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Robust and comprehensive SLAPP legislation necessary to protect activists, campaigners & media
12 October 2026
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Bill 2026 goes to Committee Stag…
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Budget 2027: Long-term thinking sacrificed for short-term populism
6 October 2026
Government locks people into reliance on volatile fossil fuels at the expense of…
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What’s on our food and in our water? Ireland at the centre of EU pesticide debate
22 September 2026
Dublin event this October to examine impact on health, drinking water and biodiv…
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Budget 2027 – Time to protect people and planet
8 September 2026
The government must invest in measures that protect people and ecosystems, resto…
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Public land must lead the way in driving ambitious native woodland restoration
28 July 2026
A new report has identified where State, semi-state and local authority lands ca…
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Ireland could be a leader in introducing a Universal Basic Income
24 July 2026
Ireland could be a trailblazer in introducing a national-level Universal Basic I…
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From heatwaves to deregulation: the Irish Presidency must put Europe back on track
10 July 2026
European environmentalists set “10 Green Tests” for Irish EU Presidency As Ire…
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Environmental Pillar urges public to make a submission on Ireland’s nature restoration plan
22 June 2026
Irish people have a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference for natu…
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Prudent investment in nature, retrofitting and food & energy security needed to insulate Ireland from external shocks
17 June 2026
Ireland should invest in nature, retrofitting and food and energy security to mi…
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Environmental Pillar urges Committee to challenge Commissioner Roswall on European Commission’s ‘simplification agenda’
10 June 2026
The Environmental Pillar has called on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environ…
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Public want Ireland’s EU Presidency to protect nature and tax fossil fuel companies
5 June 2026
Ireland Thinks poll shows value people put on EU’s environmental role Strong m…
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Environmental Pillar welcomes referral of Ireland to Court of Justice on peat cutting
4 June 2026
The Environmental Pillar has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to refe…
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New Rules on Environmental Legal Fees Slammed as ‘Catastrophic’
15 May 2026
New Government rules imposing an as–yet undisclosed cap on recoverable legal cos…
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Simplification of EU environmental regulations will harm society and the environment
29 April 2026
Environmental Pillar will tell European Commission Director General that strong…
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Nature restoration is a common cause uniting all of Irish society
29 April 2026
Environmental Pillar welcomes IAC recommendations and urges Government to fund t…
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Majority of Irish people say government is not doing enough to cut Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels
22 April 2026
Time for a “fair, fast and funded” transition say environmentalists An Ireland…
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Suspending or scrapping carbon tax would be a retrograde step
10 March 2026
The Environmental Pillar has described calls to scrap or suspend the carbon tax…
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Environmentalists welcome Dáil debate on Just Transition Bill
8 December 2025
Time for the Government to match rhetoric with action say campaigners The Envi…
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Budget 2026 delivers little for climate action – Environmental Pillar
7 October 2025
Budget 2026 is a standstill budget which will not deliver the transformational t…
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Government should plan prudently and invest in climate & nature projects in Budget 2026
1 October 2025
Budget 2026 must mark a decisive shift and should be the starting point for seri…
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Environmental Pillar shocked and alarmed at gutting of nature from the Infrastructure, Climate & Nature Fund in NDP
25 July 2025
The gutting of nature from the Infrastructure, Climate & Nature Fund to finance…
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Request for Tenders: EU Presidency Advocacy Support
23 July 2025
Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the lat…
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Environmental Pillar supports calls to reverse downgrade on wolf protections
28 February 2025
The Environmental Pillar, the Environmental NGO advocacy coalition, is supportin…
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Worrying shifts in the Programme for Government in relation to climate action and nature protection – Environmental Pillar
16 January 2025
The draft Programme for Government published yesterday January 15th shows a worr…
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Environmental Pillar urges Government to reject EU Mercosur Deal
13 December 2024
The Environmental Pillar, Ireland’s environmental NGO advocacy coalition, is urg…
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Have your say: Great opportunity for community to participate in local policy creation
14 October 2024
Join your local Public Participation Network to take part in Council Committees …
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No more business as usual – it’s time to put climate, nature and fairness at the heart of Government – Environmental Pillar Manifesto
10 October 2024
“No more business as usual – it’s time to put climate, nature and fairness at th…
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Investment in climate transition and water quality welcome but opportunities missed in Budget to reform tax & welfare policy – Environmental Pillar
1 October 2024
The announced investment in climate transition and water infrastructure in Budge…
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Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan a failed opportunity – Environmental Pillar, BirdWatch Ireland & An Taisce
10 September 2024
Plan is vague and lacking in detail and ambition The Hen Harrier Threat Response…
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Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan is a litmus test for implementation of nature restoration
12 July 2024
The Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan (HHTRP) is a litmus test for how the Govern…
