December 18th, 2019 EU fisheries Ministers have agreed to set various fisheries quota levels above scientifically suggested levels and will …
Access to environmental information poor across EU
December 6th, 2019 Citizens across Europe continue to face difficulties in gaining access to information on environmental matters despite clear …
Ireland not among states calling for aviation climate contribution
Ireland is not among the EU states calling for the bloc to put a price on aviation’s contribution to climate …
Bill would make it ‘impossible’ to challenge poor planning decisions
November 12th, 2019 Environmental groups have expressed deep concern at a new Bill put forward by the Minister for Planning …
State fined €5 million over Derrybrien wind farm
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Scientists call for CAP reform to halt ‘catastrophic’ biodiversity decline
November 4th, 2019 Over 2,500 scientists have sent a letter to the European Parliament outlining “catastrophic declines” suffered by birds, …
Commission confirms Shannon LNG amid 55 gas projects on special EU energy list
November 1st, 2019 The European Commission has confirmed that the Shannon LNG gas terminal is included among 55 fossil fuel …
Still time for State to pull support for Shannon LNG
October 17th, 2019 The Government is trying to pass the buck on the controversial decision to include a gas terminal …
Minister avoids call for Dail vote over fracking concerns
October 3rd, 2019 While recognising concerns over fracked gas links to a planned gas terminal in Co Kerry, the Minister …
MEPs call on Commission to refuse support for Shannon LNG
October 3rd, 2019. Irish MEPs have sent a letter to the European Commission calling on it to reject all Irish …