Well done to each and every little person who saved their batteries for @WEEEIreland and helped raise money for @LauraLynnHouse . A good news story that would do your heart good in these worrying times 👏 www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Irish school pupils save 1.5 million batteries from landfill and help hospice

TV and radio presenter Laura Woods is calling for more schools and students to become battery recycling champions

An interesting survey in that it shows the Irish government has a lot of work to do to convince people across the country, and especially rural areas, of the benefits of fitting a heat pump. With so many still using oil, they have quite a mountain to climb www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Cost of installing heat pump off-putting for 61% of Irish homes, survey finds

Two thirds said they have no plans to install one rising to 75% in rural areas

Northern Ireland environment/agri Minister Andrew Muir joins his Scottish and Welsh counterparts at New York Climate Week... He says "climate change is one of my top priorities" and he's working with other devolved nations to drive action www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

Andrew Muir joins Scottish and Welsh counterparts at New York Climate Week

He says "climate change is one of my top priorities" and he's working with other devolved nations to drive action

Northern Ireland farmer sentenced over "shocking case of animal neglect and animal suffering". Maurice Rainey, 62, of Church Rd, Randalstown was given a 10 month custodial sentence, 10 months on licence and has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years say @daera_ni

Rural turf/coal/wood fires & city traffic impacting Ireland's push for clean air with @EPAIreland saying: "Air pollution is not just a city phenomenon, there are negative impacts in towns and villages right across the country" #AirPollution#Irelandwww.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Solid fuel fires and traffic impacting Ireland's push to clean up air - EPA

"Air pollution is not just a city phenomenon, there are negative impacts in towns and villages right across the country"

Their asks? That Ireland join 13 countries seeking a negotiating mandate for @fossiltreaty to halt fossil fuel expansion and provide a roadmap to phase out all fossil fuels and bin their floating LNG proposal #climatecrisis#irelandwww.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Hundreds march through Dublin urging government to phase out all fossil fuels

Campaigners also urged them to bin proposals for a floating gas facility off Ireland's coast

Meet the Quarterlands group fighting a development frenzy they fear will harm Northern Ireland's only regional park. Tonight @lisburnccc will decide on the first of a raft of planning applications for big homes, a hotel & retirement village in the greenbelt www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

NI women fighting 'development frenzy' they fear will harm only regional park

The Quarterlands group fears a raft of planning applications for homes, a hotel and a retirement village will impact the regional park, its biodiversity and increase flooding and traffic

Here's what Northern Ireland's new Programme for Government outlines on Lough Neagh, water pollution, climate, net zero, retrofitting, renewables, nature and NI Water - No mention of an independent environmental protection agency 👇 www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

Programme for Government doesn't include an independent EPA

We've taken a closer look at their plans to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises which will impact us all

I was at the High Court this morning to hear how Mid & East Antrim Council's planning permission for a major oil terminal on Belfast Lough has been quashed. Watch what Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal campaigners and their PILS NI solicitor Maria McCloskey said 👇 www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

Belfast Lough oil terminal permission quashed at High Court

The campaign's solicitor told us: "Ultimately this is a great victory for the campaign group"

This is great! Even better if we rolled out solar panels across hospitals and schools as well like they have in Ireland - imagine how much money that would save on energy bills for the public sector in Northern Ireland! #climatecrisis#energybillswww.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

NI Prison for women and young people to save £60k with solar farm

Ministers have 'switched on' Hydebank Wood's solar panel