Biodiversity
Council to admit fault over Tallaght wetland damage
Tallaght wetland after levelling Photo: Collie Ennis
Tallaght wetland after levelling Photo: Collie Ennis
September 23rd, 2019 The Taoiseach has said that the Government plans to phase out oil exploration in Irish waters and that gas exploration will continue. Speaking in New York ahead of a special UN Summit on climate action, Leo Varadkar Read more…
September 23rd, 2019 A statement issued by South Dublin County Council on the recent destruction of a wetland area in Tallaght is a “cop-out of the highest order”, the expert group that discovered the urban biodiversity hotspot has said. Read more…
September 22nd, 2019 The destruction of a popular wetland in the centre of Tallaght is a “punch in the gut” for the local community and biodiversity, a volunteer group of wildlife experts has said. In a statement released on Facebook Read more…
September 20th, 2019 Teenage climate activists took to the streets of Cork today to urge the Taoiseach and the Minister for Climate Action to “listen” to their voices and take action to prevent climate catastrophe. The rally was part of Read more…
September 20th, 2019 The High Court has ruled that new regulations to take large-scale peat extraction outside of the Irish planning regime are inconsistent with European environmental law and must be dissolved. The judgement from Mr Justice Garrett Simons to Read more…
September 20th, 2019 Thousands of students across the country took to the streets today as part of the global school strike movement urging the Government to adopt immediate and effective climate policy. The main march in Ireland took off from Read more…
September 20th, 2019 Thousands of Irish students across the country will mobilise today as part of an international school strike calling for urgent climate action from world leaders. Alongside major rallies in cities such as Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, almost Read more…
September 19th, 2019 A challenge to the State’s climate mitigation plan has failed to show that it is in breach of any constitutional right to a healthy environment, the High Court ruled in a landmark climate case today. The milestone Read more…
September 18th, 2019 The Green Party wants to see a Just Transition Commission set-up to protect workers and ensure areas hit by our move away from a fossil-fuel economy don’t turn into Irish “rust belts”. Relaunching the Just Transition Bill, Read more…