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
The Environmental Pillar are calling on the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to retract his statement that ‘climate change is not a priority’ and start to build …
The Environmental Pillar welcome calls for the use of forestry on farms to balance carbon emissions from agriculture, in an effort to increase sustainability and …
The Environmental Pillar welcome the decision of An Taisce to challenge the High Court ruling on the N86 road as it could have a substantial …
The Environmental Pillar welcome Budget 2016 but warn that a number of measures do not effectively prepare the country for a low carbon future.
The Environmental …
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the passing of the Climate Bill but warns that we need a solid emissions reduction plan in place now.
Today the Climate …
For immediate release
The Environmental Pillar welcomes Minister Alan Kelly’s announcement that the ban on smoky coal is to be extended nationwide.
The Environmental Pillar has long campaigned for …
NGOs urge the Taoiseach to commit to a national action plan –
to overcome Irish “implementation deficit disorder”
Friday 25th September – New York
Ireland can be proud …
The Environmental Pillar are calling for an end to the use of the hazardous chemical Cypermethrin in Irish forests.
This chemical which kills insects is being …
The Environmental Pillar, which is made up of 28 Irish environmental NGOs, welcomes the stance taken by the Pontiff in his teaching today.
The encyclical entitled …
UPDATE 18/6/15: SAI Global Assurances who carried out the audit of Deenish Salmon Farm have been in contact to say that a number of Environmental …
The Environmental Pillar wish to highlight the concerns raised around the failure to make Ireland’s tax system environmentally friendly.
The Environmental Pillar, an advocacy coalition of …
The Environmental Pillar condemns the decision to continue burning peat in power stations past 2019 and calls for a transition to sustainable jobs in the …
Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC
At 10 o’clock on December 1st 2014, Manuel Plugar-Vidal, the Peruvian Minister of State for the Environment and President of COP 20 …
The Environmental Pillar calls on the government to help those affected by climate change in developing countries not just with aid but also by doing …
Annual consultation by Minister Coveney with industry and environmental groups reveals catastrophic deterioration in fish stocks.
The Environmental Pillar wishes to highlight the serious deterioration of …
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the decision of the Minister Simon Coveney to make the new agri-food strategy a government initiative rather than an industry led …
The Environmental Pillar is calling on the government to end its disjointed approach to emissions targets and put Ireland at the forefront of climate change …
In the early hours of Friday morning, EU leaders in Brussels agreed three targets for carbon reductions in 2030. However, the Environmental Pillar are concerned …
Investment in Social Housing
The Environmental Pillar today welcome government investment of €2.2bn in social housing provision but are calling on the government to ensure …
The Environmental Pillar welcomes moves by the government to address the problem of developers hoarding zoned and serviced land and calls for the introduction of …