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BUDGET 2018: Environmentalists support SocDems call for plastic tax
5 October 2017
Immediate Release Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Social…
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BUDGET 2018: Greens back call to equalize cost of diesel
5 October 2017
Immediate Release Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Green P…
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Heritage Minister's biodiversity plan lacks aspiration, focus and strategy
5 October 2017
The Government’s latest biodiversity action plan lacks aspiration, focus and str…
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Press Release: All-Ireland environmental coalition in Brussels to voice concern over Brexit
25 September 2017
An All-Ireland environmental NGO coalition is in Brussels today to voice their s…
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PRESS RELEASE: 200,000 European Citizens sign landmark petition calling on the EU to protect soil
19 September 2017
Immediate Release The Irish branch of the European-wide People4Soil campaign ha…
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PRESS RELEASE: Native Woodlands the solution to farm water pollution, says environmental coalition
13 September 2017
Immediate Release The use of existing forestry grants to allow farmers to plant…
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PRESS RELEASE: Pillar comment on State of the European Union address
13 September 2017
Sustainable development and environmental protection must be put at the heart an…
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PRESS RELEASE: Happy Pear Twins fly the Foodie Flag for People4Soil Campaign
16 August 2017
Immediate Release With just four weeks left to reach Ireland’s target, The Happy…
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PRESS RELEASE: Citizens' Assembly must call for referendum on constitutional right to environmental protection
11 August 2017
The Citizens’ Assembly must call for a referendum to give a constitutional right…
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PRESS RELEASE: Strict enforcement on hedgerow cutting to avoid further devastation to wildlife and habitats
1 August 2017
Immediate Release The Environmental Pillar reiterates that hedgerow cutting rema…
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PRESS RELEASE: Environmental NGOs slam Minister of State's climate speech in New York
21 July 2017
Immediate Release The government should focus on its own mitigation efforts inst…
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PRESS RELEASE: New Seanad Report on Brexit's threat to the environment welcomed by environmental groups
11 July 2017
Immediate Release Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Seanad…
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PRESS RELEASE: Three key budget policies to net over €200m in revenue and protect environment
10 July 2017
Immediate Release Leading environmental organisation outlines three key budget…
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Historic Bill to ban onshore fracking a boost for the global climate movement, says Ireland's leading environmental organisation
28 June 2017
Today’s passing of the historic Bill to ban onshore fracking is a great victory…
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PRESS RELEASE: CONFERENCE BREXIT AND IMPACT ON THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT, 16 June 2017
16 June 2017
Crucial cross-border cooperation to protect the environment across the island of…
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Press Release: Pillar wholeheartedly denounces Trump's withdrawal from Paris Agreement
1 June 2017
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement shows a p…
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Press Release: Post-Brexit cross-border cooperation crucial to protect the environment and tackle climate change
1 June 2017
Post-Brexit cross-border cooperation crucial to protect the environment and tack…
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Press Release: Pillar outlines key budget policies to net €215m in revenue and limit environmentally damaging practices
31 May 2017
May 31st, 2017 Immediate Release Leading environmental organisation outlines thr…
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Press Release: Ireland named & shamed at international awards ceremony for subsidising peat burning
22 May 2017
Immediate Release Ireland was among nine countries named and shamed at the Fossi…
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Press Release: Ireland's National Biodiversity Week 2017 launches with 50 FREE events taking place all across Ireland
16 May 2017
For Immediate Release The Irish Environmental Network is delighted to announce t…
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Press Release: Right to Know, Right to Act: Your rights as an European Citizen by Environmental Pillar in Galway
15 May 2017
Immediate Release The Environmental Pillar will hold a seminar in Galway with In…
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Press Release: Right to Know, Right to Act: Your rights as an European Citizen by Environmental Pillar in Athlone
11 May 2017
Immediate Release The Environmental Pillar will hold a seminar in Athlone with I…
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Press Release: National Biodiversity Week Competition for Moonlight Kayak on Lough Hyne, Europe's most unique marine habitats
10 May 2017
For Immediate Release To celebrate the launch of National Biodiversity Week 2017…
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Press Release: Right to Know, Right to Act: Your rights as an European Citizen by Environmental Pillar, Co Limerick
3 May 2017
Immediate Release The Environmental Pillar will hold a seminar with MEP Liadh Ni…
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Press release: Right to Know, Right to Act: Your rights as an European Citizen by Environmental Pillar, Co Cork
27 April 2017
Immediate Release The Environmental Pillar will hold a seminar with MEP Liadh Ni…
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Press Release: Draft National Mitigation Plan wholly inadequate to tackle climate change, say leading environmental organisations
26 April 2017
The Government’s long overdue draft National Mitigation Plan is almost wholly in…
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Press Release: 500 organisations sign open letter to Jean-Claude Juncker urging him to protect our soil
20 April 2017
500 organisations sent an open letter to the President of the European Commissio…
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Press Release: Environmental organisations welcome recommendation of Oireachtas Committee to ban fracking
12 April 2017
Environmental organisations welcome the recommendation of the Oireachtas’ enviro…
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Press Release: Environmental organisations deeply concerned at water charges debate
11 April 2017
Environmental organisations are deeply concerned at the absence of a set charge…
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Press Release: Over 80 Irish civil society groups, including unions, farmers and business owners, are calling on MEPs to reject the EU Canada trade deal
12 January 2017
A coalition of Irish farmers, environmentalists, trade unionists, global justice…
