Irish entrepreneur on a mission to tackle the global litter crisis
March 21st, 2018
Seán Lynch is on a mission to map even the tiniest piece of litter on earth to highlight a worldwide ecological emergency:...
Greens criticise Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s blocking of Vote At 16 Bill
“This is a betrayal of young people”
Reacting to the news today that the Seanad had voted against reducing the voting age at local and...
Skibbereen residents fearful of plastic factory impact on everyday life
March 21st, 2018
Simon Lockwood and his two children live in a blue-painted house in one of the greenest, most secluded parts of Poundlick, Skibbereen.
Except...
Opinion: Ireland’s failing forestry policy spoils International Day of Forests
March 21st, 2018
Today marks International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
While we are supposed...
Facebook and Data Protection Commissioner to be called before Oireachtas Communications Committee over Cambridge...
Ireland will be ‘a key player’ in regulation of online advertising – Ryan
The Oireachtas Communications Committee has agreed to a Green Party request to...
International Day of Forests: Benefits for sustainable cities
March 21st, 2018
Today marks the International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
This year’s theme...
New figures reveal 7 Luas trams have been transferred from the Red Line to...
Luas service ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’
The Green Party said today that the National Transport Authority was ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’, as it...
Recycling of brown waste for composting and anaerobic digestion increasing, says EPA
March 21st, 2018
The recycling of brown bin waste has increased by 22 per cent in Ireland in 2016, according to the Environmental Protection Agency...
DCU to ban plastic from campus by 2020
March 21st, 2018
Dublin City University has announced plans to become plastic free by the end of the decade, with plastic cups and glasses to...
Greens call for online advertising transparency from Irish political parties
The Green Party has called for online advertising transparency from Irish political parties, as the controversy around Cambridge Analytica continues. Revealing their total Facebook...
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