July 10th, 2018 The Irish capital has seen a positive change in commuter behaviour in recent years away from the internal combustion engine to more active modes of transport, namely cycling. The latest figures show that the number of people cycling to work in Dublin saw a sharp rise of Read more…
July 10, 2018 Over 300 citizens joined cycling campaign groups in the capital on Sunday to demand urgent action from Government to build the long-promised Liffey Cycle Route. The organiser of the mass cycle, Dublin Cycle Campaign, said that the Liffey Cycle Route is crucial to make everyday travelling easier Read more…
June 6th, 2018 The recent rise in temperature may have influenced the collapse of an iconic 170-year old tree in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) last weekend, a University expert has said. The iconic Oregon Maple that stood in Library Square for almost two centuries fell at about 2.45am last Saturday Read more…
Ireland’s first ever Zero Waste Festival is coming to Inchicore, Dublin this Sunday 25th June! From 11am-6pm, zero wasters from all across Ireland will be descending on the CIE Hall – Inchicore Sports and Social Club to enjoy an action packed day of talks, workshops and activities for the whole family. If you are Read more…
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement was “incredibly stupid and short-sighted”, Bernie Sanders told an Irish audience during a sell-out event in Dublin on Sunday. Speaking at the launch of the Dalkey Book Festival at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, the Vermont senator said that Read more…
22nd March 2017 This year Earth Hour is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It will see people all around the globe simultaneously taking action against climate change. Earth Hour is not a single event, but a movement. For this hour every year, people from all over the globe take action to make Read more…
21st February 2017 Bea Johnson, Zero Waste pioneer and spokesperson, will be visiting Dublin to give a talk on the Zero Waste movement on the 13th March in Trinity College Dublin. Johnson, born in France but living in California since she was 18, has been living a waste-free lifestyle as a Read more…
February 15th 2017 Without a doubt Ireland’s most crazily named environmental problem was announced today by Fingal County Council. The local authority put out a press release warning locals to beware of ‘Palm Oil Fatbergs’. This bizarre phenomenon is where lumps of palm oil, in some cases as big as boulders, have Read more…
December 15th, 2016 I started to make my own cosmetics five years ago. At first, I was seduced by the playful aspect of the exercise. I thought it could be a nice thing to try as I’ve always been a DIY person. Being able to choose what to put in Read more…
December 13th, 2016 When I first arrived in Ireland a month ago, I was wondering if zero-waste shopping would be possible. I won’t pretend that I’m a 100% zero-waste person – far from it – but I try to pay attention to what I buy and limit my waste. Before Read more…