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The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., has today (Monday 30th May) published the Review of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The review was carried out over a 16 month period by an independent group...

Green-Schools is an international programme which acknowledges and rewards schoolwide environmental education and action. The programme in Ireland is managed by An Taisce and internationally...

Mr. Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht today (20 May 2011) officially started the BioBlitz 2011 at Killarney National Park, Co Kerry. The event also marked the...

Energy Minister Pat Rabitte today launched Better Energy – The National Upgrade Programme, a programme that is designed to ensure more opportunities for householders and businesses to reduce their...

I would like to thank the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Ireland (CIWM) for the opportunity to address your conference here this morning. I’d like to thank your Secretary Toddy Cuthbert...

Speaking at the Teagasc National Bioenergy Conference in Tullamore today, Minister of State McEntee emphasised the important contribution that the agriculture and forestry sectors have to play...

Heritage Minister Jimmy Deenihan today opened a public seminar at Dublin Castle on Skellig Michael, one of Ireland’s two World Heritage properties...

"This new water utility company will take over responsibility for managing and supervising investment in water services infrastructure and to manage the domestic water metering programme..."

Speaking at the launch in Farmleigh, Minister Hogan said, “SuperValu and my Department are asking people to get out and ‘get their hands dirty for TidyTowns’ in 2011...