2019 was second warmest on record, WMO data
March 11th, 2020
2019 was the second warmest year
on record and finished up with an average global temperature of 1.1 C above
pre-industrial levels.
The year was...
A closer look at microgeneration
19 February 2021
It seems like microgeneration is having a bit of a moment.
A new scheme for it was announced back in January, and it...
Recent amendments have “gutted” Climate Bill
12 July 2021
Recent amendments to the Climate Bill have taken the “guts out” of the legislation, according to one of Ireland’s leading climate scientists.
A...
Climate school strikers return to the streets the country-over
24 September 2021
Hundreds of students gathered in Dublin today in-person to protest against the Irish government’s inaction on the climate crisis for the first...
Zero Waste Guru delivers inspirational talk to crowded hall in Dublin
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Bea Johnson, zero waste guru, blogger and author of the acclaimed, Zero Waste Home, gave a presentation on her environmentally-friendly ethos and...
Government inaction leading to more cyclist deaths, say leading cycling groups
November 21st, 2017
Ireland’s leading cycling organisations have blamed Government inaction for a rise in the number of cyclists deaths this year after two more riders...
Calls for Government to ban ‘destructive’ pair trawling in coastal waters
November 20th, 2017
Environmental groups have called for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ban the “destructive” practice of pair-trawling in Irish...
New documentary set to expose inhumane transport of Irish calves to Europe
November 21st, 2017
Footage of inhumane transport conditions suffered by Irish calves exported to Europe will be aired in an investigative documentary on the German...
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