New EU waste laws calls for stricter recycling targets
July 9th, 2018
New legislation on waste has been adopted by EU leaders calling for stricter recycling targets.
After seven months of negotiations, the EU last...
Greens call on Government to block Ringaskiddy Incinerator with new planning powers
The Green Party today called on Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, to use new planning powers to overturn the decision to allow an...
Can mushrooms help provide safe clean toilets for refugee camps?
July 6th, 2018
A group of students from the University of British Columbia are using mushrooms to provide safe and clean toilets for people in...
Our nationwide biodiversity blanket: The hedgerow and its role on the farm
July 5th, 2018
The controversial Heritage Bill has passed through the final stage of the Dáil last night.
The Bill, which must first return to the...
Opinion: Heritage Bill vote a dark day for our wildlife, biodiversity, and heritage
July 5th, 2018
There is no need to beat around the bush on this one. Last night’s passage of the Heritage Bill through the Dail...
Sad day for nature as the Dáil passes a ‘Silent Spring’ Heritage Bill
Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan TD said today; “The Heritage Bill passed last night following a bitter and acrimonious debate in the Dáil. It...
Dark day for Irish biodiversity as Dail passes destructive Heritage Bill
Immediate Release The passage of the destructive Heritage Bill through the Dail marks a dark day for Irish biodiversity, Ireland’s leading environmental coalition has...
Large forest fire on Laois-Offaly border threatens bog and endangered species
June 5th, 2018
Blanket bog and a Hen Harrier habitat are under threat from a large forest fire that has engulfed the Slieve Bloom mountains...
New study points to ‘significant’ link between air pollution and diabetes
June 4th, 2018
New US research has found a “significant link” between air pollution and diabetes globally, even at levels deemed safe by authorities.
Diabetes affects...
Heritage Bill continues to divide opinion as it returns to Dáil floor this week
July 4th, 2018
Key elements of the controversial Heritage Bill continue to divide opinion as it returns to the Dáil for debate this week.
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