Government to oversee consultation process on carbon taxMove follows publication of cross-party report on climate change actionFri Mar 29 2019 - 19:28
Switch off: Earth Hour is a good time to adopt energy-saving habitsAlong with a one-hour switch-off on Saturday, households are asked to take up an extra good habitFri Mar 29 2019 - 16:53
Forty ways to revolutionise Ireland’s approach to climate changeClimate Action Committee report sets out series of measures to combat global warmingFri Mar 29 2019 - 01:00
School strikers urge politicians to ‘take a leap’ for climate actionStudents tell Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action to ‘stop taking baby steps’Thu Mar 28 2019 - 18:43
Most profitable Irish farms are most efficient in minimising greenhouse gas emissions – reportTeagasc’s 2017 sustainability report confirms income gap between dairy and other farm typesThu Mar 28 2019 - 11:13
Environmental group given leave to review decision to refuse funding for cases against StateLegal Aid Board ruled its aid was only available to individuals and not companiesThu Mar 28 2019 - 11:11
Carbon tax in jeopardy as Fianna Fáil takes different tackParty insisting on funds being reinvested in affected communities during report negotiationsThu Mar 28 2019 - 00:49
Cross-party approach to carbon tax to be sought at committeeFine Gael TD says time for talking on carbon tax is over as public wants politicians to actWed Mar 27 2019 - 21:05
Electric car with 600km range to be manufactured in IrelandPrototype of Spika on display at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Energy ShowWed Mar 27 2019 - 15:22
CO2 and you: The carbon tax explainedWhat is it, how much will it cost and how will it work?Wed Mar 27 2019 - 01:00
Climate action committee urges redirection of Irish agricultureAgriculture sector, Ireland’s biggest, remains 'largest emitter of greenhouse gases'Wed Mar 27 2019 - 00:42
Climate change denial ‘malign and evil’, says Mary RobinsonFormer president argues that denial robs world’s poorest of their human rightsTue Mar 26 2019 - 18:57
Fine Gael accused of attempting to dilute key climate action targetFF spokesman on climate action says party would support raising carbon taxes incrementallyTue Mar 26 2019 - 03:22
Approval given for €31m floating wind project off the Mayo coastA full-scale floating wind turbine will be deployed for testing at a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland site near BelmulletSun Mar 24 2019 - 17:34
Cyclone Idai: Those who do least to cause climate change suffer the mostThey have fewer resources to prepare for the storms or to survive their effectsSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
Kingspan targets plastic recycling rate of 1bn bottles per yearIrish company says it will use recovered ocean plastic in manufacturing of insulationFri Mar 22 2019 - 15:50
Monaghan scientist involved in molecular computing breakthroughDamien Woods is ‘embedding an algorithm within chemistry to control chemical processes’Thu Mar 21 2019 - 01:54
Bacon news: Pigs may not be able to fly but they can smile, say scientistsListening to pigs ‘like hearing children in a playground’Tue Mar 19 2019 - 13:01
Parties divided on carbon tax ahead of committee report‘It is beyond the means of many people to retrofit their homes,’ says Solidarity- PBP TDMon Mar 18 2019 - 17:26
Green-letter day for Ireland as young environmentalists take overThousands of Irish students join school strikes across the planetFri Mar 15 2019 - 21:16
Thousands of students in Ireland join international climate change protestsFridays for Future: ‘These are our lives that are being put in danger. Politicians, do something’Fri Mar 15 2019 - 18:00
Thousands of Irish students join global climate change protestYoung protesters highly critical of Government response to date on the issueFri Mar 15 2019 - 14:21
Estimated 10,000 people strike for climate changeProtestors seeking urgent action to address the growing threat of climate changeFri Mar 15 2019 - 13:47
From Wellies to Bellies: City students scoop calf-rearing prizeRunners-up explore mental health among farmers and rural communitiesThu Mar 14 2019 - 17:55
Climate change: The essential guide for both young and oldWhat you can do about it, and why there is hope that we can tackle its worst effectsThu Mar 14 2019 - 05:00
Left-wing parties accused of opposing moves to tackle climate changeMeasure opposed by Sinn Féin and Solidarity would benefit poor, Green Party leader saysWed Mar 13 2019 - 21:25
Offshore wind energy key to cutting carbon emissions, forum toldBoosting renewable energy capacity possible ‘if we embrace our offshore wind potential’Wed Mar 13 2019 - 20:35
Irish science graduates 'can easily compete at international level'Prof Eamonn Quigley receives St Patrick’s Day Science Medal at event in BostonWed Mar 13 2019 - 15:26
EirGrid chief warns of need to increase capacityElectricity grid will soon have to cater to 100% renewable energy, says Mark FoleyWed Mar 13 2019 - 01:00
Climate change protests to be staged across Ireland on FridayMore than 21 events taking place coinciding with schools strikes for actionTue Mar 12 2019 - 11:01
Climate committee reaches substantial agreement on changing course of agricultureCarbon tax row escalates as PBP say draft report leak ‘transparent attempt to sell tax as inevitable and good’Tue Mar 12 2019 - 10:16
Good neighbours: How pine martens are helping red squirrels survivePublic asked to record sightings of species to track red squirrel population’s recoveryTue Mar 12 2019 - 01:00
EPA finds waste water discharge in Dublin Bay caused by overloadDischarges likely to continue until upgrade of Ringsend plant is completed, agency saysFri Mar 08 2019 - 16:23
School students lay out climate demands in Leinster HouseSix demands outlined at informal meeting with more than 20 Senators and TDSThu Mar 07 2019 - 12:04
Parents want more focus on science in primary schools, survey findsResearch reveals belief science education will give children an advantage in future careersWed Mar 06 2019 - 11:30
Regulations making energy production by citizens ‘impossible’, TDs toldSinn Féin TD’s Bill would allow communities, clubs to be paid for generating green energyTue Mar 05 2019 - 20:01
Colleges and companies to partner on courses for ‘future economy’Six new research centres to receive €100m to train students in digital, data science and ICTTue Mar 05 2019 - 16:00
Bord na Móna cited in landmark EU case on use of forest biomassEU’s Renewable Energy Directive ignores science on forest bioenergy, says plaintiffMon Mar 04 2019 - 12:55
Investment in prevention needed to combat food fraud, expert says‘Brand Ireland’ reputation for quality a potential target for fraud, says Dr John SpinkMon Mar 04 2019 - 05:00
Irish children strike a climate blow: ‘If we don’t do this, we won’t have a world’School strikes against climate change will escalate in Ireland on March 15thSat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
Climate action committee makes progress on decarbonisationPeople Before Profit and Sinn Féin are resisting any increase in carbon taxSat Mar 02 2019 - 01:01
Hundreds of Irish children to join global climate-change protestSchoolchildren to protest lack of action by adults on climate issues in one-day strikeSat Mar 02 2019 - 01:00
Ireland is falling further behind other European countries on decarbonisationIrish face severe challenges over rising emissions – European Commission reportThu Feb 28 2019 - 15:44
A third of adults regard climate change as most pressing environmental challengePeople rank climate change, waste, water quality and pollution as biggest issues – pollThu Feb 28 2019 - 15:30
EPA investigating sewage discharge into Dublin BayIrish Water confirmed discharge followed a storage tank failure and apologisedTue Feb 26 2019 - 20:04
Failure of Ringsend tank led to sewage discharge into Dublin BayAn investigation into the cause of the incident is ongoing, Irish Water saysTue Feb 26 2019 - 06:00
Large-scale intervention in climate system not a magic wand for global warmingUN special envoy for the Ocean says without beef and car ownership ‘life is perfectly okay’Mon Feb 25 2019 - 18:27
Forty actions agreed to address Ireland’s ‘biodiversity crisis’Rehabilitation of bogs, creation of national seed bank and protection of sealife among commitmentsThu Feb 21 2019 - 21:14
Humans cannot keep destroying nature and species, Higgins says‘If we were coal miners, we would be up to our knees in dead canaries,’ forum toldThu Feb 21 2019 - 19:12
Blaming farmers for risks to Irish species unhelpful, says environmentalistInger Andersen urges help for farmers in switching to ‘nature-positive’ farmingThu Feb 21 2019 - 01:20
