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The Labour Party today announced that they will co-sponsor the Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill, and will use its Private Members’ slot this Tuesday...
Interview: The success of the student divestment movement in Ireland
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With the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the Dáil last week, Lia Flattery looks back at the success...
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council to celebrate International Bog Day
July 5th, 2017
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) are bringing forward their International Bog Day celebrations to partner with a host of wildlife organisation and...
New waste rules to come in over 15 months, says Varadkar
July 5, 2017
Negotiations between Fianna Fáil and the Government last night has led to the acceptance of a counter-motion on the introduction of a...
Opposition politicians call for the Dail to reject “rotten” CETA trade deal
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The EU-Canada trade deal is a “rotten agreement” that undermines democracy and must be rejected by the Dail, oppositions TDs said yesterday...
Greens call for Waste Reduction Bill to be introduced before new bin charges regime...
Greens write to all parties and groups seeking sponsorship of Bill
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25 planning investigations into Airbnb rentals ongoing in Dublin City Council
The Green Party today called for more enforcement action from Dublin City Council in...
Petition signed by over 1.3 million calling for a ban on glyphosate delivered to...
4th July 2017
A petition signed by 1.3 million people across Europe was delivered to the European Commission (EC) yesterday calling on the EU to ban...
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by Patrick Noble
The mass of life is composed of countless interconnections. It flows between species and between generations of each species. Nevertheless, all those...
Broad civil society coalition voice collective concern with CETA trade deal ahead of Trudeau...
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