44 schools from across County Limerick have received the prestigious ‘Green Flag Award’ at the An Taisce Green Schools Awards ceremony. Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme which promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment. It is promoted nationally by An … Read more
Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim, Kerry, Mayo, Galway County, Cavan, Carlow and Waterford County are ranked worst (in that order) in a planning system that requires radical overhaul, according to An Taisce, Ireland’s National Trust. An Taisce has published the results of its objective study of the Planning Systems in 34 City and County Councils. ‘State of … Read more
Clare County Council, in association with An Taisce, is urging people all over Clare to get involved in the 14th annual National Spring Clean Campaign. Last year, hundreds of people across the county and more than a half a million people nationally came together to organise clean up events in their communities. Participation in this … Read more
GMIT Castlebar is the first Institute of Technology campus in Ireland to be awarded a Green Flag. The award follows three years of diligent work undertaken by students and staff since commencing the Green-Campus Programme in 2008. The Green-Campus Programme is an international environmental education and award scheme that promotes long term, whole college action … Read more
An international discussion platform to provoke debate on critical energy issues will take place at the first annual Robert John Kane Energy Symposium from the 27th April to the 29th of April 2011 in Drumshanbo. Hosted by the Drumshanbo Forum, the symposium will act as the first stage of a three-part programme, generating tangible and … Read more