Animals failing to adapt to rapid pace of climate change
July 29th, 2019
Birds, including the likes of the magpie and great tit, and other
common species are failing to adapt to the rapid onset of...
Sharks falling victim as commercial fishing bycatch
July 29th, 2019
Commercial fishing fleets are increasingly entrapping large sharks
as bycatch leading to a significant decline in their populations, a new study
has found.
The study
conducted...
Peat giant halts harvesting following High Court ruling
July 26th,
2019
One of the island’s largest peat operators has ceased harvesting following a High Court ruling to temporarily suspend new regulations to remove large-scale...
Host of EU airlines propped up by subsidies, study finds
July 26th, 2019
Almost a quarter of EU airports served by Ryanair are “likely” to be loss-making and sustained through subsidies, a new report has...
Planning refusal for supervised injection facility puts lives at risk – Green Party
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Coal power generation down 79% in Ireland
July 26th, 2019
A new analysis shows that energy generation from coal collapsed by 79 per cent in the first half of 2019 in Ireland.
The...
Irish families sought for Glyphosate exposure study
July 25th, 2019
NUI Galway is looking for volunteers to take part in the first Irish study to investigate the levels of glyphosate exposure on...
Commission tackles Ireland on peat extraction problems
July 25th, 2019
The European Commission is taking action against Ireland for a continued failure to ensure that peat extraction is properly assessed for environmental...
Pressure grows on Govt to speed up Just Transition
July 25th, 2019
Pressure is mounting on the Government to push forward with its just transition plans after the refusal of ESB plans to convert...
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