Environmental Pillar

The Environmental Pillar has welcomed the call from the Irish Farmers’ Association in its election manifesto for a  separate EU environment fund, in addition to the CAP, to support environmental action on farms. The Environmental Pillar has been consistent in its calls for new funding in addition to CAP to empower farmers to restore nature, […]

The Environmental Pillar, Ireland’s environmental NGO advocacy coalition, is calling on the Taoiseach to ensure that climate action and the environment are maintained as key priorities for the EU when he meets with his counterparts at the Brussels informal Council Meeting today. Following a leak suggesting that the core priority of creating a climate-neutral, green, […]

Dear Taoiseach, Congratulations on your appointment. It is a huge honour and privilege to lead our country and we wish you every success. We welcome the commitment in your nomination speech to create an Ireland that protects our children’s future by acting decisively on the climate crisis. The Environmental Pillar shares your concerns about the […]

Dear Minister McConalogue, We, the undersigned Irish coalitions and civil society organisations, are writing to express our deep concern about recent actions taken by the European Commission to undermine the EU’s Green Deal and weaken the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) conditionality within CAP and to urge you to reject all plans to dismantle […]

But now the real work begins for Ireland and Europe to implement the measures necessary to protect nature and biodiversity Fintan Kelly, Agriculture and Land Use Policy and Advocacy Officer with the Environmental Pillar, said: “The passing of the Nature Restoration Law by the European Parliament in Strasbourg today is a historic day for Europe. […]

Research for the Environmental Pillar and An Taisce: part-funded by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), through the Irish Environmental Network (IEN) Report by Paul R Price Additional inputs by Fintan Kelly (IEN) and Elaine McGoff (An Taisce) February 2024 NECP Agri final draft_2024-02-06

NECP 12 Recommendations for Agriculture in Ireland_202402026

“Save the Skydancer” campaign aims to highlight the nearing of the Hen Harrier’s national extinction and call for urgent action. Public urged to make submission to draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan public consultation before 5 p.m. on February 20th, 2024 February 8, 2024 For immediate release Without urgent action, we may have just 25 […]

Environmentalists dismayed as government plan to save iconic upland bird has been appropriated by industry The Hen Harrier is an iconic bird of Ireland’s uplands. It is one of Ireland’s most studied species and in theory one of its most protected. Despite this it is now one of Ireland’s most threatened birds. This is according to […]

The Environmental Pillar welcomes the report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Action on the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss but has stressed that rapid implementation of measures proposed is vital to address the worsening biodiversity crisis in Ireland. In particular, the Environmental Pillar, Ireland’s environmental NGO advocacy […]