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Update on IWDG concern about seismic survey in Dublin Bay
/ | Leave a CommentUpdate on 17 December 2012 Following the announcement that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht are proposing to […]

Photobook of human fish shapes presented to MEP Nessa Childers
/ | Leave a CommentBirdWatch Ireland, Ireland’s largest environmental charity, and the National Sea Life Centre in Bray, County Wicklow today presented a photo […]

An Taisce granted Leave to take Judicial Review of Dalkey Drilling Decision
/ | Leave a CommentAn Taisce, The National Trust for Ireland, was today (17 December) granted their application by the High Court for leave […]

Consultation on options for revision of the EU Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution and related policies
/ | Leave a CommentThe objective of the consultation is to gather views on the review of the EU’s Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution […]

Hogan announces septic tank grants scheme of up to €4,000
/ | Leave a CommentFrom a press release from the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 17/12/2012 From a press release from […]

Kildare County Council seeks volunteers for basic habitat surveys
/ | Leave a CommentKildare County Council are looking for volunteers of environmental organisations to help the local Tidy Towns groups to do basic […]

Consultation on structural options to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading System
/ | Leave a CommentStakeholders and experts in the field of the European carbon market are invited to comment on the structural options and […]

European Commission roadmaps for sustainable buildings
/ | Leave a CommentThe European Commission has just published a roadmap on their Sustainable Buildings initiative. To see the roadmap, click here. […]

Just Forests call for immediate ban on the sale of Chinese plywood in Ireland
/ | Leave a CommentFrom a Just Forests press release 13/12/2012 Call for immediate ban on the sale of Chinese plywood in Ireland Controversial […]

Revised Solvents Regulations and Decorative Paints Regulations
/From an EPA press release, 7/2/2013: Revised regulations on decorative paints and solvents were published on January 1st 2013. Re-sprayers […]

EU wants partial ban on bee-killing pesticides
/ | Leave a CommentThe drop in bee populations in Europe prompted the European Commission on 31 January 2013 to propose a two-year partial […]