June 28th, 2018 Sell the cow, buy the sheep, but never be without the horse. This old proverb once in common usage indicates the great value the Irish once placed on horse ownership. In older times under Brehon Law, every man belonging to the upper-class was expected to be a Read more…
June 20th, 2018 Leading Irish coffee chain Insomnia has become the latest coffee chain to ditch traditional single-use coffee cups in favour of compostable cups and recyclable lids. The chain has announced that it will also replace all of its single-use cutlery and plastic straws with recyclable paper ones. The Read more…
June 15th, 2018 Ulster Wildlife has launched a new project to help conserve endangered sharks in waters off the Northern Irish coast. The Sea Deep project will see volunteers trained and equipped to tag sharks, hunt for their egg cases onshore and help identify spawning and nursery grounds. The project, Read more…
June 14th, 2018 Irish politicians lined up at Buswells Hotel yesterday to receive reusable coffee cups from the Sick of Plastic campaign and show their support for a Green Party Bill to tackle waste. Over 50 TDs were presented with ‘keep cups’ at the event yesterday by member of their Read more…
June 7th, 2018 National Bike Week is racing towards us and will see hundreds of cycling related events take place across Ireland over the next ten days. The week – which runs from 9-17 June – aims to bring bike enthusiasts together and to inspire people of all ages to Read more…
June 7th, 2018 The Irish authorities stand accused of facilitating the transportation of unweaned calves as young as two weeks old in breach of EU laws following an investigation by a European animal rights organisation. In March, Eyes on Animals sent a team to Rosslare to track and inspect trucks Read more…
June 6th, 2018 The recent rise in temperature may have influenced the collapse of an iconic 170-year old tree in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) last weekend, a University expert has said. The iconic Oregon Maple that stood in Library Square for almost two centuries fell at about 2.45am last Saturday Read more…
June 5th, 2018 World Environment Day, the most important day of the year to highlight the key environmental issues of our time, is set to be hosted by India this year. The event takes place on June 5th every year and is celebrated by over 100 countries that take part. Read more…
May 31st, 2018 New data reveals that Ireland’s emissions are set to rise until at least 2020 due to strong economic growth and an expansion of the agriculture sector. The latest figures, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, suggest that Ireland will only be able to reduce its Read more…
May 30th, 2018 The Dáil has voted to annul a penalty point system introduced for fishermen who engage in unregulated, unreported, or illegal fishing. Fianna Fáil’s Pat Gallagher, TD brought forward the motion to overrule the Statutory Instrument (SI) in a debate that was opened in the Dáil last week. Read more…