The revelations that the EU and Irish government plan on making the 100 million euro beef fund conditional to a number of measures including possible reductions in… Read more “Beef fund is bad for farmers and the planet”
Tag: environment
A just transition is needed for Rural Ireland
While policies to address climate change become increasingly important, the need for a just transition becomes more pressing to ensure that decarbonisation provides a positive impact for both the environment and the communities most affected by job losses
Ireland’s forestry problem
The latest figures released by the government show that over 10 percent of the land in Ireland is under forestry. Over half of the forested area is… Read more “Ireland’s forestry problem”
rural Ireland: a future with nature?
In the second half of our two part examination of Rural Ireland’s relationship with nature we look at how theĀ future of rural communities depends on our ability… Read more “rural Ireland: a future with nature?”
Rural Irelands problem with nature
In the first of a two part series examining rural Irelands relation with the environment we look at the relationship between rural communities and the environment and… Read more “Rural Irelands problem with nature”