Flowers blooming are the perfect representation of the Easter season, a period known for renewal. This is a gallery that presents a variety of native Irish flowers that bloom around Easter. A major source for the information in this article came from the Wildflowers of Ireland website.
Where ideology and convenience clash with cold hard facts, we would benefit from taking a critical and objective look at how we process the evidence in front of us.
16th March, 2016 Environmentalists around the world will unite this Saturday, by switching their lights off to celebrate earth hour 2016. This year’s earth hour has been scheduled between 8.30pm and 9.30 pm this Saturday March 19th, in one’s local time zone. 2016 marks the 10 year anniversary of earth Read more…
March 16th, 2016 With millions around the globe set to celebrate St.Patricks day this week, the shamrock prepares for its busiest time of year. Deeply rooted in Irish mythology and legend, the three-leaved clover has become a national symbol of faith, hope, love and pride. Yet despite being such a ubiquitous Read more…
To commemorate St Patrick’s day we have created a compilation of mammals that have become extinct in Ireland since the fifth century when St Patrick was still alive. Quite a few of these animals disappeared from Ireland hundreds of years ago, while others only died out recently. Some of the species mentioned are still alive today in other parts of Europe and the world, but others have become completely extinct from this world. All the animals in list have become extinct in Ireland due to human activity. Hopefully analyzing how these animals became extinct can be used to preserve wildlife that currently inhabit Ireland, Europe and the world.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) today released the results of the Quarterly National Household Survey module on Household Environmental Behaviours. The survey examined behaviours related to energy use, energy efficiency, waste disposal and environmental awareness.
10th March 2016 A superintendent has been appointed to investigate an illegal timber complaint in Offaly which originated in 2014. Tom Roche, founder of forest campaigning NGO ‘Just Forests’, made a formal complaint to Tullamore Garda station in September 2014 about the use of suspected illegal timber. Mr.Roche alleged that Read more…
Mar tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ann, déanaimid fiosrú ar na ainmneacha ainmhí is suimiúla agus is creacáilte atá againn in Éirinn!
For Seachtain na Gaeilge, we throw some light on the species with the most interesting and bizarre Irish names.
March 8th, 2016 To celebrate International Women’s Day with an Irish Environmental twist, here’s a list of 5 Irish women who have made incalculable contributions working on environmental issues. Ranging from activists and broadcasters to scientists and diplomats, their influence has reached many fields. Grace O’ Sullivan Her early life as Read more…
Ireland’s agricultural and transport emissions have been growing significantly making it very difficult for the country to meet its 2020 EU emissions targets.
Ireland is unlikely to meet 2020 EU greenhouse gas emission targets for sectors including agriculture, transport, residential, commercial, non-energy intensive industry and waste;
Ireland’s emission reduction target is 20% below 2005 levels by 2020: EPA projections indicate that emissions will be 6 – 11% below 2005 levels by 2020;
Agriculture and transport are projected to account for over three-quarters of Ireland’s non-Emissions Trading Scheme emissions in 2020: agriculture (47%), transport (29%);
