Planning and climate action policy needs to be integrated to meet carbon targets, says IPI
IPI has called for a rapid implementation of planning and climate legislation at all levels
Single-use coffee cups to be hit with 20c levy ‘later this year’
Circular economy legislation will also promote use of CCTV to combat fly tipping
Irish households to receive €200 off electricity bills in April
Credit will be automatically applied to household bills next month
Taxing homeowners on solar-panels power may be regressive
Department of Finance officials say more incentives needed to encourage uptake
Preparations ramped up to welcome thousands of Ukrainian refugees
Inside Politics: Taoiseach said to be ‘crystal clear’ Ireland would not be found wanting
Eir’s biggest backer in line to reap major dividend
Seen and heard: Broadband subsidies, private housing gloom and Kingspan’s Grenfell recall
Barry Cowen says he sent controversial documents about ESB prices to regulator
State company rejects allegations that it profited from electricity supply squeeze
Wind farms, turbines and landslides: the fears of locals
Proposed sites trigger terror in residents over home and environmental damage
Retrofitting bill could come to average of €56,000 per home
Official estimate puts total cost of updating half a million homes at up to €28bn
Gold and silver prospecting licence puts Leitrim ‘under siege’
After campaign to ban fracking, locals face ‘another carbon-heavy extractive industry’
Budget measures on climate complicated by unrelated price hikes
Climate spend increased but carbon tax still critical to longer term decarbonisation
Waste management to be overhauled as part of move to circular economy, committee told
State to act on reduction of food and construction waste as part of new Bill
Shannon gas plan would make mockery of Irish climate goals
Domestic energy security does not require huge fossil fuel import terminals
Up to 25% of State electricity demand in July generated by coal
Low wind speeds and power plant closures boost Republic’s reliance on the fossil fuel
Whitegate and Huntstown plants may reopen to meet energy needs
Amid power cut risks, Bord Gáis Energy and Energia generators could restart in autumn
Bord na Móna planning 885 new jobs in the midlands
Firm says it will be able to supply a third of Irish homes with renewable energy by 2030
Government failing on most basic climate actions, solar energy group claims
Association says delay in key scheme will jeopardise carbon-reduction targets
Long working hours linked to 745,000 deaths in one year, says WHO
Fatalities associated with working more than 55 hours a week rise 30% since 2000, study finds
Permanent arts hub for Galway planned under post office tender
An Post is seeking to lease site to developer for mixed use including civic space
Reducing State’s emissions by half over next 10 years ‘feasible’
Forum on climate ambitions hears about ‘challenge of the decade’ from Eamon Ryan
Helping Canada’s sockeye salmon find their way home again after 50 years
Angling Notes: A passage has been reopened to spawning grounds on Okanagan Lake
Home and business heat emissions not falling fast enough, SEAI warns
Renewable heat a climate priority but Ireland not on track to meet targets
Ireland poised to be first in the world to map its entire seabed
Infomar project, to be completed by 2026, will help predict impact of storms and floods
Strength of Climate Action Bill defended at committee hearing
Members criticise vague language and failure to include key emissions targets
Climate and the budget: Carbon tax hike and funding for sustainable transport
Over €220 million for retrofitting homes and €1 billion for public transport allocated
Cleaning up public transport emissions should be priority
Leading Irish researcher says emissions cheating by car companies was flagged in 2010
New car sales continue to slide despite 30% drop in used imports
Toyota remains the top seller thanks to 60% increase in hybrid sales across the market
Dublin council official calls for ban on parents driving children to school
Conference hears of how Dublin might reach ambitious air quality targets by 2030
‘Plastic will be a very good news story for us’
With waste company Panda set to open a plastic recycling facility, Des Crinion, manager of its recycling division, talks about the firm’s efforts to reduce waste and how the public can help
More than half a million trees to be planted on former boglands
The focus will be on native woodland trees such as Downy Birch, Scots Pine and Alder
Builder says our attic conversion should be classed ‘non-habitable’. Is this right?
To classify the space as a store when it is to be habitable can pose a real risk to occupants
Government decided against funding open retrofit applications
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland scheme now shut, leaving applicants in limbo
Irish air was polluted over Easter weekend, Minister confirms
Pollutants from continental Europe also contributed to air quality breach in February
Activists douse themselves in fake blood in climate protest
Group took to Kildare Street to protest Government’s inaction on environment
Massive illegal dump of rubbish in Coillte forests ‘shocking’
State forestry agency believes at least 30 trucks left waste over ‘two or three days’
Lofty ideals: the dos and don’ts of converting your attic
Most homeowners opt for a room considered storage rather than habitable space
No legislation in place to specifically deal with ‘crow bangers’
Authorities regularly receive complaints over the use of the devices
Taoiseach must lead move to cut emissions linked to agriculture – IFA
‘Farmers ready to roll up their sleeves on climate action’
Richer countries need to ‘get serious’ about move to low-carbon economy - OECD
Most governments have not taken action to contain climate risks , report says
Viking Splash vessels may come from same stock as fatal US ‘duck boat’
Tour company director says the Dublin vehicles are not exposed ‘to the same risks’
Is it a waste of money to certify build works on our ‘dream home’?
Is the new BCAR system simply 'self-certification' by another name?
Canadian-owned seaweed firm to resubmit applications for licence
Revised application to harvest seaweed on west coast may take ‘over a year’
Panda claims new green bin charge will average €21 a year
Ireland’s largest waste company says fees for recycling bins will be frozen
UK backs EU ban on bee-harming pesticides
Research confirms damage to bee populations from chemical used on crops
Firm which tested school bus involved in fatal crash, appeals conviction
Boy (15) died after vehicle went out of control near Clara, Co Offaly in 2004
What’s happening with our seaweed and why should we care?
Now that seaweed is big business, industry is wading in to the lives of traditional harvesters
British reversal on fisheries puts Ireland in deep water
Government expected to review position on legislation for cross-Border fishing rights
A journey through time at converted Kilkenny church
Respecting its rich past, St Mary’s has been transformed into the Medieval Mile Museum
Council to evict 10 Traveller families from Galway halting site
Families given less than three weeks’ notice to leave severely overcrowded site
Do I have to install my boiler beside an outside wall?
Property Clinic: Your property queries answered
Planners warn of longer commutes and more urban sprawl
Conference told politicians must centre investment on gateway cities and larger towns
April Fool’s Day: The best of the day’s ‘fake news’
The Luas through Trinity, Trump’s 5-star Liberty Hall and a campaign against seagulls
Green bin waste returned from Rotterdam due to contamination
Some 160 containers were en route to China when discovery was made
Bord Pleanála refuses permission for Lidl store in Leitrim
Board overrules council in blocking Carrick-on-Shannon development
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