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, Kayle Crosson.
Our member organisations include all the main environmental NGOs in the country and cover everything from local habitat protection to global climate change.
Kayle Crosson
Communications Officer
Environmental Pillar
Email: kayle@ien.ie
Press Releases
Immediate Release
Calls from the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee to protect biodiversity and recognise the vital role of a healthy environment in tackling climate change is …
The executive summary of the report is available here: https://nienvironmentlink.org/cmsfiles/Brexit-GFA-report-SUMMARY.pdf
The full report is available here: https://nienvironmentlink.org/cmsfiles/Brexit-GFA-report-FULL.pdf
Please see media …
Young Irish citizens on the frontline of climate activism took centre stage at an event in the capital this evening to tell MEP candidates what …
January 10th 2019 – immediate release
Environmental groups and the public are being left in the dark over the Government’s plans to manage Skellig Michael, Ireland’s …
Extension of public consultation on controversial upland burning welcomed by environmental coalition
Immediate Release – 9 January 2019
The Environmental Pillar has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend a public consultation on controversial upland burning regulations after it …
Environmental Pillar cautiously welcomes the Withdrawal Agreement & Political Declaration: will a level playing field deliver cross-border alignment?
The conclusion of negotiations on a Withdrawal Agreement …
November 16th, 2018
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the inclusion of a commitment in the draft withdrawal agreement to maintaining current levels of environmental protection across the …
Immediate Release
Ireland’s largest environmental coalition is deeply concerned by reports that the Government is set to row back on hikes in carbon and diesel taxes.
It …
New public-private woodland scheme is window-dressing to cover up decades-old failed forestry policy
Immediate Release
The latest public-p rivate native woodland funding scheme is window-dressing to cover up the State’s decades-old failed forestry policy, warns environmental coalition.
The call from …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Government can take real action to tackle out of control emissions and an unacceptable housing crisis by adopting three common sense taxes in …
Immediate Release
The recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly are the best foundation on which to lay the policy roadmap for real and lasting leadership in tackling …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fine Gael’s attempt to piggy-back on Heritage Week to burnish their environmental credentials is a clear attempt to paper over gaping holes in their …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Figures released today that 40 per cent of Irish coastal areas are badly littered is a clear sign that urgent action is needed to …
Immediate Release
The passage of the destructive Heritage Bill through the Dail marks a dark day for Irish biodiversity, Ireland’s leading environmental coalition has said.
The Government’s …
Irish and International experts warn Oireachtas Committee about serious deficiencies in the UK’s assessment of plans to expand its nuclear power program and the potential …
Immediate Release
n environmental coalition has called on Michel Barnier to stress the need for a solution to the border issue that maintains full alignment of environmental …
Immediate Release
Environmental coalition concerned with Minister’s latest mixed bag of proposals to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution and packaging waste.
Responding to questions in the Dail yesterday on …
Immediate Release
The Irish state is failing in its duty to fully implement European Directives vital to protect numerous threatened species and habitats on our island.
This …
Concerns about the UK’s nuclear expansion program and Ireland’s failures to consult with the Irish public were raised today by TDs and Senators from across the …
EMBARGOED: 12.01AM Wednesday 21 March 2018
As International Day of Forests falls upon us, Ireland’s latest forestry figures point to an urgent need for a root …