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
EPA report highlights Government total failure to tackle air pollution problems
The EPA’s damning indictment of our transport system’s contribution to poor air quality in Ireland…
Environmental NGOs concerned lobbyists will block new waste tyre regulations
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the new Waste Tyre Management Regulations and calls on the Joint…
Budget 2018 falls embarrassingly short of tackling Air Pollution and Climate Change
The Environmental Pillar has expressed extreme disappointment at the exclusion of any measures to equalise the cost…
BUDGET 2018: Environmentalists support SocDems call for plastic tax
Immediate Release Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Social Democrats inclusion of a levy on…
BUDGET 2018: Greens back call to equalize cost of diesel
Immediate Release Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Green Party’s support of its proposal to…
Heritage Minister's biodiversity plan lacks aspiration, focus and strategy
The Government’s latest biodiversity action plan lacks aspiration, focus and strategy, Ireland’s leading environmental coalition…
Press Release: All-Ireland environmental coalition in Brussels to voice concern over Brexit
An All-Ireland environmental NGO coalition is in Brussels today to voice their shared concerns over…
PRESS RELEASE: 200,000 European Citizens sign landmark petition calling on the EU to protect soil
Immediate Release The Irish branch of the European-wide People4Soil campaign has smashed its national quota for…
PRESS RELEASE: Native Woodlands the solution to farm water pollution, says environmental coalition
Immediate Release The use of existing forestry grants to allow farmers to plant native woodlands…
PRESS RELEASE: Pillar comment on State of the European Union address
Sustainable development and environmental protection must be put at the heart and centre of the…
PRESS RELEASE: Happy Pear Twins fly the Foodie Flag for People4Soil Campaign
Immediate Release With just four weeks left to reach Ireland’s target, The Happy Pear twins…
PRESS RELEASE: Citizens' Assembly must call for referendum on constitutional right to environmental protection
The Citizens’ Assembly must call for a referendum to give a constitutional right to environmental…
PRESS RELEASE: Strict enforcement on hedgerow cutting to avoid further devastation to wildlife and habitats
Immediate Release The Environmental Pillar reiterates that hedgerow cutting remains illegal during the month of…
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental NGOs slam Minister of State's climate speech in New York
Immediate Release The government should focus on its own mitigation efforts instead of offering the…
PRESS RELEASE: New Seanad Report on Brexit's threat to the environment welcomed by environmental groups
Immediate Release Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Seanad’s calls for concrete action to ensure environmental…
PRESS RELEASE: Three key budget policies to net over €200m in revenue and protect environment
Immediate Release Leading environmental organisation outlines three key budget policies to net over €200m in…
Historic Bill to ban onshore fracking a boost for the global climate movement, says Ireland's leading environmental organisation
Today’s passing of the historic Bill to ban onshore fracking is a great victory for…
PRESS RELEASE: CONFERENCE BREXIT AND IMPACT ON THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT, 16 June 2017
Crucial cross-border cooperation to protect the environment across the island of Ireland must not be…
Press Release: Pillar wholeheartedly denounces Trump's withdrawal from Paris Agreement
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement shows a profound lack…
Press Release: Post-Brexit cross-border cooperation crucial to protect the environment and tackle climate change
Post-Brexit cross-border cooperation crucial to protect the environment and tackle climate change, say leading environmental…
