February 4th, 2020 As fears of climate change become more tangible and dominant, parties feel compelled to pledge allegiance to the notion of battling climate demise. While climate continues to remain largely absent from party leaders’ media debates, the parties manifestos testify to the far-reaching significance of adopting green policies. Read more…
July 18th, 2017 Plans to set up a waste management and bulking facility at Warrenpoint Harbour, County Louth has met with great opposition from residents and local politicians. The Newry -based company Re-Gen have submitted an application for a Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permit for the operation of a Read more…
It feels like the election campaign has been going on for an age.But sadly there has been a total lack of coverage of the environment, climate change and sustainability issues.
Last Thursday the Environmental Pillar and Young Friends of the Earth sought to change that by hosting the one and only Environmental Hustings event.
Representatives from all the major parties were there: Mary Fitzpatrick of Fianna Fáil, Eamon Ryan of the Green Party, Richard Boyd Barrett of People before Profit, Lynn Boylan of Sinn Féin, Senator Cáit Keane of Fine Gael, and Robert Dowds of the Labour Party.
With people taking to the polls in just over a week, we continue to highlight and examine the environmental objectives and goals of our nation’s parties. Today’s diary entry focuses on Sinn Fein, who have put an emphasis on flood defences in their manifesto alongside other policies pertaining to renewable energy and energy costs.
