February 6th, 2019 Wetlands cover a significant proportion of Ireland. They provide water to us and our wildlife, purify water …
Shannon LNG: Are dolphins the key issue in this debate?
February 1st 2019 This week’s judicial review case of the planning application to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal …
‘Festival vibe’ in court as public makes stand for climate action
January 22nd, 2019 Court six in the High Court had a “festival atmosphere” this morning. This was according to one …
Climate Case Ireland: ‘Riding on crest of global wave of climate litigation’
January 22nd, 2019 When young people are asked why they are involved in climate activism, it strikes me as a …
Gamekeeper and poacher: the two-faced nature of DCCAE
January 21st, 2019 The Department of Climate Action and the Environment (DCCAE) has a popular nickname among environmental activists: the …
Lost for Words: Leo’s struggle with vocabulary of ecological collapse
January 21st, 2019 Writing in 2002, renowned nature journalist Michael Viney let loose his frustrations with Fianna Fáil and their …
Carbon cheques, emissions caps and climate justice
January 14th, 2019 As someone who has campaigned for years for carbon cheques to be distributed per capita in order …
Tackling climate change can start with an end to overfishing
December 18th, 2018 The ocean is incredible: not only is it the origin of all life, but it also stores …
Climate talks end with baby steps, not the giant leap required
December 17th, 2018 The cataclysmic impacts of climate inaction were spelled out in black and white in the latest Intergovernmental …
Time running out for overfishing
Next Monday’s EU level fisheries negotiations will be a litmus test of the Irish Government’s commitment to ending overfishing, writes …