The Heron of Dublin 7 – Friend or Foe?

31st March 2017 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, It’s the Heron of North Dublin. Locals are baffled following recent sightings of a...

#Heritage Bill Debate in Tweets

30th March 2017 Yesterday’s Heritage Bill caused a lot of tension and heated debate in the Seanad but also on social media. Click here to read...

“I’ve never heard so much tripe in all my life!” Senators speak out against...

29th March 2017 The dreaded Heritage Bill was discussed at committee stage in Seanad Éireann yesterday for the third and final time. Many senators were...

Cloughjordan: Fantastic eco-village and where to find it

29th March 2017 Easter Rising patriot and Cloughjordan native, Thomas MacDonagh, once referred to his home town as “the calm of middle country.” The village...

Should Ireland allow Northern Irish fishing vessels in Irish waters? Christchurch’s screening of Atlantic...

28th March 2017 Christchurch’s Sun Sea and Soil event came to a close last night with a screening of Atlantic, a documentary highlighting the difficulties...

Irish Wildlife Trust speaks out against devastating weekend wild fires

27th March 2017 Irish Wildlife Trust released a statement today commenting on the alarming number of wild fires they have recorded since  Friday and urged...

Green Schools turn up heat on climate change with new programme

27th March 2017 Green Schools National Climate Change Action & Awareness programme was launched as part of the National Dialogue on Climate Action last week The...

Bridgefoot Park and An Taisce’s Green Community Programme building bridges between communities #People4Soil

24thMarch 2017 The story of Oliver Bond’s residents and of their efforts to have a derelict site transformed from a waste land of urban squalor...

Celebrate 10 years of climate action this Earth Hour

22nd March 2017 This year Earth Hour is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It will see people all around the globe simultaneously taking action against climate...

Global Action Plan’s water explorer school wins big with WAFA award. #WorldWaterDay

March 22th 2017 Convent of Mercy National School in Kanturk, Cork became the first group in Ireland to be awarded the Water, Air, and Food...

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