The Minister is seeking stakeholder views on proposals for new management measures for the shrimp stock. The proposals involve closing the shrimp fishery on 1 …
Mindy O’Brien, Coordinator of VOICE Ireland, wrote this blog post about her recent experience at Charity Hack. As Mindy explains, Charity Hack was an innovative …
From a Friends of the Irish Environment press release on 21 August 2013
The Government has failed to follow through on promises to the European Commission …
From an An Taisce press release on 15 August 2013
Marine Institute study has been panned by Canadian, Norwegian and Scottish scientists
University of Toronto analysis shows …
A call has been made to the Minister for Agriculture to establish buffer zones to exclude cattle from streams, rivers and lakes.
The call comes from …
Outstanding Commercial Opportunity
The Organic Centre, established in 1995, is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organic growers to undertake commercial organic horticultural …
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today launched a public consultation on the development of a National Strategy for Education for Sustainable …
The Government would participate in the global initiative ‘Open Government Partnership’ (OGP) and invite you to make a submission setting out concrete proposals as to …
The Commission is seeking views in particular on the:
extent of the problem;
assessment of existing measures;
relevance and impacts of proposed options.
This will feed in into an …
The National Transport Authority (the “Authority”) has prepared a draft Integrated Implementation Plan 2013 – 2018 for the Greater Dublin Area (the “draft Plan”), which …
By the Irish Wildlife Trust:
Many people in Ireland have been duped into thinking that the ban on turf cutting is an all out countrywide ban. …
From an An Taisce Facebook post on 8 August:
The image that the organisers of ‘Sleán Sunday’ (a staged hand-cutting protest in Clonmoylan SAC this weekend) …
Sea lice infestations on Irish salmon farm sites are continuing to increase, in spite of Minister Simon Coveney’s reassurances that ‘the sea lice issue is …
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is undertaking a review of the practise of taking young raptors from the wild within the scope of …
The Part V housing supply provisions in Section 93 of the Planning & Development Act 2000 have played a significant role in the delivery of …
The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has extended the period for consultation on the Report on Corporate Governance until the end of August.
For …
The current process of direct payments reform which comes into effect in 2015 represents one of the most significant changes to the CAP since its …
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Forfás are commencing the process of developing the Action Plan for Jobs 2014. This is an annual …
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) have been celebrating the year of the Gathering by connecting with our Dutch friends. Earlier in the year IPCC …
The European Maritime & Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is the proposed new fund for the EU’s maritime and fisheries policies for the period 2014-2020. In line with …
Objective of the consultation: To receive eventual input from all interested stakeholders, which shall be considered when finalising the Implementation Report.
Please note that the text …
A process is underway to assess the potential impact of sea-fishing and aquaculture activities on all marine Natura 2000 sites.
This assessment has just been completed …
A public consultation on the review of Annexes I and II of the Groundwater Directive has been launched and will be open until mid-October 2013 …
The European Commission (Directorate General for Energy) is currently assessing to what extent the situation of potential victims of a nuclear accident in Europe could …
Friends of the Earth is seeking remarkable people to join their team.
They are currently recruiting:
A Campaigns Manager
A Fundraising Manager
A Communications Intern
For information, please visit their …
Product should ‘not be allowed to contaminate water‘
28 July 2013
BIM Aquaculture Manager Donal Maguire’s recent statement to the media that ‘cypermethrin has been fully tested …
26th July 2013
A national protocol to investigate and document incidents of bird of prey persecution was established by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the …
The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) requires a researcher or research team for two desk-based research projects as follows:
1. Aquaculture development in Ireland: Interactions with the …
The Heritage Office of Wicklow County Council in partnership with BirdWatch Ireland and the support of The Heritage Council is running a Photographic Competition in …
Friends of the Irish Environment are calling on Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Simon Coveney asking him to open public consultation following the recent …
On Sunday the 28th July from 12noon-5pm the Irish Peatland Conservation Council are inviting you to visit the Bog of Allen Nature Centre and share …
On World Population Dday (11 July), Environmental Pillar representative Michael Ewing discussed population issues with George Hook on Newstalk: issues of social equity and how …
On Friday 5 July, BirdWatch Ireland attended a hearing of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
to discuss the Climate Action …
Global Action Plan (GAP) Ltd. is part of the Global Action Plan International network dedicated to empowering people to live and work in an increasingly …
MEP Nessa Childers seeking Commission investigation
The environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment have lodged a ‘request for redress of mal-administration’ to Minister Simon Coveney …
The public consultation is to seek the views of the general public and all stakeholders in order to help:
Assess whether legislative action at EU level …
The Sustainable Development Goals e-Inventory is an interactive online tool aiming to crowdsource proposals on global goals for the post-2015 period.
The e-Inventory provides all stakeholders …
Consultation on recommendations by European Chemicals Agency for inclusion in the Authorisation List
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently started a 3 month public consultation on its proposal to recommend six more substances to be included on …
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fishery Assessment – Stakeholder Notification, Release of Final Report and Determination for:
Northern Ireland Bottom Grown Mussel (Mytilus Edulis) Fishery
Ireland Bottom Grown …
The objective of the policy initiative is to ensure further clarity on how nanomaterials are addressed and safety demonstrated in registration dossiers. REACH must ensure …
The purpose of this consultation is to collect the views of citizens and private stakeholders on the establishment and implementation of a Common Information Sharing …
As of 2013, the EU ETS Directive has introduced a harmonised approach to free allocation of allowances to European industry. Industrial sectors deemed exposed to …
In accordance with EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programme) Regulations 2004 (SI 435 of 2004), the Department …
26 June 2013: Agreement on CAP reform finalised this afternoon has failed to deliver for sustainable farming, marking a victory for vested interests over collective …
Educators representing the network of 23 peatland sites open to the public around the country are to meet in the Bog of Allen. They are …
19 June 2013: An Taisce’s legal challenge to a consent granted by Westmeath County Council for a residential development on the lands of Charlestown Stud …
13 June 2013: In reaction to a speech that Minister Rabbitte gave to over 70 companies yesterday, where he championed the benefits of further fossil …
Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today launched (07 June 2013) the public consultation for Ireland’s first National Implementation Report …