Hazards mount for coastal areas as Earth’s climate imbalance worsens The oceans’ vital role in cooling the planet is now under severe strainMon Mar 23 2026 - 08:00
Ireland must prepare ‘evacuation’ plans for coastal areas, says expertWarning comes as World Meteorological Organisation report shows Earth being pushed beyond its limitsMon Mar 23 2026 - 05:00
Gardaí seize cocaine and cannabis worth €2.7m in Dublin Finds are latest from investigations under Operation Tara targeting organised crimeSun Mar 22 2026 - 20:33
High Court allows company have Garda statement in order to sue environmentalist Judge said confidentiality issues could be argued during defamation trialThu Mar 19 2026 - 09:25
Vapes implicated in bin lorry and sorting centre fires that cost €100m over three yearsThirty million vapes being dumped in bins annually, says waste industry Wed Mar 18 2026 - 06:00
New Dart service for Co Kildare commuters after plan for expansion to Kilcock confirmed Aim is for commuter town to be connected to services by 2031 in first extension of network since 2000Mon Mar 16 2026 - 15:50
Why has the thorny issue of hedgerows surfaced in court?A case involving illegal removal has proved costly for company and natureFri Mar 13 2026 - 19:00
EVs, solar panels and heat pumps concentrated in affluent areas of Ireland‘Utterly unfair’ trend could be tackled, say report authors who also note grant system fuels inequalitiesFri Mar 13 2026 - 06:00
Ireland has no known legal commercial peat extraction. Yet it exported €40m worth last yearMore than 370,000 tonnes of material sold to 21 different countries in 2025, including IsraelThu Mar 12 2026 - 06:00
Flood victims experience fear, anger and despair, study findsIrish university study finds rise in post-traumatic stress, chronic anxiety and depression after weather events Thu Mar 12 2026 - 06:00
Environmental groups seek High Court review of fossil-fuel allowances for data centresCase is being taken against the energy regulator which gave go-ahead to new data centres last DecemberWed Mar 11 2026 - 13:09
An Taisce seeks judicial review of nitrates action programme Water protection plan has repeatedly failed to safeguard waterways from farm pollution, group saysMon Mar 09 2026 - 20:28
Grief, anger and lack of trust expressed in community meetings on Nature Restoration PlanPlan must have clear and enforceable targets, says advisory committee Mon Mar 09 2026 - 06:00
After the deluge: How two months of rain affected motorists, flyers, sports clubs and cows‘It’s been the worst experience we have had weather-wise in the last 30-odd years’Mon Mar 09 2026 - 06:00
Dublin Airport recorded its wettest February ever, with rainfall 255% above averageMet Éireann analysis shows drier than usual weather in western counties last month, with heaviest rain along east coast Wed Mar 04 2026 - 06:00
Smokeless fuels cause health risks as previously unknown pollutants foundStudy led by Irish scientists shows low-smoke fuels at least double emissions of toxic ultrafine particles Mon Mar 02 2026 - 14:31
The Irish roads and bridges most at-risk from intensifying extreme weatherTransport Infrastructure Ireland analysis shows climate change threatens national routes, from motorways to rural ‘lifeline’ roadsSat Feb 28 2026 - 06:00
Quarry sues environmental activist who lodged planning objections against itCompany owner claims defamation and wants An Garda Siochána to hand over activist’s complaintsThu Feb 26 2026 - 20:25
Home buyouts should be option for victims of repeat floods, says Minister James Browne outlines how State intervention could be most cost-effective solution for homeowners and communitiesThu Feb 26 2026 - 12:29
Country’s largest wastewater plant finally working as intended after €550m improvementsRingsend plant now has headroom for Dublin’s growth but extra capacity will soon be used upThu Feb 26 2026 - 06:00
Voucher scheme to encourage repair of consumer goods to be piloted next yearCircular economy strategy aims to cut waste and increase reuse and recyclingTue Feb 24 2026 - 18:25
Government failing to consider how key policies are damaging climate, says UN expertPlans for LNG, Dublin Airport passenger cap and data-centre expansion ‘need scrutiny’Sat Feb 21 2026 - 06:00
Flood risk: Why did regulator have to ask minister to block zoning for housing 30 times since 2019?Cases show tensions between advisers and councillors over building on land that is at risk of floodingSat Feb 21 2026 - 06:00
Inside the Dublin data centres consuming an unknown amount of energySoftware giant Microsoft’s electricity demands remain a source of contention, in particular when it comes to powering AIWed Feb 18 2026 - 16:00
Experts express ‘extreme concern’ over delay to climate action planMinister says plan is coming, but academics say there is no justification for holdupTue Feb 17 2026 - 10:00
Councillors tried to zone 288 flood-prone sites for development in past six yearsPlanning regulator intervened 93 times to stop zoning on sites in nine counties, with more interventions still under wayTue Feb 17 2026 - 06:00
Why are flood defences taking so long to build? Don’t blame the pearl musselJust 10 of 54 projects prioritised for development in 2018 are under constructionSat Feb 14 2026 - 06:00
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 boardSat Feb 14 2026 - 06:00
What are the flood relief schemes in my area? Here’s how to checkFewer than one fifth of schemes given priority in 2016 have reached the construction stageSat Feb 14 2026 - 06:00
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 Fri Feb 13 2026 - 19:39
Experts call for tighter air pollution rules as tougher standards loomIreland’s air quality meets existing requirements but falls short of new criteriaSun Feb 08 2026 - 20:00
‘Shocking’: Taskforce to tackle high electricity prices has met just three timesRecord disclosed to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly, who said it was a ‘talking shop’ to deflect from crisisSun Feb 08 2026 - 06:00
Aer Lingus passengers flying from Ireland to UK require passport under rule changeChange to take effect from February 25th despite Common Travel Area measuresFri Feb 06 2026 - 18:50
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 Fri Feb 06 2026 - 18:36
Supreme Court ruling on wind farms requires all public bodies to consider climate impactsJudgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targetsFri Feb 06 2026 - 11:00
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 Thu Feb 05 2026 - 13:27
Minister disbands department’s climate division in move branded ‘reckless’ by GreensJack Chambers has moved climate to unit within new infrastructure divisionThu Feb 05 2026 - 09:00
Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticisedOireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposalsWed Feb 04 2026 - 19:00
How to stay up to date with river levels, flood risk and forecastsSeveral resources worth checking, although no convenient one-stop location for this valuable data Mon Feb 02 2026 - 17:49
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 yearsSome species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%Mon Feb 02 2026 - 06:00
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 unimaginableSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
Met Éireann director meets Minister for Housing after he criticises weather forecasterJames Browne had suggested forecaster withheld information that would have helped with flood preparationsThu Jan 29 2026 - 20:48
Storm Chandra floods made three times more likely by climate change Analysis shows rainfall preceding storm left areas ‘primed’ for floodingThu Jan 29 2026 - 20:00
Ireland’s vote against Mercosur down to baseless fears, says von der Leyen’s deputyTeresa Ribera, the European Commission’s second in command, said trade agreement would build bridgesWed Jan 28 2026 - 10:00
‘Worst not over’ warns Met Éireann as Storm Chandra floods homes and businesses in Wexford, Dublin and WicklowMet Éireann says risks ‘persist for the rest of the week’ amid more rainfall and slow drainageTue Jan 27 2026 - 22:00
Republic’s renters have poorer experience of private sector than those in North, study saysMore than half of young renters in NI expect to be able to buy own home; only one-third in Republic with same expectationTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Penneys ends partnership with WornWell second-hand clothes outletConcession opened in two Dublin stores in 2023 but closed in recent weeksTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Mary Robinson calls for law to block fossil fuel investments flowing through Irish-based firms Former president said move to clean energy should include an end to fossil fuel subsidies, such as the tax breaks on fuel enjoyed by airlinesMon Jan 26 2026 - 14:57
Minneapolis: Parents of Alex Pretti say Trump officials are telling ‘sickening lies’Obamas say ‘heartbreaking tragedy’ shows many core values of US ‘are increasingly under assault’Sun Jan 25 2026 - 20:22
Doctors warn women about toxic shock after girl (16) became severely ill during periodMost common cause for condition is tampons left in too long, although no evidence found of this in Drogheda caseSat Jan 24 2026 - 12:47
