Why is the weather so cold and what is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Ireland?Met Éireann forecaster Gerry Murphy described conditions as ‘quite unusual’ but we have seen similar in recent yearsWed Jan 08 2025 - 06:00
Young scientist exhibition: Twin sisters ‘mind the gap’ as they try to modernise study habitsAI brings challenges to contest but more positives than negatives, co-founder saysTue Jan 07 2025 - 16:31
Warming Ireland at increasing risk of climate events coming all at once, Met Éireann warnsAnnual climate report confirms sea surface temperatures ‘continued at or near record high levels’ leading to more intense rainfallMon Jan 06 2025 - 15:46
Ireland’s future weather will be even warmer and wetter than predicted, scientists warnSupercomputer helps deliver more accurate indication of what the future holds for Ireland’s climate with new indications on regional impactsFri Jan 03 2025 - 06:00
Will 2025 deliver breakthrough on planning so Ireland can tap its wind energy ‘gold mine’? Wind energy lobby says new government needs to implement the Planning and Development Act and put in place policies to support the development of the sector both onshore and at seaFri Jan 03 2025 - 05:53
The year of hope: ‘Exciting’ advances achieved in search to reverse Alzheimer’s diseaseMerits of simple lifestyle changes to curb risk of dementia have never been so compellingWed Jan 01 2025 - 06:00
‘County colours’ platform compares wind energy contributions across RepublicKerry led wind energy generation in 2023, generating 1,664 GWh of energy, followed by Cork, Tipperary and GalwayMon Dec 30 2024 - 14:13
Eamon Ryan hails Ireland’s role as ‘world leader’ on data centres‘Data centres no longer need to be concentrated around Dublin’ but should be closer to sources of renewable energy, especially offshore windFri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00
Eamon Ryan: ‘If Labour and Soc Dems were ambitious on climate, they’d be going into government’Former Green Party leader opens up about ‘being attacked from all sides’ and party’s general election wipeoutMon Dec 23 2024 - 09:27
A year of devastating climate firsts, a dispiriting outcome to Cop29 and elections where climate was off the radarIreland heard plenty of ‘eco rhetoric’ in 2024 but there was a clear sense that political leaders have not grasped the reality of the climate emergencySat Dec 21 2024 - 06:00
‘It’s distressing’: Gardaí investigating theft of two beehives with thousands of Irish honeybees in Wicklow The hives were worth between €1,200 and €1,600, according to beekeeper Bruce CopelandThu Dec 19 2024 - 13:55
New government should ensure proposed LNG plant in Shannon estuary does not proceed, Friends of the Earth says‘It would be highly reckless on climate and economic grounds for the project to be approved in light of latest information’Wed Dec 18 2024 - 17:19
People see benefits of climate action but often prefer to keep status quo, research bulletin findsESRI pinpoints blockages to collective action in addressing climate crisisMon Dec 16 2024 - 17:01
Strong political leadership required immediately to bring carbon budgets into line, Climate Council warnsGovernment must take crucial step to ‘phase out harmful fossil fuels as early as 2039′Thu Dec 12 2024 - 00:01
Data centre boom under AI growth in Ireland threatening climate targets, report warnsFriends of the Earth calls for ‘moratorium on new data centres and expansion of existing ones until robust legislative framework is in place’Tue Dec 10 2024 - 06:00
Analysis: What next for climate policy now the Greens are out of government?A campaign where the main parties downplayed climate issues and shunned hard choices bodes ill for ambitious climate policies in the next programme for governmentWed Dec 04 2024 - 06:00
Waterford: Conor McGuinness (SF)Dungarvan councillor takes second Sinn Féin seatSun Dec 01 2024 - 18:54
Second Sinn Féin seat could be on the cardsLatest updates from the Waterford count centre with four seats up for grabsSun Dec 01 2024 - 18:26
Waterford: Mary Butler (FF)Fianna Fáil TD has been Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People since July 2020Sun Dec 01 2024 - 15:29
Waterford: John Cummins (FG)Fine Gael Senator has a strong profile for the party in Waterford citySun Dec 01 2024 - 14:42
Waterford: David Cullinane (SF) Sinn Féin’s health spokesman tops poll once againSat Nov 30 2024 - 19:34
Jet stream that affects Ireland’s weather is seeing increased ‘wobbles’. Here’s what that may meanUS scientists who completed first global map of extreme heatwaves say striking new phenomenon is emerging across the planetThu Nov 28 2024 - 17:57
Independent Waterford TD apologises for displaying election message on Waterford hospital buildingMatt Shanahan apologises after initially defending the laser displayThu Nov 28 2024 - 16:56
Irish people will die in significant numbers due to rising temperatures, HSE specialist claimsHealthcare is at climate frontline, notably in emergency departments and at primary care level, conference hearsTue Nov 26 2024 - 18:32
Cop29 deal which includes new ‘climate finance goal’ criticised as ‘utterly inadequate’ Wealthy countries including EU committing $300bn a year for climate vulnerable countries but the outcome was condemned by aid agencies across the worldSun Nov 24 2024 - 19:34
Disappointing $300bn Cop29 deal could yet become a platform for much greater ambition Financial agreement clearly short of what is necessary to support the most vulnerable countries and communitiesSun Nov 24 2024 - 16:53
Irish aid agencies condemn ‘utterly inadequate’ Cop29 deal that will worsen impacts of climate crisis on front linesCop29 'came very close to failure and it has ended with a disappointing deal. But it is a deal the world can build on in 2025′, said Mary RobinsonSun Nov 24 2024 - 13:54
Explainer: 10 takeaways from Cop 29, a collective failureAmid pressure from petrostates, Donald Trump’s looming US presidency, curtailed activism and continuing implementation difficulties, the progress was better than nothing - but way short of what is requiredSun Nov 24 2024 - 13:00
Deal reached at Cop29 but developing countries say it is not enough to avoid climate catastropheCampaigners decry influence of Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and looming Donald Trump presidencySun Nov 24 2024 - 11:47
Tensions rise at Cop29 climate talks as risk of failure grows with each passing hour in BakuWalkout by some developing countries confirms climate finance is the major blocker to progressSat Nov 23 2024 - 16:13
Cop29 deadlocked as new €250bn finance offer comes up short‘There is no deal to come out of Baku that will not leave a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, but we are within sight of a landing zone’Fri Nov 22 2024 - 18:36
Cop29: UAE urges Saudi Arabia and others to honour fossil fuels pledge amid continuing impasseUnprecedented public rebuke by Cop28 host comes as fuel producers try to derail transition promise made at last year’s talksFri Nov 22 2024 - 10:54
Cop29 stuck with big finance gap amid claims of backsliding on fossil fuels‘Standing still is retreat and the world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome’ warns UK’s Ed MilibandThu Nov 21 2024 - 18:13
Climate talks enter final hours amid row over $1 trillion fund and China roleVatican, Russia and Saudi Arabia voice concern over gender action plan aimed at supporting women affected by climate changeWed Nov 20 2024 - 20:22
Moratorium on data centres and ban on LNG facilities: Assessment of Ireland’s climate performance at Cop29Ireland reaches highest ever ranking due to progress on renewable energy including solar, energy use and climate policyWed Nov 20 2024 - 10:55
G20 helps lift mood at Cop29 climate talksMessage is ‘don’t leave Baku without a successful new finance goal’, says UN climate chiefTue Nov 19 2024 - 20:32
‘This keeps me awake at night’: How will Ireland’s climate worsen over the next 20 years?The speed of decline in the ocean current system known as Amoc will determine whether Ireland can adapt or face catastrophic impactsTue Nov 19 2024 - 15:09
Cop29: Spectre of failure overhangs Baku as talks near collapseWealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’Mon Nov 18 2024 - 07:35
Nine things we learned about state of the planet and turbulent climate geopolitics from first week of Cop29A chasm remains between countries who believe carbon pollution is the source of our collective ills and those who believe oil and gas are to be used to drive their economiesSun Nov 17 2024 - 06:00
‘We’re getting closer to it being realised’: Ambitious plans for Dublin lido gather momentumDublin City Lido campaign has updated it designs to include heated pool, learning pool, sauna and plunge pool, as well as water gardens and cafeSun Nov 17 2024 - 06:00
Climate summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’ in addressing crisis, say former political leaders and scientistsLarge scale of Cops summits now ‘beyond crazy’ says key participant, who could only justify flying to event because of being directly involved in scientific workFri Nov 15 2024 - 10:41
Deepening divisions over critical ‘climate finance goal’ and ‘who pays’ stalling progress at Cop29 talksExpected level of global heating by end of the century has not changed since 2021, with ‘minimal progress’ made this year - Carbon Action TrackerThu Nov 14 2024 - 18:31
Argentina orders its negotiators to withdraw from UN climate talks processWithdrawal of 85-strong delegation from Baku climate summit has prompted concerns that other countries might do likewiseThu Nov 14 2024 - 07:53
Cop29 failure unacceptable, even if climate slips from political priorities, warns Eamon RyanUN chief welcomes ‘high ambition coalition’ including Ireland which is pushing for more ambitious outcomeWed Nov 13 2024 - 19:00
Cop29 report indicates carbon emissions from fossil fuels set to reach record high in 2024World likely to overshoot the critical 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement in less than 10 years, according to climate scientistsWed Nov 13 2024 - 00:01
Cop29: UK attempts to become global leader on climate with new emissions target for 2035Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election winTue Nov 12 2024 - 18:33
Disasters being supercharged by man-made climate change with no country spared, UN chief tells Cop292024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leadersTue Nov 12 2024 - 09:54
Cop29′s chief negotiator hails early win on carbon trading as last part of Paris pact is ratifiedCarbon credits predicted to enable big increase in climate spending but critics says backdoor deal was rushed and undermines UN climate processMon Nov 11 2024 - 20:43
Trump set to ‘dismantle fight against global warming’, US climate envoy warns at Cop29UN talks open in Baku with stark warning no country is immune from climate disasterMon Nov 11 2024 - 19:00
