Incidents particularly reckless at a time when our emergency services are tackling the Covid-19 situation The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine have issued a Condition Orange Fire Warning covering the period April 8, 2020 to April 14, 2020. The National Parks and Wildlife Service of The Department of Culture, Heritage […]
Environment
Cork County Council calls on residents across the County to keep Cork clean and beautiful. Recent weeks have brought a concerning increase in illegal dumping, littering and the misuse of street bins for household waste. The Council issued an appeal to everyone to dispose of domestic waste responsibly and to […]
Irish Water is working at this time, with our local authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of drinking water and wastewater services. Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide […]
Community Resources Network Ireland (CRNI) is the all-island representative body for community-based reuse, recycling and waste prevention organisations. VOICE is a member-based Irish environmental charity that empowers individuals and local communities to take positive action to conserve our natural resources. CRNI and VOICE have developed these tips for circular economy continuity during this […]
Dive deep into the oceans of learning resources available from the Marine Institute’s website www.marine.ie and explore Ireland’s marine resource and the work of scientists at the Marine Institute through the Institute’s Oceans of Learning series, offering downloadable resources, videos and interactive activities. Patricia Orme, Director of Corporate Services, Marine Institute […]
The Irish Wildlife Trust is calling on Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and Minister for Heritage Josepha Madigan to do more to stop the annual scourge of wildfires on the hills. Wildfires are illegal at any time of year while even so-called ‘controlled burning’ is illegal during the bird nesting […]