Election 2020: Seán Canney (Ind)Galway East candidate elected on the seventh countMon Feb 10 2020 - 15:25
Galway East results: All three sitting TDs returned to Dáil21-year-old Sinn Féin candidate Louis O’Hara very close to pulling off shock winSun Feb 09 2020 - 22:55
The Inchicore scientist battling to save the Great Barrier ReefIn Queensland, Prof Terry Hughes works to protect the world’s biggest coral systemSat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00
Green tech investments now make business sense, argues Commission headYou need to have a plan on how you are going to decarbonise your assets over time...that is the big task, says EU Commission climate change bossFri Feb 07 2020 - 14:39
Robinson says public servants must provide ‘emergency response’ to climate crisisFormer president claims delegates to the UN make ‘fine speeches’ but put forward few concrete plans to reduce emissionsThu Feb 06 2020 - 19:58
Bigger parties ‘weakest on climate action’, campaigners sayFG, FF, SF manifestos score worst; climate expert says parties ‘still don’t seem to connect the dots’Tue Feb 04 2020 - 19:35
Greens reject view that Irish voters don’t care about climate issuesEamon Ryan accuses rival parties of lack of vision and ambition on climate actionTue Feb 04 2020 - 18:35
Anger as Irish Rail removes hedgerows along Limerick Junction-Waterford lineSave Our Hedgerows campaigners are demanding that all work ceasesTue Feb 04 2020 - 01:00
Election 2020 climate policies: From the ambitious to the vagueCarbon tax, public transport and the national herd are covered by most partiesMon Feb 03 2020 - 02:02
Too young to vote but student activist group tells parties what to doFridays for Future presents list of nine climate demands to Fine Gael and Fianna FáilFri Jan 31 2020 - 20:03
Ingenious Ireland a window on a not so distant pastBreadth of the book ranges from natural history to industrialisation and to sociologyThu Jan 30 2020 - 01:00
Varadkar and Martin will not back national herd cut, IFA toldFG and FF clash with Green Party in front of farmers on range of climate change issuesTue Jan 28 2020 - 20:38
Inertia on global warming to cost State €7.6bn, say GreensBulk of expense from air pollution, congestion and subsidising fossil fuels, claims partyFri Jan 24 2020 - 18:45
Election 2020: RTÉ rejects calls for leaders’ debate on climateDedicated climate action debate is required due to scale of issue, say campaignersFri Jan 24 2020 - 12:35
Cross-section One Future group launches campaign for faster climate actionFaith, development, civil society, environmental groups set out nine demands for political partiesThu Jan 23 2020 - 11:59
Leading role played in climate research by Irish scientists recalledSecond Robert Boyle Winter School will examine critical contribution of Boyle and John TyndallThu Jan 23 2020 - 00:00
Scientist says methane from farming should be treated differently to CO2Prof John FitzGerald warns all sectors must take climate actionTue Jan 21 2020 - 21:42
Local authorities should ‘should co-operate more’ to tackle illegal wasteEPA report calls for more focus on enforcing waste segregation in households and businessesTue Jan 21 2020 - 13:51
Biodiversity is in A&E, says BirdWatch IrelandEnvironmental group urges overhaul of food policy and action to reverse declines in speciesMon Jan 20 2020 - 15:49
Mercosur deal at odds with EU carbon neutrality aim, study claimsClimate policies may be ‘undermined’ by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and UruguayMon Jan 20 2020 - 05:00
Election 2020: How much of an impact will the environment have?Climate change stands out as a key concern but will it change how people use their votes?Sun Jan 19 2020 - 18:01
Varadkar says Greens need to show how ‘extreme’ carbon cuts can be doneFine Gael promises 70% renewable electricity by 2030; €8.6bn for transportSat Jan 18 2020 - 16:33
Academic calls for election climate change debate among party leadersBarry McMullin says crisis is ‘entirely different from all other issues’ in campaignSat Jan 18 2020 - 13:46
Election 2020: Green Party pledges to extend smokey coal ban if in governmentParty would increase air monitoring and ban cars in vicinity of schoolsFri Jan 17 2020 - 20:19
Dublin homes within walking distance of park are worth more, conference toldEconomists says case for such houses to have higher property taxes to be used for green spacesFri Jan 17 2020 - 18:08
Coastwatch litter survey reveals encouraging trend‘The turnaround is massive. We think it’s happening because of behavioural change’Thu Jan 16 2020 - 18:34
John Bercow: Brexit is UK’s most colossal foreign-policy blunder in post-war periodEx-speaker of House made comments at event marking end of Young Scientist exhibitionWed Jan 15 2020 - 18:13
Quality of drinking water from private supplies continues to fall – EPAHealth of one million people in Ireland at risk as water monitoring ‘inadequate’Wed Jan 15 2020 - 16:05
Local authorities identify key ways to help reduce carbon emissionsCouncils aim to tackle inevitable consequences of climate disruptionTue Jan 14 2020 - 17:14
BT Young Scientists: Research on gender bias in children wins 2020 prizeCork students Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan developed education programme to counter gender stereotypingFri Jan 10 2020 - 19:41
Ants attracted by magnets and vegan diet scrutinised at Young Scientist eventWinner announced in Dublin’s RDS on Friday eveningFri Jan 10 2020 - 13:31
Bill to tackle ‘vexatious’ court challenges to planning proposals will backfire – legal expertsBarrister says Bill would row back on entitlements for groups and citizens won with help of EU lawFri Jan 10 2020 - 13:24
What cup keeps coffee warmest? Primary Science Fair tackles big questionsStudents present projects on fertilisers and countering bad breath at Dublin’s RDSThu Jan 09 2020 - 22:21
Young scientists explore eco-anxiety and how to deal with itOn day two of BTYSTE students show exciting projects with social and medical benefitsThu Jan 09 2020 - 19:51
BT Young Scientist: What does it take to find a winner?Process is hectic and exacting as judges across four categories identify most significant workThu Jan 09 2020 - 13:56
From slurry-pit deaths to food waste, young scientists solve range of problemsStudents from all over Ireland compete at BT Young Scientist & Technology ExhibitionWed Jan 08 2020 - 21:22
RIC controversy has set back bid for united Ireland, says VaradkarUnionist politicians deplore decision by Minister for Justice to call off planned RIC commemorationWed Jan 08 2020 - 20:17
Varadkar lauds hopefuls at young scientist exhibition‘You remind us of what can be achieved when we turn those ideas into action,’ says TaoiseachWed Jan 08 2020 - 18:39
Politicians should be sent to space, says Prof Brian CoxCosmologist speaks at Young Scientist exhibition in DublinWed Jan 08 2020 - 16:38
FF welcomes FG Bill on State climate emissions reductionsParty declines to indicate if it will support quick passage of legislation before an electionWed Jan 08 2020 - 11:15
Climate change projects make up two-thirds of Young Scientist entries‘It gives you hope’, says BT Ireland managing director Shay WalshTue Jan 07 2020 - 20:19
Young Scientist Exhibition entrants have ‘astounding’ achievementsCofounder Dr Tony Scott says contest has had major impact on Irish innovation and entrepreneurshipTue Jan 07 2020 - 10:10
Electric cars will be more economical than petrol, diesel within four years – BrutonExpert advice suggests tipping point would be around 2024, Minister saysMon Jan 06 2020 - 17:17
Climate Action Bill will force cuts in carbon emissionsPassing of Bill will end aspirational or voluntary targets that Ireland has failed to meetMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:55
Departments failing to hit climate targets face funding cutsBill will force sectors to radically reduce carbon emissions over the coming decadeMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:38
Ireland risks undermining international efforts on climate actionBill will bring about radical overhaul of climate policy but must be implemented soonMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:33
First licence issued for facilitating reuse of construction wasteEPA move will allow material to be diverted from landfill for use in road constructionFri Jan 03 2020 - 01:00
All homes to have brown bins in move to improve waste managementGovernment plans include levy for cigarette butt clean-up and pledge on fast fashionMon Dec 30 2019 - 00:01
The Greta Thunberg effect: ‘Hero and villain’ of 2019Year in Review: Greta Thunberg is dictating course of unfolding environmental historySat Dec 28 2019 - 06:30
People have fundamental right to be protected from climate change, Dutch court rulesSupreme court upholds ruling in landmark ‘Urgenda case’, compelling government to actFri Dec 20 2019 - 13:03
