Why are flood defences taking so long to build? Don’t blame the pearl mussel
Just 10 of 54 projects prioritised for development in 2018 are under construction
What are the flood relief schemes in my area? Here’s how to check
Fewer than one fifth of schemes given priority in 2016 have reached the construction stage
Most ‘priority’ flood defences have still not entered planning after eight years
Thirty-one of 54 big projects deemed priority works in 2018 remain on the drawing board
Rivers must be monitored continuously to prevent ‘repeat of Blackwater fish kill’
Valuable time lost in raising alert on the incident, notes review by European Union scientists
Experts call for tighter air pollution rules as tougher standards loom
Ireland’s air quality meets existing requirements but falls short of new criteria
‘Shocking’: Taskforce to tackle high electricity prices has met just three times
Record disclosed to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly, who said it was a ‘talking shop’ to deflect from crisis
Aer Lingus passengers flying from Ireland to UK require passport under rule change
Change to take effect from February 25th despite Common Travel Area measures
Sharks on brink of extinction caught in tangle nets in protected Irish waters
Seals also among the animals killed as by-catch of growing crayfishing industry
Supreme Court ruling on wind farms requires all public bodies to consider climate impacts
Judgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targets
Why is it raining so much? Persistent rain in Ireland driven by an unusual combination of events
Persistent rain is being driven by an unusual combination of events
Minister disbands department’s climate division in move branded ‘reckless’ by Greens
Jack Chambers has moved climate to unit within new infrastructure division
Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticised
Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals
How to stay up to date with river levels, flood risk and forecasts
Several resources worth checking, although no convenient one-stop location for this valuable data
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%
Storm Chandra: Does climate change make small streams and more frequent flooding new risks?
As Johan Keating dragged sodden possessions from his home this week, the little river that trickled uneventfully through his life had left scars previously unimaginable