June 5th, 2019 A petition signed by over 100,000 people opposing the construction of a coastal defence wall at President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg was delivered to the town’s Garda Sergeant this evening. The petition was organised by the Californian conservation group Save the Waves in partnership with Read more…
February 15th, 2018 It goes without saying that Donald Trump is notorious for his controversial statements. This is also true for his record on environmental issues. For example, he recently claimed – of course, contrary to all scientific evidence – that sea ice is at a record high. Climate change Read more…
February 10th 2017 Leading US newspaper, the Washington Post, has covered the controversy around Donald Trump’s proposed sea wall at Doonbeg. In a piece entitled ‘Trump tried and failed to build a wall in Ireland. That could mean big trouble for Europe’ the newspaper outlines the efforts to stop the sea Read more…
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[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]So. That happened. For the morning thats in it, here are some cute Irish fauna to ease your mind and nerves. [/cs_text][x_feature_list][x_feature_box title=”Red Fox Kit” title_color=”” text_color=”” graphic=”icon” graphic_size=”60px” graphic_shape=”circle” graphic_color=”#ffffff” graphic_bg_color=”#2ecc71″ Read more…
As the eyes of the world are firmly fixed on US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump his efforts to build a massive sea wall is Ireland is coming under growing scrutiny. Close to 100,000 people, both from Ireland and overseas, have signed a petition to stop Trump from erecting his sea wall next to his golf course at Doonbeg Co Clare.
21st of July 2016 The Presidency of the United States is considered the most powerful position in the world, leading the only contemporary superpower, a nation with the largest economy and the most powerful military in the world, possessing the ability to significantly affect what happens both in the United States Read more…
June 21st, 2016 Local Surfing groups and Irish Environmental NGOs An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment were among those who submitted objections to Clare County Council over Donald Trump’s proposed sea wall adjacent to his golf links at Carrowmore Dunes, Doonbeg, County Clare. The local authority were accepting submissions Read more…
April 4th, 2016 An Irish Environmental group has launched a campaign to prevent the construction of a sea wall at Donald Trump’s County Clare golf resort, Trump International. Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) have claimed that the construction of the 2.8km wall between Doughmore beach and the dunes on Read more…
