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
Environmental Pillar welcome the passing of Climate Bill but warn real work still ahead
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the passing of the Climate Bill but warns that we need…
Press Release: Environmental Pillar calls for savings from Smoky coal ban to be re-invested in home insulation
For immediate release The Environmental Pillar welcomes Minister Alan Kelly’s announcement that the ban on…
Press Release: Ireland can be proud of the UN's Global Goals, test now is achieving them in Ireland
NGOs urge the Taoiseach to commit to a national action plan – to overcome Irish…
Hazardous chemical being used in Irish forests needs to be phased out
The Environmental Pillar are calling for an end to the use of the hazardous chemical…
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the Pope's call for action on climate change
The Environmental Pillar, which is made up of 28 Irish environmental NGOs, welcomes the stance…
The Environmental Pillar rejects eco-label given to an Irish salmon farm
UPDATE 18/6/15: SAI Global Assurances who carried out the audit of Deenish Salmon Farm have…
EU critical of Ireland’s failure to tax environmental harm
The Environmental Pillar wish to highlight the concerns raised around the failure to make Ireland’s…
Burning peat is costing our environment and the taxpayer dearly and needs to stop
The Environmental Pillar condemns the decision to continue burning peat in power stations past 2019…
The Challenges Faced at COP 20
Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC At 10 o’clock on December 1st 2014, Manuel Plugar-Vidal, the Peruvian…
Action on climate change needs to happen at home and abroad
The Environmental Pillar calls on the government to help those affected by climate change in…
Environmental Pillar highlight serious deterioration in fish stocks behind recommendations to cut number of fish caught
Annual consultation by Minister Coveney with industry and environmental groups reveals catastrophic deterioration in fish…
New government Agri-Food plans welcomed by Environmental Pillar
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the decision of the Minister Simon Coveney to make the new…
Ireland is way off track for 2020 climate targets, European study finds
The Environmental Pillar is calling on the government to end its disjointed approach to emissions…
Response to EU Climate Targets 2030
In the early hours of Friday morning, EU leaders in Brussels agreed three targets for…
Budget 2015: Social housing investment and renovation scheme reaction
Investment in Social Housing The Environmental Pillar today welcome government investment of €2.2bn in social…
Budget 2015 Response: Site Value Tax
The Environmental Pillar welcomes moves by the government to address the problem of developers hoarding…
Budget 2015 response: Blue Economy
The Environmental Pillar cautiously welcomes the marine measures in the budget but warns that the…
Budget 2015 response: Tax measures to support Agriculture
The Environmental Pillar welcomes a number of tax measures that will benefit farmers and farming…
Conserving Ireland’s natural habitats and biodiversity can help in the fight against climate change
At the National Ploughing Championships 2014, the Environmental Pillar launched a report into how Ireland’s…
Europe US trade deal could open the door to fracking in Ireland
The Environmental Pillar is concerned that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being…
