Irish public shows strong support for political action on climate, conference toldMajor international survey shows Irish people to be among the most informed on crisisThu Jun 24 2021 - 22:27
Call for establishment of constitutional protection for environmentClimate Case Ireland has urged politicians to act observation by Chief JusticeThu Jun 24 2021 - 12:26
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 targetsTue Jun 22 2021 - 21:50
EPA calls for ‘immediate increase’ in pace of emissions reductionsSignificant additional measures needed to meet latest 2030 targets, agency saysTue Jun 22 2021 - 06:35
Reuse, repair, recycle: ‘Circular economy’ legislation set to have huge impactEverything will have to change utterly if Ireland is to deal with its waste crisisSat Jun 19 2021 - 05:00
Covid has set back efforts to support climate action in developing countries – MinisterIreland leads OECD efforts to enhance climate finance provisions at COP26Fri Jun 18 2021 - 09:51
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 agoResearchers built picture from fossil of oxyuropoda found in Co Kilkenny in 1908Wed Jun 16 2021 - 10:40
Cap reform talks at critical stage, says MinisterMcConalogue reiterates demand for maximum flexibility on funding pot for member statesTue Jun 15 2021 - 21:35
Government signals radical changes for waste and recyclingCabinet approves heads of Circular Economy Bill to cut food waste and boost separationTue Jun 15 2021 - 21:31
Politicians urged to ‘bite the bullet’ and reduce size of Irish livestock sectorClimate action committee told farmers have few technical options to cut methane emissionsTue Jun 15 2021 - 20:22
G7 leaders agree measures on climate and nature but is it enough?David Attenborough tells summit world is within 10 years of dangerous tipping pointsSun Jun 13 2021 - 18:04
G7 countries accused of prioritising military spending over climate actionExtinction Rebellion Ireland stage protests calling on leaders to address rising sea levelsSat Jun 12 2021 - 13:33
Plastic food containers are most pervasive form of litter, global study findsStudy evaluated more that 12 million litter items found in oceans, coastal locations and riversFri Jun 11 2021 - 19:57
Just 14% of Dublin houses built within walking distance of public transportBuilding 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 ConstitutionDate should be set before summer recess for citizens’ assembly, argues groupThu Jun 10 2021 - 21:27
Sounds of the Earth: New compositions shed light on planet’s noisesWork by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies provides ‘new perspective’ of EarthThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:09
Sierra Leone opens first wastewater treatment plant with help from IrelandIrish water services sector personnel support Goal in providing facility in FreetownWed Jun 09 2021 - 12:50
Butterfly numbers continuing to recoverResearch suggests warm summers helping several species but some still in declineWed Jun 09 2021 - 12:26
Minister defends ‘just transition’ measures in Climate BillMore than 30 Opposition amendments to landmark legislation fall or rejectedTue Jun 08 2021 - 23:23
Bans continue on bathing at two Dublin beaches after E. coli detectedAnimal and surface water contamination suspected at Killiney and White RockTue Jun 08 2021 - 18:34
10,000-year-old goat remains used to create oldest livetock genome yet sequencedTCD scientists involved in breakthrough hailed as ‘ground zero’ for goat domesticationTue Jun 08 2021 - 15:05
Ryan says only Government amendments will be accepted before final approval of Climate BillClimate Case Ireland says Bill needs binding commitment to remaining below a 1.5-degree increase in global average temperatureMon Jun 07 2021 - 12:00
Two south Dublin beaches closed over E.coli levels in bathing watersKilliney beach and the adjoining White Rock cove have been closed until further noticeSun Jun 06 2021 - 17:36
Microplastics in freshwater can pass through food chain into humans, UCC scientists warnRisk of ‘metabolic disruption’ once substances are ingested by plants and animalsFri Jun 04 2021 - 19:50
World Environment Day: Public called on to log seagrass lawns and meadowsSeagrasses help to slow climate change and biodiversity loss, says CoastwatchFri Jun 04 2021 - 15:03
Public needs to be persuaded of benefits of addressing climate change, conference toldMessage can be perceived as ‘scary and negative’ despite many positive aspectsThu Jun 03 2021 - 20:04
Call for cycling ‘superhighways’ and less car use to cut transport emissionsOireachtas committee says costs of providing free public transport for all should be examinedThu Jun 03 2021 - 13:05
Vast majority of farmers in Ireland committed to climate action, says IFA presidentFarmers ‘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 energyCoveney says the countries share a commitment to global action on justice, conflict prevention and multilateralismWed Jun 02 2021 - 19:49
Majority of EU recovery funding to go to climate projectsInvestment in Cork commuter rail among items to receive funding under recovery planTue Jun 01 2021 - 18:54
NUIG researchers find E. coli in ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ bathing watersPublic asked to take part in ‘blue spaces survey’ to identify problem locationsTue Jun 01 2021 - 14:01
Fears over access to beloved Wicklow beach as clifftop site put up for saleBeach users concerned sale could, in effect, seal off Magheramore beach near Brittas BayTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Historian Mary Daly and geneticist Dan Bradley awarded RIA gold medalsAwards honour outstanding research in Ireland of global significanceSat May 29 2021 - 05:30
Ireland no longer a climate laggard, says Paris Agreement architectTransition 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 prizeDCU student’s ‘moving’ documentary was inspired by photograph of stand-off in PeruThu May 27 2021 - 18:22
Irish farm lobby frets over €10bn in subsidies as EU eyes Cap reformEnvironmental measures on terms proposed must be kept to minimum, says IFA leaderWed May 26 2021 - 18:00
Tackling food waste in Ireland has potential for climate dividendState still generating highest volume of waste per person in EU, notes report for OireachtasTue May 25 2021 - 19:26
Energy company plans €120m hydrogen facility near Cork harbourFacility strategically located to avail of offshore wind power along south coastTue May 25 2021 - 12:08
EU plans Cap reforms with major implications for Irish farmingFarmers could face ‘significant drop in income’ due to environmentally-driven changesMon May 24 2021 - 18:29
Disconnect persists between need for climate action and getting on with itAnalysis: Decarbonisation provides big opportunity if mix of policy, finance and innovation is rightThu May 20 2021 - 20:24
Actions to more rapidly decarbonise world set out in Dublin climate declarationDocument handed over to UK government in bid to increase ambitions for COP26 summitThu May 20 2021 - 14:29
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 DialoguesWed May 19 2021 - 19:21
Climate change continues to extract unacceptable death toll, conference toldBurning fossil fuels in stoves contributes to 1.6m premature deaths of women annuallyWed May 19 2021 - 17:21
World ‘not doing enough to avoid climate catastrophe’, says John KerryUS envoy delivers opening address at Dublin Climate Dialogues online conferenceWed May 19 2021 - 13:11
Research led by Irish scientists exposes ‘Achilles heel’ in over 700 cancer cellsDiscovery of vulnerabilities could help combat cancers with new drugs, says Queen’s University Belfast teamWed May 19 2021 - 00:00
Climate dialogues to call for global action in advance of COP26 summitDeclaration to set out how ambition can be stepped up, says conference chairman Pat CoxTue May 18 2021 - 19:35
Cabinet support for move on fracked gas likely to scupper Shannon terminal planEamon Ryan says full ban on importation of fracked gas cannot be put in place at this timeTue May 18 2021 - 16:34
Net-zero energy emissions by 2050 requires fundamental policy shift – reportSolar, wind and nuclear are building blocks towards target, says International Energy AgencyTue May 18 2021 - 06:00
Luggala peatlands to undergo restoration to support carbon capture and biodiversityThe Luggala Estate extends to more than 1,800 hectares and is one of Ireland’s most spectacular upland landscapesMon May 17 2021 - 00:45