Budget brings short-term relief ‘but not the energy revolution we need,’ says environmental NGOBudget fails to address root causes of high energy costs, says Irish Solar Energy AssociationWed Sept 28 2022 - 21:41
Global survey finds 63% of Irish birds are in declineExpansion and intensification of agriculture putting pressure on 73 per cent of avian species, BirdLife International saysWed Sept 28 2022 - 13:53
Total funding for nature and biodiversity increased to more than €90mBudget 2023: Corncrakes, curlew and natterjack toads will benefit from rise in heritage budgetTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:41
The Government’s big bet on getting the balance right in addressing the energy and climate crisesBudget 2023: Can the budget help arrest a rapidly quickening climate disruption and wean the State away from fossil fuels?Tue Sept 27 2022 - 20:34
Carbon tax increase to yield €623m in 2023 for climate actionsBudget 2023: Large increase in funding for energy efficiency and retrofitting of houses announcedTue Sept 27 2022 - 16:43
Sectoral emissions ceilings published by Government for carbon budgets up to 2030Climate Change Advisory Council raises concerns about lack of land use targets and ‘unallocated savings’Mon Sept 26 2022 - 19:28
PhD researchers pushed further ‘below minimum wage’ by inflationCall to restore urgently payments to thousands of specialists reduced in wake of financial crashMon Sept 26 2022 - 05:00
State needs to stop spending €1m an hour importing fossil fuels, conference told‘We have outsourced to other countries; Ireland has become a hostage to geopolitics’ — Dr Paul DeaneThu Sept 22 2022 - 18:04
Not enough Irish ports can aid push for offshore wind energy target, report findsOnly Belfast Harbour is capable of supporting wind farm constructionWed Sept 21 2022 - 00:01
Coastwatch survey for 2022 gears up with the help of good weatherVolunteers sought for one of Ireland’s longest and largest citizen science projectsTue Sept 20 2022 - 21:43
Increase in air pollution ‘likely this winter due to solid fuel burning’Price and not public health set to drive behaviour despite tighter regulations, say expertsTue Sept 20 2022 - 18:43
‘Concerning localised issues impacting negatively on air we breathe’ - EPAPollutants arising from solid fuel burning and traffic are exceeding WHO guidelines in IrelandTue Sept 20 2022 - 00:05
Friends of the Earth hails energy security review as ‘death knell of Shannon LNG’NGO says CEPA analysis marks a significant step in ending Ireland’s dependence on fossil fuelsMon Sept 19 2022 - 22:32
Trump’s Doonbeg property faces legal action over fence on sand dunes Friends of the Irish Environment said in complaint to Minister for Heritage that it may have no option but to issue legal proceedingsMon Sept 19 2022 - 22:05
Synge Street CBS students win top prize at EU Contest for Young ScientistsAditya Kumar and Aditya Joshi’s winning entry solves Bernoulli Quadrisection Problem using modern computationSat Sept 17 2022 - 15:59
Failure to invest in physics R&D could cost Ireland more than 80,000 jobsSector is already experiencing critical skills shortage, Institute of Physics research showsThu Sept 15 2022 - 06:00
Data challenge throws up ready-made climate solutions for the publicOnline tool for identifying best remote working hubs wins top prizeWed Sept 14 2022 - 18:09
Eamon Ryan defends absence of reduction target on land use emissionsReview of land use including forestry, croplands and rewetting bogs to take 18 months to completeTue Sept 13 2022 - 19:00
World Meteorological Organisation’s climate report: Key messagesFrom rising greenhouse gases to extreme weather eventsTue Sept 13 2022 - 14:42
Climate crisis: World faces ‘increasingly devastating’ effects without ambitious actionWorld Meteorological Organisation’s ‘United in Science’ report highlights lack of resilience and preparednessTue Sept 13 2022 - 13:35
Too much plastic packaging waste incinerated rather than recycled, says EPA Body calls for ‘fiscal and regulatory measures without delay’ to improve plastic recyclingMon Sept 12 2022 - 14:02
Climate system Q&A: What are the ‘tipping points’?If we cross the threshold, it may still be possible to control the rate of change by acting decisivelyThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:05
Earth is already in ‘danger zone’ for multiple climate tipping points, research showsEarth may have already left a ‘safe’ climate state when global temperature exceeded 1 degree of warmingThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:00
Climate at risk of crossing critical ‘tipping points’ sooner than expected — studyRapid and irreversible impacts on Earth could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5 degrees, say leading scientistsThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:00
Climate council urges action to protect most vulnerable from overdependence on fossil fuels‘Strong political and policy support needed at a national and local level for rapid delivery of renewable resources’Tue Sept 06 2022 - 00:10
Minister signals move to curtail use of fossil fuel in homesPolicy agenda to include gas boilers which will trigger likely ban on future installation, confirms Eamon RyanThu Sept 01 2022 - 18:46
Climate targets short of the mark and ‘will need to be scaled up’More work has to be done, including in agriculture, says Climate Change Advisory Council chairwomanThu Sept 01 2022 - 17:34
‘Lack of progress’ in Coalition actions on climate Trio of experts awards Government overall C grade for ‘moderate’ achievement over past yearWed Aug 31 2022 - 00:01
Lyme disease: The potentially debilitating illness rising in Ireland and beyond, fuelled by climate change Not easy to diagnose or treat, this tick-borne illness can cause long-term complicationsMon Aug 29 2022 - 03:00
Despite low ICU numbers and drop in hospital cases, new Covid wave is predicted HSE says a disproportionate number of people who are unvaccinated are being hospitalised due to Covid-19Fri Aug 26 2022 - 13:00
‘It’s like a town with no sewerage system’: Row over proposed Connemara fish farm goes to heart of bigger conflictAnglers claim regulation of intense aquaculture is not fit for purpose amid depleted stocks, sea lice infestations and fish farm escapesTue Aug 02 2022 - 02:04
Application for large salmon farm beside wild salmon rivers in Connemara ‘flawed’ Fisheries body cites studies showing negative impacts of salmon farms primarily due to sea lice infestations from aquacultureTue Aug 02 2022 - 02:00
Government departments in conflict over how best to regulate salmon farms‘Astonishing differences of opinion’ emphasise need for licensing overhaul, says Salmon Watch IrelandMon Aug 01 2022 - 04:00
Overhaul of fish farm licensing regime urgedSalmon Watch Ireland wants end to ‘open-net pen’ farms near shorelinesMon Aug 01 2022 - 02:00
Letters reveal sharp difference of opinion on how Irish salmon farms are licensed McConalogue says system ‘fully compliant’ after Ryan raises concerns about sea lice threat to wild fishMon Aug 01 2022 - 02:00
Rising emissions will mean deeper cuts required, Government toldEmissions rose last year and now above pre-Covid levels, EPA report saysThu Jul 21 2022 - 07:05
Greenhouse gas emissions rebound to above pre-Covid levels in Ireland, EPA warnsProvisional 2021 figures indicate agriculture emissions rose to 37.5% of overall emissionsThu Jul 21 2022 - 00:00
Ireland must take immediate steps to prepare for impact of climate change, Government to be warnedMinisters for Agriculture and Climate to meet in attempt to set emissions target for agricultural sectorWed Jul 20 2022 - 00:01
Ireland not prepared for worsening climate, advisory council warnsBody calls for set of national indicators ‘to measure our climate resilience’Wed Jul 20 2022 - 00:01
Europe’s current disturbing pattern of overheating is worse than in many parts of the worldWe in Ireland cannot just cope as we have with previous hot spellsTue Jul 19 2022 - 20:37
Guinness parent unveils €200m plan for carbon neutral breweryCo Kildare plant to brew lagers, ales and facilitate adoption of renewables technology at St James’s GateFri Jul 15 2022 - 00:01
European Commission set to sanction continuing use of controversial pesticidePropyzamide herbicide is used on a wide variety of crops and vegetablesThu Jul 14 2022 - 17:04
Protected birds found poisoned near sheep carcass smeared with toxic chemicalNoel Doyle Senior, from Crehelp, Co Wicklow, convicted and fined €500 at Carlow District CourtWed Jul 13 2022 - 15:32
Social Democrats say Government ‘ramming through’ planning legislationTaoiseach says there is an obligation on the Government to streamline the State’s planning system and to make it more efficientWed Jul 13 2022 - 15:31
FoE calls on Taoiseach to intervene on stand-off over cuts to agriculture emissionsPutting extra burden on commuters, householders and business so agriculture does less ‘neither fair nor feasible’Wed Jul 13 2022 - 13:43
James Webb Telescope delivers stunning images early, opening up new era exploring the universeIrish scientists based at Dias play key role in developing infrared imaging technologyTue Jul 12 2022 - 21:35
Q&A: Why are temperatures so high across Europe?Human-induced global warming is making heatwaves more intenseTue Jul 12 2022 - 17:16
Focus on short-term profits fuelling global biodiversity crisis, says UN report‘Biodiversity ... is being lost faster now that at any other point in human history,’ says chair of environmental bodyMon Jul 11 2022 - 13:01
One in five people rely on wild species for income and food, UN report confirmsHuman exploitation and climate change are undermining many benefits of natural world, Ipbes study findsSat Jul 09 2022 - 05:00
Threat to Irish wild birds from avian flu requires emergency response - BirdWatchIreland faces growing threat highly pathogenic avian influenza currently devastating seabird colonies in the UKFri Jul 08 2022 - 18:58
