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
Cop29 opens with fossil fuel companies and host country Azerbaijan targeted by protestsMary Robinson backs call by environmental campaign for oil and gas companies to help pay for climate breakdownMon Nov 11 2024 - 13:24
Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’Mon Nov 11 2024 - 06:00
Ireland not acting aggressively enough to hit climate targets – UCC studyReport warns not cutting emissions risks greater long-term costs, stranded assets, and dependence on unproven carbon removal technologies after 2030Mon Nov 11 2024 - 06:00
Explainer: Why Cop29 matters to you, Ireland and the world despite Trump ‘whiplash’World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’Mon Nov 11 2024 - 00:00
Donald Trump’s return is a blow to global response to the climate crisisThe US president-elect showed himself in awe of the power of Hurricane Helene - but did not dare to consider why that September storm was so destructiveFri Nov 08 2024 - 05:00
Less than half of population of some counties understands what causes climate change, EPA saysEnvironmental Protection Agency finds strong support for climate change policies across Ireland with 65% of people saying it will harm them personally and 95% saying it will harm future generationsTue Nov 05 2024 - 17:50
New standard backed by Amazon’s climate fund may help restore peatlandsCertification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investmentTue Nov 05 2024 - 00:15
Green ‘flash’ registration plates for motorists on Irish roads with zero-emission vehiclesThe plates ‘will help us visualise our zero emission future’, says Eamon RyanMon Nov 04 2024 - 18:40
Europe ‘must spend on green energy and charging capacity, not roads, airports expansion’ Europe needs to spend €39bn every year to ensure its green transport technology is fully deployed, says studyMon Nov 04 2024 - 09:43
UN biodiversity summit comes to abrupt end as deal on global nature fund falls through‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife TrustSat Nov 02 2024 - 17:08
Cop29: Can a bloated and cumbersome process undermined by self-interest deliver for our planet?Baku conference offers opportunities to help avoid climate catastrophe, despite the obstaclesSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
State to buy Clawinch Island on Lough Ree to protect breeding waterbirdsFarmers praised for sympathetic agricultural practices that protect wadersFri Nov 01 2024 - 15:50
Frustration at failure to deliver funding surfaces at UN biodiversity summit as talks go into final hoursGovernments still need to protect an area of land equivalent to combined size of Brazil and AustraliaFri Nov 01 2024 - 10:56
Terms approved for Ireland’s second offshore wind auction targeting south coast Tonn Nua site off Waterford to facilitate 900MW wind farm due to be operational by 2032Thu Oct 31 2024 - 19:04
