Oil exploration to end but not gas, confirms Taoiseach
September 23rd, 2019
The Taoiseach has said that the Government plans to phase out oil exploration in Irish waters and that gas exploration will continue....
Council statement on Tallaght wetland destruction a ‘cop-out’
September 23rd, 2019
A statement issued by South Dublin County Council on the recent
destruction of a wetland area in Tallaght is a “cop-out of the...
Green councillors condemn “wholesale destruction” of wetlands in Tallaght
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Tallaght wetland destruction a ‘punch in the gut’
September 22nd, 2019
The destruction of a popular wetland in the centre of Tallaght is a “punch in the gut” for the local community and...
Climate strikers tell Leo to listen up to prevent climate catastrophe
September 20th, 2019
Teenage
climate activists took to the streets of Cork today to urge the Taoiseach and the
Minister for Climate Action to “listen” to their...
New peat regulations inconsistent with EU law must be dissolved
September 20th, 2019
The High Court has ruled that new regulations to take large-scale
peat extraction outside of the Irish planning regime are inconsistent with European
environmental...
Climate Strike: thousands protest over climate inaction
September 20th, 2019
Thousands of students across the country are on the streets today as part of the global school strike movement urging the Government...
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