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Cork City Council Installs 54 New Solar Compacting Bins Across Cork City

By Ryan Harmon
Fifty-four solar compacting bins have been installed around Cork city centre after Cork City Council secured funding under the Litter Infrastructure Support Grant Scheme from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde joined some of the city’s 77-strong street cleansing crew and litter management officials to
Environment News

Climate Change Advisory Council Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Most Vulnerable From Over Dependence on Fossil Fuels

By Ryan Harmon
The Climate Change Advisory Council has called for swift and decisive action to support people and communities this winter by addressing Ireland’s dependence on harmful fossil fuels, which it says is a root cause of high energy costs, supply instability and high levels of carbon dioxide emissions. The Council, who published their Annual Review for […]
Environment News

SEAI Publish Ireland’s Energy Balance 2021

By Ryan Harmon
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) published Ireland’s Energy Balance for 2021, which provides the complete information on Ireland’s energy use. Although, Ireland has committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 4.8% per annum from 2021- 2025 under the first carbon budget, energy related emissions were instead up 5.4% in 2021. They are now back […]
Council Partners Environment News

Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE Project

By Ryan Harmon
Councillor Mary Hanafin, An Cathaoirleach of Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Councillor Emma Murphy, Mayor of South Dublin County Council turned the sod in Dodder Valley Park on two of the five wetlands planned as part of the Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE (DURL) Project. The Director of Services for Environment, Water and Climate Change, South […]
Council Partners Environment News

Fingal County Council Presents The Dublin Community Clean-Up

By Ryan Harmon
Fingal County Council presents The Dublin Community Clean-up, Dublin’s biggest ever clean-up event taking place from the 10th to the 18th of September. A collaborative initiative developed by Dublin’s Four Local Authorities, Clean Coasts, National Spring Clean, Local Authority Waters Programme, Dublin City Canals and Dodder Action, the event unites residents, volunteers,
Education Environment News Technology

€65m Fund for Green Transition and Digital Transformation

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has launched a €65 million fund to drive solutions to the green transition and to digital transformation. The National Challenge Fund consists of eight challenges, three in digital transformation and five in green transition. The first two challenges are now open for proposals. […]
Business Environment News

Sustainability & Community Engagement at the Heart of Sustainable Business Impact Awards

By Ryan Harmon
Chambers Ireland has published the shortlist for the 2022 Sustainable Business Impact Awards. In total, 75 projects have been shortlisted across fourteen award categories. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 22nd. The Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards are sponsored by BAM Ireland and run-in association with the Department of