Tag: Climate Change

Despite a recent commitment from Laois County Council to prioritise the environmental concerns of the county, there was no meaningful increase in funding in...

Laois County Council are in the process of drafting a new County Development Plan, with climate considerations front and centre. The Council have already begun...

Climate change poses a critical challenge for Laois with the potential to result in a wide range of impacts across the county. These include damaging...

The Government’s Ireland 2040 Plan identified the town of Portlaoise as a national demonstration project for implementing sustainable and community driven urban renewal. Portlaoise has...

The two young ladies were noisy. Vinisha Umashankar and Greta Thunberg. Vinisha said: “We’ll build the future, even if you are stuck in the past....

Local Senator Pippa Hackett says the time window available for the world to act on climate change is closing rapidly. The Green Party woman was...

An ambitious new project which aims to engage the community of Abbeyleix with action for climate change was launched on Saturday October 10. Science Communicator...

What a great initiative! Schools from Laois will be celebrating Clean Air Week from the November 18 November 22 to  by undertaking activities and events...

There has been a warm welcome at the County Council for the adoption of the Laois Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. However, there were shades of...

Laois student and Climate Ambassador Jack O’Neill (17) has been chosen from 7000 worldwide applicants to attend the first ever United Nations (UN) Youth...

The much anticipated ‘Climate Action Plan’ was recently released by the Irish Government. The Climate Action Plan arrives as a reaction to both electoral and...

RTÉ are looking for Laois households to take on a challenge which, will measure the impact your household is having on Planet Earth, across...