Analyst says climate plan incompatible with Government’s environmental policy‘Ireland’s agricultural system, which relies on producing the most carbon-intensive foods, is highly unsustainable’Mon Dec 21 2020 - 07:55
All-party group calls for ban on fracked gas and mandatory methane targetReport includes 78 recommendations on ‘significantly strengthening’ Climate BillFri Dec 18 2020 - 18:42
Home and business heat emissions not falling fast enough, SEAI warnsRenewable heat a climate priority but Ireland not on track to meet targetsFri Dec 18 2020 - 14:43
Bacteria which can reduce appetite in obese people and ease ‘stress eating’ is identifiedBifidobacterium longum APC1472 has potential to be a probiotic and counter type 2 diabetes, UCC researchers sayFri Dec 18 2020 - 13:30
Irish scientists discover how rare earth mineral is formedTCD team suggests boosting Bastnäsite production is possible with right conditionsThu Dec 17 2020 - 14:14
Ireland warned it may be losing out on FDI due to green issuesAs multinationals commit to net-zero emissions, ability to ‘deliver greenness’ is crucialTue Dec 15 2020 - 09:59
AI project on 14 Irish test sites aims to inform carbon reduction policyMicrosoft Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland funding €5m Terrain-AI initiativeTue Dec 15 2020 - 01:00
Third of Irish rivers and a quarter of lakes fail water quality standardsNitrate concentrations above drinking water standard can pose risk to human healthTue Dec 15 2020 - 00:00
Tallaght buildings to be heated using excess energy from Amazon data centreDublin area to become first major urban centre here to get district-heating schemeMon Dec 14 2020 - 21:54
UN climate summit: ‘We are still not going in the right direction’Taoiseach tells world leaders that Ireland will halve its emissions by 2030Sat Dec 12 2020 - 20:10
Greta Thunberg accuses governments of exploiting loopholes on climate actionSwedish climate activist calls for action: ‘Stop living as if there was no tomorrow’Sat Dec 12 2020 - 19:54
Taoiseach to join 70 world leaders in new global warming pledgeFive years after Paris, UN gathering an acid test of where world now stands on climate actionSat Dec 12 2020 - 07:23
Is Ireland stuck with outlier countries unable to slash carbon emissions?EU stands at crossroads on climate change and Ireland is heading in wrong directionSat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00
Ireland will be a major player in ‘super grid’ fuelled by offshore wind, predicts MinisterOffshore wind energy effort to be scaled up, says Eamon RyanFri Dec 11 2020 - 20:25
Forest facelift for Dublin Mountains as native trees replantedCoillte project will transform 900 hectares of commercial plantations for people and natureFri Dec 11 2020 - 17:20
‘Completely insufficient’: 2050 climate strategy for farming criticisedCall to stabilise methane emissions ‘contrary to Ireland’s obligations under Paris deal’Fri Dec 11 2020 - 16:08
Breast cancer breakthrough may reduce use of chemotherapyTrial results suggest hormone therapy more suitable for many postmenopausal womenFri Dec 11 2020 - 03:00
Pandemic-linked fall in emissions will have negligible impact on climate, UN report finds‘Green recovery’ can help get closer to Paris agreement target of 2-degree temperature riseWed Dec 09 2020 - 12:38
Irish Water sets course for development of 25-year plan for drinking waterFirst phase of National Water Resources Plan open for public consultationTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:56
Housing committee hears concerns over rushed planning lawsState likely to have to pay €15m in total fines over Co Galway Derrybrien wind farm caseTue Dec 08 2020 - 18:43
Irish students hook up with International Space StationAthlone Community College’s rapid-fire contact with craft moving at 27,600km/hMon Dec 07 2020 - 20:44
Online lobbying of TDs calls for faster climate action and more robust climate BillMore than 1,240 people engage with 90 TDs in online eventsMon Dec 07 2020 - 17:33
Shannon Estuary has ‘unique potential’ as offshore wind hub – studyState investment needed to capitalise on potential to make area a green energy industry leaderMon Dec 07 2020 - 16:57
Ireland ranked among worst performers in 2020 climate rankingsIndex puts Ireland 39th out of 57 countries, mainly due to its failure to cut emissionsMon Dec 07 2020 - 14:01
Next two years ‘critical’ for Ireland’s offshore wind energy sectorIrish Wind Energy Association says single biggest barrier to development is Ireland’s electricity transmission gridMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:00
Portlaoise to get Ireland’s first ‘bottle-to-bottle’ plastic-recycling plantPanda facility is due to be running by end of 2021 and will process up to one billion plastic bottles a yearFri Dec 04 2020 - 11:48
Covid-19 vaccines: Questions about the unknownWhat we know and don’t know about how vaccination in Ireland will workThu Dec 03 2020 - 19:33
Covid-19 project wins national award for ICU patient video link systemNUIG team developed system when hospital visiting restrictions were introduced in MarchThu Dec 03 2020 - 17:19
‘The state of the planet is broken’: UN’s stark warning on climate changeLatest reports ‘spell out how close we are to climate catastrophe’, says António GuterresWed Dec 02 2020 - 17:40
Climate crisis: 2020 set to be ‘one of hottest years’ on recordIreland on course to record 10th consecutive year of above-normal temperaturesWed Dec 02 2020 - 14:45
Q&A: Why do we keep failing to address air pollution?Dublin smog levels hit 15 times the WHO’s recommendations, despite smoky coal banTue Dec 01 2020 - 21:20
Bite from noble false widow spider transmits antibiotic-resistant bacteriaNUI Galway team show infection arises when spider uses its fangs to biteTue Dec 01 2020 - 11:14
Research on most abundant viruses living in human gut scales upScientist at APC Microbiome in Cork seeks to cast light on ‘dark matter’ of microbiomeMon Nov 30 2020 - 21:47
European court clears way for landmark climate caseCase taken by a group of young people against 33 countries including IrelandMon Nov 30 2020 - 13:24
Water body backs EPA call for ‘decade of action’ on Irish environmentGreen ministers insist Government is responding to climate and biodiversity crisesFri Nov 27 2020 - 11:59
Covid-19 dominates entries for 2021’s virtual Young Scientist exhibitionA quarter of all qualified projects for 2021 tackle topics on health and the pandemicThu Nov 26 2020 - 00:01
Irish scientists develop gene therapy for inherited vision loss disorderNeurological disorders associated with ageing could benefit from breakthroughWed Nov 25 2020 - 20:47
Increasing noise pollution in Irish urban areas highlighted by EPALocal authorities ‘must take a stronger role in curbing noise’ adversely affecting health and sleepWed Nov 25 2020 - 20:41
EPA evaluation an indictment of environmental failuresGross failure to deliver on commitments and lack of enforcement criticisedWed Nov 25 2020 - 14:00
Covid pandemic has helped people to ‘re-engage’ with nature, says agencyPreviously stated barriers such as lack of time from being at work diminished in 2020Wed Nov 25 2020 - 06:49
Planning failures put nature ‘under unprecedented pressure’‘We need a decade of action in the 2020s,’ Environmental Protection Agency warnsWed Nov 25 2020 - 06:48
Student’s joint injury rehabilitation monitoring system wins SciFest 2020Caoimhín O’Leary to represent Ireland at International Science and Engineering Fair in USMon Nov 23 2020 - 17:00
Covid-19 vaccines: All we know so far and the challenges aheadHuge logistical task looms when drugs ready since double doses needed for most peopleMon Nov 23 2020 - 14:06
Diageo commits to net-zero carbon by 2030Drinks giant sets out industry leading ambitions to meet UN sustainable development goalsMon Nov 23 2020 - 09:33
Electricity capacity predicted to rise 40% with emissions halved by 2030UCC energy institute warns of need for agile system due to weather-dependant generationFri Nov 20 2020 - 00:01
Ireland not on track to hit key emissions targets in spite of fallHighly unlikely Ireland will meet overall 2020 targets even with Covid-19-driven dropFri Nov 20 2020 - 00:00
Geothermal energy could be new heat source for Ireland, reports showHeat from beneath Earth’s surface could be used in buildings, while decarbonising heat sectorThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
Community action ‘critical’ to decarbonising society fairlyFor climate action to be fast it ‘must be fair’, says Mary RobinsonWed Nov 18 2020 - 17:08
Audit of Áras an Uachtaráin grounds reveals 800 species of plant and animal lifeLarge mix of biodiversity discovered on 130-acre site around home of PresidentTue Nov 17 2020 - 15:16
Scientists must counter ‘fake stuff’ on Covid-19, says Luke O’NeillProminent immunologist ‘90% confident’ suitable vaccine will be found because of scale of research undertakenFri Nov 13 2020 - 18:22
