A total of 5,358 groups joined the National Spring Clean 2026 campaign, removing over 2,705 tonnes of rubbish from their local communities. Read more
Huge congratulations to Ireland's newest Young Reporters of the Environment National winners — we are delighted to reveal that Young Reporters for the Environment International have selected some of this year's winners for the global competition. Read more
In a highly Trumpian move, the Government yesterday signed new regulations which will all but bring an end to public interest environmental litigation in Ireland. Read more
Data Centres growth is stripping out Ireland’s energy transition and ensuring climate and environmental failure. Watch our webinar highlighting the issues that surround data centres in Ireland. Read more
Emeritus Professor John Sweeney, Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Maynooth University writes that while optimistic noises may be made about our progress in limiting emissions, the underlying problem is not being tackled by effective policy measures. While our EU partners have achieved average emission reductions of 40% since 1990, we have managed a measly 5% Read more
Chair of An Taisce Terri Morrissey writes, 'that we failed to stay within the first Carbon Budget is one thing, but welcoming failure as a success risks undermining public support for the action that is needed to succeed in meeting our commitments to reduce GHG emissions, and licenses procrastination by another generation of political leaders.' Read more
The National Spring Clean encourages communities across Ireland to play their part in tackling Ireland’s litter problem to protect biodiversity and help fight climate change. Read more
An Taisce welcomed the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union. It clearly signposts enhanced scrutiny of water quality impacts from intensive farming in Ireland. Read more
An Taisce has asked the European Commission to reconsider its decision to grant Ireland permission to spread manure at rates above the limits imposed by EU law aimed at preventing water pollution for a further three years. There are serious doubts about the lawfulness of this decision. Read more
An Taisce filed an application to the High Court seeking a judicial review of the sixth Nitrates Action Programme earlier this week. We wanted to share the background to what's been going on and the important reasons why this decision was taken. Read more
An Taisce — the National Trust for Ireland has filed an application to the High Court seeking judicial review of the sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), adopted by the Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government in early December last. Read more
Green Heritage Accreditation was introduced in 2021, as a new component of the international Green Flag Award for Parks scheme. It had previously been identified by An Taisce as a useful support in protecting the heritage and history of our public green spaces. Read more
Efforts to protect and support local wildlife, plants and nature are receiving a boost with the confirmation of grant support for An Taisce's Dun Laoghaire Local Association from Community Foundation Ireland and the National Parks and Wildlife Service Read more
Students from across the country were celebrated at a special awards ceremony marking the announcement of the winners of this year’s Green-Schools Marine Spatial Planning Poster and Photography Competitions. Read more
An Taisce welcomes decision by An Coimisiún Pleanála to refuse permission for retention of an unauthorised quarry development application.The site is in an ecologically and water sensitive catchment area bounded by the McGillycuddy Reeks and Caragh River Catchment Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Read more
Government’s LNG plan will lock-in fossil fuel dependency, ensure climate action failure, and is contrary to Ireland’s legal obligations. An Taisce is calling for an independent review of the General Scheme of the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill (2025). Read more
NEW for members: An Taisce — the National Trust for Ireland is delighted to have a special reciprocal membership arrangement with Tuatha. Members of Tuatha and An Taisce can now decide to avail of the double-benefit of being part of both. Read more
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Tá An Taisce – The National Trust for Ireland ag iarraidh ar an Aire deireadh a chur leis an gcomhairliúchán maidir le hathruithe ar rialacha costas dlí i gcásanna comhshaoil. Read more
An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment have written to Minister Darragh O’Brien to scrap a consultation on changes to the rules on the legal costs that NGOs, civil society groups and members of public could recover following successful environmental judicial reviews. Read more
The Government is seeking to dramatically erode the public right of access to justice via the courts by imposing prohibitively expensive costs on eNGOs and members of civil society who seek to challenge unlawful planning, licencing, or policy decisions. In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. Read more
An Taisce CEO Gary Freemantle reflects on a year defined by progress, vigilance, and renewed national attention to Ireland’s environment and heritage. Never has An Taisce's role as guardians of Ireland's natural and built heritage felt more urgent or more visible. Read more
Bellamont is seen as one of Ireland's most distinguished houses. It is in the Palladian Georgian style and was designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce in the late 1720s. Thanks to the efforts of the late John Manuel Morehart, the house has been sensitively restored and conserved. Read more
The project from Think Before You Pour/Clean Coasts facilitated a series of educational talks delivered by staff of these organisations discussing marine litter and its impacts, water quality and marine flora and fauna. Cockleshell Beach, near Tralee, has an ongoing issue with sanitary waste polluting the environment. Read more