Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again – The Irish Times
Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have deteriorated further with almost half of them now in an unhealthy condition.…
We are throwing away about a month’s worth of grocery shopping every year – The Irish Times
Food shopping has become really expensive. It’s eating up an increasing amount of our disposable income. Safe Food…
More than half of daily waste generated in Ireland burned or sent to landfill, EPA says – The Irish Times
More than half of Ireland’s daily household and business waste is burned or sent to landfill and there…
Algal bloom on Lough Derg prompts call for multi-agency investigation – The Irish Times
A multi-agency investigation needs to be carried out to find the cause of an algal bloom on Lough…
The shocking waste in the clothes we wear – The Irish Times
Pretty much everyone knows the environmental damage being done by petrol and diesel guzzling cars and the huge…
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher – The Irish Times
Shortly before 6pm on a dark winter evening in January last year, a car swerved and crashed into…
Minister cautions against speculation on cause of Blackwater fish kill – The Irish Times
Minister of State for Fisheries and the Marine Timmy Dooley has cautioned against people speculating as to the…
‘Clothes banks are overflowing with crap. We can’t keep exporting it abroad’ – The Irish Times
Melissa Carton can count on one hand how many pieces of new furniture she owns. In her Drimnagh…
Creamery denies involvement in river Blackwater fish kill – The Irish Times
A dairy plant close to the river Blackwater in Co Cork said it was “entirely impossible” that it…
Nature offers something to celebrate at ‘ecological disaster’ site – The Irish Times
Lady’s Island Lake has made the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately with media reports highlighting the…
Cork creamery effluent discharge ruled out as cause of major fish kill in river – The Irish Times
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun an investigation into effluent discharges by a creamery into a tributary…