Q&A: What’s the story with Omicron and waning immunity?Vaccines and previous infection with Covid-19 are no guarantee against reinfectionWed Dec 22 2021 - 20:37
Microgeneration scheme could support solar panels on 70,000 propertiesState may be able to produce 1 GW of solar power from ‘customer-scale generation’ by 2030Wed Dec 22 2021 - 15:49
All-party committee issues 48 recommendations for switch to ‘circular economy’Measures include forcing manufacturers to redesign products and reduce waste packagingThu Dec 16 2021 - 22:35
Omicron variant infects around 70 times faster than Delta, researchers sayEarly findings of Hong Kong Covid-19 study add weight to evidence that strain causes less severe illnessThu Dec 16 2021 - 15:22
Quality of drinking water for one million people needs improvement – EPAIrish Water’s failure to improve plants risks ‘health of a large portion of the population’Wed Dec 15 2021 - 00:01
Legal challenge threatened over State’s failure to produce long-term climate strategy‘Critical gap’ may be focus of High Court action, CCI warns GovernmentTue Dec 14 2021 - 15:17
Russia vetoes Irish-led UN resolution on climate actionMove by Russia ‘very disappointing’ and ‘head-in-the-sand stuff’, says CoveneyMon Dec 13 2021 - 19:00
Census confirms record numbers of cattle on Irish dairy farmsOverall number of farms fell by 3.4% but dairy cow herd increased by almost halfFri Dec 10 2021 - 01:00
Irish people have strong appetite for scaled-up climate action, survey showsPoll commissioned by EPA reveals 85% of Irish people are worried about climate changeThu Dec 09 2021 - 23:57
Under-50s with IDH have increased risk of heart attack, study findsStudy shows lifestyle changes key for those with particular blood pressure conditionWed Dec 08 2021 - 18:55
Cop26 made tangible progress with shift to ‘the hows’ in climate action – webinar told‘For the first time science was not questioned,’ EU Commissioner Connie Hedegaard told IIEAWed Dec 08 2021 - 17:41
Gas-fired power stations needed for stable power grid – Climate CouncilStations a short-term fix for technology gap while use of renewable energy is scaled upWed Dec 08 2021 - 10:28
Climate council exposes failures in Coalition response to crisisState failings heighten risk that critical targets for period to 2030 will not be achievedWed Dec 08 2021 - 00:03
Q&A: All you need to know on getting the Moderna vaccine as a boosterModerna will be the main vaccine administered over coming weeks to over-60s, over-50s, healthcare workers and younger people in vulnerable groupsTue Dec 07 2021 - 20:08
Ireland ‘overreliant on incineration’ to manage wasteEnvironmental Protection Agency flags worrying trends – rising volumes and decline in recyclingFri Dec 03 2021 - 00:01
Ecologist Yvonne Buckley named Irish Research Council researcher of the yearProf Buckley’s work focuses on growth, reproduction and survival of plants and animalsFri Dec 03 2021 - 00:00
EU agrees to phase out fossil fuel subsidies in 10-year planRapporteur Grace O’Sullivan welcomes deal backed by setting deadline and reporting on progressThu Dec 02 2021 - 18:10
Expanding use of gas for generation ‘hugely concerning’ – NGO warnsSecure electricity supplies vital for economy as renewables come on-stream, says RyanTue Nov 30 2021 - 20:36
ESB criticised for lack of ambition in scaling up EV charging infrastructureESB ecars says it has spent €80 million on recharging infrastructure since 2010Tue Nov 30 2021 - 19:07
Rising numbers cancelling out environment efficiencies on dairy farmsSignificant reductions in ammonia arising from agriculture during 2020Tue Nov 30 2021 - 15:57
Tyndall National Institute researcher gets Institute of Physics medalBrian Corbett is awarded Katharine Burr Blodgett Prize for work on photonic devicesMon Nov 29 2021 - 19:30
Forests ‘make minimal difference’ in reducing impact of major floods – study‘Unwise to assume newly-planted forest could protect homes on at-risk land,’ scientists warnMon Nov 29 2021 - 14:00
Omicron variant: The knowns and unknownsWe don’t know how transmissible it is yet, or if vaccines will be less effectiveSun Nov 28 2021 - 19:38
Athlone student wins SciFest 2021 for work on radiation protectionClare Reidy to represent Republic at International Science and Engineering Fair in USSun Nov 28 2021 - 19:05
Consumers to be cushioned from price impact of biofuel blending until next autumnGovernment to increase biofuels used in petrol and diesel from January 1stThu Nov 25 2021 - 18:30
Particulates from solid fuel burning pose threat to health, warns EPAAir pollution linked to about 1,300 premature deaths in State each yearMon Nov 22 2021 - 23:55
What will a less-livable world look like?Intolerable heat could spread to 19% of the planet by 2070 in a worst-case scenarioSat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Cop26: Ireland must spring to immediate action to achieve 2030 goalsFocus should be ‘what are we going to do next year?’ argues prominent climate academicMon Nov 15 2021 - 20:38
Boris Johnson defends Britain’s handling of Cop26 after deal criticisedActivists say pact not ambitious enough to prevent global warming above 1.5 degreesSun Nov 14 2021 - 18:56
Imperfect Cop26 deal builds platform for hastening climate actionLatest analysis suggests near-term actions critical to ‘keeping 1.5 degrees alive’Sun Nov 14 2021 - 16:12
Cop26 outcome ‘nowhere near enough’, say Irish campaignersClimate leaders must show way forward and let history judge laggards, says activist groupSun Nov 14 2021 - 10:28
Cop26: Negotiators agree to strengthen emission targets by end of 2022Climate pact ‘watered down’ at last minute following push by IndiaSat Nov 13 2021 - 20:02
Cop26: 10 things we know about the climate summitMethane moves centre stage as negotiators sign deal in GlasgowSat Nov 13 2021 - 19:58
Cop26: Third draft deal published as negotiators close in on agreementEU, US and Japan reported to be resisting giving more money to developing countriesSat Nov 13 2021 - 10:40
Cop26: Are we seeing the end of fossil fuels?Small climate summit alliance forms in attempt to ‘kill the oil and gas industry’Fri Nov 12 2021 - 17:30
Cop26: New draft deal weakens wording on phase-out of fossil fuelsDifficult 24 hours ahead if meaningful outcome is to be secured from climate summitFri Nov 12 2021 - 09:22
Young voices among the excluded at Cop26, claims Irish activist‘You have to ask yourself, ‘are we going to keep on ... talking about this all the time’Thu Nov 11 2021 - 18:08
Cop26: Ireland joins alliance to phase out oil and gas productionAlliance to push for international agreement on end date for exploration of fossil fuelsThu Nov 11 2021 - 15:53
Cop26: Mary Robinson accuses major emitters of blocking progressChair of the Elders singles out countries not doing utmost to help secure better summit outcomeThu Nov 11 2021 - 01:00
China and US agree to ‘co-operate’ on climate change in Cop26 breakthroughDraft provides momentum for negotiations ahead as developing states cite weaknessesWed Nov 10 2021 - 20:45
Cop26: Draft text calls for stronger emissions-cutting plans but issues remainDraft deal is an ‘agreement to cross our fingers and hope for best’ – GreenpeaceWed Nov 10 2021 - 09:38
Eirgrid chief says getting public on board critical to switch to renewable electricityMark Foley says data centres are ‘up for being part of the solution, and not just being painted as the bad guys’Wed Nov 10 2021 - 00:01
State’s power grid to handle 80% renewable energy within a decadeScaling up of power from offshore wind to be major driver of cheap electricityWed Nov 10 2021 - 00:01
As UN summit enters final days, CAT analysis confirms new promises coming up shortTemperature ‘will top 2.4 degrees’ based on short-term goals countries have set outTue Nov 09 2021 - 20:22
Ireland ranked ‘among worst performers’ in 2021 climate rankingsIndex puts Ireland 46th out of 60 countries, mainly due to its failure to cut emissionsTue Nov 09 2021 - 13:12
Cross border initiative seeks solutions to avert biodiversity and climate crisesNeed for solutions to issues transcends national, disciplinary and sectoral boundaries, professor saysTue Nov 09 2021 - 00:01
Cop26: Eamon Ryan calls for ‘rulebook’ on emissions commitmentsGreen Party leader heading Irish delegation on second week of climate conferenceMon Nov 08 2021 - 21:52
Cop26: World must ‘step up now’ on climate action, Obama saysBolivian negotiator says ‘net zero narrative is a big lie’ and GHGs need to be eliminated nowMon Nov 08 2021 - 19:32
Eamon Ryan will travel to Cop26 after second Covid test is negativeMinisters return to Glasgow to iron outcontentious issuesSun Nov 07 2021 - 17:01
Mary Robinson says climate crisis also a health emergencyForum hears women and girls at risk because of the threat of gender-based violenceSat Nov 06 2021 - 17:45
