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Ireland worst performing European country at tackling climate change

By admin 11 December 2018

The Climate Change Performance Index ranks Ireland 45th out of 57 countries when judged on three categories; greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, and energy use, and categorises Ireland as a ‘Very Low performing’ country – the worst ranking available. “The performance in the GHG Emissions category is rated very low and the country is also […]

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Mayo Public Participation Network are holding a Plenary & Information evening for all Community Groups in Mayo.

By admin 5 December 2018

Mayo PPN is to be the main link through which Mayo County Council connects with the community, voluntary and environmental sectors in the county. The main aim of Mayo Public Participation Network (PPN) is to enable the public to take an active role in policy making and oversight activities of the local authority and to […]

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First Successful projects under Climate Action Fund announced

By admin 4 December 2018

7 major climate change projects to share €77 million government funding, leveraging a total investment of €300 million in round one of the scheme. Potential to reduce annual emissions by over 200 thousand tonnes of carbon as a result of new initiatives. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Climate Action Minister Richard Bruton and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe […]

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Dublin citizens to tackle local climate change challenges during 24-hour worldwide hackathon at Trinity College Dublin

By admin 25 October 2018

DUBLIN, Thursday October 25th, 2018 – Dublin will be one of 115 cities around the world taking action on climate change this Friday (26 October) at Trinity College Dublin, as part of ‘Climathon’. Climathon, the award-winning 24-hour hackathon unites students, entrepreneurs, big thinkers, technical experts and app developers in tackling the defining climate challenges

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Taking Waste Out of the Race

By admin 4 October 2018

Limerick’s Zero Waste Race kicks off this Sunday, 7th October, in conjunction with National Reuse Month. The Urban Run will be Limerick’s first zero waste 10K, and the goal is to eliminate plastic bottle waste. Zero Waste Race is part of St. Michael’s Rowing Club (SMRC) Urban Run and is being organised alongside Limerick City […]

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Public Participation in Data Collection

By admin 2 October 2018

The GLOBE International Citizen Science Schools’ Programme is celebrating its second year to engage and educate students across Ireland in environmental studies. The EPA and An Taisce have today launched the second year of the GLOBE campaign in Ireland. The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Programme is an international science and […]

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Repair, Remake, Reimagine.

By admin 2 October 2018

Less than 5% of household waste is reused by Irish families. National Reuse Month is an initiative that hopes to improve this percentage by organising events and campaigns alongside local authorities for communities across the country. National Reuse Month was launched by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action & Environment on the 27th September in […]

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Community Contribution to Tackling Climate Change

By admin 28 September 2018

As part of the National Tidy Towns competition, Clonmel has been awarded the overall Pollinator Award for 2018. The Tidy Towns awards ceremony was hosted by the Helix on Monday, with a record number of entries from towns and villages throughout the country. This year the National TidyTowns competition considered 883 entries for Ireland’s tidiest […]

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UNESCO’s New Travel Platform

By admin 14 September 2018

National Geographic and UNESCO have collaborated to create the first-ever web platform dedicated to World Heritage. The web launch will take place tomorrow, September 15th, coinciding with European Heritage Day event in Paris Headquarters. The new travel platform – World Heritage Journeys of the EU – will aim to promote sustainable tourism, and encourage people

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Min Ryan Park Development Kicking Off

By admin 14 September 2018

Min Ryan Park is Wexford’s newest flagship amenity that will cater to a range of citizens in the Wexford community. Construction of the much-anticipated neighbourhood park is under way following the sod-turning ceremony at the site of the park by Wexford Mayor, Councillor Tony Dempsey. The 18-acre Min Ryan Park facility at Killeens will feature […]

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Tackling Plastic Poulltion

By admin 13 September 2018

More than 8 millions tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year. 4Ocean is a global movement actively challenging this issue by removing waste from our oceans; pulling 1,133,108 pounds of toxic marine waste to-date. This movement began with two surfers visiting Bali, Indonesian, and their devastation by the amount of plastic in […]

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Cork’s Pedals are in Motion for European Mobility Week

By admin 12 September 2018

European Mobility Week (EMW) is running this year from 16th to 22nd September. This campaign raises awareness on sustainable urban mobility and is the largest of its kind in Europe. The objective of the campaign is to achieve behavioural change towards cleaner, more intelligent transport choices. The week-long event provides opportunity to present sustainable mobility […]

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Urban Wind Harvesting Now Feasible

By admin 11 September 2018

Amidst chaotic, unruly urban winds, the opportunity to harvest urban wind energy may now be possible. An omnidirectional wind turbine designed to work in the middle of high-density, urban environments is the winner of the UK’s James Dyson Award winner for 2018. The current prototype of O-Wind Turbine is 25 centimetres in diameter, with vents […]

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Sustainable Deliveries with Dublin City Council

By admin 10 September 2018

Dublin City Council has drafted new bylaws extending an environmental scheme known as the ‘Last Mile Delivery’ plan. The scheme has been previously tested last year with UPS delivery company in collaboration with Dublin City Council. In decreasing the use of around 200 vans deliveries throughout the city, the scheme’s success hopes to ease traffic […]

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Country’s Largest Coastline County has an International Visit

By Jack Mullen 6 September 2018

Disregard of our oceans and seas is a pressing issue for our national and local governments in today’s society. Delegates from Norway, England, Scotland and Greenland gathered at Cork County Hall this week with industry experts to discuss the detriment of marine plastics to our waters. The seminar held was the culmination of three years […]