Ireland’s National Waste Policy 2020 – 2025 provides a roadmap to transition to a circular economy in the decade ahead. READ MORE
Category: Environment
Courtown Beach ‘Swept Away’
‘Throughout the country, our shores are being ravaged by erosion which has been exacerbated in recent years due to the effects of climate change. Courtown is a very dramatic example with its beautiful golden sands effectively swept away virtually overnight. But all along the coast erosion is to be seen, READ MORE
CLIMATE CASE IRELAND
Friends of the Irish Environment is taking the Irish Government to court. This legal action is the first case in Ireland in which citizens are seeking to hold their government accountable for its role in knowingly contributing to dangerous levels of climate change. Read all about it: www.climatecaseireland.ie READ MORE
Birdwatch Ireland and the Heritage Bill
“The proposed changes are the most significant roll back of the legal protections for our wildlife ever in the State. The government is reducing the protections for our birds and nature at a time when we should be ensuring greater protection for vulnerable wildlife, particularly as Ireland prides itself as READ MORE
Hinkley Point C Nuclear Plant
The controversial and way over-budget Hinkley Point C Nuclear Plant is presently under construction in Somerset. To satisfy an EU Directive by which member states must engage in public consultation with neighbouring member states regarding projects likely to have significant effects on the environment of those states Ireland has recently READ MORE
Climate Change: the government still doesn’t get it
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughton has been getting it in the neck this week for his hopelessly lacklustre and unambitious draft National Mitigation Plan, a requirement of new climate change laws enacted two years ago. “It is clear that there are no easy options to reduce our greenhouse READ MORE
No Minister for Environment?
“How much do I love thee environment?” asks An Taoiseach Enda Kenny. “Let me count the ways” … NOT! That is why he has just done away with the Minister for Environment portfolio. Instead, we now have in Denis Naughton, a Minister for Communication, Climate Change and Natural Resources. Incidently, READ MORE
Green Party welcomes Government u-turn on introducing pay-by-weight charges
The Green Party has welcomed the Government u-turn on introducing mandatory minimum pay-by-weight charges for the collection of household recyclables. It says that the Government must now do more to promote recycling over landfill or incineration as part of its efforts to bring about better waste management. “I’m glad that READ MORE
Next politician that calls to your door ask him/her to outline their party’s environmental policy
With #GE16 almost upon us we hope that whoever ends up with their hands on the tiller of the good ship Ireland can deliver on all the pre-election promises made. On the environmental front we want to see a focus on four key areas:• truly sustainable jobs• end environmental destruction• READ MORE
Carcur Park may not happen after all
A recent meeting of Wexford Municipal District Council discussed the proposed new ‘People’s Park’ at Carcur, Wexford. The meeting was told by the Director of Services with responsibility for Wexford that the Council might have to either downsize the proposed park or do away with it altogether. The reason given READ MORE
Nuclear Power? No thanks Minister!
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Alex White decided to end the old year on a low by pushing the nuclear power option back onto the agenda. We could say “Fair enough so: let’s look at nuclear power, let’s compare it with the alternatives and let’s go for the solution READ MORE
HOW CAN I RESPOND TO INJUSTICES CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE?
You can find out at St Iberius Church, Wexford on Thursday, Oct 30 (7.30pm). The occasion is International Day of Prayer for Climate Justice. What better time could there be to take an objective and reflective look at an issue which is going to affect us all to a greater READ MORE
Wexford wins bronze in 2014 Tidy Towns
Well done to Wexford Tidy Towns in winning bronze at the recent Tidy Towns Awards. Many man (and woman) hours have gone into getting us to this point. The weekend cleanups regularly attract in excess of twenty volunteers. There are also smaller midweek groups who tackle the towns streets, and READ MORE
Poolbeg incinerator looks like becoming a reality
We hear today that the National Development Finance Agency has cleared the way for the controversial incinerator to go ahead in Poolbeg. What a shame. Dublin City Council has, from the start, made no bones about its commitment to the project regardless of cost and the impact on the environment. READ MORE
Wexford County Council leads by example on biodiversity front
If you have been to the Council’s new offices in Carriglawn you cannot have failed to notice the multi-coloured splash of colour coming from the wild flowers and grasses near the main entrance. This is a very positive statement of intent from the Council that the whole area of biodiversity READ MORE