Climate emergency ‘meaningless’ without action
May 24th, 2019
Hundreds of students and climate activists took to the streets of
Cork today to urge the Government to listen to their concerns and...
Climate strike: Students want action, not rhetoric
May 24th, 2019
Thousands of students protested across the country today to call on the Government to take more forceful climate action as a policy...
State must remove barriers to rooftop solar for schools
May 24th, 2019
Friends of the Earth Ireland (FOE) has called for the State to remove barriers prohibiting solar power for schools if they truly...
Irish scientists sign letter in support of climate strike movement
May 24th, 2019
Over 50 Irish scientists and academics have signed an open letter supporting the climate strike movement and students “justified” concerns over the...
An Uncertain Future for Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation
24th May 2019Press ReleaseThe DAFM have just completed a public consultation on their nitrates derogation, as part of a review process. The derogation is...
Citizen survey to monitor honeybee colonies launched
May 24th, 2019
Researchers from NUI Galway have launched Europe’s
first-ever online nationwide citizen survey to capture data on where honeybee
colonies currently exist on our island....
MEP Election: Where do Midlands North-West candidates stand on climate?
May 23rd, 2019
Irish voters will flock to polling stations in their thousands this Friday to choose thirteen candidates to represent Ireland at the European...
MEP Election: Where do Cork candidates stand on climate?
The Ireland South constituency sees 23 candidates contending for five seats in the European Parliament. Shamim Malekmian looks at some of the candidates’ stances...
MEP Election: Where do Dublin candidates stand on climate?
May 23rd, 2019
Nineteen candidates are vying for the four available MEP seats in the Dublin constituency following a period of campaigning, public debates...
Low-carbon transition still not a transport policy priority, report finds
May 23rd, 2019
A new report on the Irish transport sector has found that
the low-carbon transition is still not a policy priority in Ireland, with
fragmented...
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