Large trawlers to be banned from coastal waters by 2020
December 21st, 2018
The decision from the Minister for the Marine to exclude trawling by large vessels close to the Irish coast has been welcomed...
New sinkhole discovered in Co Monaghan
December 21st, 2018
A new nine-metre sinkhole has been found in Co Monaghan close to where a 100-meter sized sinkhole opened up September.
The hole was found on...
Revenue neutral carbon tax the way forward
December 20th, 2018
A revenue-neutral carbon tax can help ensure that lower-income families are not financially hit in the low-carbon transition, the chair of the...
Climate D-Day – How our system needs a shake up to fight back
December 20th, 2018
For two weeks at the start of December, the international community gathered – as they do each year – to agree on...
Minimal waste movement catching on in the capital city
December 20th, 2018
Just a few years ago, handing a reusable container to a server in any shop or restaurant would most likely have resulted...
EU agrees landmark plan for single-use plastics ban
December 19th, 2018
After months of intense negotiations among the key European institutions, the EU has agreed on landmark laws to slash the availability of...
Latest fisheries quotas ‘massive blow’ to ending overfishing
December 19th, 2018
The EU’s fisheries ministers agreed this morning to maintain current fishing quota limits for 2019 despite calls from NGOs and experts to...
Minister Creed is being misleading by claiming the new fish quotas are based on...
The post Minister Creed is being misleading by claiming the new fish quotas are based on scientific advice, says the Green Party appeared first...
Green Party call on government preserve transport link between Rosslare and France in the...
Green Party Senator and Ireland South MEP candidate Grace O’Sullivan is calling on Minister Brendan Griffin to work to maintain the link between Rosslare...
Fine Gael opposition leaves climate Bill in committee limbo
December 18th, 2018
A climate Bill to ban any new licenses for oil and gas exploration now looks set to sit in a “procedural cul...
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