European ports show the way for major offshore wind-farm developmentIreland can learn from the most ambitious facilities in Europe scaling up for floating offshore technologyWed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00
Why landmark climate case verdict from ECHR has big implications for IrelandAs the second biggest carbon emitter in the EU on a per capita basis and unlikely to meet its first legally binding five-year carbon budget, Ireland is likely to be in the dock for years to come for not doing enoughWed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00
Weak government climate policies ‘violate fundamental human rights’, European Court of Human Rights rulesSwiss authorities ‘did not act in time to come up with a good enough strategy to cut emissions’Tue Apr 09 2024 - 14:03
New heart bypass surgery method developed by team led by University of Galway medicsUse of high resolution CT-scan imagery in operations has potential to ease pressures on cath labsSun Apr 07 2024 - 13:30
Greenhouse gases: Major oil and gas companies still the main polluters since 2016 Paris Agreement to cut emissionsClimate change: Database update reveals 57 large multinationals are responsible for 80 per cent of emissions since 2016Sat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s ability to meet climate targets being undermined by ‘inexcusable delays’ to marine legislationRisk Government will not enact MPA Bill, impairing identification of sites for offshore wind developmentTue Apr 02 2024 - 13:45
Failure to ratify EU nature restoration law could have far-reaching impacts, Eamon Ryan warnsSweden, Poland and the Netherlands have said they will not support the legislationMon Apr 01 2024 - 21:00
Inchicore: How one of the least green parts of Ireland is ahead on community-driven climate actionInchicore may not be in Dublin’s leafy suburbs but projects rooted in community are template for national engagement campaign on climate actionThu Mar 28 2024 - 19:02
Reallocating road space rather than penalising motorists is best fix for congestion, says Eamon RyanSinn Féin accuses Coalition of adopting London-style congestion charges in the absence of adequate public transportThu Mar 28 2024 - 18:19
Motorists set to face congestion or clean-air zone charges under new traffic planCabinet signs off strategy from Minister for Transport that will put pressure on councils to choose between congestion charges or clean-air zonesThu Mar 28 2024 - 06:00
Could motorists be charged for driving through gridlocked cities and towns under new plan?Some form of congestion charge is inevitable in our cities and large towns by 2030Thu Mar 28 2024 - 06:00
Rising Tides: Ireland’s Future in a Warmer World - Kills off myth we are among small states with minor emissionsTelevision: Rising Tides, one of RTÉ's biggest budget nature films, does not sugar coat the rate of climate breakdown and what is in prospectWed Mar 27 2024 - 10:00
No ‘do not drink’ notices have ever been imposed on public water supplies due to toxic chemical levelsUisce Éireann to issue explanatory booklets to almost 300,000 people served by supplies with high levels of THMsTue Mar 26 2024 - 18:17
Odour and noise issues account for 90% of complaints to EPA about licensed industrial facilitiesA first successful District Court prosecution for extraction of peat without a licence was recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency last yearTue Mar 26 2024 - 15:38
What Spain can teach Ireland about harnessing wind and pivoting to offshore renewablesRenewable energy bonanza in Basque country was 30 years in the making, and now gears up for floating wind farmsMon Mar 25 2024 - 06:00
Climate change: ‘How can we feed the world while not damaging it?’Is Ireland’s new climate action plan the blueprint needed to transform the country within decades?Sun Mar 24 2024 - 06:00
Ireland becoming ‘a renewable powerhouse in Europe’ – Eamon Ryan tells WindEurope conferenceUnprecedented offshore wind capacity entered Irish planning system last year, part of robust pipeline of offshore wind projectsSat Mar 23 2024 - 06:00
Pitching for a role servicing wind farms off the west coast Upgraded Ros an Mhíl port in Connemara sees major opportunity in renewables sector after declining fish quotas led to years of declineFri Mar 22 2024 - 05:55
Ireland referred to EU court for failure to protect bog lands and curb turf extractionEcologist says decision is ‘disgraceful’ as it has been 13 years since original complaint was madeWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:17
All Irish marine waters vulnerable to increasing climate change and heatwaves - report warnsMore resilient areas offshore need protection, say Fair SeasWed Mar 13 2024 - 12:56
Farmers should back national accounting system on value of nature, conference toldMechanism would support farmers and ‘reward them for being custodians of our natural environment’Tue Mar 12 2024 - 16:25
Dublin is running out of water. Can the Shannon help?Water demand in the region is on a knife edge, making the prospect of tapping into the Shannon the only long-term solutionSat Mar 09 2024 - 07:00
Unveiled: Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm to power 140,000 homesLaunch of State’s first industrial strategy for offshore wind energy aims to create 5,000 jobs by 2030Fri Mar 08 2024 - 17:25
Updated guidance for public on ethical use of countryside includes dog control, accessing land and preventing firesLeave No Trace Ireland’s seven principles for responsible and ethical use of outdoors revised after consultation processFri Mar 08 2024 - 16:30
Warmest February to date was recorded last month, EU service reportsHuman-caused climate change by far the main driver of the warmth, according to European Union climate service CopernicusThu Mar 07 2024 - 17:24
Plan for Dublin to be climate neutral by 2030 with more public transport and less through trafficCouncil said city must also build resilience as more flooding and extreme weather loomsWed Mar 06 2024 - 16:12
Ministers announce move to scale-up all-island bioeconomy with €9m in seed fundingThe Shared Island Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative was launched to focus on sustainable opportunities in agriculture and marine resourcesWed Mar 06 2024 - 10:43
Irish hedgerows face ‘wide-scale’ threat after outbreaks of fireblight diseaseHawthorn most vulnerable to bacterial threat arising from imported plants, say environmental groupsTue Mar 05 2024 - 19:49
Walking and cycling ‘take 680,000 cars off road daily’ in Ireland’s five largest cities Over 70% of Dublin residents walk or wheel at least five days a week, up from 64% in 2021, notes National Transport Authority surveyTue Mar 05 2024 - 05:00
Global carbon emissions near peak as use of clean-energy technology accelerates, says reportAdvanced economies saw record fall in CO2 emissions even as their GDP grew – dropping to a 50-year low, new analysis by International Energy Agency findsFri Mar 01 2024 - 06:00
State must rectify climate planning weaknesses, say NGOs, after failure to present adequate strategyDraft national energy and climate plan is ‘piecemeal, incomplete and dated’, says coalition of environmental groupsWed Feb 28 2024 - 17:06
Nearly half of all rivers on island of Ireland below ‘good ecological health standards’Rivers Trust, which included the Republic and North in an ecological health survey for first time, says findings underscore urgent need to safeguard freshwater environmentWed Feb 28 2024 - 16:45
Irish public increasingly worried by threat of extreme weather eventsLarge majority of those surveyed say climate change should be a high priority for GovernmentWed Feb 28 2024 - 12:37
Council unveils revised route for greenway in south DublinRoute is set to run on the northern side of Dodder riverMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Minister rejects criticism for issuing prospecting licences for lithium Ireland must consider supplying critical raw materials if they can be mined in an environmentally-sensitive way, says Eamon RyanMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Most things you’ve heard about eating meat are wrong, say Irish scientistsRisks are associated with eating too much meat but some nutritional claims are based on flawed data, say two of Ireland’s leading food and diet specialistsSat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
Total of 200 ‘mobility hubs’ to be rolled out to help curb transport emissions, says RyanMinister for Environment says electric vehicles or e-bikes will be available to borrow for short or long journeys for small feeThu Feb 22 2024 - 18:08
Dublin Airport generates the same carbon emissions as 1.4 million cars every yearTwenty airports generate the same amount of carbon emissions as 58 coal plants based on latest findingsThu Feb 22 2024 - 12:55
Irish scientists discover why people with long Covid can suffer ‘brain fog’ TCD breakthrough may lead to treatment of debilitating condition and other neurodegenerative diseasesThu Feb 22 2024 - 10:01
Concern lithium exploration in Co Wicklow may threaten ‘one of Ireland most beautiful places’Green Party accused of hypocrisy in allowing lithium prospecting when oil and gas exploration licences are bannedWed Feb 21 2024 - 19:00
Secret pesticide ingredients ‘may pose risk to people, pollinators and environment’ Irish scientist argues that farmers and consumers entitled to know what is being sprayed on their foodWed Feb 21 2024 - 05:54
Environmental issues undermining Ireland’s progress on UN sustainable development goals – Social Justice IrelandRepublic ‘underperforming in affordable energy, clean water, infrastructure, gender equality and sustainable agriculture’Tue Feb 20 2024 - 14:45
State ‘unlikely’ to meet its first carbon budget and faces potential multibillion-euro compliance costs‘The sooner we become independent from fossil fuels, the better it will be for our health and the environment,’ says climate councilMon Feb 19 2024 - 18:37
What’s the latest crisis facing the Amazon rain forest?Experts are warning that ‘the lungs of the world’ face a disastrous tipping point by 2050 unless radical action is takenSat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Collapse of Atlantic ocean current could turn Ireland’s climate into Iceland’sPotential changes to system known as Amroc would transform Ireland’s benign climate, Fianna Fáil senator warnsFri Feb 16 2024 - 11:51
Measles in Ireland: HSE hopes catch-up vaccination will minimise risk of large outbreakNI health authorities warn of inevitable rise in case due to ‘alarming rise’ of outbreaks in Europe and UKThu Feb 15 2024 - 18:28
First reliable maps track spread from US of potato blight that caused Irish famine in mid-19th centuryStudy by scientists at North Carolina State University predicted to help track spread of modern pandemicsThu Feb 15 2024 - 16:00
Climate and energy ministers commit to accelerating transition to clean energy at IEA meetingMinisters at Paris meeting strongly endorse plans to scale back fossil fuel useWed Feb 14 2024 - 19:20
Renewables can’t be held to ransom with a missile, unlike fossil fuels - Eamon RyanHouthi attacks on shipping traffic show we’ll ‘never get security’ in old fossil fuel system, minister tells conferenceWed Feb 14 2024 - 08:57
Re-election of Trump would not derail clean energy revolution, John Kerry saysMarketplace has made its decision and ‘no individual politician’ can change the world’s course, US climate envoy saysTue Feb 13 2024 - 13:32
