Organisation: Friends of the Irish Environment

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Friends of the Irish Environment, Futureproof Clare and the three locals say they have great concerns about the recent “explosive growth” of data centres in the State and their heavy consumption of electricity and water resources. File picture</p>

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Objectors allowed to challenge plans for €1.2bn Clare data centre over climate action worries

According to consulting firm Bitpower, there were 82 data centres operating in the Republic as of one year ago, while the Central Statistics Office reported that these used as much electricity as all urban households during 2022

<p>The Food Vision report, which was published in 2021, laid out a roadmap for exports to rise from €14 billion to €21 billion by 2030 and envisaged Ireland becoming a “world leader in sustainable food systems”. File photo: Owen Humphreys/PA</p>

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High Court dismisses challenge to Government's agri-food strategy

<p>The site is about five square kilometres and is “quite small” when compared to other National Parks such as Killarney’s which comes in at 200 square kilometres. Photo: Daft.ie</p>

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Pressure grows on Government to buy Conor Pass for rewilding

SElaine Loughlin: Why aren’t the Greens demanding we buy Conor Pass?

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Report of unlicensed seaweed harvesting in Kenmare River SAC

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Donald Trump invited to High Court case over fencing at his Doonbeg resort

Letters to the Editor: Heritage lost in milestones

We need our archaeology for ourselves now and for future generations

Thu, 20 Apr, 2023

TRAWLERS FISHERMEN BOATS FISHING INDUSTRY IN IRELAND

European Court of Justice to hear Ireland is failing to stop overfishing

ClientEarth fisheries lawyer said the issue "affects fishers and coastal communities across Europe who depend on this resource for their livelihoods."

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Campaigners appeal decision to greenlight data centre for Ennis

Futureproof Clare was joined by the likes of Ecojustice Ireland, Extinction Rebellion, and Friends of the Irish Environment

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Groups vow to do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop rock-blasting by Aughinish Alumina

A coalition of advocacy groups say they are willing to do “whatever it takes” to stop rock-blasting at the bauxite refining site at in Co Limerick.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022

Dursey Island cable car upgrade could face a judicial review

Cork plan for enhanced cable car link may be halted after campaigners get High Court permission to appeal the decision

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Bantry Bay salmon farm granted permission for €6m expansion despite objections

A decade after it first applied, Mowi Ireland has been given the go-ahead to expand its operations

Fri, 02 Jul, 2021

Supreme Court quashes Government’s 'excessively vague' climate plan

Friends of the Irish Environment argued the National Mitigation Plan fails to set out measures to substantially reduce emissions by 20% by 2020

Fri, 31 Jul, 2020

Ireland could face European Court of Justice over lack of environmental checks on peat extraction

The Commission said that under an EU directive from 2011, member states are required to carry out an assessment of the environmental impacts of projects likely to have a significant negative impact on the environment, which included peat extraction.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Climate group challenges refusal to grant free legal aid

A voluntary environmental group has brought a High Court challenge to a refusal to consider it for free legal aid.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Environmental group challenges inclusion of €500m Shannon LNG terminal and pipeline in list of EU Projects of Common Interest

An environmental group has claimed before the High Court that the European Commission invalidly approved the inclusion of the controversial €500m Shannon LNG terminal and pipeline in a list of EU Projects of Common Interest.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Dursey Island cable car hits ecological roadblock

The Dursey Island cable car. The €10 million redevelopment of the Dursey Island cable car has hit a roadblock over fears about the impact of the project on nesting birds on the island.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Irish Examiner view: Climate collapse means we need to work together

The Green Party might have forced Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to take environmental matters more seriously than they otherwise would have, but it remains to be seen if the government deal moves beyond the theoretical.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Supreme Court told Government must act urgently on climate change

Unless the government acts “urgently and significantly”, there will be “catastrophic” consequences for life, health and the environment, a seven judge Supreme Court has been told.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Supreme Court to hear appeal over government's climate crisis plan

The appeal is over the dismissal of an environmental group’s case alleging a Government plan to tackle the climate crisis is flawed and inadequate.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Formal complaint over high level of chemical contamination in Irish water

This follows a complaint, lodged nine years ago by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), about the excess of harmful trihalomethanes (THMs) found in numerous drinking water supplies.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Threat from down under as Australian worm hurts soil

Gardeners have been advised to be alert for an invasive Australian flatworm which environmentalists say poses a serious risk to Ireland's biodiversity and economy.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Supreme Court conducts first ever hearing via remote video technology

Chief Justice Frank Clarke said the nine members of the Supreme Court are concerned about holding physical hearings of the court in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Court refuses to adjourn hearing of challenge against Shannon LNG terminal

Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) has brought the challenge against the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment and the State.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Appeals board refuses planning permission for Trump Doonbeg 'sea wall'

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission to Trump Doonbeg’s contentious plans for coastal protection plans at the west Clare course.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

Climate activists no longer tilting at windmills after Dutch ruling

A ruling by the Dutch Supreme Court - that the country must press ahead with significant cuts in carbon emissions - could prove a breakthrough for climate activists, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2020

Objections halt €140m Glanbia cheese plant

Plans by Glanbia for a €140m cheese manufacturing facility in Kilkenny have to be put on hold following objections against the development by two leading environmental groups.

Sat, 21 Dec, 2019

Multi-million euro Cork tourism plan opposed by environmentalists

Plans for a new two-way cable car system for Dursey Island have been opposed by Friends of the Irish Environment group.

Sun, 03 Nov, 2019

Challenge to large scale Peat extraction opens before the High Court

A landmark High Court challenge against the State over new regulations that allow for the industrial extraction of peat from bogs has opened before the High Court.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2019

Environmental groups oppose new 'space station' tourist facility on Cork island

A proposed new tourist facility on an island off the Cork coast has been likened to a “space station” by one of two environmental groups opposed to the project.

Wed, 14 Aug, 2019

Judge suspends regulations preventing enforcement action over unlicensed large-scale peat extraction

A "wholesale" legal ban preventing enforcement action over unlicensed large-scale peat extraction activity has been lifted by the High Court.

Tue, 23 Jul, 2019

Green generations: Elders for the Earth join forces with green teens

Shamim Malekmian meets the rebels behind Elders for the Earth, who are supporting the teenage climate strikers’ campaign for greener policies.

Sun, 07 Jul, 2019

Higgins criticises Trump over 'regressive and pernicious' climate record ahead of visit

President Michael D Higgins has lashed out at Donald Trump’s “regressive and pernicious” record on climate change as he arrives in Ireland today.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2019

Tánaiste on Haulbowline: Claims island poses significant risk to human health 'inaccurate and misleading'

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has asked environmental campaigners “not to turn what is a hugely positive story in Cork harbour into something negative”, amid a row over the new park on Haulbowline Island.

Fri, 24 May, 2019

State told to warn public of Haulbowline health risks

An environmental group has threatened State authorities with a High Court action unless they erect public warning notices about dangerous substances on an island in Cork Harbour.

Thu, 23 May, 2019

Questions remain over delay in warning about safety of Haulbowline site

Both the Government and Cork County Council have refused to say why they did not publish warnings they received about the safety of Haulbowline Island over two years ago.

Fri, 17 May, 2019

‘Premature to open park’ on polluted Haulbowline site

A report from 2017 has revealed that Cork County Council was warned that pollution on Haulbowline had “the potential to cause risks to any users of a potential future park” on the site.

Wed, 15 May, 2019

Environmental group launches High Court challenge against industrial extraction of peat

An environmental group has brought a High Court challenge against the State over new regulations that allow for the industrial extraction of peat from bogs.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2019

Green groups challenge ESRI research over liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects

A number of environmental groups have challenged research by the Economic and Social Research Institute that Irish consumers would pay significantly less for their gas if liquefied natural gas, or LNG, facilities were given the go-ahead.

Tue, 12 Mar, 2019

Peat harvesting rules relaxed - Government posturing on climate crisis

In recent weeks, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar expressed a new commitment to confronting climate change.

Wed, 06 Feb, 2019

Courts become a new battleground in the battle against global warming

With the Government to be taken to court for its alleged failures on climate change, the law is now a frontline for campaigners, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Mon, 30 Jul, 2018

Environmentalist granted permission to challenge planning permission for Trump wall at Doonbeg

An environmentalist has secured leave from the High Court to mount a legal challenge to the planning permission granted to build a sea wall at Donald Trump's golf club at Doonbeg in Co Clare.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018

Nuclear consultation: Irish concerns will be heard

Yesterday’s announcement of a public consultation on the UK’s planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, less than 250km from Rosslare is, to a degree, reassuring but entirely welcome.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2018

Dublin Airport runway challenges thrown out

Three legal challenges against plans for a new €320m runway at Dublin Airport have been thrown out by the High Court.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2017

High Court throws out three challenges to Dublin Airport's plans for second runway

Following the judgments the cases were adjourned for a week to allow all the parties consider the court's decisions.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2017

Runway faces third legal bid

A third legal challenge over a decision extending planning permission for development of a new €320m runway at Dublin Airport has been fast-tracked by the Commercial Court.

Tue, 23 May, 2017

Cork-based environmental group lodges challenge against planned Dublin Airport runway

A third legal challenge over a decision extending planning permission for development of a new €320m runway at Dublin Airport has been be fast-tracked by the Commercial Court.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

‘Monstrous damage’ likely in Trump Doonbeg proposal

Residents, environment groups, and surfers file objections to planned protection works at Doonbeg

Sun, 05 Feb, 2017

Do we need a United Ireland to protect the island’s environment?

There is next to no environmental law that did not originate in the European Union, writes Victoria White

Thu, 29 Dec, 2016

Wall plan at Donald Trump's Doonbeg resort abandoned

US President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial €10m rock barrier plan for his Doonbeg golf links resort has been abandoned.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2016