January 4th, 2017 Ireland must face up to its responsibilities to cut greenhouse gas emissions and take more action on environmental issues, the mayor of Galway City has said in the wake of Storm Eleanor. Clean-up operations are still ongoing in Galway City after storm surges on Tuesday evening brought flash Read more…
January 3rd, 2017 Galway City suffered severe flash flooding yesterday evening as storm Eleanor swept in from the West Coast. The first storm of 2018 left 134,000 homes, farms and businesses without power overnight, with counties Mayo, Leitrim, Sligo, Galway, Cavan and Monaghan hit hardest. Met Éireann issued two ‘status Read more…
December 20th, 2017 A proposal from Europe’s environment and energy ministers to remove tighter limits on the use of biofuels put forward by the European Commission has come under fire from environmental groups who point to the potential rise in emissions and deforestation in origin countries. At the Energy Council earlier this Read more…
December 12th, 2017 The Government has given final approval for a contentious large-scale kelp harvesting project in Bantry Bay despite strong opposition from local residents. The license granted to Tralee-based biotechnology company BioAtlantis covers an area of 1,822 acres along the Beara and Sheep’s Head peninsulas. It is set to be Read more…
November 7th, 2017 Antimicrobial resistance and soil degradation are emerging as major public health threat as a result of environmental pollution, the UN Environment Assembly heard this week. Meeting in Nairobi, the Assembly launched the UN Environment (UNEP) Frontier Report which examines antimicrobial resistance, as well as other emerging challenges Read more…
November 30th, 2017 Plans to extend the seasons for upland burning and hedge cutting under the much-debated Heritage Bill will have “devastating” consequences for our wildlife, a Committee hearing was told yesterday. The Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht met yesterday to discuss the Bill after it passed Read more…
November 28th, 2017 Members States yesterday voted to accept the European Commission’s proposal to renew the license for glyphosate for an additional five years. At the Appeal Committee meeting yesterday morning, Member State representatives passed the renewal with 18 in favour, nine against and one abstained. The European Commission originally looked Read more…
November 24th, 2017 New EU rules to extend the period during which free-range chickens’ access to open-air runs can be restricted is set to come into force tomorrow. Following the avian influenza outbreak in 2008, the EU put rules in place to allow farmers to market their eggs as free Read more…
November 21st, 2017 Footage of inhumane transport conditions suffered by Irish calves exported to Europe will be aired in an investigative documentary on the German state broadcaster this evening. The ZDF documentary into transport conditions for live animal exports across Europe includes footage of an overloaded vehicle carrying Irish unweaned Read more…
November 16th, 2017 Former Irish President Mary Robinson has called for the creation of a Climate Action Justice Unit at a high-level event on human rights at COP23 event. Speaking this afternoon in Bonn, Ms Robinson said that such a unit could help build upon previous work to ensure climate Read more…
