Person: Liam Lysaght

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<p>The DCU conference was told that politicians don't want to lead the conversation around congestion charges, despite the growing body of evidence supporting their effectiveness.</p>

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Congestion charges 'will be welcomed once in place'

Department of Transport official told a DCU conference 'it's just about pushing it through'

<p> Laura Burke, director-general of the EPA, informed the Citizens' Assembly that Ireland did not meet 2020 EU targets regarding the climate and emissions. Picture: Julien Behal</p>

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EPA warns of delays in meeting ambitious climate goals

.Early morning light illuminates the Galley Head Lighthouse against the brooding skies of an oncoming weather front in Co Cork.

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Donal Hickey: Explore your shore to find real treasure trove

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Call of the wild: Boosting coastal habitats and halting biodiversity loss

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Watch for dragonfly survey

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Celebrating biodiversity: Let’s hear it for Ireland’s wildlife Our flora and fauna ‘exotic’ too

Cork most environmentally engaged county on the island

Cork is the most environmentally engaged county on the island of Ireland.

Sat, 03 Jun, 2017

Cork may be the healthiest habitat for soaring butterfly population

Cork may be the healthiest habitat in the country after a large number of butterfly sightings were recorded here.

Thu, 27 Apr, 2017

Sightings of the common frog uncommon in many areas

There have been no recorded sightings of the common frog in many parts of the country over the last seven years.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Here's why you should be proud to be bird brained

BEING called “bird-brained” should no longer be seen as an insult. Quite the opposite, in fact, for research is showing that wild birds can be intelligent animals, with crows being the brightest of them all — second only to people.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2016

Our gardening noticeboard

Today is the day to visit the Open Garden at Reggie and Cynthia Browne’s Oak Farm Estate, Carrigadrohid, Macroom, Co Cork in aid of Marymount Hospice from 2pm to 6pm.

Sat, 14 May, 2016

Parks being patrolled to nab prickly holly pickers

A holly patrol has been put in place in the Killarney National Park amid fears that the annual hacking down of whole red-berried holly trees for the Christmas market is getting under way.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2014

Owls get taste for foreign invader

Ireland’s declining native barn owl population could be given a boost by a foreign shrew that has managed to get into the country.

Tue, 13 Aug, 2013

Audit the first inventory of our vast biodiversity

IRELAND’S scenic mountains, woodlands and waterways are home to more than 31,000 different species of flora and fauna.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2011

At least 7,000 organisms yet to be discovered in Ireland

A new report out this morning reveals the state of knowledge on Ireland's biodiversity.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2011

Butterfly activity points to climate change

THE impact of climate change in Ireland is being signalled by dramatically unusual behaviour in butterflies, a conference heard yesterday.

Fri, 24 Aug, 2007

Butterflies are changing along with the climate

JUST as the presence, or absence, of fish can tell us a lot about the quality of water in rivers andlakes, butterflies are known as an indicator species for measuring changes in the environment.

Mon, 02 Jul, 2007

Plea for green army to save native wildlife

HERITAGE chiefs have drawn up the latest key battlefield in a crucial defence of the country’s increasingly threatened wildlife — your garden.

Sat, 19 May, 2007

Most pearl mussels are now more than 100 years old

FINANCIAL incentives should be given to landowners who restore land to provide habitats for endangered species, the Heritage Council has suggested.

Mon, 13 Nov, 2006

29 species of birds at risk of extinction

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have warned that 29 different species of bird are at risk of extinction in Ireland unless the Government invests €20 million into protecting wildlife.

Mon, 22 May, 2006

Farmers urged to be countryside guardians

Farmers must become guardians of the countryside to ensure that endangered flora and fauna and national monuments survive, it was claimed today.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2006

Plea over €1m wildlife protection fund

Community groups, environmental organisations and individuals were today urged to apply for funding from a €1m scheme to protect wildlife in their local areas.

Tue, 03 Jan, 2006

Wildlife time bomb: birds and plants set to vanish

ALMOST 100 bird species and 120 types of plant face extinction unless urgent action is taken to stop the decline of Ireland’s wildlife, the National Heritage Council has warned.

Sat, 21 May, 2005

Heritage body concerned about decline of natural habitats

The Heritage Council has warned that Ireland's natural habitats and biodiversity are under threat.

Fri, 20 May, 2005

Conservation and farming must be hand in glove, seminar hears

Nature conservation needs farming activity, the Irish Heritage Council has told an international conference in Kilkenny on agriculture and nature in an expanded Europe.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2002

Conservation needs farming, seminar told

NATURE conservation needs farming activity, the Irish Heritage Council has told an international conference in Kilkenny on agriculture and nature in an expanded Europe.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2002