July 30th, 2019 The Taoiseach has been urged by environmental campaigners to set up a Just Transition Taskforce for coal …
Rewilding Ireland: A new relationship with nature
July 30th, 2019 Imagine nature coming back. Imagine experiencing nature, not as some lucky happenstance or occasional encounter, but as …
Greta to cross Atlantic by racing boat for UN summit
July 30th, 2019 Student climate activist Greta Thunberg will cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat to attend the UN Climate …
High Court quashes plastic factory planning permission
July 30th, 2019 The High Court has quashed permission for the construction of a plastic factory in Skibbereen that has …
Ministerial misstep puts mechanical kelp harvesting plans in jeopardy
July 29th, 2019 The State’s failure to adequately publish notice of plans to grant a licence for large-scale mechanical kelp …
Animals failing to adapt to rapid pace of climate change
July 29th, 2019 Birds, including the likes of the magpie and great tit, and other common species are failing to …
Sharks falling victim as commercial fishing bycatch
July 29th, 2019 Commercial fishing fleets are increasingly entrapping large sharks as bycatch leading to a significant decline in their …
Peat giant halts harvesting following High Court ruling
July 26th, 2019 One of the island’s largest peat operators has ceased harvesting following a High Court ruling to temporarily …
Host of EU airlines propped up by subsidies, study finds
July 26th, 2019 Almost a quarter of EU airports served by Ryanair are “likely” to be loss-making and sustained through …
Coal power generation down 79% in Ireland
July 26th, 2019 A new analysis shows that energy generation from coal collapsed by 79 per cent in the first …