20th April, 2016 Cement production, aviation, and greater energy use from Moneypoint power station has led to a 5.5 per cent increase in emissions in one year, the Environmental Protection Agency have found. Irish sectors participating in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) reported an increase of 5.5% in greenhouse Read more…
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18th April, 2016 A course which is designed to help young people change career and build green skills is looking for votes to secure funding. The Green Beginnings Youth Programme run by environmental charity ECO-UNESCO has reached the final round of the Skill & Opportunities Fund at Royal Bank of Read more…
To commemorate the new series of Game of Thrones we’ve created a gallery of locations in Northern Ireland used for filming of the show. This post will definitely get you in the mood for the upcoming new episode.
Benefacts is a public database of civil society organisations in Ireland which will provide extensive information about the entire sector including a wide array of non-commercial, non-governmental organisations involved in the arts & culture, education, environment, health, local or international development, philanthropy, politics, religion, sport and social care. in a free public website.
Four men from Dungarvan have been convicted on various charges under the Wildlife Act, in relation to illegally hunting birds of prey in March and April 2014. Following hearings in Dungarvan District Court on the 15th of February and the 9th of March 2016, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) successfully prosecuted the four men, three of whom are involved with the local pigeon racing club.
April 8th 2015 Leonardo Di Caprio’s recent Oscar win received as much attention for the actor’s acceptance speech, as it did for the magnitude of the achievement itself. Di Caprio used his acceptance speech to highlight the grave threat which climate change brings to our world, calling for a collective Read more…
As spring officially sets in and warmer weather greets us, a slew of birds will be migrating back home to Ireland for the summer. Make sure to be on the lookout for these beautiful birds all around the country.
April 5th, 2016 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the results of the 2015 Bathing Water Quality Report. The report examined bathing quality in inland and coastal areas, and showed largely unchanged results from the previous year, apart from two locations in Dublin, Merrion Strand and Loughshinny, that were newly designated as being Read more…
Ireland has been the habitat to a variety of amazing mammals, sadly many of these animals have become extinct. This is a a gallery which contains animals who have become extinct from our island. Some of these animals are still alive today in other parts of the world, while others have become completely extinct from this earth.
