November 28th, 2019 Academics and climate groups have criticised the Government’s decision to hold a very tight public consultation for input into our long term climate strategy for the next 30 years. Under EU law, Ireland must prepare and submit its long-term strategy to reduce emissions to the European Commission Read more…
November 27th, 2019 Ireland needs a clear and legally robust roadmap to support peatland workers being asked to sacrifice their livelihoods for the good of future generations, the Committee on Climate Action has heard. Speaking at a hearing on the Green’s Just Transition Bill yesterday, Macdara Doyle of the Irish Read more…
November 23rd, 2019 New planning legislation set to be proposed by the Government includes “retrograde proposals” aimed at restricting access to justice for both individuals and NGOs, an environmental law expert has warned. Speaking at a conference on environmental law in Dublin yesterday, Dr Andrew Jackson said that the Housing Read more…
November 22nd, 2019 Friends of the Irish Environment has lodged an appeal over the High Court’s decision in the landmark Climate Case Ireland that the State’s climate mitigation plan is not unlawful. During a four-day hearing in January, the environmental groups argued that the State’s plan is not designed to Read more…
November 20th, 2019 The Government is dangerously late to the party on just transition and is struggling to keep pace with events in the Midlands, the head of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) said today. Speaking at a Committee on Climate Action hearing on just transition this afternoon, Read more…
November 20th, 2019 Failure to provide adequate infrastructure and ensure road safety means that cycling in the capital is the “preserve of the brave and the foolhardy”, the transport committee heard today. Speaking before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport this morning, Ciarán Ferrie of I BIKE Dublin said that Read more…
November 15th, 2019 The Environment Committee is set to recall the ESB to answer questions on oil leaks from underground cables following evidence of new leaks uncovered by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Committee is holding hearings into the leakage of one million litres of oil from underground cables Read more…
November 15th, 2019 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) took Ireland to the cleaners on Tuesday. The highest court in the European land slapped us with a hefty €5 million fine. The State will also have to cough up €15,000 daily until it remedies the problem at hand. The Read more…
November 13th, 2019 A new planning Bill brought forward by the Government would set the clock back on access to justice rights to challenge poor planning decisions, an environmental group has warned. Speaking on the Pat Kenny Show this morning, Tony Lowes of Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) said Read more…
November 12th, 2019 Environmental groups have expressed deep concern at a new Bill put forward by the Minister for Planning that they say would make it almost impossible to challenge planning decisions in the courts. The Green News has seen a version of the Heads of the Housing and Planning Read more…
