Environment
'Name and shame': 5 actions urged to tackle 'reckless' rural dumping
A submission calling for urgent action to tackle the issue of reckless littering in rural areas has been made by...
Department of Communications Climate Action and Environment
Environment
Ministers to meet workers affected in accelerated peat plant closure
Government ministers will travel to the midlands, to meet with those affected by last week’s decision resulting in an accelerated...
Rural Life
Bruton to announce 'all-of-Government' response for midlands
Richard Bruton, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, is set to announce an “all-of-Government response” to support...
Environment
Interconnector proposals to advance once planning process completed in Northern Ireland
The construction of the North South Interconnector – and all related procurement activities – is an operational matter for EirGrid...
Environment
Delivery board established to implement Climate Action Plan
A Climate Action Delivery Board has been established to drive the implementation of the Government’s Climate Action Plan, Minister for...
Environment
Carbon tax set to quadruple under Climate Action Plan
The carbon tax is expected to quadruple under the Government’s Climate Action Plan, to be announced by Minister for Communications,...
Environment
National Energy and Climate Plan to include 'range of actions across all sectors'
Anticipation is building around the Government’s National Energy and Climate Plan which will be published in the coming weeks. The...
Rural Life
€3 million earmarked for drones to tackle illegal dumping
A new tactic involving the use of drones is to be implemented by the Government to tackle illegal dumping around...
Rural Life
€50/hour offered to train farmers in digital skills
A group based in Co. Roscommon is looking for tutors to lead classes in digital technology for farmers, offering €50/hour....
Environment
€6 million energy efficient design grant funding announced
Applications to the SEAI Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) Scheme are open, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the...
Rural Life
Interconnector: 'Earliest possible construction date is 2020'
The earliest possible construction date for the controversial North South Interconnector is early 2020, according to Minister for Communications, Climate...
Environment
Heat pump installation grants now open under SSRH
Applications for Heat Pump Installation Grants under the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) are now being accepted. Minister for...
Environment
Energy enigma: EU must become 'as self-sufficient as possible'
EU ministers have been urged to become as “self-sufficient as possible in terms of energy” – with the primary focus...
Environment
Splash-plates are in the clear following government discussions
There has been no move made to ban splash-plates for slurry spreading, according to the President of the Irish Creamery...