Friends of the Earth also published its "dirty dozen" - twelve areas where Ireland has failed to protect the environment
Ireland has the highest number of European complaints per head of population on environmental issues.
We are the most car dependent country in the world. Road traffic CO2 emissions increased by 124% between 1990 and 2002.
Greenhouse gas emissions will exceed Kyoto limits by almost 40% by 2010, resulting in huge financial penalties
18 species of native wild birds are endangered, drift netting is devastating wild salmon stocks, shellfish waters are increasingly polluted and 25 of our fish species are in decline.
The Protection of the Environment Act 2003 is not deterring criminals involved in widespread illegal dumping because it is not being properly enforced
Government subsidies for aviation should be removed and an aviation fuel tax imposed - to reflect the real environmental cost of low cost flying.
GM crops have failed to deliver the promised benefits or reduce pesticide use. Friends call on Ireland to join the European network of GMO free regions.
New peat-burning electricity generating stations will burn an estimated 1,500 hectares of peatlands every year for the next 15 years.
Only 5.6% of household waste was diverted from landfill in 2001
In just 3 years (1998-2001) per capita production of household waste increased by 17%.
Shellfish waters are declining, 66% of sites are now in a category where they must be purified for 48 hours before sale.
Faecal coliforms were found in 25% of all ground water samples in the period 2001 - 2002