September 2nd, 2019 The expansion of the Irish dairy herd is placing significant pressure on aquatic biodiversity, a conference on marine protected areas (MPA) heard today. Speaking at the Bigger and Better MPA conference at Trinity College Dublin, Dr David Lyons of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) said Read more…
August 31st, 2019 Activists are currently blocking Lower Liffey Street and preventing access to motor traffic in a bid to highlight the capital’s transport-linked air pollution problems. The organisers said that the campaign aims to highlight Ireland’s “extremely poor record” on air pollution and to demonstrate the benefits of opening Read more…
30th August, 2019 A panel of legal experts has found that Irish planning law is non-compliant with requirements under an international convention to allow the public to participate in the decision-making process for projects that may significantly affect the environment. The landmark finding from the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (ACCC) Read more…
August 28th, 2019 The ramping up of data centre development in Ireland could add 1.5 million tonnes to our carbon emissions by 2030, a new analysis from the Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE) has found. Ireland is already the data centre capital of Europe, with nine of the top American Read more…
August 27th, 2019 A new analysis from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) singles out Ireland as a European laggard across a range of important climate and environmental areas, including emissions levels, forest cover and air pollution. While the findings in the CSO’s Environmental Indicators Ireland analysis is based mainly on Read more…
August 26th, 2019 The State has announced new funding support for local authorities to roll out a new stream of 1,000 on-street public charging points for electric vehicles over the next five years. The move, however, was quickly criticised by the Green Party as lacking ambition in its scale and Read more…
August 26th, 2019 Leaked documents reveal plans from Jair Bolsonaro’s government to push for the economic development of the Amazon in order to block a multi-country conservation project to protect the rainforest. In leaked PowerPoint slides, the controversial president’s administration outlines plans to scupper the Andes-Amazon-Atlantic Corridor (Triple-A) project to Read more…
August 22nd, 2019 The majority of EU-protected habitats in Ireland are in bad condition, a detailed analysis by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has found, with almost half continuing to decline. The stark finding is outlined in the State’s latest assessment report to the European Commission that must Read more…
August 22nd, 2019 A decision by Monaghan County Council to grant planning permission for a large-scale chicken farm has been challenged over the potential environmental and air pollution impact of the project. The proposed farm in Glaslough would have the capacity to house 26,000 broilers – chickens raised specifically for Read more…
