Renowned Irish Science show wins takes gold at prestigious international Radio Awards

June 20th, 2017 Newstalk’s science and technology radio programme Futureproof has today won two medals at the New York Festival’s World Best Radio Programme Awards. Futureproof...

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Green Party motion on Building Standards, Regulation and Homeowner Protection to be debated Wednesday   The Dáil will this week debate and vote on improved regulation of...

Dáil to vote on improved building standards and regulations this week

Green Party motion on Building Standards, Regulation and Homeowner Protection to be debated Wednesday The Dáil will this week debate and vote on improved regulation of...

Greens: Whelan appointment process must start again in an open and transparent manner

“It beggars belief that Shane Ross would agree to this” – Eamon Ryan The Green Party said today that the process that saw outgoing Attorney...

Bike Week 2017 final events this weekend

June 16, 2017 Bike Week (June 10 – 18) is a celebration and promotion of all that’s great about bikes and cycling. There are bike-themed...

Cross-border cooperation to protect environment across Ireland must not be “diluted” by Brexit, warn...

June 16th, 2017 Crucial cross-border cooperation to protect the environment across the island of Ireland must not be “diluted” by Brexit, warned MEPs, NGOs and...

Green Party launch Waste Reduction Bill 2017

At 11 am today – 15th June – the Green Party launched the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 at the gates of Leinster House. The...

New climate alliance call on Taoiseach to delay adopting ‘inadequate’ climate change plan

June 15th, 2017 The new Taoiseach should delay implementing the Government’s climate action plan until it includes concrete steps to rapidly cut Ireland’s emissions, a...

Retailers face higher costs without HFC phase-out

The Environmental Investigation Agency issued a warning today – 15th June –  that retailers in the EU face severe financial repercussions if they have...

The EU is lagging behind in the fight to stop illegal ivory trade, new...

June 15th, 2017 EU laws to prohibit the importation of ivory do not go far enough to crack down on the illegal ivory trade, a...

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