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
Plan to manage inland and coastal waters ‘completely lacking’ ambition, protesters sayCampaigners say fact that ‘raw and poorly treated sewage’ still being released into rivers, lakes and seas ‘completely unacceptable’Thu Jul 07 2022 - 12:39
New carbon-capturing seagrass areas discovered along Irish coast Role of seagrass in protecting biodiversity is being recognised, but more protections needed, says CoastwatchWed Jul 06 2022 - 05:00
Stronger grid and faster planning ‘critical to decarbonising power sector’ Plans and 2030 targets ‘inadequate and need to be stepped up’, notes Wind Energy Ireland reportTue Jul 05 2022 - 05:15
Rooftop solar panels could produce 25% of household electricity, UCC study findsHomeowners have potential to reduce electricity bills by €450 per yearFri Jul 01 2022 - 00:01
Lidl the first retailer in Ireland to launch prevented ocean plastic packagingInitiative to block almost 19 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean annuallyThu Jun 30 2022 - 19:50
Ryan says every sector has to ‘go to the max’ to meet more demanding emission cuts Minister warns failure to adopt higher-level ceilings under new carbon budget means ‘Ireland will miss its climate targets’Thu Jun 30 2022 - 19:13
Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth’s worst mass extinctionDiscovery by UCC paleontologist made by studying fossil and charcoal records in Australia and AntarticaThu Jun 30 2022 - 06:01
Agriculture sector ‘not waiting for silver bullet’ to cut carbon emissionsRange of measures and new feeds helping farmers address climate responsibilities, Oireachtas hearsTue Jun 28 2022 - 20:35
Campaign aims to highlight importance and fragility of Ireland’s sand dunesSystems play critical role in coastal protection, building climate resilience and provide habitats for orchids and ground-nesting birdsSat Jun 25 2022 - 12:15
Offshore renewables supergrid needed to help EU reduce its emissions Europe’s future ‘weather-dependent power system’ can meet its energy and climate goals provided there is a new governance structureFri Jun 24 2022 - 06:00
Ireland beat EU recycling targets during 2021 despite Covid-19, report showsIreland surpassed all EU recycling and recovery targets last yearWed Jun 22 2022 - 00:30
UN confirms global biodiversity summit moving to Canada due to Covid issues in ChinaCop15 to convene in Montreal and seek equivalent of Paris Agreement to address decline in natureTue Jun 21 2022 - 18:09
€55 million made available to help Irish businesses move away from fossil fuelsAid package from EUThu Jun 16 2022 - 05:00
Could reintroducing the lynx solve Ireland’s sika deer problem?Restoring native lynx could help manage sika deer, one of Europe’s most damaging invasive speciesThu Jun 16 2022 - 05:00
New biodiversity targets will have far-reaching consequences, climate committee told‘Ireland has lowest cover of native woodlands in Europe – at just 2 per cent of land,’ says NWPS scientistTue Jun 14 2022 - 21:33
Volunteers collect 22.5 tonnes of litter on Irish coastlines for World Ocean DayMore than 230 clean-ups took place with 4,000 volunteers answering call to protect oceansTue Jun 14 2022 - 16:16
Irish Distillers plans for Midleton facility to become carbon neutral by 2026€50 million project will use breakthrough emissions-reducing technologyMon Jun 13 2022 - 05:15
Mary Robinson highlights importance of impact investment in addressing climate crisisClimate justice advocate receives Impact Ireland Award for her contribution to global sustainabilitySun Jun 12 2022 - 12:01
All farmers must play part in tackling Ireland’s biodiversity crisis – Minister HackettThere should not be ‘one cohort of farmers farming exclusively for nature, and another exclusively in food production’, she saysWed Jun 08 2022 - 21:00
Marine protected areas in Irish waters need to be scaled up urgently, report warns‘We have been endowed with a wealth of marine life but are squandering it’Wed Jun 08 2022 - 06:02
Shannon Foynes Port Company signs energy pact with Norwegian Offshore WindMove aimed at enhancing supply chains and establishing renewables hub in Shannon estuaryTue Jun 07 2022 - 18:39
UN official set to tell Dublin conference Ireland must step up effort to address biodiversity lossMinister confirms new national biodiversity plan to be published in early 2023Tue Jun 07 2022 - 15:04
US climate envoy John Kerry warns ‘we are cooked’ if world scales up coal‘Ukraine war must not be excuse to prolong global reliance on coal,’ Kerry says in advance of Bonn talksMon Jun 06 2022 - 20:16
UCD student is 2022 winner of the Mary Mulvihill AwardThe winning entry is an illustrated essay on rising sea levels that threaten the island archipelago Vegaøyan off the western coast of Norway.Thu Jun 02 2022 - 05:00
Molecules, metaphors and the place of science in cultureOne is contained within the other, but how does that manifest itself?Thu Jun 02 2022 - 00:00
BT Young Scientist & Technology expo returns to in-person event for 2023Students encouraged to ‘get thinking caps on’ ahead of official call for entriesWed Jun 01 2022 - 22:16
Ryan says sense of doom around climate action projections is understandableEPA conference told that Irish peatlands should be considered as important as a rainforest in storing carbonWed Jun 01 2022 - 18:43
European airlines’ decarbonisation plans ‘lack credibility’ – Greenpeace reportRyanair has second-worst overall climate performance, behind Portuguese airline TAPWed Jun 01 2022 - 00:03
Ireland may miss carbon budgets over failure to cut emissions in agriculture and transportCurrent pace of reductions will not meet call for ‘now or never’ action on climate change, says EPAWed Jun 01 2022 - 00:03
