environment...

Supreme Court rules to restrain operation of unauthorised Galway quarry

November 7th, 2018 The Supreme Court today ruled that An Taisce is entitled to an order restraining the continued operation of an unauthorised quarry in...

Company must pay for clean-up of plastic spill, says Dún Laoghaire mayor

November 7th, 2018 The Mayor of Dún Laoghaire has urged the company responsible for a recent plastic spill at Dublin’s Forty Foot to fully pay for...

Greens Seeking ‘Just Transition’ to a Climate-Friendly Economy

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Supreme Court Judgement upholds An Taisce’s Role in Enforcement Against Unauthorised Development

7th November 2018Press ReleaseThe Supreme Court today made an important judgement upholding the integrity of the Irish Planning process in making an order against...

Green Party Welcomes Rickshaw Regulations

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Culture and climate

"I see the shadow of a proper economy everywhere....decayed towns and villages, drained by corporate retail park, entirely oil-powered suburbia and the falsely-egalitarian call...

Plans to relocate Kildare peat cutters ‘environmentally damaging, costly, and unsustainable’

November 5th, 2018 Plans to relocate nine peat cutters in Kildare will be environmentally damaging, costly, and unsustainable, says environmental group in a submission to local...

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