Drones and CCTV to be used in new anti-dumping initiative
13th March 2017
A new initiative to tackle illegal dumping of household waste has been launched today in Ballinasloe, Galway, by Minister for Communications, Climate Action...
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Food waste initiatives set up to stop the rot
13th March 2017
Ireland’s first ever action group on food waste in the retail sector was established last week along with a series of measures...
Residents fear for the destruction of ancient kelp forests in Bantry Bay
13th March 2017
Residents of Bantry Bay have been shocked by the discovery of a planned mechanical kelp harvest in the waters along the Beara...
Ireland’s Climate (In-)Action Plan: How can we plan a journey if nobody knows the...
Minister Denis Naughten is about to publish a draft plan to limit Ireland’s emissions of dangerous, climate disrupting, greenhouse gases over the next five...
Free green training to support Ireland’s youth into work
March 10th 2017
Young Irish jobseekers are now being offered the opportunity to up-skill for emerging environmental job opportunities through a free ECO-UNESCO initiative called...
First we had ‘Fatbergs’ now disgusting ‘Tar Balls’ are hitting Ireland’s west coast
10 March 2017
Never mind dangerous white ‘fatbergs’ peppering Ireland’s east coast.
In a case of bizarre symmetry we now have disgusting black ‘tar balls’ hitting...
Cashel ready to rock a zero waste standard.
10 March 2017
It is rather fitting that an area synonymous for being a metropolis for a plethora of functions in the past, ranging from ecclesiastic...
An Taisce help to save Bog and Curlew in County Longford
In late April 2016, An Taisce were alerted by distraught locals in Longford, that one of the last remaining bogs in their community was...
Friends of the Earth’s Kate Ruddock appointed to the board of SEAI
10 March 2017
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten T.D., appointed Kate Ruddock to the Board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of...
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