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, Ciaran Brennan.
Our member organisations include all the main environmental NGOs in the country and cover everything from local habitat protection to global climate change.
Ciaran Brennan
Communications Officer
Environmental Pillar
Email: ciaran@ien.ie
Press Releases
Extension of public consultation on controversial upland burning welcomed by environmental coalition
Immediate Release – 9 January 2019 The Environmental Pillar has welcomed the Government’s decision to…
Environmental Pillar cautiously welcomes the Withdrawal Agreement & Political Declaration
Environmental Pillar cautiously welcomes the Withdrawal Agreement & Political Declaration: will a level playing field…
Brexit draft withdrawal agreement seeks to quell any rollback on environmental standards
November 16th, 2018 The Environmental Pillar welcomes the inclusion of a commitment in the draft…
Budget 2019: Concern over possible State row back on carbon tax and diesel levy
Immediate Release Ireland’s largest environmental coalition is deeply concerned by reports that the Government is…
New public-private woodland scheme is window-dressing to cover up decades-old failed forestry policy
Immediate Release The latest public-p rivate native woodland funding scheme is window-dressing to cover up…
Budget 2019: Three key steps to avert climate catastrophe and solve housing crisis
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government can take real action to tackle out of control emissions…
Citizens’ Assembly recommendations will revolutionise Ireland’s climate policy
Immediate Release The recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly are the best foundation on which…
Fine Gael's Green Week more spin than substance
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fine Gael’s attempt to piggy-back on Heritage Week to burnish their environmental credentials…
Urgent action needed to halt deluge of waste clogging our coast
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Figures released today that 40 per cent of Irish coastal areas are badly…
Dark day for Irish biodiversity as Dail passes destructive Heritage Bill
Immediate Release The passage of the destructive Heritage Bill through the Dail marks a dark…
Experts warn Oireachtas Committee about concerns over UK's plans to expand nuclear program
Irish and International experts warn Oireachtas Committee about serious deficiencies in the UK’s assessment of…
Brexit: NGO coalition calls on Barnier to stress need for cross-border environmental solution
Immediate Release n environmental coalition has called on Michel Barnier to stress the need for a…
Environmental NGOs concerned with Naughten's decision on compostable throwaway cups
Immediate Release Environmental coalition concerned with Minister’s latest mixed bag of proposals to tackle the scourge of…
Nature Scorecard shines light on Ireland's failure to protect its natural heritage and internationally important habitats and species
Immediate Release The Irish state is failing in its duty to fully implement European Directives…
Press Conference on State's failure to consult Irish people on UK nuclear expansion
Concerns about the UK’s nuclear expansion program and Ireland’s failures to consult with the Irish…
International Day of Forests shows need for complete reform of failing State policy
EMBARGOED: 12.01AM Wednesday 21 March 2018 As International Day of Forests falls upon us, Ireland’s…
New forestry figures point to urgent need for root and branch reform of failing State policy
Immediate Release Ireland’s latest forestry figures are a clear sign of the urgent need for…
PRESS RELEASE: Strict enforcement on hedgerow cutting and upland burning vital to avoid environmental devastation
Immediate Release Strict enforcement on hedgerow cutting and upland burning during the prohibited season is…
Environmental groups welcome long overdue public consultation on proposed UK Nuclear Power Plant
Immediate Release The launch of a public consultation on the UK’s planned Hinkley Point C…
Environmental groups welcome Fine Gael Senator's support for plastic bottle deposit return scheme
Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes support from Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone for a deposit…
