The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, in association with the Managing Director of SuperValu, Ian Allen, have launched the 2023 SuperValu TidyTowns competition. Since 1958, the competition, which is administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development and sponsored by SuperValu, has been a pivotal initiative in bringing
Dublin’s Four Local Authorities, Clean Coasts, National Spring Clean, Local Authority Waters Programme, Waterways Ireland, Dublin City Canals, Dodder Action, residents, volunteers, and community groups county-wide are coming together for Dublin’s largest cleanup event, which will run on 22nd April. Get your community, friends and family involved and from the mountains to
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has launched a set of statutory guidelines to assist local authorities in preparing local authority climate action plans. Under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, each local government is required to prepare a climate action plan for its respective administrative
The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service (NMS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage announced that the World Heritage Property of Sceilg Mhichíl site has joined a new global initiative to safeguard sites of cultural significance from the impacts of climate change. The OPW and NMS will develop […]
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have expanded grants and tariff supports to help more businesses to invest in energy efficiency and renewable heat, as part of changes to SEAI’s business supports. These enhanced supports were launched in the Iveagh Garden Hotel, which has invested […]
The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, announced funding of €1.5 million to enable Trinity College Dublin to transform, digitise and safeguard its herbarium. Speaking from Trinity College, Minister Noonan said, “the collections at the herbarium in Trinity College are unique in terms of their rich international and historic scientific
Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Emma Murphy, launched the annual Eco Week in Firhouse Community College on 6 March. Eco Week runs from 6 to 10 March and goes from strength to strength each year. It promotes awareness of the environment and is a fantastic opportunity for schools in the County to educate each other […]
Over 1,000 Irish homes will soon be equipped to benefit from free hot water with the installation of EnergyCloud’s smart devices. The pilot initiative, which was announced as part of a collaboration between not-for-profit EnergyCloud, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), will enable families in 1,000 Clúid Housing homes to receive free tanks of hot water […]
Minister Charlie McConalogue officially named the new €10 million Fishing Pier at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre, which is one six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centre. This major redevelopment project was funded through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Officially opening The Fishing Pier,
Zero Vehicles Emissions Ireland (ZEVI), an office within the Department of Transport, and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) announced the regional winners of the 2023 ZEVI Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year Awards. The awards recognise and reward outstanding efforts in promoting and encouraging electric vehicle (EV) uptake in Ireland. This year, ZEVI
Battery-electric vehicles made up more than 14% of total new car sales in Ireland in 2022, a figure that’s only set to grow further. These numbers are strongly indicative of the fact that running an electric car is becoming more viable by the week with an expanding line-up of models available and infrastructure that is […]
In celebration of National Tree Week 2023, Cork County Council is offering a limited number of native trees to schools, community groups, and organisations. National Tree Week is an initiative of the Tree Council of Ireland and will take place this year from March 19th to 26th. The initiative invites communities to learn about the […]
Donegal County Council, in partnership with My Waste, is proud to announce the launch of the Donegal Town Green Hub campaign. Donegal Town has been selected as one of six pilots nationally to promote sustainable and eco-friendly practices in the town. To kick start the campaign a breakfast morning event will be held on February […]
Dublin City Council has launched the results of Google’s Project Air View initiative, which measured the air quality of Dublin City’s streets over a period of 16 months and gathered over 50 million pieces of data. The project was delivered in partnership with the City Council’s Smart Dublin programme, with data captured by Google’s first […]
Over 600 representatives from across the public sector attended the annual Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Public Sector Energy Conference at The Helix, Dublin City University. The theme of this year’s conference was Leadership in Action with attendees including Chief Executives, Energy Performance Officers, Energy Managers, and key members of energy project
CycleØ, an integrated owner and operator of biomethane projects, will begin deploying its small-scale, modular plants to meet the growing demand and distributed nature of Ireland’s agricultural and food waste feedstock with the opening of a new branch in Ireland. The company’s technologies capture, process and upgrade naturally occurring methane gas produced
Most tourism visits to environmentally protected sites across Europe have no identifiable impact on the environment, despite a pervasive narrative that the need to conserve and protect such environments is at odds with tourism goals of boosting visitor numbers. That headline finding is according to new research just published in the ‘Journal of Ecological
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin, has announced €2 million in emergency assistance to the people of Türkiye and Syria following the devastating earthquakes which struck the region. With many confirmed dead, many injured and more fatalities expected, search and rescue operations are continuing amidst wide scale destruction,
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced €10.7 million of research funding for 42 research projects addressing environmental protection and other emerging, complex environmental problems. This funding will contribute to the delivery of high-quality research, evidence-based policy development and further build Irish environmental research capacity. The
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, […]