Towards 2020: Environmental Challenges and Opportunities For the Next Decade

Some 300 researchers and delegates from a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines will gather at University College Cork (UCC) from April 6-8th to participate in The 21st Irish Environmental Researchers’ Colloquium (ENVIRON 2011). The Colloquium offers a unique forum for researchers, government and industry to discover emerging areas of environmental, energy and marine … Read more

The Environmental Challenges Facing the Irish Forestry Industry

The 2011 Augustine Henry Lecture at the RDS, Dublin will review how our knowledge of environmental matters relating to forestry has changed over the past 20 years. The lecture will also outline the challenges and opportunities currently facing the forestry and biodiversity industry in Ireland. The RDS, in association with the Society of Irish Foresters, … Read more

Architects Call For New 2030 Plan for Ireland

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has called for a new Plan for Ireland which looks ahead to 2030 – in a bid to create major jobs and infrastructure benefits and stem the haemorrhaging of young talent in the construction sector through emigration. Following the launch of its election manifesto Building a … Read more