Shauna Corr
Irish Daily Mirror
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Family treks 16 days with 8 kids to escape starvation in near famine conditions in Somalia caused by climate crisis
"We lost everything so that forced us to leave our home - it was about survival for the children" → Read More
Three Irish county councils still haven't appointed first ever biodiversity officers
Three Irish councils still await the greenlight to appoint their first biodiversity officer. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Press Office announced yesterday they have given 11 more local authorities the go ahead to hire inhouse nature experts. A total of 31 biodiversity officers were promised in the Programme for Government in a bid to tackle the country’s biodiversity… → Read More
You could be owed an electricity bill refund from ESB after being overcharged for 12 years
It emerged the move, which residential customers were not made aware of, was put in place as a result of the financial crash to help big businesses → Read More
EU takes Ireland to court over failure to protect waters from pollution
EY law requires the country to bring all inland and coastal waters to at least ‘good status’ by 2027 at the latest → Read More
Record number of Irish farmers and food producers applied to go organic last year
More than 2,000 applications to join the Organic Farming Scheme were filed in autumn 2022 → Read More
More than 200 million electrical items saved from landfill in Ireland since 2005
Over half a million tonnes of electrical waste has been collected and recycled → Read More
Using gas cookers with poor ventilation can have detrimental effect on children with asthma
Around 13,000 children across Ireland are thought to have suffered asthma symptoms in the last year because of the use of gas cookers in their homes without adequate ventilation. A new study by non-profit energy efficiency group CLASP and the European Public Health Alliance probed the health impacts of the use of gas cookers in households across Europe with support from the Netherlands… → Read More
Ireland's extreme weather in 2022 from record-breaking temperatures to killer storm
Prof John Sweeney, of Maynooth University, says that while winter and spring in Ireland 'were pretty average', climate change did impact weather during the summer and autumn. → Read More
Christmas in Ireland to result in 97,000 tonnes of packaging waste as appeal is launched to households
Repak is urging everyone to ‘re-imagine’ their perception of plastic and recycle correctly this Christmas → Read More
New green energy tariff aimed at cutting energy bills in Climate Action Plan to be discussed by Cabinet
"The real test is the political determination and persistence to see all these policies actually implemented" → Read More
One appliance accounts for half of energy costs used in your house every day and could be €80 a week
A new Government booklet is being circulated to homes with tips to reduce energy use → Read More
Irish Rail to get 90 new battery electric train carriages in major public transport boost
It has been hailed as a major boost for public transport enabling further expansion of the DART and wider rail services while decarbonising the existing diesel fleet. → Read More
World's first Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss recommends constitutional change to protect rights of nature
The representative section of Irish society was whittled down from 2,400 responses to 20,000 invitations and 4% were farmers → Read More
Drinking water fears as 26,000 still exposed to unsafe levels of 'possibly carcinogenic' Trihalomethanes in supply
Ireland is already in hot water with the European Commission over Trihalomethanes (THM) compliance → Read More
Ireland's COP27 team praised for role in 'historic' loss and damage fund for developing countries
Eamon Ryan says while compromises were made, the loss and damage breakthrough means 'millions of people whose land, water sources and livelihoods are being eroded every day because climate change can look forward to strengthened support and protection' → Read More
Irish Water has no action plan as half of our water is not treated to EU standards
Ireland was also found to be well below the average EU standard of 90% compliance → Read More
63 tonnes of waste collected along Irish beaches in one weekend
Volunteers took part in over 500 clean-ups across the country for the Big Beach Clean → Read More
Irish Doctors for the Environment slam Bord Bia's €8m meat and dairy trade mission to Asia
The charity warns Ireland does not have a secure food system and should grow more sustainable plant produce → Read More
Basking sharks 'speed dating' with 'slow love dances' in mysterious circles off Irish coast
'These circle formations have never been seen off Ireland or the UK before' → Read More
Furious residents of Clare town fear for health after new data centre with gas plant approved
Plans for the site include a 4,674 sq m power station with 18 gas engines, 25-metre chimneys and 66 back-up diesel generators → Read More