Irish activists hail European pledge to shelve hazardous chemicals
‘Restrictions roadmap’ aims to bring about toxic-free environment to safeguard people
Micheál Martin has not had the best run of luck as taoiseach
Inside Politics: When it looked like sunshine was breaking through, another crisis hit
Taoiseach heads to Berlin with Ukraine crisis top of the agenda
Inside Politics: Coveney issues blunt statement after Putin’s ‘dangerous escalation’
Motor industry to argue for retention of EV incentives
Supply of EVs could be boosted if State were to replace fleet every two years – lobby group
Data centres will use generators in case of winter power emergency – Eirgrid chief
Mark Foley says scenario ‘very unlikely’ and he expects a secure supply over winter period
Efforts to protect vast areas of Antarctica to get significant EU boost
European Parliament to support global effort to arrest biodiversity loss in critical ecosystem
Scale of tree-felling for Cork greenway ‘shocking’, locals say
‘There seems to be a mania, a fetish, to beautify through engineering’ - Green cllr
Government move ‘stalls’ Climate Emergency Bill, says People Before Profit
Deputy Bríd Smith makes complaint to Ceann Comhairle
Strict electric vehicle targets proposed by EU
EU parliament’s environment committee says 40 per cent of car sales should be electric by 2040
Ireland could ‘keep lights’ on with 100% renewable energy
Oireachtas committee told Climate Emergency Measures Bill ‘laudable but flawed’
Naughten accuses environment committee of ‘greenwashing’ waste reduction Bill
Blog posting comes after committee voted down Minister’s amendment on compulsory ‘deposit and return’ of drinks containers
Government postpones long-awaited Climate Action Bill until the new year
Current Coalition initially promised it would publish Bill in 2012
Fixed rate payment for water charges may be extended
Irish Water claims installation of 455,000 meters has beaten target for the year
Climate Change Bill commits Ireland to emissions cuts
Phil Hogan rejects criticism that Ireland has failed to meet its environmental targets
Green paper on future energy policy to be published within months
Department also preparing a national planning framework for renewable energy
Coalition feeling heat for political messes of its own making
As third anniversary of Government approaches, blaming previous administration counterproductive, writes Harry McGee
TDs insist on Irish Water disclosing consultant pay
State firm due to answer questions on €50m spend before Oireachtas hearing
Dáil reform shows gap between promise and delivery
Promises on sitting days, topical issues debates and guillotining debates on Bills have fallen short of expectations
Reduction of voting age from 18 to 16 to be put to referendum
Cabinet accepts three of four recommendations made by constitutional convention
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