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FutureSoils Research Collaboration Aims to Improve Soil Health on Irish Farms

By Ryan Harmon 3 February 2023

Grassland Agro has joined forces with Teagasc and University College Cork (UCC) to support FutureSoils, an innovative new research programme that will pave the way to improved efficiency in nitrogen fertiliser use and soil health on Irish farms. Grassland Agri is an Irish company specialising in soil, plant and animal nutrition/welfare. Grassland Agro, via VistaMilk, […]

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Limerick City and County Council Announces Participation in Cloth Nappy Incentive Scheme

By Ryan Harmon 2 February 2023

The Cloth Nappy Incentive Scheme is a pilot project to support the use of reusable nappies among families who could not otherwise have considered trying them owing to the upfront costs in buying the nappies.    Twenty families in the Limerick area will be provided with a voucher number to be used to buy a cloth […]

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County Cork Schools Embark on Climate Literacy Course

By Ryan Harmon 1 February 2023

Cork County Council has teamed up with social enterprise Education for Sustainability to deliver a 10-week climate literacy course to eight secondary schools in the county. The weekly interactive course sessions are fun and solution focused, encouraging students to learn through game-based activities.  The Climate Literacy programme encourages students to connect the dots

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Irish Businesses to Prepare for New European Sustainability Reporting Standards

By Ryan Harmon 27 January 2023

Minister of State with responsibility for Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Dara Calleary, held a webinar on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which entered into force on 5 January 2023. EU member states now have 18 months in which to transpose the directive into law. The purpose of the […]

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Cork City Council Signs Charter of the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change

By Ryan Harmon 26 January 2023

Cork City Council has signed the Charter of the European Union (EU) Missions for Adaptation to Climate Change as part of its continuing commitment to climate action and the United Nation’s sustainable development goals. Later this year, Cork City Council will prepare a Climate Action Plan for the City. This will be developed though a […]

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Funding for Local Biodiversity Projects Doubled to €3 Million

By Ryan Harmon 26 January 2023

Malcolm Noonan, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, announced a doubling of funding to the Local Biodiversity Action Fund to €3 million for 2023. Local Authorities can now apply to the National Parks and Wildlife Service to avail of this funding to deliver local […]

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First National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy Published

By Ryan Harmon 20 January 2023

Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, launched the new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2022 – 2025, which will see €100 million spent on public charging infrastructure over the next three years. The strategy presents an ambitious pathway and practical steps for delivery of a national EV charging network which will see a pool of high-powered […]

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Spring Legislative Programme Published 

By Ryan Harmon 19 January 2023

Government Chief Whip, Minister Hildegarde Naughton has published the Spring Legislative Programme containing 38 bills for publication and priority drafting by Ministers in the forthcoming Oireachtas session. The programme has been approved by Cabinet and is published following engagement and consultation with government departments, officials and the Office of the

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4 Dublin Local Authorities Help Schools Manage Their Waste Sorted

By Ryan Harmon 16 January 2023

The 4 local authorities in Dublin have come together with the charity VOICE Ireland to partner on a project to help schools manage their waste better. Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council have created two new video guides based on best practice in school waste management. […]

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New Bill to Strengthen State’s Capacity to Manage Oil Supplies

By Ryan Harmon 11 January 2023

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has welcomed Cabinet approval to publish the Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2022. The main purpose of this Bill is to strengthen the government’s ability to manage stocks in the unlikely event of a curtailment of oil supplies. There […]

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EV Charge Point Platform Fuuse Expands into Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 9 January 2023

Fuuse has begun supplying its EV charge point management platform to customers in Ireland, appointing a representative to oversee expansion in the country. The Fuuse platform provides a range of controls for customers which offer EV charging, including defining operating times, limiting use to authorised drivers and generating revenue including setting

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Funding To Help Irish Businesses Move Away From Fossil Fuels

By Ryan Harmon 6 January 2023

The Green Transition Fund, funded by the European Union, has a pool of €55m in grant aid across two strands to accelerate the decarbonisation of Irish businesses and to help them to move away from fossil fuels. The Climate Planning Fund for Business offers companies funding to come up with a personalised plan to identify how best to […]

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Ireland’s Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Heading in Wrong Direction

By Ryan Harmon 21 December 2022

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) published its annual analysis Energy in Ireland, which shows that Ireland’s energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 5.4% in 2021. Emissions are returning to pre-Covid levels of 2019, and further increases are anticipated based on initial data for 2022. Two significant drivers of the increase included a rebound in […]

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Clare County Council Urges a Healthier and Greener Christmas

By Ryan Harmon 21 December 2022

Clare County Council’s Healthy Clare and Greener Clare teams have joined forces to deliver a five-week ‘Healthier and Greener Christmas and New Year’ campaign. The campaign launched on Monday, 12th December, 2022, and will continue until Sunday, 15th January, 2023. The weekly themes of the campaign are: Reducing your Food Waste Week Bring Your Reusable […]

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Historic Global Biodiversity Framework Adopted at UN Biodiversity Summit

By Ryan Harmon 20 December 2022

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) welcomed the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15 in Montréal, emphasising that it represents a milestone moment in Governments’ response to the global biodiversity crisis. The Global Biodiversity Framework sets out to respond to several assessments that

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Green Tips to Reduce Your Waste This Christmas

By Ryan Harmon 19 December 2022

With the big day just around the corner, here are some green tips from Limerick City and County Council to help reduce your waste and carbon footprint over the festive season. O Christmas Tree If you get an artificial tree then you don’t have to vacuum up pine needles, but you would need to keep […]

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Vision to Make Shannon Estuary Region a Renewable Energy Powerhouse

By Ryan Harmon 15 December 2022

The Shannon Estuary Region has the potential to be the premier location in Ireland for offshore renewable energy as well as a transport hub for Ireland, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said as he published the Interim Report of the Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce. The Taskforce’s Interim Report sets out how the Region can play a leading […]

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Launch of Mid East Energy Unit

By Ryan Harmon 13 December 2022

The three local authorities of Wicklow, Meath, and Kildare County Councils have come together to address their combined climate mitigation ambitions through the formation of the Mid East Energy Unit. The establishment of the Mid East Energy Unit will provide a platform for the three local authorities to work collaboratively to bring about measurable climate […]

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EPA Calls for Urgent Action to Address Ireland’s Municipal Waste Recycling

By Ryan Harmon 9 December 2022

The EPA National Waste Statistics Summary Report for 2020 published reports on the most recent official data on waste generation and recycling in Ireland. The report reveals a number of worrying trends. Ireland is generating too much waste, but this is not just a waste management problem. There are wider climate and environmental impacts of increasing waste

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South Dublin Launch ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’ Road Safety Action Plan 2022-2024

By Ryan Harmon 9 December 2022

South Dublin County Council (SDCC) launch their Road Safety Action Plan 2022 – 2024 which outlines 27 key actions that supports the work of the 5th Government Road Safety Strategy (GRSS) 2012 – 2030 ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’. Vision Zero is Ireland’s long-term goal of achieving zero road deaths or serious injuries by 2050. SDCC […]