Press Releases

  • Environmental coalition welcomes inclusion of Green New Deal, Climate and Biodiversity in Framework for Government: There Can Be No Return to Business as Usual

    16 April 2020

    For Immediate Release The Environmental Pillar, a coalition of over 30 na…

  • Draconian Fine Gael policy would kill access to justice rights

    28 January 2020

    Immediate Release Fine Gael proposals to limit access to justice rights for ci…

  • General Election: 10 point blueprint for a climate and nature friendly future

    27 January 2020

    Immediate Release Ireland leading environmental groups have outlined a 10-poin…

  • Environmentalists raise alarm over access to justice killing legislation

    16 December 2019

    Photo: Piqsels IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government is trying to push through a…

  • Minister Creed must end overfishing or risk fisheries closures

    27 November 2019

    November 27th, 2019 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inaction to ensure sustainable fishing…

  • Environmental groups outline shock at proposed planning Bill

    13 November 2019

    IMMEDIATE RELEASEIreland’s leading environmental coalition is shocked at the Min…

  • Budget 2020: Climate ambition still lacking

    8 October 2019

    Immediate Release Ireland’s largest environmental coalition has said it is dis…

  • Budget 2020: Four steps to fund a Green New Deal for Ireland

    4 October 2019

    Immediate Release: 4 October 2019 The Government can tackle out of control emi…

  • New plan won't bring about promised climate policy revolution

    9 July 2019

    The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition and the Environmental Pillar have carried out a…

  • Climate Plan: Environmental coalition welcomes plans to boost ailing funding

    4 July 2019

    Immediate Release, 18 June 2019 Environmental coalition welcomes plans to boos…

  • Environmental coalition welcomes Green Wave washing over Ireland

    4 July 2019

    Immediate Release, 25 May 2019 The Green wave across European and local elect…

  • No deal Brexit poses major risk for Irish environment, GFA Committee hears

    3 July 2019

    July 4th, 2019 Unleashing the full potential of the Good Friday Agreement a…

  • NED: Sustainable revamp of policy to protect nature vital to State's future stability

    28 June 2019

    Immediate ReleaseA sustainable revamp of State policy to protect nature is vital…

  • All-of-Gov Climate Plan falls far short on biodiversity measures

    17 June 2019

    Immediate Release Plan fails to join dots and see biodiversity protection as a…

  • Environmental Coalition calls for comprehensive investigation into ESB oil leaks

    6 June 2019

    Immediate release, 6 June 2019 The Environmental Pillar has welcomed the decis…

  • Declaration of biodiversity and climate emergency warmly welcomed

    9 May 2019

     IMMEDIATE RELEASE  The Environmental Pillar warmly welcomes the Dáil’s declarat…

  • Extinction crisis and climate emergency hot on Cork MEP hustings agenda

    9 May 2019

    Irish must vote en masse for biodiversity & climate in upcoming elections, says…

  • Climate hot on the agenda at MEP husting in Dublin

    2 May 2019

    Immediate ReleaseOver 150 citizens are set to gauge where EU election candidates…

  • Climate hot on the agenda at election hustings in Leitrim

    25 April 2019

    Immediate Release Over 100 citizens are set to gauge where EU election cand…

  • Irish must vote en masse for climate action in European elections

    17 April 2019

    Immediate Release Details for all three hustings are available here: http://ti…

  • Biodiversity measures in Committee climate report welcomed

    16 April 2019

    Immediate Release Calls from the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee to protec…

  • Report on the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, Brexit & the Environment

    16 April 2019

    The executive summary of the report is available here:  https://nienvironmentli…

  • Climate hot on the agenda as Irish youth tell MEP candidates to act on climate

    9 April 2019

    Young Irish citizens on the frontline of climate activism took centre stage at a…

  • Environmental coalition raises alarm over Skellig Michael management plan

    10 January 2019

    January 10th 2019 – immediate release Environmental groups and the public are be…

  • Extension of public consultation on controversial upland burning welcomed by environmental coalition

    9 January 2019

    Immediate Release –  9 January 2019 The Environmental Pillar has welcomed the Go…

  • Environmental Pillar cautiously welcomes the Withdrawal Agreement & Political Declaration

    25 November 2018

    Environmental Pillar cautiously welcomes the Withdrawal Agreement & Political De…

  • Brexit draft withdrawal agreement seeks to quell any rollback on environmental standards

    16 November 2018

    November 16th, 2018 The Environmental Pillar welcomes the inclusion of a commitm…

  • Budget 2019: Concern over possible State row back on carbon tax and diesel levy

    8 October 2018

    Immediate Release Ireland’s largest environmental coalition is deeply concerned…

  • New public-private woodland scheme is window-dressing to cover up decades-old failed forestry policy

    4 October 2018

    Immediate Release The latest public-p rivate native woodland funding scheme is w…

  • Budget 2019: Three key steps to avert climate catastrophe and solve housing crisis

    1 October 2018

      IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government can take real action to tackle out of control…