Irish Science Media Centre set up to tackle rising misinformation and enhance public understandingTo combat ‘soundbites and clickbait’, project aims to provide trusted sources for public and policymakersFri Jun 28 2024 - 16:20
Urgent reform of motor tax needed to ensure emissions targets are met, says advisory body Transport sector set to exceed emissions targets, including legally-binding sectoral ceilings in 2025 carbon budget.Thu Jun 27 2024 - 00:01
Minister refuses to clarify if Philip Nolan is ‘CEO designate’ of new research agencyProf Nolan is embroiled in a legal row with board of Science Foundation IrelandWed Jun 26 2024 - 18:28
76 Irish wind farms may be forced to shut down unless urgent changes made to planning systemGovernment must move to ensure ‘repowering’ to more efficient wind farms is made a lot easierWed Jun 26 2024 - 00:15
Minister denies there is ‘price-gouging’ on retrofitting for householders using one-stop shopsLand use report critical to meeting big challenges including ensuring land becomes substantial store of carbonm says Eamon RyanTue Jun 25 2024 - 19:36
Cabinet approves move to progress controversial Shannon-to-Dublin water pipelineProject estimated to cost up to €6bn ‘critical to securing Ireland’s economic growth and housing needs’ – Uisce ÉireannTue Jun 25 2024 - 16:36
‘Our purpose is to manage the State’s forests on behalf of the people of Ireland’Coillte chief executive Imelda Hurley juggles climate goals, planting material for sustainable homes and developing a green rural economyFri Jun 21 2024 - 06:00
Nature restoration law will affect almost 9% of Irish landMinister for Environment hails ‘decisive step towards addressing very real risks we are already seeing’Tue Jun 18 2024 - 06:00
What impact will the EU nature restoration law have on Ireland? Far-reaching consequences for land use, especially farming, and also marine development. But uncertainty and rural anger remainMon Jun 17 2024 - 19:19
Philip Nolan v Science Foundation Ireland: The dispute that has rocked Ireland’s science communityCase likely to hinge on issue of whether fair procedures were applied when board of science funding body summarily dismissed director generalSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
Uisce Éireann criticised by Eamon Ryan for ‘avoidable’ chemical spill that caused Cork fish killHistory of problems at chemical plant highlighted by Minister for Environment in letter to utility’s chief executiveSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
Agriculture and industry emissions may be peaking, CSO data indicates Industry and agriculture’s emissions may be peaking, according to latest air dataFri Jun 14 2024 - 16:30
Philip Nolan: SFI was in ‘serious and immediate peril’ due to managerial breach, High Court hears Director general is challenging dismissal without notice from State agency and rejects findings against him of inappropriate behaviour in dealings with management teamWed Jun 12 2024 - 06:00
Issue of Philip Nolan’s reputation amid SFI dispute ‘at very highest level of seriousness’It was particularly egregious that allegations of misogyny were made public when they had been dismissed by an investigator as hearsay, says counsel for SFI director generalTue Jun 11 2024 - 20:54
What next in the Philip Nolan saga?Science Foundation Ireland will in the High Court attempt to justify its decision to dismiss Nolan as director general of the State agencyTue Jun 11 2024 - 01:00
Ireland should consider small nuclear reactors to achieve zero-carbon energy by 2050, engineers’ think tank urgesSmall modular nuclear reactors may prove to be viable, cost-effective and necessary if economy is to decarbonise, Irish Academy of Engineering report findsMon Jun 10 2024 - 00:01
Climate factor is yet again absent as a pressing election issue on the doorstepsCocktail of misinformation, disinformation and right-wing populism not as prevalent in Ireland compared to EuropeWed Jun 05 2024 - 21:56
Gene editing opens door to new treatments for inherited retinal diseasesIrish researchers confirm tiny worm acts as effective model in detecting human mutations linked to eye conditions that can lead to blindnessTue Jun 04 2024 - 06:00
El Niño that fuelled global temperature spike is forecast by WMO to swing to cooler La Niña later this yearExceptionally high sea surface temperatures will continue due to climate changeMon Jun 03 2024 - 10:27
Philip Nolan fights back, claiming managers ‘acted in concert’ against himManner of Simon Harris’s appointment of Nolan ‘did not go down well’ with those opposed to reform in Science Foundation Ireland, High Court toldFri May 31 2024 - 05:00
What next for dismissed SFI chief Prof Philip Nolan?Science Foundation Ireland director general departs as State research agency is in the throes of a challenging mergerWed May 29 2024 - 19:54
Plan to replace imported gas with cheaper biomethane from Irish farmsSeries of measures agreed by Cabinet to scale up climate actions at a faster paceWed May 29 2024 - 05:00
Irish winters could drop to -15 degrees in ‘runaway climate change’ scenario, reports findMinister for Climate Eamon Ryan details the particular risks for Ireland based on latest scientific evidenceTue May 28 2024 - 17:58
Expansion of climate actions urgently needed with world warming ‘quicker than anticipated’, says Eamon RyanMinister for Climate says Ireland has to be ‘really strong’ to avoid ‘horrific eventuality’ of climate tipping pointsTue May 28 2024 - 15:31
Ireland set to miss national and EU emissions reduction targets by long wayEnvironmental Protection Agency predicts emission limits will continue to be exceeded at a time when sustained reductions are neededTue May 28 2024 - 00:01
Explainer: Where there are big emissions gaps and no clear path to achieving national targetsIreland continues to be the second worst carbon emitter per capita in EU and ranks 20th out of 27 member states in progress to national targetsMon May 27 2024 - 18:39
What is air turbulence and how worried should I be about it? Air turbulence, which can knock aircraft off course or cause sudden loss of altitude, can prove fatal to people onboardSun May 26 2024 - 15:16
‘Beautifully illustrated essay’ on intelligence of fungi by UL student wins 2024 Mary Mulvihill AwardEntry from Evanna Winters explores ‘wood wide web’, the subterranean fungal network that extends beneath forest floorThu May 23 2024 - 19:51
Two thirds of Irish households would benefit from low-cost district heating, study findsIrDEA reports call for €1 billion State investment to kick-start the sector before 2030Thu May 23 2024 - 19:00
Euclid space telescope reveals exquisite images of dark universeAstronomers have spotted dozens of rogue planets floating free from their starsThu May 23 2024 - 19:00
Solar and wind power microgenerators to reap greater rewards for feeding grid A new regime of fixed tariffs, announced on Wednesday, will make it more worthwhile for individuals, companies and community projects to sell on excess powerWed May 22 2024 - 14:39
Storm downpours with devastating flooding 20% more intense due to climate change, Ireland-UK study findsFlooding between last October and March impacted health and food production, analysis showsWed May 22 2024 - 00:01
Coalition forced to adopt new measures to close emissions gap and avoid fine costing billionsRail freight, heat pumps, low-carbon agricultural feed and grid investment among measures agreedTue May 21 2024 - 21:54
Oriel to seek planning permission for wind farm off Louth coast to generate enough electricity to power 300,000 homesThe application will go directly to An Bord Pleanála on FridayMon May 20 2024 - 18:39
Blue Flags 2024: Beaches in Dublin, Wexford and Waterford lose out. Check how your local area faredBeaches in Sligo, Meath and Galway gain flags while Rush South, Tramore and Ballymoney North lose awards due to deterioration of water qualityMon May 20 2024 - 14:00
‘Plan Bee’ urges citizen scientists to help monitor endangered wild native Irish honeybee coloniesNative Irish Honey Bee Society announces seven queen bee rearing workshops to curb impact of hive hybridsSun May 19 2024 - 19:00
Waiting for Kay 2: Researchers bemoan demise of Ireland’s supercomputerMore powerful successor to supercomputer - named after pioneering Irish scientist - is due soon but funding has yet to be approvedFri May 17 2024 - 19:00
Young people misjudge older generations’ concern about climate crisis, notes ESRI research People up in years ‘willing to play their part’ to mitigate global warming, according to study findingsFri May 17 2024 - 00:01
Diageo to spend €100 million to decarbonise St James’s Gate brewery by 2030Taoiseach Simon Harris acknowledges company’s role in leading industry through green transitionThu May 16 2024 - 07:08
Solar farms in space could help solve global energy crisis following tech breakthrough, Irish scientists predictQUB team successfully deploy technology on satellites that can constantly turn to face the sun and send power back to Earth in form of microwave energyThu May 16 2024 - 00:01
Heavy summer rainfall putting pressure on Irish beaches and increasing temporary closures, EPA warnsWater quality ‘remains high overall’ but problem of poor quality beaches persists in Greater Dublin Area, 2023 report findsWed May 15 2024 - 23:45
Ireland, Belgium and UK agree to closer co-operation on renewables Countries aim to boost interconnection of supplies and make the North Sea ‘the largest sustainable power plant in Europe’Wed May 15 2024 - 19:25
Major part of €104m package to be used to scale-up research on neurological diseases in IrelandMinister for Agriculture declines to comment on investigation of Science Foundation Ireland chief executive Prof Philip NolanTue May 14 2024 - 20:46
How much would you save with an EV? New app to give Irish drivers an answerTrinity College Dublin-developed free application tracks driver movements to identify scale of cost savings from trading up to EVTue May 14 2024 - 19:13
Eleven EU states support renewed effort by Ireland to get Nature Restoration Law across line Failure to ratify law ‘would be a carte blanche to destroy nature’, Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan saysTue May 14 2024 - 06:00
Investment of €104m in four Science Foundation Ireland centres to be announcedMoney will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturingTue May 14 2024 - 00:01
Planning changes must be finalised to ‘accelerate renewables as delays and appeals hinder progress,’ climate change body warns Time to grasp opportunity in the electricity sector, says Climate Change Advisory Council chairwoman Marie DonnellyMon May 13 2024 - 00:01
‘Every country in Europe right now with a coastline and deep water is going after floating offshore wind.’ Except Ireland Shannon Estuary Taskforce chairman says State making a strategic error by not backing floating windFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
Bogus myths of ‘defending the West’ rely on ancient, false sources of hate and conflict, President warns‘To avert our gaze, as much of mainstream politics is doing, is a dereliction of our duty of care to our shared planet and its life forms,’ President saysThu May 09 2024 - 17:55
Climate Cops hitting peak capacity may prompt scale-back of UN negotiating processLogistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon pollutersThu May 09 2024 - 06:24
