Plans for 170km pipeline to bring water from Shannon to Dublin to be lodgedThe €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate ownersFri Dec 12 2025 - 10:30
Tense negotiations, trad music sessions: How deal to extend nitrates derogation was doneEU Commissioner Jessika Roswall needed convincing to renew contested exemption for Irish farmersFri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s natural habitats decline further with 90% officially in poor conditionHead of National Parks and Wildlife Service says time to begin conservation efforts ‘was yesterday’ Thu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
Regulator urged to consider inquiry into high electricity pricesEconomic and Social Research Institute says there is no clear reason why prices are so highWed Dec 10 2025 - 09:29
Irish farmers’ nitrates derogation extended by EU for further three yearsExtension of exemption follows extensive lobbying by Government in Brussels Tue Dec 09 2025 - 11:03
Environmental and climate crises present ‘growing peril’ for humanity, UN report warnsUrgent action needed to prevent millions of deaths and trillions in damages Tue Dec 09 2025 - 09:00
Pollution and littering putting pressure on shorelinesCoastwatch survey shows some improvements in condition of coastal areas but also raises many concernsMon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
Advisers concerned by lack of funding commitment for nature restoration planPlan is to be published in draft form for public consultation early next year Mon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
Irish-led research team develops bacteria-based sensors to detect ‘forever chemicals’Device provides real-time data on PFAS from waterways and soils to aid chemical clean-ups Thu Dec 04 2025 - 06:00
Glen of the Downs nature reserve to be expanded after State buys adjoining landsPlans being made to bring new generation of ancient oak woodland into former commercial forest Wed Dec 03 2025 - 19:15
Israeli minister clashes with Ireland’s envoy to Tel Aviv over Herzog Park name rowIrish political leaders only responded to denaming plan after criticism from Israel, says Gideon SaarWed Dec 03 2025 - 19:06
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per personFarming and forestry responsible for 38% of State’s total output of gases linked to climate changeWed Dec 03 2025 - 18:23
Major expansion planned at Rosslare to transform port into offshore energy hubPlanning application for €220 million development to be lodged next weekWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Sting targets illegal scrap dealers in ‘cash for cars’ operations listed on social mediaExercise aimed at raising public awareness about fines they face if their car ends up improperly disposed ofMon Dec 01 2025 - 18:47
‘Recycling plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’‘People are told they’re doing great if they recycle but it doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s OK to use plastics’Sun Nov 30 2025 - 06:00
Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in courtLaw professor warns move could leave courts even more congestedFri Nov 28 2025 - 19:40
Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activismClimate action movement needs a Will and Grace show to penetrate resistant mindsets Thu Nov 27 2025 - 21:00
Water quality key condition as appeal to extend nitrates derogation goes to vote European Commission proposed granting Government’s request to continue derogation from nitrates regulationsThu Nov 27 2025 - 19:56
Storm Claudia rainfall and flooding made twice as likely by climate changeMet Éireann and Maynooth University scientists say rainfall levels will increase as planet heats furtherThu Nov 27 2025 - 06:00
Planning authority defends pace of decisions on offshore wind projects An Coimisiún Pleanála chief says planning board must be careful as handling of projects will set precedent for all future offshore developmentWed Nov 26 2025 - 16:18
Fewer than half EV fast chargers needed by 2030 will be provided, suppliers warn 12 month wait for grid connection ‘makes forward thinking almost impossible’ Oireachtas committee told Wed Nov 26 2025 - 15:08
Dairy plant suspends production after further pollution incident in Cork riverRepeated problems at North Cork Creameries came to light during investigation into Blackwater fish killMon Nov 24 2025 - 20:15
Cop30: Five things we learned from the Brazil climate summitMoney and self-interest dominate talks but individual countries can drive initiativesSun Nov 23 2025 - 16:47
Cop30: Talks lead to hope but ‘not nearly enough’ action on climate crisisDecisions on fossil fuels and finance deferred for further negotiations, some of which are three years awaySun Nov 23 2025 - 16:13
Celebration of science: Students show problem-solving prowess at 2025 SciFest Over 16,000 second-level pupils entered the competition with projects on energy, environment, IT and assistive technologyFri Nov 21 2025 - 19:00
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court findsEuropean Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water chargesFri Nov 21 2025 - 17:50
Irish Minister and officials among evacuees after fire breaks out at Cop30 summit in BrazilBlaze started at a ‘country pavilion’ erected for side events and spread quickly to roof of temporary structureThu Nov 20 2025 - 18:52
Cop30: UN chief António Guterres urges compromise at summit – ‘we are down to the wire’ Communities at sharp end of climate crisis have suffered enough, says secretary general Thu Nov 20 2025 - 16:17
Row over gender at Cop30 is ‘crazy and cruel’, Mary Robinson tells climate summitDocuments in circulation at Cop had placed the word gender in square brackets, indicating there was no consensus on what the word meantWed Nov 19 2025 - 21:59
Solar panel grants to be maintained as minister orders reversal of planned cutsDarragh O’Brien said the grants worked and were helping Ireland meet clean energy targetsMon Nov 17 2025 - 21:03
Small island states warn Cop30 that 1.5 degree goal is ‘non-negotiable survival response’Scientists and island state representatives speak out for stronger climate change actionMon Nov 17 2025 - 19:26
Mary Robinson says Cop30 summit must signpost stronger action on fossil fuelsFormer President of Ireland claims fossil fuel lobbyists were trying to undermine climate summitMon Nov 17 2025 - 06:22
Cop30: Protests push delegates to deliver results at climate summit but goals unclearBiggest demonstrations in years remind leaders of public expectationsSun Nov 16 2025 - 17:00
Cop30: Samba spirit turns sombre as hard work of climate talks beginsProtests, heavy security and fraught negotiations signal a shift from early optimism to hard political realityFri Nov 14 2025 - 19:10
Children of the Paris Agreement want next decade to bring stronger action on climate Irish youth at Cop30: ‘One of our roles is to bridge the gap between young people in Ireland and the Government’ Fri Nov 14 2025 - 06:00
‘Let’s not over-react’: Al Gore says Donald Trump not a cause for panicFormer US vice-president and climate campaigner spoke in Belém where Cop30 is under wayFri Nov 14 2025 - 05:00
Cop30: Irish Minister commits to supporting poorest nations, but concerns over climate funding remainCampaigners say Loss and Damage Fund, agreed at Cop27 in 2022, is under-funded, too restrictive and too slow to respondThu Nov 13 2025 - 14:45
Cop30 seeks to tackle the ‘information crisis’ on climate issuesFighting disinformation and conspiracy theories appear on summit’s agenda for the first timeWed Nov 12 2025 - 18:55
Trump’s absence from Cop30 an ‘abomination’, says California governorGavin Newsom also accuses US president of attempting to rig next election Wed Nov 12 2025 - 06:27
Cop30: Spirits seesaw as climate summit brings good news and badNew analysis shows China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, looks to have stabilised its emissionsTue Nov 11 2025 - 20:08
Data on weather systems keeping Ireland unusually mild at risk over US funding gapIncreasingly volatile Atlantic system keeps Irish climate unusually mild - but observation is in jeopardyTue Nov 11 2025 - 15:03
Cop30: New approach to foot-dragging by richer countries appears to pay off as summit beginsTalks began immediately after early agreement on agenda Mon Nov 10 2025 - 20:55
Cop30 begins today: Some optimism as latecomer countries submit plansSummit formally begins on Monday with call by Brazilian hosts for nations to work as a teamMon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
Cop30: Brazil proposes monetising value of Amazon in new fundDa Silva hopes Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) will raise enough money to provide financial incentives to keep forests standingSun Nov 09 2025 - 16:01
Venezuelan ‘daughter of the forest’ tells Taoiseach all lives depend on their protectionMeeting on fringes of Cop30 illustrated links between climate change and migration Sun Nov 09 2025 - 10:34
Cop30: The heat is on in Brazil after world leaders set out stalls at climate summitChina sends reminder of green agenda in advance of formal start in sweltering Brazilian city of Belém next week Sat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
LNG ‘can’t happen fast enough’, says Taoiseach as Cop30 grapples with ending fossil fuelsMartin indicates that liquefied natural gas a security imperative for IrelandFri Nov 07 2025 - 19:58
Taoiseach warns of danger that action on climate crisis is ‘weakening’ Micheál Martin addresses world leaders ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, speaking of impact Storm Éowyn left on StateThu Nov 06 2025 - 18:32
Last 11 years have been hottest on record as ‘alarming’ weather streak continues Exceptional temperatures are now becoming the norm Thu Nov 06 2025 - 15:00
Politicians must wake up to Ireland’s duty to act on climate, says leading scientist Prof John Sweeney: Cop30 summit will struggle to make progressWed Nov 05 2025 - 06:00
