Microbeads only a Fragment of our Microplastic Pollution Problem
Microbeads, tiny pieces of plastic found by the hundreds of thousands in shower gels, face-scrubs and toothpastes, were once trumpeted as a cosmetic “must...
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of LIFE, the Habitats Directive and Natura 2000
The EU LIFE programme and the Habitats Directive, approved on the 21st May 1992, are celebrating 25 years this year! The European Commission, the...
Celebrating 25 Years of LIFE, the Habitats Directive & Natura 2000
The EU LIFE programme and the Habitats Directive, approved on the 21st May 1992, are celebrating 25 years this year! The European Commission, the...
Detailed strategy for cutaway bogs needed before Bord na Mona solar project begins, says...
May 1st, 2017
A conclusive end of life strategy for cutaway bogs is required before any work commences on a newly announced solar project between...
Press release: Right to Know, Right to Act: Your rights as an European Citizen...
Immediate Release
The Environmental Pillar will hold a seminar with MEP Liadh Ni Riada this Friday, 28 April 2017 to highlight Irish people’s rights to...
Residents call on Minister Coveney to block mechanical harvesting of seaweed in Bantry Bay
26th April 2017
A local campaign group is calling on the Minister for Planning, Simon Coveney, to reverse a decision to grant a mechanical harvesting...
The Joke
by Patrick Noble.
It is a great joke, that the deepest commons have been passed on in daylight, unnoticed by thought police, secret police and...
Spring Flowers Walk
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Press Release: Draft National Mitigation Plan wholly inadequate to tackle climate change, say leading...
The Government’s long overdue draft National Mitigation Plan is almost wholly inadequate to meet the climate challenges ahead, according to Ireland’s leading environmental organisations.
The...
Draft National Mitigation Plan inadequate to tackle climate change, say environmental groups
The Government’s long overdue draft National Mitigation Plan is almost wholly inadequate to meet the climate challenges ahead, according to Ireland’s leading environmental organisations.
The...
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