The potentially irreversible impacts of climate change will be experienced by our children and grandchildren

Judgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targets

Judgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targets

Opposition TDs accuse Government of lacking ambition in tackling climate crisis

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Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…

Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…

Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.

Dr Orla Kelleher of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology calls on Ireland to show greater leadership and ambition on climate action.

A hypothetical, but not impossible story by Orlagh Gaynor, physiotherapist with Irish Doctors for the Environment, inspired by ideas from…

Members of Irish Doctors for the Environment outline why a push against fossil fuels is key to truly tackling the climate crisis.

Where legal cases are most effective is when they are part of a broader campaign strategy combining different tactics, including direct action, demonstrations, popular education and coalition building...

The new data shows for the first time the the average exposure of private pensions in Ireland to fossil fuels

Despite growing calls for militarisation, polls show strong public support for Ireland’s neutrality as government pressure intensifies

We need to "take a step back" and assess the full environmental and human rights impacts of mining critical minerals, says Elisa Morgera

Friends of the Irish Environment is challenging the government’s 2023 Climate Action Plan in the High Court this week.

I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

Despite the growing recognition of climate change's impact on human rights, it is not clear that the Fit for 55 Package has been informed by human rights. This prompts questions as to whether human r...

The High Court has ruled that planners did not fulfil their duty to comply with climate law in a judgement expected to have far-reaching implications for all public bodies.

At a time of climate crisis, the new Government has a choice to make between carbon budgets and economic growth at all costs