Person: Kate Ruddock

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Oil firms happy as State protects existing drilling licences from exploration ban

Oil and gas firms operating offshore Ireland have welcomed the Government's formal protection of existing exploration by not including current licences in its ban on future drilling.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2021

Ireland ‘completely off course’ in tackling climate change

The country is “completely off course” in its efforts to meet climate change goals, and the gulf between these targets and Ireland’s carbon emissions is growing year on year, according to a scathing report by the State’s climate change watchdog.

Thu, 26 Jul, 2018

$Group calls latest step towards fracking ban in Ireland 'a victory for the global climate movement'$

Group calls latest step towards fracking ban in Ireland 'a victory for the global climate movement'

An outright ban on fracking in Ireland has moved a step closer.

Wed, 31 May, 2017

Minister vows action on shower gel, electric cars and food waste

A tube of exfoliating shower gel might look harmless enough to the average punter, but it may contain microbeads — tiny, but lethal, particles of plastic.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016