Climate negotiators struggle to find agreement in WarsawPressure on negotiators at UN climate change conference to agree on ‘road map’ for next two yearsSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:01
NGOs stage unprecedented walk-out from Warsaw climate conferenceBoycott supported by Greenpeace, Oxfam, Action Aid, the World Wildlife Fund, Friends of the Earth and the International Trade Union ConfederationThu Nov 21 2013 - 19:51
Warsaw climate talks in disarray after group walk-outDeveloping countries protest at rich nations blocking ‘loss and damage’ compensationThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:01
Ministers arrive in Warsaw to break deadlock at UN climate conferenceNew report predicts CO2 emissions will reach record 36bn tonnes this yearTue Nov 19 2013 - 19:49
Most of world’s coal reserves will have to stay underground, says UN climate chiefIndustry faces a risk that cannot be ignored, Christiana Figueres warns in WarsawTue Nov 19 2013 - 13:52
Carbon emissions likely to level off by 2020, performance index showsFindings attribute slowdown to China’s changing policiesTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Fears of deadlock at UN climate talks in WarsawPhilippines envoy says some announcements ‘not conducive to building trust’Mon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
NGOs criticise exclusion from Irish delegation to UN climate conferenceClimate coalition says Minister declined to accredit it to Warsaw conferenceMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Rural Ireland rises up against EirGrid plans for pylon network expansionSemi-State company says such grid reinforcement is necessary to ensure regional supplySat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
Arctic ice ‘recovering slightly’ after last year’s dramatic meltWorld Meteorological Organisation releases provisional report on the state of the world’s climate in 2013Wed Nov 13 2013 - 20:58
Philipines envoy makes emotional plea to end climate change ‘madness’Yeb Sano was speaking at opening day of UN’s 19th conference in WarsawTue Nov 12 2013 - 14:53
UN climate chief urged to withdraw from Warsaw coal conferenceChristiana Figueres under fire for agreeing to speak at World Coal Association’s summitMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
The architecture of our daily livesNo elaborate models, no flashy images of skyscrapers – a show at Imma encourages us to look at how architecture affects our day-to-day livesThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Delay will make climate change moves ‘riskier’The Emissions Gap Report 2013 warns of the urgency in curbing greenhouse gas emissionsWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Offshore farms ‘best bet’ for wind energy projectsSpokesman says Irish projects could generate €10 billion from export to BritainMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:01
Group revives campaign against Eirgrid power lineOpponents of Grid Link project to connect Leinster and Munster say lines can go undergroundMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
Call for protection of freshwater resourcesSustainable Water Network highlights loss of pristine river stretchesMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:02
Europe powers ahead with drive to develop alternative car fuelsThe EU is looking at electricity, biofuels and hydrogen as part of its aim to phase out fossil fuelsMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Farmers ‘face €2bn losses each year if climate change continues unchecked’, campaigners warnResearch by Dr Stephen Flood of NUI Maynooth predicts more floods, drought and extreme temperaturesFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
US carbon emissions at lowest since 1994Cheaper natural gas — much of it derived from ‘fracking’ — has reduced the carbon intensity of power generationTue Oct 22 2013 - 19:27
Children’s hospital delayed over tenderChairman of hospital development board says time will be ‘recovered later’Mon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
ESB to replace offices with ‘loose version’ of Georgian streetscapeOpposition to demolition plans on Fitzwilliam Street has already begunThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
New twist on Georgian facade tries to solve architectural riddleComment: Frank McDonaldThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
Background: Rupture of ‘Georgian Mile’ prompted widespread oppositionReplacement buildings ruined Fitzwilliam Street facadeSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:01
Development of wind energy needs ‘new approach’Minister to publish revised guidelines on wind farm developmentsSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:01
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions up for first time in six yearsRise due mainly to increases in coal and peat-fired electricity generationThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:00
Architects at odds over regulations intended to avoid another Priory HallAnger at attempts to ‘criminalise’ profession over planning failuresMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:01
Scientists call for urgent measures as oceans face ‘deadly trio’ of threatsHealth of the ocean ‘spiralling downwards’ according to results from the latest International Programme on the State of the OceansFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00
Minister Jimmy Deenihan urged to save remnants of medieval manse house in KilkennyAn Taisce seeks to stop site near St Canice’s Cathedral being demolished to make way for roadWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Final climate report to call for tougher targetsPublic hearings to be reflected in report by Oireachtas environment committeeTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Human influence on climate change a ‘clarion call’ to global communityMany of the observed changes ‘are unprecedented over decades or millennia’Sat Sept 28 2013 - 01:05
UN body’s report collates work of 851 scientists as it prepares to address ‘the world’s biggest challenge’The IPCC believes its report provides good foundations for climate negotiationsSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Global warming is caused by humans, says UN bodyIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it is ‘99% certain’ people are dominant influence on Earth’s warming climateSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Nama auction of Liffey Valley land criticisedGovernment urged to prevent sale of land parcel assembled by developer Seán MulryanWed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00
Call for car parking fees at out-of-town shopping centresAn Taisce proposes charge of 50 cent an hour for currently free car parkingThu Sept 19 2013 - 08:53
Dismay over decision not to proceed with packaging levy on bottles, cans and cartonsThe Environmental Pillar, a coalition of 26 national environmental groups, is ‘extremely disappointed’Wed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Tourism could be a winner from climate change in IrelandFisheries, forestry and agriculture among sectors at riskTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00
Wir lieben LeipzigWith sculpture to surprise you and culture to captivate you, the city of JS Bach has interesting quirks at every turnSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
Plan to demolish ‘significant’ 1970s Ballsbridge office block rejectedAn Bord Pleanála concludes existing building was of 'particular architectural, technical and vernacular significance'Tue Sept 10 2013 - 10:56
Radical new plans for Dublin traffic drawn upPlans would see pedestrianisation of Suffolk Street and turning half of College Green into a public plazaMon Sept 09 2013 - 09:59
Dublin city traffic revamp to focus on non-motoristsComprehensive assessment city centre traffic concludes that most of it should go elsewhereMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
Four Courts dome in need of extensive repairs, OPW revealsInvestigations show damage caused by rusting of steel angle above 24 columns supporting domeWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Google headquarters to open to the publicSearch giant among one of 100 buildings on show for this year’s Open House weekendTue Sept 03 2013 - 20:54
Liffey bridge to be named after Lockout activist Rosie HackettFirst bridge to be named after womanTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Delgany rezoning proposal deleted from local area planResidents feared proposal would fundamentally change the character of designated heritage villageTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Let freedom ring: Louis Kahn’s NYC tribute to FDRNew York City’s newest architectural treasure, the Franklin D Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, is a paragon of abstract form and modernist simplicitySat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Kilkenny tree lodge collapse an ‘architectural tragedy’Internationally significance structure in Kilkenny now a ruinThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Dispute over future of disused Western Rail CorridorAdvocates of greenway insist it would not signal end of Western Rail CorridorTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:01
Government could ‘save €200m a year’ if it adopts energy efficient programmeFriends of the Earth Dublin says State could cut energy use in thousands of public buildingsMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:01
