Grace O’Sullivan

EU agrees to phase out fossil fuel subsidies in 10-year plan

Rapporteur Grace O’Sullivan welcomes deal backed by setting deadline and reporting on progress

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 18:10

Sinn Féin accounts for bulk of reported political party donations in 2020

Party discloses €70,668 out of €152,000 for all parties to public standards body

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 14:53

EU’s carbon targets challenging but doable for Ireland, says Ryan

Plan must not leave ordinary people with financial burden of climate change – Cuffe

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 20:01

Efforts to protect vast areas of Antarctica to get significant EU boost

European Parliament to support global effort to arrest biodiversity loss in critical ecosystem

Wed Jul 07 2021 - 18:33

Radical overhaul of marine planning to begin with draft Bill this week

Scale-up of marine protected areas (MPAs) follows criticism of ‘snail’s pace’ of progress

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 20:59

World Environment Day: Public called on to log seagrass lawns and meadows

Seagrasses help to slow climate change and biodiversity loss, says Coastwatch

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 15:03

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin top list for declared donations last year

Almost all donations to political parties above €1,500 were from elected representatives

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 21:55

Calls on Irish MEPs to reject ‘regressive’ CAP proposals in key European Parliament vote

Reforms ‘will not address climate, biodiversity or water problems generated by Irish agriculture’

Thu Oct 22 2020 - 19:02

EU farming subsidies deal criticised as insufficiently green

Environmental groups urge greater protections for biodiversity and pesticide curbs

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 20:30

Ryan rejects Young Greens’ criticism of party entering Government

At virtual Green Party conference leader says joining coalition ‘right thing to do’

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 02:02

Greta Thunberg is going back to school. What has she achieved in two years?

The teenager elicits hope, admiration and even awe in people many times her age

Sun Aug 30 2020 - 06:00

Government supports green deal being central to EU economic recovery plan

Minister for Environment confirms Ireland would join countries seeking a sustainable and just recovery

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 19:29

Animal welfare group raises concern over live exports

Irish live exports do not meet highest welfare standards – Ethical Farming Ireland claims

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 22:25

Mercosur deal at odds with EU carbon neutrality aim, study claims

Climate policies may be ‘undermined’ by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

Mon Jan 20 2020 - 05:00

Creed rejects call for ban on live animal exports

Minister for Agriculture says Ireland’s exports are based on highest welfare standards

Sun Dec 29 2019 - 17:30

Making and selling of products containing microbeads banned

Harmful plastics founds in some toothpastes, body wash, face scrubs, sunscreen, medicines

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 14:59

EIB’s decision to end funding for fossil fuel energy projects welcomed

Key elements of the new strategy will not come into effect until 2021

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 20:08

Miriam Lord: ‘Votegate’ takes a backseat as fobbing fever grips the Dáil

Do TDs fob each other into the chamber? Lt Columbo aka Paul Murphy cracks the case

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 02:36

Member states oppose revised EU emission targets for 2030

Ambition to reach ‘net-zero’ by 2050 is being resisted by a small number of countries

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 19:02

Green Party set to have FF, FG support as writ moved calling for Seanad byelection

No date set but ‘no appetite in Government’ to delay election to replace Grace O’Sullivan

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 21:11