Media Centre
Communicating the work of the Environmental Pillar to policy makers, the media and the public is a central aim of the organisation.
If you are a member of the media looking for a spokesperson on any topic relating to the environment please get in contact with our Communications Officer, Jamie Brunkow.
Our member organisations include all the main environmental NGOs in the country and cover everything from local habitat protection to global climate change.
Jamie Brunkow
Communications Officer
Environmental Pillar
Email: Jamie@ien.ie
Press Releases
Government planning bill brings more dysfunction, delay and uncertainty for housing
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 January 2023 Deeply troubling changes to Ireland’s planning legislation have been proposed…
Only an ambitious Nature Restoration Law will deliver for Irish peatlands
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 December 2022 A report from the Environmental Pillar highlights that a new…
Major planning changes proposed before and after Christmas
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 December 2022 Today at cabinet the Government approved a new consolidated Planning…
Government rushes planning legislation, eroding independence & public confidence in An Bord Pleanála
IMMEDEIATE RELEASE 6 December 2022 The Government has moved to bypass the remaining stages of…
No time to waste: Budget 2023 must Prioritise Biodiversity, Climate and Protecting the Vulnerable.
No time to waste: Budget 2023 must Prioritise Biodiversity, Climate and Protecting the Vulnerable. …
Lack of food systems discussion at COP26 is entirely unacceptable
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The lack of discussion around food systems at the COP26 conference in Glasgow…
Soon-to-be-published Climate Action Plan must meet this moment
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ireland must put its money where its mouth is with the new and…
Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan is failing the environment
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Measures in the draft CAP Strategic Plan fall far short of what’s needed…
The Environmental Pillar opposes Department cuts to space for nature on farmland
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Environmental Pillar is dismayed with a recent proposed change in Ireland’s CAP…
Budget 2022: Time for the Government to put its money where its mouth is
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government must put its money where its mouth is in the upcoming…
Food Vision 2030: another detrimental blueprint for agriculture
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The newly published Food Vision 2030 Strategy is yet another detrimental blueprint for…
The Agri-Food 2030 strategy must forge a path of transformation
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The newly published Agri-Food 2030 Strategy must set us on a path of…
Ireland must meet the moment and halve its emissions over the next decade
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ireland must face the concrete challenge head-on of halving our emissions in the…
The Environmental Pillar withdraws from the problematic 2030 Agri-Food Strategy Committee
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ireland’s leading coalition of environmental groups has reluctantly withdrawn from the Agri-Food 2030…
The Environmental Pillar cautiously welcomes Brexit Deal
The Environmental Pillar has given a cautious welcome to the news that a deal has…
Local community representation crucial for Forestry Policy group
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local community campaigns must have a voice on the newly formed Forestry Policy…
Ag Climatise is a roadmap for business-as-usual damage to climate
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The recently published Ag Climatise roadmap by the Department of Agriculture perpetuates business-as-usual…
EPA's clarion call for action welcome
25 November 2020 The clarion call to action from the Environmental Protection Agency today has…
Fundamental Flaws in Climate Bill must addressed in pre-legislative scrutiny
New agri-food policy must shift away from intensive practices
IMMEDIATE RELEASE This World Food Day, the Environmental Pillar and the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)…