January 15th, 2017 An NGO alliance has called on the European Commission to withdraw all proposals in support of electric fishing as MEPs prepare to vote on restoring a blanket ban on the controversial practice. In a joint letter to the Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, 17 Read more…
January 9th, 2018 The Green Party has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to use Kilkenny City to pilot the first fully electric bus fleet in the country. The Greens made the call as TII prepares to roll out the ‘Local Link’ community public transport services to smaller regional towns Read more…
December 22nd, 2017 It is not a myth to realise that Christmas has well and truly lit up in Ireland now. We are spending extortionately on the ‘essential items’ for Christmas. A recent study by Repak found that 40 per cent of Irish shoppers will purchase between 10 to 20 Read more…
December 18th, 2017 The Christmas season is now on our doorstep and as expected everyone is rushing around to grab some last minute presents. If you are one of those people out rummaging around for the perfect Christmas gift, why not give a thought for our environment as well as Read more…
December 13th, 2017 Ireland’s energy use is not reducing fast enough and requires more effort from individuals, businesses, and communities to bring down consumption, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has said. A new report – Energy in Ireland 1990-2016 – from the energy authority indicates that energy use Read more…
November 8th, 2017 A recent report from Eurostat shows that Irish citizens face the fourth highest charge on their electricity bills across Europe. After excluding the relevant taxes, we rise to second place, with electricity bills are set to soar to new heights with the winter season now firmly upon Read more…
November 27th, 2017 Christmas sales kicked off early as Black Friday and Cyber Monday made their way to retail shops in Ireland this past week. This relatively new shopping phenomenon sees massive discounts on many products across the border and retailers were expecting a huge increase in sales. This year, Read more…
