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Irish public shows strong support for political action on climate, conference told

Irish public shows strong support for political action on climate, conference told

Major international survey shows Irish people to be among the most informed on crisis

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 22:27
Call for establishment of constitutional protection for environment

Call for establishment of constitutional protection for environment

Climate Case Ireland has urged politicians to act observation by Chief Justice

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 12:26
Q&A: What would scaled-up climate actions mean for your carbon-intensive lifestyle?

Q&A: What would scaled-up climate actions mean for your carbon-intensive lifestyle?

Without immediate action Ireland has no hope of meeting 2030 carbon reduction targets

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 21:50
EPA calls for ‘immediate increase’ in pace of emissions reductions

EPA calls for ‘immediate increase’ in pace of emissions reductions

Significant additional measures needed to meet latest 2030 targets, agency says

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 06:35
Reuse, repair, recycle: ‘Circular economy’ legislation set to have huge impact

Reuse, repair, recycle: ‘Circular economy’ legislation set to have huge impact

Everything will have to change utterly if Ireland is to deal with its waste crisis

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 05:00
Covid has set back efforts to support climate action in developing countries – Minister

Covid has set back efforts to support climate action in developing countries – Minister

Ireland leads OECD efforts to enhance climate finance provisions at COP26

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 09:51
Q and A: What are the implications of the Climate Bill?

Q and A: What are the implications of the Climate Bill?

Legislation clears a major hurdle by getting through the Dáil, but at what cost?

Thu Jun 17 2021 - 14:26
Scientists unearth woodlice cousins that roamed Ireland 360m years ago

Scientists unearth woodlice cousins that roamed Ireland 360m years ago

Researchers built picture from fossil of oxyuropoda found in Co Kilkenny in 1908

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 10:40
Cap reform talks at critical stage, says Minister

Cap reform talks at critical stage, says Minister

McConalogue reiterates demand for maximum flexibility on funding pot for member states

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 21:35
Government signals radical changes for waste and recycling

Government signals radical changes for waste and recycling

Cabinet approves heads of Circular Economy Bill to cut food waste and boost separation

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 21:31
Politicians urged to ‘bite the bullet’ and reduce size of Irish livestock sector

Politicians urged to ‘bite the bullet’ and reduce size of Irish livestock sector

Climate action committee told farmers have few technical options to cut methane emissions

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 20:22
G7 leaders agree measures on climate and nature but is it enough?

G7 leaders agree measures on climate and nature but is it enough?

David Attenborough tells summit world is within 10 years of dangerous tipping points

Sun Jun 13 2021 - 18:04
G7 countries accused of prioritising military spending over climate action

G7 countries accused of prioritising military spending over climate action

Extinction Rebellion Ireland stage protests calling on leaders to address rising sea levels

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 13:33
Plastic food containers are most pervasive form of litter, global study finds

Plastic food containers are most pervasive form of litter, global study finds

Study evaluated more that 12 million litter items found in oceans, coastal locations and rivers

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 19:57
Just 14% of Dublin houses built within walking distance of public transport

Just 14% of Dublin houses built within walking distance of public transport

Building housing and hoping for transport links after is ‘inefficient and risky’

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 01:05
Call for environmental rights to be recognised in Constitution

Call for environmental rights to be recognised in Constitution

Date should be set before summer recess for citizens’ assembly, argues group

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 21:27
Sounds of the Earth: New compositions shed light on planet’s noises

Sounds of the Earth: New compositions shed light on planet’s noises

Work by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies provides ‘new perspective’ of Earth

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 18:09
Sierra Leone opens first wastewater treatment plant with help from Ireland

Sierra Leone opens first wastewater treatment plant with help from Ireland

Irish water services sector personnel support Goal in providing facility in Freetown

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 12:50
Butterfly numbers continuing to recover

Butterfly numbers continuing to recover

Research suggests warm summers helping several species but some still in decline

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 12:26
Minister defends ‘just transition’ measures in Climate Bill

Minister defends ‘just transition’ measures in Climate Bill

More than 30 Opposition amendments to landmark legislation fall or rejected

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 23:23
Bans continue on bathing at two Dublin beaches after E. coli detected

Bans continue on bathing at two Dublin beaches after E. coli detected

Animal and surface water contamination suspected at Killiney and White Rock

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 18:34
10,000-year-old goat remains used to create oldest livetock genome yet sequenced

10,000-year-old goat remains used to create oldest livetock genome yet sequenced

TCD scientists involved in breakthrough hailed as ‘ground zero’ for goat domestication

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 15:05
Ryan says only Government amendments will be accepted before final approval of Climate Bill

Ryan says only Government amendments will be accepted before final approval of Climate Bill

Climate Case Ireland says Bill needs binding commitment to remaining below a 1.5-degree increase in global average temperature

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 12:00
Two south Dublin beaches closed over E.coli levels in bathing waters

Two south Dublin beaches closed over E.coli levels in bathing waters

Killiney beach and the adjoining White Rock cove have been closed until further notice

Sun Jun 06 2021 - 17:36
Microplastics in freshwater can pass through food chain into humans, UCC scientists warn

Microplastics in freshwater can pass through food chain into humans, UCC scientists warn

Risk of ‘metabolic disruption’ once substances are ingested by plants and animals

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 19:50
World Environment Day: Public called on to log seagrass lawns and meadows

World Environment Day: Public called on to log seagrass lawns and meadows

Seagrasses help to slow climate change and biodiversity loss, says Coastwatch

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 15:03
Public needs to be persuaded of benefits of addressing climate change, conference told

Public needs to be persuaded of benefits of addressing climate change, conference told

Message can be perceived as ‘scary and negative’ despite many positive aspects

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 20:04
Call for cycling ‘superhighways’ and less car use to cut transport emissions

Call for cycling ‘superhighways’ and less car use to cut transport emissions

Oireachtas committee says costs of providing free public transport for all should be examined

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 13:05
Vast majority of farmers in Ireland committed to climate action, says IFA president

Vast majority of farmers in Ireland committed to climate action, says IFA president

Farmers ‘don’t recognise how they are portrayed in certain sections of the media and by some environmental commentators’

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 22:35
Ireland’s Nordic strategy to deepen co-operation on climate and energy

Ireland’s Nordic strategy to deepen co-operation on climate and energy

Coveney says the countries share a commitment to global action on justice, conflict prevention and multilateralism

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 19:49
Majority of EU recovery funding to go to climate projects

Majority of EU recovery funding to go to climate projects

Investment in Cork commuter rail among items to receive funding under recovery plan

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 18:54
NUIG researchers find E. coli in ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ bathing waters

NUIG researchers find E. coli in ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ bathing waters

Public asked to take part in ‘blue spaces survey’ to identify problem locations

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 14:01
Fears over access to beloved Wicklow beach as clifftop site put up for sale

Fears over access to beloved Wicklow beach as clifftop site put up for sale

Beach users concerned sale could, in effect, seal off Magheramore beach near Brittas Bay

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Historian Mary Daly and geneticist Dan Bradley awarded RIA gold medals

Historian Mary Daly and geneticist Dan Bradley awarded RIA gold medals

Awards honour outstanding research in Ireland of global significance

Sat May 29 2021 - 05:30
Ireland no longer a climate laggard, says Paris Agreement architect

Ireland no longer a climate laggard, says Paris Agreement architect

Transition to a food system compatible with agreement ‘will be a massive undertaking’

Fri May 28 2021 - 21:27
Covid-19 audio documentary wins 2021 Mary Mulvihill prize

Covid-19 audio documentary wins 2021 Mary Mulvihill prize

DCU student’s ‘moving’ documentary was inspired by photograph of stand-off in Peru

Thu May 27 2021 - 18:22
Irish farm lobby frets over €10bn in subsidies as EU eyes Cap reform

Irish farm lobby frets over €10bn in subsidies as EU eyes Cap reform

Environmental measures on terms proposed must be kept to minimum, says IFA leader

Wed May 26 2021 - 18:00
Tackling food waste in Ireland has potential for climate dividend

Tackling food waste in Ireland has potential for climate dividend

State still generating highest volume of waste per person in EU, notes report for Oireachtas

Tue May 25 2021 - 19:26
Energy company plans €120m hydrogen facility near Cork harbour

Energy company plans €120m hydrogen facility near Cork harbour

Facility strategically located to avail of offshore wind power along south coast

Tue May 25 2021 - 12:08
EU plans Cap reforms with major implications for Irish farming

EU plans Cap reforms with major implications for Irish farming

Farmers could face ‘significant drop in income’ due to environmentally-driven changes

Mon May 24 2021 - 18:29
Disconnect persists between need for climate action and getting on with it

Disconnect persists between need for climate action and getting on with it

Analysis: Decarbonisation provides big opportunity if mix of policy, finance and innovation is right

Thu May 20 2021 - 20:24
Actions to more rapidly decarbonise world set out in Dublin climate declaration

Actions to more rapidly decarbonise world set out in Dublin climate declaration

Document handed over to UK government in bid to increase ambitions for COP26 summit

Thu May 20 2021 - 14:29
Climate crisis may trigger recessions like one caused by Covid, scientist predicts

Climate crisis may trigger recessions like one caused by Covid, scientist predicts

‘If we don’t fix it, it will fix us,’ Prof Katharine Hayhoe tells Dublin Climate Dialogues

Wed May 19 2021 - 19:21
Climate change continues to extract unacceptable death toll, conference told

Climate change continues to extract unacceptable death toll, conference told

Burning fossil fuels in stoves contributes to 1.6m premature deaths of women annually

Wed May 19 2021 - 17:21
World ‘not doing enough to avoid climate catastrophe’, says John Kerry

World ‘not doing enough to avoid climate catastrophe’, says John Kerry

US envoy delivers opening address at Dublin Climate Dialogues online conference

Wed May 19 2021 - 13:11
Research led by Irish scientists exposes ‘Achilles heel’ in over 700 cancer cells

Research led by Irish scientists exposes ‘Achilles heel’ in over 700 cancer cells

Discovery of vulnerabilities could help combat cancers with new drugs, says Queen’s University Belfast team

Wed May 19 2021 - 00:00
Climate dialogues to call for global action in advance of COP26 summit

Climate dialogues to call for global action in advance of COP26 summit

Declaration to set out how ambition can be stepped up, says conference chairman Pat Cox

Tue May 18 2021 - 19:35
Cabinet support for move on fracked gas likely to scupper Shannon terminal plan

Cabinet support for move on fracked gas likely to scupper Shannon terminal plan

Eamon Ryan says full ban on importation of fracked gas cannot be put in place at this time

Tue May 18 2021 - 16:34
Net-zero energy emissions by 2050 requires fundamental policy shift – report

Net-zero energy emissions by 2050 requires fundamental policy shift – report

Solar, wind and nuclear are building blocks towards target, says International Energy Agency

Tue May 18 2021 - 06:00
Luggala peatlands to undergo restoration to support carbon capture and biodiversity

Luggala peatlands to undergo restoration to support carbon capture and biodiversity

The Luggala Estate extends to more than 1,800 hectares and is one of Ireland’s most spectacular upland landscapes

Mon May 17 2021 - 00:45
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