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An Taisce Strategic Plan 2023-2026

An Taisce's role and responsibility as the National Trust for Ireland is reaffirmed in this Strategic Plan. It restates An Taisce's committment to the protection of heritage, sustainable development and environmental education. Read more

2023 Annual Report and Accounts

An Taisce's audited financial Statement pertaining to 2023 and a report on all of our activities. Read more

Submission on Draft Climate Action Plan 2024

Draft Specification for the Climate Action & Sustainable Development Leaving Cert Curriculum

Submission on Draft National Energy and Climate Plan

Submission on Draft National Biomethane Strategy

Submission to JOC Agriculture, Food and the Marine on impacts of reducing the Nitrates Derogation

Deenish Island Salmon Farm Submission

Submission on Dublin Airport Capacity Expansion Application

An Taisce Green Communities Low Carbon Planning Resources

Letter on Lack of Consultation for National Biomethane Strategy

Submission to Environment and Climate Action Joint Oireachtas Committee on Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss

We are moving!

We are now based at 5 Foster Place, Dublin 2 Read more

Draft Sustainable and Compact Settlement Guidelines

Climate Action Plan 2024 - Call for Expert Evidence

Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations

2022 Annual Report and Accounts

An Taisce's audited financial Statement pertaining to 2022 and a report on all of our activities. Read more

Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022

Organic Farming Survey: Barriers and Benefits

Are you a farmer in the Republic of Ireland? What are your thoughts on organic farming? Read more

Public Consultation on Ireland’s 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan

Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the An Bord Pleanála Appointments Bill

Submission to the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss

Climate Action Plan 2023

Robert Lloyd Praeger's Presidential Address - 1948

Robert Lloyd Praeger was the first president of An Taisce. His vision for the organisation is as relevant today as it was in 1948. Read more

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An Taisce Nitrates Case referred to Europe

In an important judgment, The High Court is referring questions on the details of the An Taisce Nitrates Case to the European Court for consideration
The Meath Local Association, the Boyne Navigation and an innovative photo competition

The Meath Local Association's long history dates back to 1968 and it manages the important Boyne Navigation property along the river from Navan to Drogheda. This summer, a unique new photo competition aims to spotlight restoration opportunities in buildings with character
An Taisce members visit Sliabh Beagh — one of the best blanket bog habitats in Ireland

An Taisce President Philip Kearney shares news of the Sliabh Beagh visit with members and ensuring the site's future as a nature reserve. The property forms part of an EU-designated protection site for Hen Harrier
An Taisce Strategic Plan 2023-2026

An Taisce's role and responsibility as the National Trust for Ireland is reaffirmed in this Strategic Plan. It restates An Taisce's committment to the protection of heritage, sustainable development and environmental education.

Vacancies

Join our team! We're hiring.
We Protect

We hold and preserve a range of heritage properties in trust, including historic buildings and nature reserves.
Our Mission

Overview of An Taisce's mission, vision and work
We Educate

We develop and run Ireland's most popular and successful environmental and sustainability programmes.
Key Staff and Volunteers

List of the key employees and volunteers in all An Taisce sections with their contact details
Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork

1580s Irish Chieftain's fortified house
Benefits of Membership

Help us to preserve Ireland's rich heritage, protect our beautiful nature, and slow climate change. Become a member of An Taisce and receive these benefits.
Compost for Nature

Our Compost for Nature guide is now available! For years, the garden and landscape industry has been selling us peat moss as “compost.” In reality, this is peat-moss that is nutrient-poor and bad for our peatlands. The good news is that there is another more sustainable way to nurture soil health AND reduce waste - composting!
Volunteer for An Taisce

Information on how to volunteer with An Taisce and what volunteering opportunities exist.
We Advocate

We are a leading voice for all aspects of environmental conservation and sustainable development in Ireland as essential to the wellbeing and resilience of both people and planet

Application by ESB for change of use from museum to residential at Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin 2

This proposal by the ESB to close the Georgian House museum at Fitzwilliam Street would represent the loss of a thirty-year-old heritage and cultural visitor attraction and educational resource for the city Read more