Mr Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, has confirmed that funding which he allocated to support the TidyTowns groups throughout the country this year will still be available to them, even though the 2020 SuperValu TidyTowns competition has had to be cancelled due to public health considerations. […]
Environment
Welcoming the European Commission launch of the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy this week, field ecologist and Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan said she was heartened to see the Commission moving forward to help tackle the loss of land and marine species. The Strategy has, she says, the potential to create transformative […]
Agroforestry is the practice of combining forestry and agriculture in a mutually beneficial way. West Cork agroforester Rossa Gibbons talks to Moze Jacobs about his passion for trees and the benefits of planting on agricultural land. Trees are long-lived. (The oldest known individual specimen is almost 5,000 years old). So […]
Researchers at MaREI, the SFI research centre in energy, climate and marine at University College Cork (UCC), reveal today the first full picture of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on Ireland’s energy related pollution levels. Since Covid-19 restrictions came into force the use of planes, trains and automobiles have all […]
Irish Water and Cork County Council are pleased to announce the completion of the Courtmacsherry-Timoleague Sewerage Scheme and the end of the decades-long practice of discharging untreated wastewater into local waterways. This will bring big benefits to the area in terms of health, protection of the environment and improved water […]