Roscommon festival cancels balloon race over environmental concerns
July 19th, 2018
Environmentalists have welcomed the decision of festival organizers to cancel a balloon race in Co Roscommon due to the potential impact on...
Wildlife campaigners slam new multi-million tourism plan for national parks
July 19th, 2018
Environmentalists and wildlife campaigners have slammed the Government’s new €257 million masterplans for preserving national parks.
Last week, the Minister for Culture, Heritage...
15,000 fish killed in suspected chemical poisoning in Tipperary
July 19th, 2018
Almost 15,000 fish are confirmed to have been killed in a suspected chemical poisoning in County Tipperary.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has launched an...
Improved rail services key to West’s development
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Greens: Social media business model has to change
Revenue streams cannot be dependent on promoting sensationalist content, says Ryan
Responding to last night’s Channel 4 Dispatches programme, Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan said...
Kilkenny designates Black and Amber Garden Bumblebee as County Insect
Greens want every County to adopt a County Insect and to adopt Pollinator Plans
County Kilkenny has a new ambassador; the Garden Bumblebee (Bombus Hortorum)....
Ryan: Government can’t greenwash UN update on SDGs
DGs Monitoring Report critical of Ireland on waste, climate, ocean protection & global partnership targets
The Green Party said today that the Government can’t greenwash...
‘Astronomical’ emissions leads to temporary closure of French pharmaceutical factory
July 19th, 2018
A French pharmaceutical company has temporarily stopped activities in one of its sites after the release of “astronomical” emissions of a chemical...
Can your split ends help to clean oil spills?
July 17th, 2018
On March 24, 1989, the world became aware of an environmental calamity in Alaska as an Exxon Valdez oil tanker spewed millions...
100-strong civil society coalition critical of State over SDG implementation
July 17th, 2018
A new report from an alliance of over 100 Irish civil society groups has criticised the Irish Government’s commitment to bring policy...
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