EU sets fish quotas for next year
Ireland’s farming and fishing minister, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed EU agreement on fishing quotas for 2025. EU fisheries ministers finally reached an agreement on the remaining stocks including around parts…
Ireland missing renewables targets
Ireland overall renewable energy share is one of the lowest in Europe and below target, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has warned. Ireland generated 15.3 percent of its…
Ireland breaking EU sewage law
The European Commission is threatening to take Ireland to court again for breaking EU law on the collection and treatment of waste water. The European Court of Justice already ruled,…
Global annual temperature to breach 1.5°C
2024 will be the warmest ever and the first year on record to measure 1.5°C warmer than the pre-industrial era. That’s according to EU satellite data. Provision data for January…
Ireland’s plans for greener farming do not match the EU’s climate ambitions – watchdog
Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan will help to make farming greener, but not at the pace that the EU demands, that’s according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).…
Ireland may get EU nitrates extension
The woman nominated to be the EU’s next Environment Commissioner would be willing to consider granting Ireland more time to meet environmental targets, that’s according to an Irish MEP. Ciaran…
Ireland’s environment ‘nowhere near good enough’ – EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a damning report into the state of the land and water across Ireland and is calling for urgent action. “Progress, economic prosperity, and…
Could Donegal’s ‘buy off the boat’ app be the key to sustainable fisheries?
Fishers in Arranmore and Inishbofin are trialling a phone app that allows customers to click and collect off the boats. Out at sea, fishermen and women snap a photo of…
One in three seabirds facing extinction – report
European seabirds are under pressure. One in three species is threatened with extinction, according to data in a new report. BirdLife International also says it estimates 38 per cent of…
Tóchar wetland restoration project gets underway
A three-year €12 million project to restore wetlands across parts of the Midlands has been launched by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). In the first stage, landowners and…