What can we expect from the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme?
August 24th, 2017
At this week’s Energy in Agriculture conference, the Environmental Minister Denis Naughten announced that the long-awaited Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will...
Greens: Citizens’ Assembly can help start a new National Dialogue on Climate Change
Ryan: “If Leo Varadkar wants to put Ireland at the centre of the world, climate action is the way to do it.”
The Green Party...
Two events about basic income, Sept 16 and Oct 7
‘Work: What’s Basic Income Got To Do With It?’
Sat, Sept 16th, 2017 from 1000 – 1600 in Dublin at the Carmelite Community Centre, Aungier...
Greens welcome City Centre traffic changes
The Green Party today welcomed the traffic management changes in Dublin City Centre that were put in place over the weekend.
Green Party Councillor Ciarán...
Greens call for RTÉ to appear at Public Accounts Committee over Gender Pay Gap
The Green Party today called for RTÉ to appear before the Public Accounts Committee over their refusal to publish statistics on their gender pay gap.
Speaking today,...
Opinion: Ireland’s ecology facing continuing challenges from hedgerow damage
An unusually dry spring this year resulted in some of the most devastating wildfires in living memory, but Ireland’s ecology is facing other continuing...
Discharge of surface water into River Nore has ceased after investigation, says Kilkenny Council
August 18th, 2017
Kilkenny County Council has confirmed that the discharge of surface water from street sweepers directly into the River Nore has stopped following...
Global experts selected for critical IPCC climate change reports
August 18th, 2017
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited over 200 experts from countries on each continent to prepare two separate special...
€250,000 dished out since 2007 for scholarships linked to oil and gas industry, new...
The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) paid out €250,000 for scholarships linked to the oil and gas industry over the past...
PRESS RELEASE: Happy Pear Twins fly the Foodie Flag for People4Soil Campaign
Immediate Release
With just four weeks left to reach Ireland’s target, The Happy Pear twins are calling on all food lovers to add their signature...
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