Protesters call on Dail to act fast on climate emergency declaration
May 17th, 2019
Protesters came out in
numbers before the Dail yesterday evening calling on the Government to act
accordingly on its climate emergency declaration.
The snap...
Less than half of litter fines paid between 2012-2017
May 17th, 2019
Less than half of litter fines issued by local authorities
between 2012 and 2017 were paid, a new report into Ireland’s waste has...
Irish Rail to reassess hedgecutting policy during nesting season
May 16th, 2019
Irish Rail has updated its vegetation management policy to ensure that site specific risk assessments are carried out if any tree...
Prohibited tree and hedge cutting at UCD and TCD during nesting season
May 16th, 2019
Tree and vegetation cutting has taken place at both University College Dublin (UCD) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD) this week despite legal...
2018 Financial Statements
2019The 2018 An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland Financial Statement are attached.an_taisce_signed_financial_statements_31.12.2018.pdf
Ireland set to miss 2020 energy emissions targets
May 16th, 2019
Ireland’s recent reduction in energy emissions is not significant enough to meet our 2020 EU target, new Sustainable Energy Authority of...
National Biodiversity Week to kick off amid worrying species decline
May 16th, 2019
This weekend marks the start of National Biodiversity Week 2019 to celebrate Irish biodiversity and highlight how crucial it is that we...
Kelp cutting at height to allow regrowth may not be ‘technically feasible’
May 16th, 2019
It may not be “technically feasible” to ensure that kelp harvested by mechanical means in Bantry Bay will be cut at a...
Research 275: Assessing Market and Non-market Values of Pollination Services in Ireland: Pollival Literature...
Authors: James T. Murphy and Jane C. Stout
Research 276: EU ETS and Competitiveness of Irish Industry
Authors: Celine McInerney, Ellen O’Connor, Bernadette Power, Paul Deane and Tom McDermott
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