Four Dublin councils unveil plans to fight climate changePlans focus on energy, buildings, transport, flood resilience and resource managementMon Feb 11 2019 - 18:10
Carbon tax: committee keen to ‘avoid what happened in France’Oireachtas committee wary of gilets jaunes-style public backlashFri Feb 08 2019 - 19:45
Debate on carbon-tax increase divides Climate Action CommitteeMain parties disagree on tax model, as overall report on climate change delayedFri Feb 08 2019 - 01:01
Q&A: Everything you need to know about your metabolic age‘Kinda wondering about the science’ behind the latest measurement?Thu Feb 07 2019 - 18:27
Heat extremes can be expected in coming years, report saysWorld Meteorological Organisation confirms 2018 was fourth hottest year on recordThu Feb 07 2019 - 00:11
Robinson becomes pescatarian, urges people to ‘get angry’ over climate changeFormer president says climate justice ‘a medical emergency’ at RCSI award ceremonyWed Feb 06 2019 - 21:47
Tipperary Council defends decision to cut down nine trees in FethardProtesters claim it’s an ‘over-rigorous policy’ because of insurance concernsWed Feb 06 2019 - 10:12
Ireland must become low-carbon economy sooner, says Central Bank chiefPhilip Lane outlines risks of climate change to Irish economy, calls for higher carbon taxTue Feb 05 2019 - 17:52
New DNA test can help to fight food fraud – Food Safety AuthorityDevice to test beef and poultry likely to be rolled out across the EUTue Feb 05 2019 - 15:25
New peat-cutting rules mean bog destruction will continue, says action group‘Uncontrolled’ peat cutting damages habitats and kills fish – Friends of Irish EnvironmentTue Feb 05 2019 - 01:33
‘Rigorous policy’ of cutting down trees prompts protest in TipperaryTrees in Fethard village removed in fifth unannounced felling in county, say protestorsMon Feb 04 2019 - 18:58
EU has ‘sufficient’ tools to help Irish farmers if needed in no-deal BrexitEU agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan ‘satisfied’ Brussels can provide aid in ‘any exceptional circumstances’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 02:00
Irish sustainable development goal ‘champions’ to be recognisedUN SDGs set ambitious environmental targets to be achieved by 2030Thu Jan 31 2019 - 21:37
Wind energy investment costs consumers less than €1 a year - reportReport says wind energy has delivered savings of €2.3m, more than the €1.9m PSO funding it receivesThu Jan 31 2019 - 05:18
Afforestation: a source of environmental damage and depopulationClaims wildlife driven into extinction as habitat replaced by unnatural conifersThu Jan 31 2019 - 01:00
Bruton emphasises need for decarbonisation to defensive IFAMinister urges ‘a change in the way farming has to think about itself’ at agmWed Jan 30 2019 - 21:18
IFA rails against being ‘scapegoated’ over climate changeIndustry rejects need for quotas, cuts in livestock numbers and carbon tax increasesWed Jan 30 2019 - 18:57
Friends of the Irish Environment challenges Shannon gas plant decisionTerminal between Tarbert and Ballylongford in Co Kerry granted permission in 2008Wed Jan 30 2019 - 09:14
Best way to deliver plastic collection target to be evaluated in major reviewRichard Bruton is committed to increasing plastic recycling rates to 55 per cent by 2030Mon Jan 28 2019 - 00:28
Aviation emissions set to grow sevenfold over 30 years, experts warnEU aviation fuel tax mooted by France would penalise most heavily those who fly mostSat Jan 26 2019 - 05:55
Group seeks ‘hugely onerous climate-change obligations’, court hearsFriends of the Irish Environment is seeking to quash the National Mitigation PlanThu Jan 24 2019 - 18:46
Irish researchers help solve cosmic riddle on birth of black holesStudy turns upside down belief that hole formation could only happen in regions bombarded by powerful radiationThu Jan 24 2019 - 10:04
Citizen’s rights threatened by State’s climate change plan, court toldEnvironmental group seeking to quash national mitigation plan published in 2017Wed Jan 23 2019 - 20:30
ESB signs partnership to develop offshore wind farms in Irish SeaState energy group to partner with Belgian offshore wind developer ParkwindWed Jan 23 2019 - 05:20
US academic criticises ESB’s use of coal from Colombia open-pit minesCerrejón mine damage amounted to ‘the fourth conquest of remote regions of South America’Mon Jan 21 2019 - 21:47
High-fat diet increases vulnerability to infection and bugsVulnerability identified by researchers based at APC Microbiome, attached to UCCMon Jan 21 2019 - 19:09
Hard choices face every part of society on climate change, Bruton saysMinister will be judged by his decisions not by his words, Friends of the Earth saysSat Jan 19 2019 - 13:55
No need for 90% drop in meat consumption, says Irish professorFact Ireland’s agriculture is mostly grassland-based is positive, says Alan MatthewsSat Jan 19 2019 - 01:00
Irish Water insists plan for €1.3bn pipeline to Dublin on trackReview of Shannon extraction proposal due to objections – but evaluation ready in 2019Fri Jan 18 2019 - 16:59
Drivers should use breathalysers for morning after – Michael Healy-RaeGardaí made 445 arrests on suspicion of intoxicated driving over New Year periodFri Jan 18 2019 - 06:00
Electricity smart meters: first phase of €1.1bn changeover announcedSmart meters will help customers make better choices about their consumptionThu Jan 17 2019 - 01:00
RTÉ to make climate-change programming ‘a priority’Oireachtas committee criticises broadcaster for low level of environmental coverageWed Jan 16 2019 - 20:30
Scientists to receive €11 million funding for research in IrelandDeveloping tools to identify most efficient cows among proposed projectsWed Jan 16 2019 - 11:53
Portrait of pioneering Irish female scientist unveiled in DublinDr Sheila Tinney was first-ever Irish woman to earn a PhD in mathematical scienceWed Jan 16 2019 - 01:00
The trouble with meat: Why climate scientists are targeting beefTaoiseach’s comments on eating less meat draw ire from farming industry but he has science on his sideTue Jan 15 2019 - 20:53
Friends of the Earth warns Government over carbon taxOrganisation says measure will not work if people feel climate-action responsibility is being pushed onto individualsMon Jan 14 2019 - 14:15
Young Scientist winner considering academia over industry careerIrish astrophysicist Bell Burnell says she was overwhelmed with imposter syndrome when she went to Cambridge UniversitySun Jan 13 2019 - 19:25
Government still not tackling climate change? So sue themCitizens are increasingly taking the legal route to pressurise leaders into climate actionSat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00
Student (17) who developed digital tools for quantum computing wins Young Scientist crownAdam Kelly used algorithms to 'analyse, optimise and simulate quantum circuits'Fri Jan 11 2019 - 19:41
Young Scientist: Student proposes more effective cannabis treatmentEnsuring better intestine absorption key to improvement, according to exhibitionFri Jan 11 2019 - 13:44
Room to improve: solar panels that heat homes all year roundBTYSTE: Fifth-year student tests metals for months; first-years make bioplastic from milkThu Jan 10 2019 - 20:04
Young scientists: You say tomato, they say excellent hand washOther highlights include an experiment that suggests Mozart does not boost your brainThu Jan 10 2019 - 17:59
Students surprised to find top computer games are made on their doorstepIt all started at the young scientist exhibition, says Havok computer game firm founderThu Jan 10 2019 - 17:50
Young scientists see bright future despite threats such as climate changeMoon tourism and automated farming are the next big things, according to surveyThu Jan 10 2019 - 17:01
Attenborough’s ‘before it’s too late’ warning inspires RDS projectsStudents show high awareness of climate change issues at young scientist exhibitionThu Jan 10 2019 - 01:55
Irish researchers catch up with the ‘speed gene’ in thoroughbred horsesData is valuable to breeders, but may lead to some breeds facing extinction, warns scientistThu Jan 10 2019 - 00:01
Jet fuel, honey and fire-proof cladding: Projects at this year’s Young ScientistStudents’ eco-friendly biofuel and fire protection among entries in science fair at RDSWed Jan 09 2019 - 19:38
President warns of threats to Earth’s existence as he launches Young Scientist exhibitionMichael D Higgins also praises Irish young people as he officially opens this year’s eventWed Jan 09 2019 - 17:45
Students gather for launch of 55th Young Scientist ExhibitionOver 500 projects on topics including gender diversity, pollution and climate change on showWed Jan 09 2019 - 01:00
Meet the volunteer army making the Young Scientist exhibition happenHundreds, including teachers, BT staff, past winners and students, play their vital partsTue Jan 08 2019 - 19:47
