Rural Life
Uisce Éireann: 'Concerted action' on toxic chemicals in drinking water
Uisce Éireann has said that it is taking “concerted action” to address exceedances of toxic chemicals in 25 public drinking...
Friends of the Irish Environment
Rural Life
Video: Farmers' heartbreak over flooding at Lough Funshinagh
Flooded fields, homes and farm buildings under threat and a constant pressure to find grazing and fodder sources, is fast...
Rural Life
Trying to farm around flooded land at Lough Funshinagh
Concerns have been expressed recently over water levels at Lough Funshinagh in Co. Roscommon and the impact it could have on...
Rural Life
Proposed Kerry Airport expansion raises concerns for farm animals
An objector to a proposed new hanger for private jets at Kerry Airport has raised concerns about the potential impact...
Environment
FIE considering appeal after Food Vision 2030 case dismissed
Environmental group Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) has said that it is considering an appeal after its challenge to...
Environment
Ireland's reporting of grassland emissions of 'lower quality'
An environmental charity has accused the government of not reporting the impact of nitrogen fertilisers on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Environment
Environmental charity threatens legal action over Bord na Móna peat stockpiles
Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) has recently sent a written communication to Bord na Móna calling on the organisation...
Agri Politics
Government must proceed with Food Vision 2030 - ICMSA
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has stated that the government must progress the Food Vision 2030 strategy. The...
Environment
High Court grants judicial review of Food Vision 2030
The High Court has today (Tuesday, March 1) granted leave for a judicial review of the government’s agriculture strategy –...
Environment
High Court grants judicial review of Lough Funshinagh flood works
An environmental group has been granted permission to bring a judicial review of flood relief works in Lough Funshinagh, Co....
