Bill to ban fracking expected to pass through the Dáil today
A Bill to ban fracking is strongly expected to pass through the Dail this evening in a major win for campaigners across the country, according...
Ireland’s greenest teens honoured at Young Environmentalist Awards
Ireland’s greenest teens were honoured today for their innovative environmental projects at the 18th edition of the Young Environmentalist Awards.
Over 80 groups were shortlisted...
Economics as priesthood – a religion based on assumptions
Some of the ridiculous assumptions on which much of mainstream economics is constructed are explored in this chapter – for example the methodology that...
PRESS RELEASE: Ireland named & shamed at international awards ceremony for subsidising peat burning
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Ireland was among nine countries named and shamed at the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Awards ceremony in Brussels today for the Government’s commitment to...
Press Release: Ireland named & shamed at international awards ceremony for subsidising peat burning
Immediate Release
Ireland was among nine countries named and shamed at the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Awards ceremony in Brussels today for the Government’s commitment to...
Student water conservation project scoops top prize in Water Explorer competition
A Kerry-based school scooped top prize at the national Water Explorer competition last week with a project looking into the issue of water conservation.
Castleisland...
Irish Times video interview with Ian Lumley on Iveagh Markets
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EPA – Three quarters of Ireland’s bathing waters are rated excellent under new stringent...
revMay 18th, 2017
Three-quarters of bathing waters in Ireland were classed as excellent in 2016, a new EPA report has found.
The EPA report – Bathing...
Senator calls for Scandinavian-style incentives to boost electric car sales
May 17th, 2017
Scandinavian-style incentives are needed as a “matter of urgency” to increase the number of electric cars on Irish roads, says Fine Gael...
Feasta week in Kerry
We still have some places available for our annual week-long workshop at Rossbeigh in Kerry, which will take place at the end of June...
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