Irish Seed Savers Association to host annual Seed Share event, Sunday 5th March
2nd March 2017
To kick off the growing season, the Irish Seed Savers will host their annual Seed Share event at their site in Scariff,...
The Native Woodland Trust saves a rare forest in the Slieve Bloom mountains
March 1, 2017
The Native Woodland Trust has announced the addition of 21 acres of Camcor Wood, Co. Offaly to its portfolio of woodland nature...
Recycling to inspire – Three countries getting creative to tackle waste management.
February 28th 2017
Panda Waste Management’s announcement that they are to attach a surveillance camera to its rubbish trucks as a way of identifying households...
Will Ticknock forest be preserved as a National Park?
March 1st 2017
State-owned forestry company Coillte has postponed the felling of trees in Dublin’s Ticknock forest as calls for its preservation for recreational use...
Road Safety being used as scapegoat for Slash and Burn Bill
The Heritage Bill is once again to be debated in the Seanad tomorrow (Thursday 2nd March). If proposed changes are put through, this will...
The Music of Narcissus
by Patrick Noble
A fiddle and a cello weave in counterpoint. The fiddle sings of a redemptive future, while the cello evokes a scenic past....
The Slash And Burn Bill is back this Thursday
Dear Members and friends,As you may be aware An Taisce in partnership with Birdwatch Ireland, Hedge Laying Association of Ireland and Irish Wildlife Trust...
Journey to Earthland: review by Mark Garavan
Journey to Earthland by Paul Raskin is an unusual work. It is not primarily an analysis of our present predicament or of our likely...
Entrepreneurship – the narrative of creative destruction
In the religion of economics, the entrepreneur is a hero engaged in a narrative of destructive creation. Entrepreneurs are tragically noble figures on a...
Environmental Pillar supports fracking ban in submission to government
The Environmental Pillar supports the Bill – The Prohibition of Extraction and Exploration of Onshore Petroleum 2016, and recommends that the Committee pass this...
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