June 8th, 2017 Eleven workers at the Poolbeg Incinerator in Dublin were taken to hospital late yesterday evening as a result of the uncontrolled discharge of lime at the facility. Covanta, the company which runs the Poolbeg incineration facility, stated that the incident is believed to have stemmed from the Read more…
June 7th, 2017 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is in the process of elaborating a rigorous monitoring methodology for the endangered Large Heath bog butterfly. The Lodge Bog Nature Reserve in County Kildare will be used as a demonstration site to build a monitoring toolkit for this species. The National Read more…
June 3rd, 2017 A segment on Climate Change which aired on the Claire Byrne Live RTÉ One last week has caused controversy and uproar among Irish environmentalists. The segment, set up as a two-panel debate, lent undeserved credibility to climate-change deniers. Based on a somewhat dubious poll, Claire Byrne questioned Read more…
June 1st, 2017 An Taisce has called on the Minister for Heritage, Heather Humphreys TD to secure protection for a rare Bronze-Age roadway at Mayne Bog in County Westmeath. In a letter sent to Ms Humphreys this week, An Taisce strongly urged the minister to commit to a number of measures Read more…
May 31st, 2017 The Green Party has warned the government that the Midlands could become Ireland’s rust belt unless a comprehensive economic plan is put in place to deal with the decline in fossil fuel employment in the area. The stark warning came as the Green Party launched their ‘Just Read more…
May 30, 2017 MEPs voted today to increase the ambition of the EU’s most powerful climate law, the proposed Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). The Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted for countries to reduce their emissions based on a more realistic starting point. The new starting Read more…
May 29th, 2017 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has launched a major energy saving programme uniting students across the EU to save energy at their accommodation. USI will run a Student Switch Off campaign targeted at students across Irish universities for three years. The campaign is supported by Read more…
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 Water Quality in Ireland – A Report for the Year 2016 – found that overall quality of our bathing waters are very good, with Read more…
May 15th, 2017 When we think of biodiversity we often imagine unspoilt rural pastures or other landscapes and seascapes untainted by the faintest hint of concrete or urban development. This in an understandable but incorrect reflex. Biodiversity Week 2017 wants to bring biodiversity back to the core of Irish cities. From Read more…
May 11th, 2017 Zero Waste Ireland and VOICE have launched a campaign on Uplift to petition the Minister for Climate Action and the Environment to Introduce a Deposit-Refund System for drinks containers in Ireland. According to VOICE, container deposit and refund schemes are extremely successful at addressing the recycling of bottles Read more…
