High levels of microplastics in infant-feeding bottles released during formula preparationHigher liquid temperatures inside bottle give off more microplastics, Trinity study findsMon Oct 19 2020 - 16:00
Realist versus sceptic: Two takes on the climate crisisBook reviews: Anatol Lieven believes political consensus can provide solutions, while Bjorn Lomborg argues against too much panicSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00
Call for intensive effort to set sectoral limits on emissionsChairman of Climate Change Advisory Council says reducing emissions while enhancing farmer incomes is realisableFri Oct 16 2020 - 23:21
Retrofitting homes will assist economic recovery across the country, says MinisterMinister says funding would end a stop-start grants approval process for householdersFri Oct 16 2020 - 19:48
North and South’s diverging Covid systems are harming response to case surgesMarked differences in testing and tracing make co-operation more difficultFri Oct 16 2020 - 01:43
Independence of climate council needs to be strengthened, committee toldWeaknesses in climate action Bill need to be addressed, says Dr Diarmuid TorneyThu Oct 15 2020 - 20:01
Strength of Climate Action Bill defended at committee hearingMembers criticise vague language and failure to include key emissions targetsWed Oct 14 2020 - 21:51
EU considers move to curb methane emissionsNew strategy has major implications for natural gas imports and agricultureWed Oct 14 2020 - 20:27
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin receives 2020 Maths Week Ireland awardDr Ní Shúilleabháin praised for raising public awareness of mathsWed Oct 14 2020 - 19:01
New blood test predicts which Covid-19 patients will develop severe infection‘Dublin-Boston score’ has potential to inform doctors on best treatment optionsWed Oct 14 2020 - 17:30
Ryan defends reforming motor tax regimeNew car dealers say changes are ‘anti-motorist, anti-rural and anti-climate’Tue Oct 13 2020 - 21:18
Climate and the budget: Carbon tax hike and funding for sustainable transportOver €220 million for retrofitting homes and €1 billion for public transport allocatedTue Oct 13 2020 - 20:54
UN’s 2030 ‘zero hunger’ target in peril, Global Hunger Index shows‘Alarming’ or ‘serious’ levels of hunger identified in 51 countriesMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Leaked treaty on EU-Mercosur trade deal ‘has no climate protection’Greenpeace also says deal would help ‘accelerate the destruction of the Amazon’Fri Oct 09 2020 - 00:00
Climate Bill a ‘significant milestone’ but firmer requirements needed, environment groups warnNew Bill sets course for ‘faster and fairer climate action’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 14:54
No remdesivir shortage in Ireland, HSE says as concern grows for Europe’s supplyAcute shortages reported in number of countries because of difficulties with stocks from USThu Oct 08 2020 - 12:10
Ambitious climate action Bill set to dictate how we liveLaw will affect every element of society, with binding five-yearly carbon dioxide limitsWed Oct 07 2020 - 20:24
New climate law commits Ireland to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050Legisation will not automatically address climate crisis but sets course – TaoiseachWed Oct 07 2020 - 20:10
Launch of the 2021 Mary Mulvihill science media competition for third-level studentsA prize of €2,000 is up for grabs for the best submission on the theme of ‘virus’Tue Oct 06 2020 - 12:48
IWT report lists ‘serious deterioration’ in Ireland’s protected marine habitatsDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to ‘give careful consideration’ to findingsSat Oct 03 2020 - 13:04
Irish climate scientist appointed to senior UN roleDr Tara Shine to monitor progress and enhance delivery on Paris Agreement goalsSat Oct 03 2020 - 13:01
To truly empower people to be energy citizens a better job of explaining renewables is requiredIreland is entering a decade of huge change as it embraces renewables, overhauls public transport and retrofits 500,000 homesFri Oct 02 2020 - 00:00
Enda Gunnell: We are poised to be living in our own power plants‘Electricity is going to be the fuel of the future,’ chief executive of Pinergy believesFri Oct 02 2020 - 00:00
Climate change: Nine ways Ireland can get its act togetherRecommendations include expanding public transport and reducing oil useWed Sept 30 2020 - 20:24
‘Radical shift in gear’ needed for Ireland to meet climate targets for 2030’ - reportClimate council stresses the urgency of ‘shifting from planning to action’ to reduce emissionsWed Sept 30 2020 - 19:20
‘Mathematics seems too often to be about learning rules’The ‘Mozart of math’ Terry Tao will deliver this year’s Royal Irish Academy Hamilton LectureWed Sept 30 2020 - 12:58
Irish Water criticised by advisory body for lack of progress on discharges and leakage33 towns and villages will continue discharging raw sewage after 2021 over lack of waste water treatment plantTue Sept 29 2020 - 13:47
Tyndall’s deep-tech innovation is ‘securing Ireland’s high-tech future’ – TaoiseachMicheál Martin briefed on Cork research facility’s ambitious expansion plansTue Sept 29 2020 - 11:54
Eamon Ryan interview: ‘Climate action is where the jobs are going to come’‘This turning point ... is the equivalent of that paper Whitaker wrote 60 years ago’Sat Sept 26 2020 - 02:30
Legislation to impose strict carbon-emission limits to be in place by ChristmasBill will have far-reaching consequences on operation of every aspect of Irish economySat Sept 26 2020 - 01:03
Global warming: Environmental movement resumes protestsWorldwide demonstrations take place as reminder of urgency needed to tackle crisisFri Sept 25 2020 - 16:52
Smoke from solid fuel fires and stoves killing 1,300 a year, EPA saysAir pollutants exceeded WHO guidelines at 33 locations in Ireland in 2019Fri Sept 25 2020 - 08:11
UN and UK to host climate event on Paris Agreement anniversaryDecember gathering to signal global decarbonisation ‘increasingly irreversible’Thu Sept 24 2020 - 22:30
Irish researchers are developing rapid saliva tests for Covid-19Another Government-funded project is to create plastic packaging that is resistant to the virusThu Sept 24 2020 - 14:45
Cabinet approves reforms to alleviate tree felling licence delaysCoillte warned that the backlog could lead to timber shortages and thousands of job lossesWed Sept 23 2020 - 05:00
Bord na Móna to raise €1.6bn for climate action projectsSemi-State on track to achieve 300% increase in its renewable energy output in this decadeWed Sept 23 2020 - 04:00
Mercosur trade deal questioned amid growing climate concerns‘Rocky ride’ for pact between EU and South America if Amazon deforestation persistsTue Sept 22 2020 - 16:27
Public support must be won if renewable energy goals to be realised, conference hearsEirgrid chief says: ‘It’s up to us to convince the nation this vision that we collectively have is the right one’Mon Sept 21 2020 - 17:58
Climate predictions for Ireland by 2050 come with unprecedented detailSignificant warming expected inside 30 years with more heavy rains and longer dry periodsFri Sept 18 2020 - 03:02
East to get warmer as Ireland's climate to change dramatically by 2050East to be worst affected by temperature rises, and more extreme rain also predictedFri Sept 18 2020 - 03:01
Ireland needs to practise what it preaches on climate action, says Mary RobinsonState must approach climate diplomacy on global stage ‘with a deep sense of humility’Thu Sept 17 2020 - 19:57
Ireland will match EU’s ambition to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030, Ryan saysEnvironment Minister says Government will work with EU to achieve ‘radical transformation’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 21:02
Plug-in hybrid emissions 2.5 times higher than official tests indicate – environmental groups claimMotor industry accuses groups of analysing figures that were abandoned in favour of ‘more robust’ testWed Sept 16 2020 - 18:38
Ireland’s throwaway culture generating increasing levels of waste, EPA findsFigures indicate State is ‘going in wrong direction across a number of indicators, such as falling recycling levels’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 17:48
Blonde hair, blue eyes often not dominant characteristics of Irish Vikings, study findsMajor international genetic study reveals ties to Norway and different traits to classical portrayalsWed Sept 16 2020 - 16:00
Facebook commits to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030Social media giant’s move to be ‘supported by renewable energy’ and will affect Meath data centreTue Sept 15 2020 - 05:08
Ireland to miss 2030 climate targets due to ‘broken planning system’ – reportStudy says planning decisions for renewable energy need to be made fasterMon Sept 14 2020 - 11:09
Seven community renewable energy projects get go aheadNew Government scheme to support €1.4bn investment and generate 1,000 jobsFri Sept 11 2020 - 20:21
Mercosur accord contradicts EU Green Deal and fails to protect communities, study saysTrade deal will be a failure on sustainability grounds, international researchers findWed Sept 09 2020 - 21:15
EU court delivers blow to plan for Shannon ‘fracked gas’ terminal‘Far reaching’ ruling welcomed by Friends of the Irish Environment which brought actionWed Sept 09 2020 - 16:08
