Padraig Fogarty
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Irish Times view on State’s failure to protect internationally important habitats
- Editorial
- July 8, 2020, 19:30
Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union for persistent failure to designate special areas of conservation (SACs). It h(...)

Commission to refer Ireland to Court of Justice of the EU over failure on conservation measures
- Environment
- July 2, 2020, 21:22
Ireland has been referred to the European Court of Justice over its persistent failure to designate special areas of conservation (SACs), more than f(...)

Greens criticised over moving biodiversity brief to housing department
- Politics
- July 2, 2020, 18:08
The Government’s decision to move responsibility for nature and biodiversity to the Department of Housing has been strongly objected to by a broad ran(...)

Ivan Yates turns the blowtorch on all politicians
- TV, Radio, Web
- February 22, 2020, 06:00
The news that Ivan Yates is planning to retire from broadcasting later this year may come as a blow to his fans – and a fillip to his rivals – but per(...)

State urged to ramp up protection of ‘inadequate’ sea habitats
- Environment
- September 2, 2019, 21:21
Ireland has designated just 2.3 per cent of its vast marine area for special protection, and yet most of its important sea habitats are “in inadequate(...)

UUJ and Maynooth both start Sigerson Cup with wins
- Gaelic Games
- January 20, 2019, 16:39
Ulster University (UUJ) overcame IT Tralee on a scoreline of 1-13 to 1-8 in their opening game of the 2019 Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup, played out i(...)

Westmeath take advantage of Kildare sending off to make semi-final
- Gaelic Football
- January 6, 2019, 17:22
Westmeath 1-13 Kildare 1-7 A fine second-half performance against a Kildare side reduced to 14 players was the key to Westmeath’s surprise victory in(...)

‘Concerning lack of progress’ on sustainable development in Ireland
- Politics
- November 21, 2018, 21:07
There is “a concerning lack of progress” in ensuring sustainable development is at the heart of Government policy, according to a report by Coalition (...)

Kildare's wild geese return for a gander at a Leinster title
- Gaelic Games
- July 16, 2017, 09:00
They would have been a lot to go without. Kevin Feely, Paddy Brophy, Daniel Flynn and Paul Cribbin. It wouldn’t have taken much, either. If the wind h(...)

Éamonn Fitzmaurice wary of rejuvenated Kildare
- Gaelic Football
- July 28, 2015, 01:00
“You weren’t expecting that, were yiz?” Alan Smith said to those gathered outside the Kildare changing room on Saturday night. Not many saw it coming(...)