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# an-taisce - Saturday 9 November, 2019
Council failed to assess biodiverse wetlands before they were destroyed
Thousands of creatures including frogs, newts, and eels are thought to have been buried alive after silt was used to cover the site.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
An Taisce appeals to block installation of temporary banners for visitor centre at front of GPO
Dublin City Council granted permission for the banners in June.
# an-taisce - Monday 10 June, 2019
Most tourist towns cleaner than ever... but one Dublin suburb named first litter blackspot in years
Kilkenny comes out on top in the latest cleanliness survey for the group Irish Business Against Litter.
# an-taisce - Thursday 16 May, 2019
'It's unjustifiable': Demolition of 19th-century Dublin distillers structure slammed by An Taisce
The 19th century structure was converted and refurbished in the 1970s.
# an-taisce - Monday 7 January, 2019
Fermoy declared Ireland's cleanest town
Galway City Ballybane and Dublin North Inner City came in at the bottom of the rankings, described as “seriously littered”.
# an-taisce - Monday 10 December, 2018
'A deeply embarrassing blow': Ireland ranked worst in Europe for tackling climate change
The Climate Change Performance Index has ranked Ireland 48th out of 56 countries.
# an-taisce - Sunday 21 October, 2018
Environmental groups enraged by protected sites plan for endangered hen harrier
The groups claim that the Culture Minister’s threat response plan would see large-scale commercial conifer forestry in hen harrier protected areas.
# an-taisce - Friday 28 September, 2018
Draft guidelines on urban development 'facilitate developers at expense of public'
The issue of height restrictions often comes up when discussing urban sprawl.
# an-taisce - Thursday 16 August, 2018
Attempt to stop Georgian house being replaced with 'crude and insensitive' apartment block
Campaigners say the possible demolition of Curragower House is “completely unwarranted”.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 3 January, 2018
Ennis has been declared Ireland's cleanest town
The runners up were Roscommon and last year’s winner Kildare.
# an-taisce - Monday 1 January, 2018
Concerns that rat poison restrictions aren't enough to protect birds of prey
From today, there are new regulations in place for the purchase of and use of rodent poisons in Ireland.
# an-taisce - Friday 22 December, 2017
'This is about heritage and tradition': Turf cutters say the new bogs strategy won't solve the problem
The strategy includes plans to start restoration work on a number of bogs across the country.
# an-taisce - Tuesday 19 September, 2017
Last Georgian mansion built in Dublin to be regenerated despite opposition
Two five-storey office blocks are to be built on either side of the house.
# an-taisce - Friday 4 August, 2017
An Taisce appeals to block new 8-storey Dublin hotel behind Four Courts
River House, which has been called “a scourge in the local area”, is set to be demolished to make way for the hotel.
# an-taisce - Sunday 28 May, 2017
'Galway needs this': Business heavyweights back a €100m docks development
But the plans to build offices for thousands of workers have run into local opposition.
# an-taisce - Tuesday 16 May, 2017
Irish Farmers Journal criticised for 'fake news' editorial on climate change
Matt Dempsey believes we should continue to up our live-stock numbers to the capacity of our land.
# an-taisce - Friday 23 December, 2016
Bord na Móna power plant to remain open despite environmental concerns
Hundreds of jobs are safe, but concerns have been raised about the environmental impact of the Co Offaly plant.
# an-taisce - Friday 11 November, 2016
Seanad to temporarily relocate to National Museum despite objections
The move, which is expected to cost around €1.5 million, is to accommodate renovations at Leinster House.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 2 November, 2016
The National Museum has 'no spare space for vagrant Senators' (according to An Taisce)
A statement from the national trust said the museum “has no spare space for the convenience of vagrant senators”.
# an-taisce - Saturday 14 May, 2016
Forget the selfie, take a trashy pic at the beach this weekend instead
People are being asked to spend a couple of minutes picking up rubbish today.
# an-taisce - Tuesday 27 October, 2015
Green activists win out in legal battle over Offaly peat-burning power plant
Enironmentalists are over the moon, unions not so much.
# an-taisce - Friday 2 October, 2015
Should Dublin go high-rise?
An Taisce wants you to have your say.
# an-taisce - Thursday 18 June, 2015
Former president Mary Robinson is very happy with the Pope
The pope says earth is beginning to look more like an “immense pile of filth”.
# an-taisce - Thursday 2 October, 2014
International report puts Ireland as bottom of the class in global environmental ratings
An Taisce says that future generations will struggle unless our over-consumption is recognised and addressed.
# an-taisce - Saturday 14 June, 2014
Ireland imports millions of litres of used cooking oil to meet EU biofuel targets
An Taisce has branded such policies as “unsustainable”.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
Get your bucket and spade: More Irish beaches get Blue Flag status
More than 76 beaches and four marinas were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award, an increase of six since last year.
# an-taisce - Friday 16 May, 2014
Are these Kilkenny buildings Medieval, Renaissance or just kind of old? No one seems to agree
They won’t be demolished but An Taisce want a national monument on the site.
# an-taisce - Thursday 27 March, 2014
An Taisce take failed legal challenge against new UK power station to appeal court
The National Trust contends that the building a nuclear station on the west coast of the UK was against international, EU, and English law.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 12 March, 2014
An Taisce criticises planning body's decision on drive-through fast food outlets
An Taisce slammed An Bórd Pleanala’s decision to approve drive-through fast food restaurants in the historic Boyne Valley area.
# an-taisce - Friday 7 March, 2014
London Tube-style map shows how Dublin public transport will link up
It’ll be pretty if it works out, we’ll give them that.
# an-taisce - Friday 17 January, 2014
An Taisce granted leave to appeal peat burning at Edenderry power station
An Taisce say that their case focuses on the extraction of the peat burned at the station.
# an-taisce - Thursday 16 January, 2014
New strategy on bogs "treats science as something to be bargained away"
An Taisce has accused the government of “putting electoral considerations ahead of the needs of Ireland’s young generations”.
# an-taisce - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
Planning process criticised as Government publishes details of public consultation
Ireland has submitted its first report on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention which ensures public participation in environmental planning.
# an-taisce - Friday 20 December, 2013
English High Court rejects An Taisce challenge against nuclear plant
The organisation had claimed the Irish public should have been consulted before the British Government drew up its plans for the new plant in Somerset.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 4 December, 2013
Irish challenge against 'unlawful' British nuclear plant starts tomorrow
An Taisce claims permission for a new plant at Hinkley Point shouldn’t have been given as there was no consultation with the Irish people.
# an-taisce - Thursday 21 November, 2013
An Bord Pleanála showing "a failure in both scientific and legal competence" - An Taisce
The independent environmental charity are not happy with the decision to allow Edenderry power station to keep burning peat until 2023.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 6 November, 2013
Crumlin: There's no problem with the planned location of the children's hospital
It follows concerns raised by An Taisce that the new location could be in breach of planning laws.
# an-taisce - Monday 4 November, 2013
Billy Kelleher: 'Intervention of An Taisce on Children’s Hospital location is significant'
Fianna Fáil’s health spokesperson called on the Minister for Health to address the concerns raised by Ireland’s National Trust.
An Taisce writes to Taoiseach over Children's Hospital concerns
The national trust organisation is warning that the project will fall foul of the planning laws, as it won’t be co-located with a maternity hospital.
# an-taisce - Wednesday 30 October, 2013
An Taisce rejects claims that Kilkenny home is not medieval site
Kilkenny County Council’s archaeologists say that a site on Vicar Street contains no traces of a medieval minister’s house, but An Taisce disagrees.
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SOME PEOPLE SWEAR by new year’s resolutions, while others find them pointless or just too hard to keep.
We’re now a few weeks into 2020 and for most people plans to give up smoking or join a gym are long forgotten. Experts argue that it can take 66 days to form a new habit or break an old one.
But there are ways to ensure that you achieve your goals, by setting realistic targets or making the resolution part of your routine.
Psychologist Niamh Hannan of MindWorks.ie says the best way to approach changing a habit is with a positive mindset. She recommends you focus on one habit, frame it positively in your mind, and start visualising the success.
So we want to know: Are you sticking to your new year’s resolution?
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By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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