Dublin to stage its first ‘climate week’ with 70 eventsEmphasis of event on community action and collective engagementFri Sept 03 2021 - 21:13
Flavonoid-rich foods and red wine can lower your blood pressure, study finds‘Effects are achievable with simple changes to the daily diet,’ says lead researcherFri Sept 03 2021 - 20:10
‘New generation’ of construction workers needed for housing supplyGreen Party leader points to ‘huge challenge’ retrofitting homes under climate action planFri Sept 03 2021 - 17:47
Lidl to offer vouchers in exchange for returned plastic bottles and cansMachines to be trialled at Glenageary store as Minister prepares national deposit return schemeFri Sept 03 2021 - 14:31
Consumers more focused on packaging and food waste than emissions – Bord BiaMajority of global trade buyers see Ireland as source of sustainable produceThu Sept 02 2021 - 15:29
Implantable device that treats tendon damage developed by NUIG teamBioelectric material speeds up healing without use of drug or external stimulationThu Sept 02 2021 - 13:12
Worldwide test measures carbon released from forest deadwoodUnderstanding of forest carbon cycle critical to improving global warming projectionsWed Sept 01 2021 - 16:28
UN hosts online ‘celebration’ to mark end of leaded petrolOrganisation predicts ban will prevent 1.2m deaths per year and save $2.45tnTue Aug 31 2021 - 05:00
Why do green spaces matter? Think quality and not just size, says ESRIPlanners ‘might reasonably ask how much green space is enough’Mon Aug 30 2021 - 21:17
Construction begins on €139m wastewater treatment plant in ArklowRaw sewage discharges to be eliminated into river Avoca in Co WicklowMon Aug 30 2021 - 12:23
Climate report is a ‘Code red’ for humanity, says UN secretary generalScientists warn that planet will be unliveable if emissions are not reducedTue Aug 10 2021 - 01:00
There can be no denial – the climate crisis is on our doorstepAnalysis: Countries have delayed curbing their fossil fuel emissions for too longMon Aug 09 2021 - 15:53
Q&A: Key questions arising from latest evidence on our overheating planetDespite the negative report, the shape of the Earth’s future is still in our handsMon Aug 09 2021 - 09:31
Major climate changes now inevitable and irreversible, stark UN report saysIPCC report says climate change is ‘widespread, rapid, and intensifying’Mon Aug 09 2021 - 09:20
‘Code red for humanity’: UN secretary general responds to climate reportScientists and campaigners call for urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissionsMon Aug 09 2021 - 09:00
Government greenlights new agri-food strategy despite criticismFood Vision 2030 report sets out roadmap for sustainable expansion of sectorTue Aug 03 2021 - 13:11
Common crane chicks born in Ireland for first time in 300 yearsBaby birds have not been spotted recently and may not have survived, Bord na Móna saysMon Aug 02 2021 - 14:02
Climate litigation ‘domino effect’ to ensure accountability, IIEA saysMajority of cases taken result in better climate regulations, authors of study sayMon Aug 02 2021 - 10:20
Creating Our Future: ‘National brainstorm’ to identify areas for future researchGovernment-backed initiative seeks ideas from public to help form a better IrelandWed Jul 28 2021 - 13:50
Q&A: What role does climate change play in recent extreme weather events?From blistering heatwaves to unprecedented flooding – it’s already proving to be a summer of extremesTue Jul 27 2021 - 07:48
President signs Climate Bill, triggering carbon budget processIreland ‘set on a legally-binding path to net-zero emissions by 2050’Fri Jul 23 2021 - 15:36
Floating wind energy can make Ireland ‘renewable superpower’Wind Energy Ireland calls for devices in our waters to kickstart ‘new industrial sector’Fri Jul 23 2021 - 05:05
Trinity study discovers genetic mutation behind incurable childhood cancerCalls for immediate clinical human trials with view to developing new drugThu Jul 22 2021 - 16:12
Failure to convene citizens’ assembly on biodiversity criticisedTo delay further ‘long-fingers an existential crisis’, warns Climate Case IrelandTue Jul 20 2021 - 18:21
Q&A: How does the Delta surge differ from the previous Covid waves?The young at greater risk and effects may be seen more in long Covid symptoms than deathsFri Jul 16 2021 - 18:43
Late changes to Climate Bill undermine its thrust, claim environmental groupsClimate scientist claims independent advisory council undermined by amendmentsThu Jul 15 2021 - 19:12
Bord na Móna planning 885 new jobs in the midlandsFirm says it will be able to supply a third of Irish homes with renewable energy by 2030Thu Jul 15 2021 - 13:17
Q&A: How will the EU climate plan affect Ireland?Fit for 55 package will lead to systemic changes in energy, transport and agricultureWed Jul 14 2021 - 17:12
Ventilation a key to controlling Covid spread, expert saysIncreasing airflow in buildings and using CO2 monitors recommended to curb spreadSun Jul 11 2021 - 18:43
Minister introduces Climate Bill amendment for clarity on agriculture ‘carbon removals’Landmark legislation set to be passed before summer recessFri Jul 09 2021 - 18:08
Covid-19 originated naturally and not in lab, virologists concludeMultiple opportunities existed in Wuhan animal markets for ‘spillover into humans’Thu Jul 08 2021 - 19:11
North America’s heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without climate changeLytton’s 49.6 degrees lie far outside historically observed range, scientists sayWed Jul 07 2021 - 23:00
Efforts to protect vast areas of Antarctica to get significant EU boostEuropean Parliament to support global effort to arrest biodiversity loss in critical ecosystemWed Jul 07 2021 - 18:33
Fast-charging electric vehicle hub opens on M7 in Co KildareFacility offers six-minute charging times allowing for up to 100km rangeWed Jul 07 2021 - 16:43
Recent studies suggest Covid-19 evolved in natureProminent scientists claim there is no evidence to support theory Covid-19 leaked from China laboratoryTue Jul 06 2021 - 17:09
Bantry Bay green energy facility to be one of largest of type in worldPlant has potential to reduce Irish carbon emissions by 2.4 million tonnes per yearTue Jul 06 2021 - 12:20
Nature+Energy project to benefit vicinities of wind farmsExperts to use natural capital accounting as tool to integrate nature into decision-makingMon Jul 05 2021 - 20:55
Funding of €40 million for North-South research announcedCollaborative cross-border projects between third level researchers to be prioritisedMon Jul 05 2021 - 15:30
You don’t have to look far to explain the heatwave – it’s climate changeExceptionally high temperatures so far north ‘impossible without human influence’Sat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00
Altered Climate Bill marks role of farmers in capturing and storing carbonChange follows Minister’s acceptance of amendments proposed at committee stage in SeanadFri Jul 02 2021 - 17:43
Ireland set for ‘biggest marine governance reform in a century’Framework will provide greater certainty for investors in Irish offshore wind resourcesThu Jul 01 2021 - 20:40
Vital seagrass beds being ‘overwhelmed by invasive alien seaweed’ – Coastwatch warnsSeagrass is a vital habitat for many marine species and acts as a ‘blue carbon’ storeWed Jun 30 2021 - 21:59
CAP deal will let State become world leader in sustainable food production, Minister saysIrish farmers will increasingly receive EU payments based on environmental resultsWed Jun 30 2021 - 17:47
Irish businesses need to wake up to climate risk reality, COP26 event toldUK private sector is global leader in achieving carbon neutrality, KPMG executive saysWed Jun 30 2021 - 06:00
Renewables set to save Irish consumers €180m, energy report findsBaringa report says it is ‘endgame’ for fossil fuels in Irish electricity systemWed Jun 30 2021 - 04:30
EPA report says 54% of septic tank systems failed inspection in 2020Septic tanks not built and operated properly can contaminate household wells or cause pollution due to run-off into waterwaysWed Jun 30 2021 - 01:00
Radical overhaul of marine planning to begin with draft Bill this weekScale-up of marine protected areas (MPAs) follows criticism of ‘snail’s pace’ of progressMon Jun 28 2021 - 20:59
Irish farmers claim CAP deal agreed in Brussels ‘potentially disastrous’Birdwatch Ireland says provisional deal ignores science on environmental degradationFri Jun 25 2021 - 19:35
Wicklow County Council fails to acquire access to land leading to popular beachMagheramore beach site sells for €700,000 at three times the asking priceFri Jun 25 2021 - 17:56
Farmers join climate activists in protest to ‘safeguard family farms’Coalition accused of encouraging growth at expense of environment and small farmersFri Jun 25 2021 - 17:05
