Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

The 2026 edition of Ireland’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Conference took place on Thursday 5th March in Athlone. The conference’s theme of EIA & Renewable Energy brought together consenting authorities, developers, statutory environmental bodies, consultants, academics, Government departments and NGO representatives to discuss the essential role this assessment tool plays in enabling effective design and timely consenting […]

Ireland’s 2025 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Conference was a first of its kind event enabling over 130 professionals involved in the process to freely gather and discuss enhancing the tool. The conference’s theme  Effective EIA for Our Renewable Energy Goals highlighted the key role the assessment tool plays in helping influence the design and inform the consenting