Press Releases

  • Corrib Gas Pipeline Decision ‘legally flawed’

    21 January 2011

    An Bord Pleanála’s decision to approve planning permission for the final section…

  • Environmental Pillar welcomes the Climate Change Response Bill

    23 December 2010

    Dublin – 16th December, 2010. The Environment Pillar of Social Partnership toda…

  • Environmental Pillar nominates Siobhán Egan to European Economic and Social Committee

    6 July 2010

    The Environmental Pillar of Social Partnership has elected Siobhán Egan from Bir…

  • Environmental groups demand public inquiry into banks

    18 January 2010

    The Environmental Pillar of social partnership has welcomed the Government’s sta…

  • Environmental groups demand public inquiry into banks

    18 January 2010

    The Environmental Pillar of social partnership has welcomed the Government’s sta…

  • Carbon Tax will lead to improvements in quality of life

    14 December 2009

    The Environmental Pillar of social partnership has welcomed the introduction of…

  • Budget must not jeopardize the environment

    13 November 2009

    Social Partners, the Environmental Pillar, say that the hard economic decisions…

  • Agenda 21 must form the core of programme for government say Irish environment groups

    23 September 2009

    Coherent implementation of Agenda 21 must form the core of the new programme for…

  • Environmental representatives wanted. Deadline Extended!

    2 July 2009

    The following SPC Schemes are now closed to expressions of interest for nominati…

  • Land Value Tax would be "fair and dependable"

    26 May 2009

    Ireland is faced with reacting to a rapidly collapsing world economy whilst at t…

  • Environmentalists tell Government 'there's no going back to business as usual'

    29 April 2009

    New Social Partner launched at Government Buildings [imagebrowser id=2]At the of…

  • Environmental groups invited to enter Social Partnership

    8 April 2009

    Realising that the crises facing this country go even deeper than the very serio…