'This is an emergency': Extinction Rebellion comes to Dublin as sit-down...
The movement was formed late last year and has grown rapidly.
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Thousands of students attended climate change demonstrations across the country in March.
View ArticleIreland just became the second country to declare a climate emergency after a...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg described tonight’s move as “great news”.
View ArticleMinisters to order State bodies to decarbonise under new Climate Action Plan
Public agencies will have to reduce food waste, promote water conservation, and roll out recycling practices.
View ArticleThousands of Irish schoolchildren join strike to demand government action on...
It follows a strike held by schoolchildren in Ireland earlier this year.
View ArticleBruton: 'When the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine, we need a...
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said Fine Gael can’t be taken seriously on climate action if they support oil and gas drilling.
View Article'I find that quite insulting': Smith hits out at govt over opposition of...
Bríd Smith TD was speaking before the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
View ArticleExtinction Rebellion stage 'bloody' (but green-friendly) protest outside the...
The protest was timed to support the Climate Emergency Measures Bill.
View ArticleEnniscorthy to become the New Delhi of Ireland if smoky coal ban not rolled...
The delay in expanding the smoky coal ban nationwide is due to fears over court action.
View ArticleIreland is 'buying' its way out of meeting its emission targets by spending...
TD Seán Fleming said it was ‘the biggest act of gross hypocrisy’ at play.
View ArticleUK minister suspended after grabbing female climate protester by the neck
Mark Field has said he “acted instinctively” when he saw the woman and feared she may be armed.
View ArticleDecision to halt Climate Emergency Bill described as 'utter hypocrisy' on...
Organisations including Ibec and the Irish Offshore Operators’ Association (IOOA) have welcomed the Government’s decision.
View ArticlePoll: Was the Government right to halt the Climate Emergency Bill in the Dáil?
Countries, including France and Belize, have introduced similar emergency bills to reduce carbon emissions.
View Article'We have to do more': Extinction Rebellion stage protest in Dublin against...
The protest took place as Forestry Industries Ireland held a conference inside the National Botanic Gardens.
View ArticleProtesters lock themselves to department doors in protest over Climate...
The bill was blocked from progressing by the government last week.
View ArticleCarbon tax model that pays money back to households to be discussed
The Green Party is hosting today’s discussion in Leinster House featuring Irish and international experts.
View ArticleMinister in favour of 'naming and shaming' supermarkets that fail to reduce...
Minister Richard Bruton says he is willing to take a tougher stance on supermarkets who fail to pull their weight when it comes to reducing plastics.
View ArticleSaoirse McHugh: How to deal with the feeling of hopelessness in the face of...
The Green Party candidate says people must unite to fight against climate change.
View ArticleTeen climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York on a...
The climate activist is going to New York for a conference but won’t be meeting Donald Trump.
View ArticleMinister told Dáil that home retrofit scheme had €6 million left. Seven weeks...
Contractors who worked in providing them have said the pulling of the scheme is a “massive slap in the face”.
View ArticleRetrofit scheme: Pre-deadline applications WILL be processed despite closure
The minister has sought to assure homeowners worried about the end of the pilot programme.
View ArticleCatherine Murphy interview: 'This government has got away with murder because...
The Social Democrats co-leader spoke to us about commuter gridlock and her party’s view on working with Labour.
View ArticleOpinion: Irish people must reduce meat and dairy consumption and production...
Ireland is the third worst country in the EU for tackling climate change.
View Article'Radical' new government strategy to ban single-use plastic plates, cutlery,...
The plans will see Ireland adhering to a direction from the European Council made in May.
View ArticleMicheál Martin puts pressure on Fine Gael to include green policies in this...
Martin wants the government to set a target for when it will be fossil-free.
View Article'We won't need as many car mechanics': Calls for new commission to plan for...
The Green Party’s Just Transition bill will not be opposed by government.
View ArticleTaoiseach urged to tell banks to stop investing in fossil fuels during his UN...
Varadkar will attend the UN General Assembly and address the summit on sustainable development goals.
View Article'The hottest five-year period on record': The findings of a stark new climate...
It comes ahead of a major UN climate summit tomorrow that will be attended by more than 60 world leaders.
View Article'How dare you?': Greta Thunberg slams world leaders at UN climate summit
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump made a brief unscheduled appearance today at the summit.
View ArticleTaoiseach tells UN Climate Summit that exploration for oil in Irish waters...
During his speech, Varadkar said he wants Ireland to be known as a “green country”.
View ArticleMany megacities to be hit annually by extreme weather in 2050, UN warns
Tropical storms will continue to amplify their destructive potential even if global warming is capped at two degrees Celsius, the UN warned.
View ArticleHiggins at UN: 'No challenge facing international community is more urgent...
Higgins was addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York this evening.
View Article'Our aim is to get people arrested': Climate activists gear up for week-long...
Protesters are planning to block roads and cause disruption around the capital next week.
View Article276 people arrested during Extinction Rebellion protests in London
Climate protests were held in cities around the globe today.
View ArticleGreen measures: Here are the main environmental changes in Budget 2020
Donohoe said some of the changes were “critical steps to future-proof our transport system”.
View ArticleExtinction Rebellion protesters have covered government climate department...
The papers were stuck to the department’s walls with paint rollers.
View Article'Greta is right to be angry': Mary Robinson says she was 'moved to tears' by...
Robinson was referring to Thunberg’s address at the Climate Action Summit in New York.
View ArticleJane Fonda arrested during climate change protest in Washington
The 81-year-old was arrested alongside 16 other protesters.
View ArticleClimate change could lead to a rise in the already 'alarming' levels of world...
The number of people who are undernourished worldwide has risen to 822 million in 2018.
View ArticleSingle-use plastics ban Bill aims to put biodegradable packaging on...
This Bill would leapfrog over the government’s strategy, which Fianna Fáil has said is slow to materialise.
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