Mechanical kelp harvesting challenged in High Court
May 14th, 2019
A legal challenge to Ireland’s first large-scale mechanical seaweed harvesting project in Bantry Bay commenced in the High Court this afternoon.
The...
Green Party calls for an end to any further rural post office closures
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Greens calls for action on air quality
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Greens call for action on air quality
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Two men found guilty of hedgerow destruction during nesting season
May 14th, 2019
Two men in Co Laois
have been found guilty and convicted under the Wildlife Act for hedgerow
destruction during the nesting season.
The case was...
Biodiversity’s vital role in food production system
May 14th, 2019
The vital role played by biodiversity in our food production system is set to be highlighted during a week-long celebration of our...
Brexit as a surrealist movie – a comparison with Luis Bunuel’s film “Exterminating Angel”
Brian Davey finds striking parallels between the dinner party guests in Bunuel's film and the British upper class.
First through the gate – Wicklow’s climate emergency declaration
May 13th, 2019
On 29 April just before four o’clock – and two weeks before the
country followed its lead – Wicklow County Council declared a...
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown declares climate emergency
May 13th, 2019
A motion calling on Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council to
declare a climate emergency has passed unanimously at a meeting of the local
authority this...
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