May 12th, 2017 A European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) calling on the European Commission to ban the use of Glyphosate has received the support of almost 750,000 people across Europe. The pan-European campaign is also calling on the European Commission (EC) to reform the pesticide approval procedure and set mandatory reduction Read more…
Friends of the Earth (FoE) plan to create a nature garden at Bloom in the Park to highlight the vital role of bee-friendly gardening to support these essential pollinators. FOE will be partnering with permaculture expert and RTE SuperGarden finalist Suzie Cahn to build a nature-friendly ‘postcard garden’ at the event. Bloom Read more…
11th May 2017 Beijing-level air pollution levels were recorded in Galway yesterday evening as one of the largest gorse fires in recent years blazed in the Cloosh Valley, Co Galway. The fire, which destroyed more than a third of the country’s biggest forest, was brought under control late yesterday evening. Read more…
May 10th, 2017 Almost half of all gorse fires since the start of the prohibited period on 1 March 2017 were deliberately started, the Minister of Agriculture announced yesterday evening. Minister Creed’s comments come after a series of large fires raged over the last week. Various fire brigades, together with Read more…
May 10th, 2017 A historic Bill to ban onshore fracking in Ireland passed committee stage in the Dail yesterday following amendments from the Government. The private members Bill brought by Sligo-Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin is the first of its kind to pass committee stage in the current Dáil. The amendments to Read more…
May 9th, 2017 Passage of the Heritage Bill into law would lead to more serious gorse fires like those that wreaked havoc across the county this month, the Green Party said today. Speaking in the wake of a series of large fires over the weekend, Senator Grace O’Sullivan said that Read more…
May 8th, 2017 A number of the fires which raged across the country over the weekend were started deliberately, Coillte confirmed this afternoon. The forestry company said that while the risk of gorse and forest fires increased with the recent dry weather, many fires on Coillte property over the past week were Read more…
May 8th, 2017 Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) have sought a judicial review of Fingal County Council’s decision to extend planning permission for the development of a €320 million runway at Dublin Airport. The environmental group alleges that the council’s Chief Executive was fully aware that the extra runway Read more…
May 8th, 2017 A wave of gorse fires over the weekend has caused devastation across the island of Ireland, including the burning down of the home of a family of five in county Mayo last Friday. It is believed that the two-storey house close to Kiltimagh caught fire as sparks Read more…
May 6th, 2017 The Green Party and the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have called on the Government to introduce an animal welfare program into primary school education. Both groups believe that this will help reduce the number of cases of cruelty and neglect. In 2016 Read more…
