12 January 2022 As you might have already seen – we’re taking a new direction this year and that includes our biodiversity coverage. We’re going to be taking a closer look at the mosaic of creatures that make up Ireland’s biodiversity. We’ll be speaking to experts about all sorts of Read more…
7 January 2022 I tend to be a quiet film watcher. I don’t consult, I don’t verbally try to work out the plot in real time. I sit, I absorb and I debrief on the walk out if I’m in a cinema. I threw all those rules out the window Read more…
17 December 2021 A Bill before the Seanad today that is set to determine how Ireland manages its marine territory will be a “lose-lose situation” if passed as is, environmental groups have warned. The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) and the Environmental Pillar have urged the Government to defer the Maritime Read more…
14 December 2021 A couple of months ago, I managed to get tickets to the Galway Comedy Festival. A group of us went out there for the weekend and we decided to squeeze in a walk along the Flaggy Shore before we headed back to Dublin. As we parked, I Read more…
10 December 2021 The vast majority of Irish people believe climate change should be a high priority for the Government, according to a new study. An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) survey published today, the most comprehensive of its kind to date, revealed a number of findings regarding the public’s beliefs Read more…
7 December 2021 Independent Senator Lynn Ruane recently brought forward a Companies Emissions Reporting Bill – which would do what it says on the tin: companies with over 50 employees would have to document their own emissions of greenhouse gases. And if passed, the Bill wouldn’t cover just the emissions Read more…
26 November 2021 Earlier this week, we announced that we’re going down a different road come the New Year. Coverage of our environmental crises has definitely picked up speed over the past couple of years, but we want to dig deeper. We want to dive into issues that typically get Read more…
24 November 2021 Opposition to a recently introduced Peat Bill is accumulating and critics stress that it is “totally contrary” to national climate and biodiversity targets. The Bill was launched yesterday by Fine Gael Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty and Fianna Fail Senator Robbie Gallagher. It would provide a Read more…
23 November 2021 If you’ve been following The Green News, you know that I’ve been on the road this month covering COP26. I was in throngs of protests, I was getting whatever photos I could crouching on a footpath. I stood in crowds and listened to those on the frontlines Read more…
23 November 2021 Air quality was above World Health Organisation guidelines for over 50 monitoring sites across the country in 2020, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In its annual air quality report, the body found that while overall air quality was generally good there were some “worrying localised issues” Read more…
