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Irish ecologist priest says humans need to 'drastically' change treatment of natural world 'or get ready for the next pandemic'
Coronavirus Ireland
Columban Fr Sean McDonagh believes Covid-19 is a result of our destruction of the natural world and biodiversity loss, which is forcing animals together that would normally never mix in the wild
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Green Party leader Eamon Ryan insists his 17 demands for coalition are not unrealistic
Green Party
Speaking exclusively to the Irish Sunday Mirror, he stressed that his party is not yet in negotiation with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail
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Green Party 'ready to join' Fine Gael and Fianna Fail in coalition as Eamon Ryan sets demands
Green Party
The party leader has listed the Green’s demands through a six page letter
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Greens say Irish Water's suspension of testing outside of waste treatment plants is 'risk to public health'
Green Party
Irish Water announced earlier this week that water testing in rivers and seas outside wastewater treatment plants is to be suspended
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Coronavirus Ireland news: Restrictions improve air quality in Dublin and Cork's worst traffic blackspots
Coronavirus
Thousands of cars have been taken off the roads in recent weeks as people work from home amid the Government lockdown banning non-essential travel
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Katie Piper explains how she discusses tough issues with kids without scaring them
Katie Piper
EXCLUSIVE: Katie Piper explains how she discusses tough issues with her children without giving them anxiety, and how becoming a mum made her more passionate about slowing climate change
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'Significant drops' in air pollution in cities hit by coronavirus, says Irish climatologist
Coronavirus
Prof John Sweeney believes we can take guidance from behavioural changes to tackle the more long-term threat posed by climate change
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Donald Trump refused planning permission for Doonbeg resort coastal 'wall'
Doonbeg Golf Resort
The ruling by An Bord Pleanala overturns a decision made by Clare County Council in December 2017
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Here’s how one small change can make a HUGE difference to your home
Green Energy
In association with Calor Gas
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Holly Willoughby downsizes from £143k G-Wagon motor to £65k eco-friendly electric car
Holly Willoughby
This Morning's Holly Willoughby has ditched her gas guzzling car for a more environmentally friendly model
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The Portmarnock Hotel launches unique green project to try protect honeybees from extinction
Environment
Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links, alongside local beekeeper Seán Ó Gríofa, will build two special hives on its hotel grounds
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Love Island's fast fashion legacy is bad for the environment and here's why
Love Island
Research reveals that creating fast fashion is unsustainable and many items end up in the landfill - but this throwaway culture doesn't appear to be letting up
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More road space could be given to walkers, cyclists and public transport in bid to improve Dublin's air quality
Environment
On Monday, Dublin became the first Irish city to sign a commitment to meet World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality guideline values by 2030
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Jennifer Zamparelli says she won't buy any clothes and will stay out of Penneys for a year in fast fashion vow
Jennifer Zamparelli
It comes after the 39-year-old reused one of her old dresses from last year on Dancing With The Stars
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David Cullinane comment: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael more concerned with protecting vested interests than protecting planet
Politics
'Unless measures are put in place to give families an alternative, the carbon tax will hurt the poorest in our society'
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Hollywood stars demand action on climate change in open letter in support of United Nations Global Goals
Climate change
Stars such as Emma Watson, Forest Whitaker, Lily Cole, Emilia Clarke, and Olivia Colman speak out in support of the United Nations’ Global Goals campaign
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General Election 2020: Rising star battles GAA hero in hotly contested Mayo seat
General Election 2020
Saoirse McHugh was hugely impressive during last year’s European Elections campaign and received more than 51,000 first preference votes
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General Election 2020: Solidarity-People Before Profit climate change manifesto pledges include free public transport and airline pollution tax
General Election 2020
The party is opposed to a carbon tax because it said that most of the houses in the State are poorly insulated
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Irish people at risk of contracting strain of E.coli from drinking water from wells and springs
e.Coli
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said in a new report that around 1,122 cases of the bacteria was reported in 2018
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Young Kerry firefighter flies to Australia to battle wildfires after SOS call
Australia
Connor Nourse previously worked in the state emergency service on Kangaroo Island
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Major supermarket chain to plant 100,000 trees in Ireland over the next five years
Irish News
The initiative is part of a carbon reduction pledge from the company
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Government plans to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars
Cars
The plans were welcomed as 'progressive' by Fine Gael colleagues
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Bryan Adams plants a tree for every fan who goes to a gig on his UK tour
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams has made the statement after backing our MillionMirrorTrees project to fight deforestation
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Ireland among the worst-performing European countries for climate action, according to UN
Irish Government
In this year’s index, Ireland ranked 41st out of 57 countries worldwide, moving up from the group of “very low” to “low” performers
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