Environment
Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage
A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...
Environment
A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...
Environment
National Tree Week is currently underway with events across the country raising awareness of the importance of planting more trees....
Environment
Food waste is estimated to cost the average household €700 a year or €60 per month, Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Tillage
The final report from the Food Vision Tillage Group is expected to be published during the first half of March....
Environment
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that the government must be proactive on ensuring there are sufficient supplies...
Environment
Ireland has ranked in eighth place out of 14 comparable EU countries in this year’s Sustainable Progress Index report released...
Agri Politics
Leader of the Social Democrats, Holly Cairns has said that the party “wants to see” the budget surplus used to...
Opinion
Green Party MEP, Ciarán Cuffe, recently took to the airwaves to confirm that Irish farmers must be allowed to secure...
Environment
January 2024 was the warmest January on record globally, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 13.14°C, according to...
Environment
Climate change will impact “all aspects” of Irish agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warned today (Thursday, January 25) as...
Environment
The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has recommended carbon pricing combined with other policy instruments on agricultural food...
Environment
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has welcomed the recognition of biochar and bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) as carbon...
Environment
Unprecedented global temperatures from June onwards led 2023 to become the hottest year on record – overtaking by a large...
Rural Life
Builder and part-time farmer from Oldcastle, Co. Meath, Paddy Mangan has donated 9,000 saplings nationwide with the help of volunteers,...
Agri-Business
Throughout last year (2023), the climate change chorus grew louder and shriller, calling for ever more drastic measures to curb...
Environment
The National Peatland Centre of Excellence planned for University of Galway will focus on working with farmers, sharing research and...
Environment
Two new research co-centres for climate change set to begin works in January will focus on sustainable agri-food and biodiversity...
Beef
The Beef Plan Movement has confirmed its intention to request “full and official recognition” as a stakeholder body by the...