Governments urged to respond to IPCC report’s ‘stark’ findingsMary Robinson and campaigners call for more ambitious action on climate changeMon Nov 03 2014 - 01:00
IPCC climate change report : main pointsUN panel says human influence on changing of climate system is now ‘clear’Sun Nov 02 2014 - 13:53
Workable global accord on climate needed as Bonn talks deliver little‘Very ambitious agenda’ faces ministers at December’s UN climate summit in LimaMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:00
EU environment ministers to decide on sharing greenhouse gas ‘burden’Next Tuesday’s environment council to discuss how to proceed and steps to take on implementing EU pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030Sat Oct 25 2014 - 06:54
UN climate talks in Bonn stall on funding pledge clashesDeveloping country demands for funds to adapt to global warming meet resistanceWed Oct 22 2014 - 21:47
Climate change conference told of plans to store CO2 emissionsStatoil claims carbon capture technically feasible and economically viableTue Oct 21 2014 - 18:18
Ebola precautions taken at UN climate summit in BonnAdvisory leaflet explains symptoms and what to do ‘in case you get sick’Mon Oct 20 2014 - 17:57
Climate talks in Bonn to lay groundwork for new dealElements of draft agreement ‘must be clear’ ahead of conference in LimaMon Oct 20 2014 - 14:28
Tranquillity and trauma at Ground ZeroWhile the National 9/11 Memorial has been positively received, the adjacent museum is proving much more contentiousWed Oct 15 2014 - 05:00
Deal, or no deal? What the transatlantic trade deal would mean for IrelandOpinion: The US-EU partnership could have widespread implications for Europe’s environmental policies and much else besidesTue Oct 14 2014 - 00:01
Cutting speed limits to 30km/h reduces road accidentsChildren, older people and deprived communities would benefit most from a change, conference toldMon Oct 13 2014 - 21:53
Fuel-efficient cars reduce energy use by a quarter‘Seismic shift’ in consumer preference leads to dramatic decline in transport emissionsFri Oct 10 2014 - 11:52
Guildhall stands tall among restorationsIrish Georgian Society’s Conservation Awards aim to recognise significant projects involving the conservation of historic buildings in IrelandThu Oct 09 2014 - 00:00
ESB says 32,000 using ‘pay as you go’ electricity metersNumber of disconnections between 2011 and 2014 fallsMon Oct 06 2014 - 15:48
Robinson calls for Europe to push on emissions cutsCouncil needs to build on the ‘big momentum’ created by events in New YorkMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Take an alternative tour through the busy boulevards of BucharestOf all the ex-communist eastern European capitals, Bucharest is the mostexotic, and the most scarredSat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Writing on wall for fossil fuels as Esso heirs reveal divestmentRockefeller getting out of oil, coal and gas is seen as significant tipping pointThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Climate change response will define this century, says Obama‘Nobody gets a pass,’ US president tells UN conference in New YorkWed Sept 24 2014 - 06:51
New master plan for Docklands is a remodelling on a human scaleA more realistic approach to developing Docklands sees balance between commercial and residentialWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:40
Boland’s Mill planning application expectedProposed development to include a residential element and a civic spaceWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:15
Taoiseach promises Ireland will play its role on climate changeTaoiseach tells UN climate summit that Ireland is a ‘world leader in carbon-efficient agriculture and food production’Wed Sept 24 2014 - 01:05
Marshall Islander makes impassioned plea to climate change conference‘We deserve to do more than just survive, we deserve to thrive’Wed Sept 24 2014 - 01:05
Royal Gold Medal for architecture goes to Dublin-based O’Donnell and TuomeyWorld’s most prestigious architecture award won by Irish pair in recognition of workWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Wall Street ‘flooded’ by climate activistsActivists confront institutions about profiting from the climate crisisTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach to tell UN summit climate Bill a priorityKenny to address the opening session todayTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
New York streets fill with climate protestersHundreds of thousands march ahead of tomorrow’s climate change summitMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Climate still burning issue as leaders lay out stallsWorld players meeting in US to outline methods of capping global warming riseMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Cork gallery could buy Bantry House contents as auction is called offCrawford Gallery approached by State and council bodiesFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Foreshore Bill ‘will radically change coastal responsibilities’Responsibilities for managing the coastal zone are to be transferred to local authoritiesTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:06
Juncker accused of rolling back commitments on environmentLeading climate change groups ‘concerned’ over direction of new European CommissionFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Bantry House owners declined State aid for maintenance due to conditions attachedWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Time to let go of the hanging basketsOpinion: Vulgar floral virus seems key to Tidy Towns successMon Sept 08 2014 - 11:49
Dublin needs more benches, less pandering to cars, says expertCity still dominated by ‘silly’ British planning that prioritises motorists, says Jan GehlMon Sept 08 2014 - 01:00
Environmental groups claim €6bn could be raised by taxing pollution and wastePre-budget submission calls for Ireland to ‘protect its ecological assets’Wed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Appeal to State to keep Bantry House rare works from saleOwners need help to maintain one of the premier heritage tourism attractionsTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:02
Last winter was stormiest on record in Ireland, researchers find‘No year in the 143-year record endured a winter as severe as 2013-2014 when both the frequency and intensity of storms are combined’Thu Aug 28 2014 - 11:53
Temple Bar €2.7m rain canopy completed at 30% over budgetAudit report identifies serious failings in trust’s procurement proceduresThu Aug 28 2014 - 08:24
Iconic corporation house goes on display at the National MuseumPebbledash-fronted houses built by Dublin Corporation celebrated in Collins BarracksWed Aug 27 2014 - 22:00
Former Bank of Ireland headquarters to be faithfully restored by Goodman firmRemley plans to refurbish former offices on Dublin’s Baggot StWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:50
Gort-Tuam link set to become another Irish ghost motorwayAnalysis: NRA projects traffic levels on new route will be well below existing motorwaysThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
Olivia O’Leary leads campaign to save grassy Co Kilkenny towpathPlanned resurfacing would be a threat to wildlife, says broadcasterTue Aug 19 2014 - 01:12
Casino at Marino revamp is a gamble not everyone thinks has paid offAn architect who was heavily involved in a major restoration of the 18th-century building in the 1980s has criticised the latest update for using arbitrary colours and fake floors, and for removing itemsWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Fracking dilemma goes on as companies seek to guzzle gas from the groundRecent successes have heartened those campaigning against frackingTue Aug 12 2014 - 17:39
Ireland now ‘recovering’ more waste than it dumps - EPAEnvironment body stresses need for alternative options as landfill capacity declinesWed Aug 06 2014 - 15:33
Shell, Nigeria blamed for oil pollution clean-up failureEnvironmental and human rights organisations criticise lack of action in Niger NeltaMon Aug 04 2014 - 17:05
Kelly seeks to overturn wind energy restrictions in DonegalMinister tells councillors to drop changes to county plan on contentious issuesMon Aug 04 2014 - 01:00
O’Donnell + Tuomey builds on success brick by brickIrish firm tipped for shortlist for prestigious Stirling PrizeThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:00
Mary Robinson to become UN special envoy for climate changeFormer president to relinquish her previous appointment as UN special envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa to focus on her new roleTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
