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Environmental Pillar

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An advocacy coalition of Irish environmental groups, working together to promote environmental protection, a sustainable economy and a just society

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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stop Climate Chaos & Environmental Pillar wrote to Minister O’Brien ahead of the Informal Meeting of EU energy ministers setting out priorities for energy affordability, energy efficiency & renewables & energy security by cutting dependence on fossil fuels www.environmentalpillar.ie/app/uploads/...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Protect our health, water & biodiversity from pesticides! Policymakers, scientists, civil society & key stakeholders will discuss how EU legislation can best safeguard health, water quality & biodiversity at a public conference in Europe House, Dublin on Oct 6 www.pan-europe.info/events/confe...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@envpillar.bsky.social met with Minister Jack Chambers to outline our pre-Budget asks - investment in nature restoration, funding a fair transition from fossil fuels, investment in renewables & retrofit schemes, support for public & active transport & sustainable funding for civil society groups
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We’re calling for a Budget that matches Ireland’s climate and nature commitments. Budget 2027 is an opportunity to invest in measures that protect people & ecosystems, restore nature, provide warm homes, deliver clean energy & enable sustainable transport www.environmentalpillar.ie/budget-2027-...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Today is the 2nd anniversary of the Nature Restoration Law coming into effect 🎂 As fires & drought cause havoc across Europe the necessity for Nature Restoration is clear. We need to see an ambitious Nature Restoration Plan from government including dedicated funding & action on public lands.
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Irish Wildlife Trust @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thank you Katie Mellett at the Irish Times for getting in touch and setting the record straight. @fairseas.ie @irishenvnet.bsky.social @envpillar.bsky.social
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In our submission on Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan, we highlighted the need for ambitious nature restoration on public lands, including lands owned by the Defence Forces such as Curragh Camp, Glen of Imaal, Kilbride Camp and Finner Camp.
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ireland has ambitious targets under the EU Nature Restoration Regulation to re-establish native woodlands. To support this national effort we've mapped key native woodlands with potential for ambitious restoration using public lands Read more: www.environmentalpillar.ie/app/uploads/...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Public land must lead the way in Nature Restoration 🦡 Restore Nature: Native Woodlands project - identifies where public lands can support the expansion of Ireland’s most important remnant woodlands. All that's needed is vision and political will 🌱🌳 www.environmentalpillar.ie/app/uploads/...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ireland has ambitious targets under the EU Nature Restoration Regulation to re-establish native woodlands 🌱 From Killarney to Glendalough, Glengarriff to the Avoca Valley we have mapped key native woodlands with potential for ambitious restoration using public lands 🌳 Red more: l1nq.com/21qjl5y
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Ireland could be a trailblazer in introducing a national-level Universal Basic Income, according to a new publication Universal Income and Wellbeing Economy produced for the Environmental Pillar’s Circular and Wellbeing Economy Hub by Feasta & Equal Right www.environmentalpillar.ie/ireland-coul...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Marine Protected Area legislation to safeguard our seas is long overdue and the publication of the Heads of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill is very welcome news. But it's just the start - now we need to see robust legislation enacted to restore ocean health
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We have submitted our recommendations for Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan — over 300 actions calling for real political leadership, proper funding, and transparent delivery to restore farmland, rivers, coasts, forests and towns for nature and communities. files.constantcontact.com/4a14a939001/...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Members of the Environmental Pillar joined colleagues from Sustainable Water Network at the Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs to discuss the key challenges in relation to water quality throughout the country and the root causes of pollution, as well as outlining potential solutions
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
With your help we ensured that the Nature Restoration Law was adopted. Now help us ensure we secure an ambitious plan to #RestoreNature. Be a voice for nature - make a submission to the public consultation on the Nature Restoration Plan www.environmentalpillar.ie/have-your-sa...
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Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) @swanireland.ie · 23/06/2026
Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan is a generational opportunity to restore nature at scale, and you have a chance to influence it by emailing a submission to the public consultation. 📩 We've joined up with @envpillar.bsky.social to identify 9 key priorities to help 👇 swanireland.ie/take-action/...
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Nature Restoration Plan - Sustainable Water Network
The Sustainable Water Network and the Environmental Pillar are urging members of the public to make a submission to the public consultation on Ireland’s first nature restoration plan. Irish people hav...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Make difference for Ireland’s nature! The public are being asked for their views on Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan, which is a generational opportunity to restore nature at scale. Find out how you can be a voice for nature: www.environmentalpillar.ie/have-your-sa...
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Have your say on the Nature Restoration Plan - The Environmental Pillar
The Environmental Pillar is urging members of the public to make a submission to the public consultation on Ireland’s first nature restoration plan. Irish people have a once in a lifetime opportunity ...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Ireland must accelerate investment in reliable public transport and EV infrastructure to reduce emissions and exposure to fossil fuel shocks, says Climate Change Advisory Council www.climatecouncil.ie/news/press-r...
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News | PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2026 - Transport | Climate Change Advisory Council
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"Water quality will not improve unless nutrient pollution is reduced. Right now, there is no clear sign of long‑term reductions in nutrient levels, making it unlikely that we will see meaningful improvements in water quality anytime soon." www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Water quality in Irish rivers and lakes remains ‘unsatisfactory’
Assessment showing Ireland’s best rivers continue to deteriorate ‘must concern us all’, says EPA director
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Ireland should invest in nature, retrofitting and food and energy security to mitigate against current and future shocks, the Environmental Pillar will tell the Government at the National Economic Dialogue www.environmentalpillar.ie/prudent-inve...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Environmental Pillar calls on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment to challenge European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall on the Commission’s ‘simplification agenda’ and its overall deregulation direction. www.environmentalpillar.ie/environmenta...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
During Ireland's Presidency of the EU, the Govt will be leading member states’ work on a Circular Economy Act to reduce & prevent waste. But 2 in 3 people don’t think the Govt is doing enough on waste at home to show leadership on the issue at EU level. Full poll results here: bit.ly/EP050626
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Ireland Thinks asked people how big a difference EU policy can make to issues. Environmental issues came out strongly with 68% saying it makes quite a difference or very big difference to protecting nature & water quality, 61% saying the same for reducing climate & air pollution bit.ly/EP050626
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
More than three quarters of people say the introduction of a new EU-wide windfall tax on the excess profits of energy companies should be a priority for Ireland’s EU Presidency. 7 in 10 people say reducing our dependence on fossil fuel energy should be a priority. Full poll results: bit.ly/EP050626
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
To mark World Environment Day, we asked Ireland Thinks to measure public opinion on the EU’s role in environmental protection. 8 in 10 Irish people think the Govt should use its upcoming Presidency of the EU to strengthen or uphold EU environmental protections. Only 1 in 8 people want them weakened.
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Public want the Government to use Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the EU to uphold or strengthen environmental protection, reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels & tax the extra profits oil companies are making because of the US-Israeli assault on Iran www.environmentalpillar.ie/public-want-...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The political will to properly regulate this damaging sector clearly doesn’t exist within Ireland, so we are very grateful to the European Commission for stepping in - Ireland referred to Court on peat cutting www.environmentalpillar.ie/environmenta... (Photo: Irish Peatland Conservation Council)
Credit: Irish Peatland Conservation Council
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Share your views on Ireland’s draft National Nature Restoration Plan. Your feedback will help shape the next version of the plan. The closing date for submissions is Tuesday, 30 June 2026. www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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First public consultation on Ireland’s draft National Nature Restoration Plan
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The European Commission is proposing to weaken pesticide rules. Weaker pesticide regulations put our future at risk. Instead, we need real protection of health, water & environment. This is your chance to speak up. Write your message to decision-makers www.environmentalpillar.ie/for-health-b...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
New Government rules imposing an as–yet undisclosed cap on recoverable legal costs in successful environmental judicial reviews will be catastrophic for environmental and climate protection www.environmentalpillar.ie/new-rules-on...
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New Rules on Environmental Legal Fees Slammed as ‘Catastrophic’ - The Environmental Pillar
New Government rules  imposing an as–yet undisclosed cap on recoverable legal costs  in successful environmental judicial reviews will be catastrophic for environmental and climate protection, accordi...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New rules by the Government to impose an as–yet undisclosed cap on the legal costs that applicants who win their judicial reviews relating to the environment can recover is very concerning and represents a really serious blow to public accountability and the quality of environmental decision-making.
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Great to be at the launch of the Independent Advisory Committee report on nature restoration. And many thanks to our colleague @fintankelly.bsky.social for his contribution to the report. Investing money now in nature will save multiples in the future and benefit all
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Today’s launch of the IAC recommendations underlines that nature restoration is a common cause uniting all of Irish society, writes @fintankelly.bsky.social. The government must now match the leadership shown by farmers, fishers, NGOs, and communities nationwide. greennews.ie/united-for-n...
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United for Nature – IAC Bridges Divides with Bold Recommendations for Nature Restoration - Green News Ireland
Today’s launch of the IAC recommendations underlines that nature restoration is a common cause uniting all of Irish society. The government must now match the leadership shown by farmers, fishers, NGO...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Nature restoration is a common cause uniting all of Irish society. Environmental Pillar welcomes IAC recommendations and urges Government to fund the plan www.environmentalpillar.ie/nature-resto...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Simplification of EU environmental regulations will harm society and the environment - Environmental Pillar tells European Commission Director General Eric Mamer that strong regulation & better implementation is needed to deal with climate & nature crises www.environmentalpillar.ie/simplificati...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
An Ireland Thinks poll has found 56% of Irish people think the “Government is not doing enough fast enough to cut Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels”, compared with just 21% who think the Government is doing “too much, too fast” www.environmentalpillar.ie/majority-of-...
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 20/04/2026
400,000 voices and counting, and growing louder every day! Sign the petition and help us say #HandsOffNature. Polluters are pushing to weaken the laws that protect our air, water, and wildlife behind closed doors. Speak up📝 Sign the petition: handsoffnature.eu Photo: Barry Z Levine
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The European Commission is proposing to weaken pesticide rules. Weaker pesticide regulations put our future at risk. Instead, we need real protection of health, water & environment. This is your chance to speak up. Write your message to decision-makers here www.environmentalpillar.ie/for-health-b...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Those advocating for the scrapping of the carbon tax haven’t considered the impacts it will have on households across the country who are accessing funding to upgrade their homes to make them warmer and more energy efficient, as well as farmers who rely on Agri-Climate Rural Environment Schemes
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Calls to scrap or suspend the carbon tax are misguided. It would hit farmers on the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme & homeowners upgrading their houses through SEAI-funded schemes as well as damaging efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions www.environmentalpillar.ie/suspending-o...
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Suspending or scrapping carbon tax would be a retrograde step - The Environmental Pillar
The Environmental Pillar has described calls to scrap or suspend the carbon tax as misguided (1).  Suspending or scrapping carbon tax would be a retrograde step which would hit farmers on the Agri-Cli...
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Irish Environmental Network @irishenvnet.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We’re looking for a Membership & Network Officer to join our team! If you’re passionate about building strong professional relationships, growing communities, and creating meaningful member engagement, this role is for you. www.ien.ie/about/vacanc...
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Vacancies - Irish Environmental Network
Vacancies at the IEN and our Member Organisations
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The EnvPillar has joined with 170 civil society organisations in Europe and Latin America in singing an open letter to the Council and Commission against provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement europeantradejustice.org/eu-mercosur-...
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Open letter to the Council and Commission against provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement
ES  |  PT  |  FR  |  DE  |  NL  |  IT |  SL Dear Ms Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Dear Mr Costa, President of the European Council, We urge you to respect democratic processe…
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Irish Environmental Network @irishenvnet.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Just one day to go to apply for CORE (Cross-border Opportunities for a Resilient Environment) Project Officer! ⏰CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Wednesday 25 February 5pm 📪APPLICATION AND ENQUIRIES: CV and a covering letter to jobs@ien.ie
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Great article in the @independent.ie where @irishenvnet.bsky.social senior land use officer @fintankelly.bsky.social outlines three key ingredients to boost nature restoration in Ireland
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
UN expert says Ireland has made important progress in protecting the environment, but these advances are at risk unless strategic projects, infrastructure and activities are rigorously assessed and legally compliant. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Ireland should mainstream human rights to protect environmental advances: UN expert
DUBLIN — Ireland has made important progress in protecting the environment, but these advances are at risk unless strategic projects, infrastructure and activities with potentially significant environ...
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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“The cunning disguise this time is soothing words such as simplification and competitiveness.” @ciaranbrennan.bsky.social of @envpillar.bsky.social writes on the dangerous undoing of environmental (and human rights) laws at national and EU level.
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Across the world, right-wing political forces are working to dismantle decades of environmental and social progress, but rolling back environmental regulation is the ultimate act of self-harm. Oped by @ciaranbrennan.bsky.social in @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Rolling back environmental regulation is the ultimate act of self-harm
Across the world, right-wing political forces are working to dismantle decades of environmental and social progress, writes Ciaran Brennan
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The European laws that have been safeguarding our nature are being quietly dismantled – under the false promise of “simplification”. Our nature is under attack, and we are here to defend it. But we need your help! Sign the petition to say #HandsOFFNature www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
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Hands OFF Nature! - The Environmental Pillar
Europe - Don’t turn your back on nature! Behind the EU’s ‘simplification’ agenda, crucial environmental safeguards are being quietly dismantled. We’re not calling deregulation by name, but the reality...
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Environmental Pillar @envpillar.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit 😡 180,000+ people already said: #HandsOffNature ✊ Join us in telling EU leaders that we will not sacrifice our future for corporate profits 👉 www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 11/02/2026
27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit tomorrow. 175,000+ people already said: Hands off our water, our air, our nature. 👉 handsoffnature.eu#take-action #HandsOffNature
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