Environmental group to launch legal action over plans for new Dublin Airport runway under...
May 8th, 2017
Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) have sought a judicial review of Fingal County Council’s decision to extend planning permission for the...
Burren LIFE programme shortlisted in Top 5 Nature & Biodiversity category – Two days...
May 8th, 2017
The Burren Life Programme has been shortlisted as one of the top five projects in the Nature & Biodiversity category. The European...
Wave of gorse fires cause devastation across the island of Ireland
May 8th, 2017
A wave of gorse fires over the weekend has caused devastation across the island of Ireland, including the burning down of the...
Clean Air is not a Choice
Action on air pollution needed for public health and quality of life in Ireland.Ireland faces growing breaches of World Health Organisation(WHO) air pollution standards,...
An Taisce Seeks Further Assurances and Clarifications on Proposed Works to National Museum
This week, An Taisce raised a number of issues with the Office of Public Works regarding the proposed occupation of part of the National...
Join us at our Revisioning Day
Dear Member,
As we approach our 70th anniversary An Taisce is going through a process of renewal. Declining incomes, an ageing membership and the...
Green Party and ISPCA call for animal welfare to be included in education syllabus
May 6th, 2017
The Green Party and the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have called on the Government to introduce an...
An Taisce review of Origin Green
An Taisce made a submission to Aidan Cotter, the Chief Executive of Bord Bia on the strengths and weaknesses of Bord Bia’s Origin Green...
Bord na Móna management met to decide future of Irish peat briquette plant workers
4th May, 2017
The Green Party has said that the Government must do more to protect workers at risk of job losses during the transition...
Trinity College Dublin International Postgraduate Research Conference focuses on Environmental Sustainability
May 4th, 2017
Trinity’s Graduate Students’ Union will facilitate an international postgraduate research conference in Trinity College Dublin on May 5 – 6th 2017. Tickets...
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