Eamon Ryan
Quiet scaling back of BusConnects is a travesty
We will be spending billions building a motorway between Cork and Limerick, bringing yet more traffic into cities that cannot cope
Forever Is Now: Portrait of Eamon Ryan’s political demise shows how hard it is being Green
Neasa Ní Chianán’s documentary on the former Green Party leader charts the travails of the larger environmental movement
Ardmore receives Ireland’s Greenest Places award from Eamon Ryan
Other category winners include Treasure the Tolka, Cloughjordan Community Development Association, Rosewood Estate and Jacinta Barrins
Revealed: Ireland’s Greenest Places 2026 shortlist
Eleven entries have made it to the final stage of deliberation in this year’s competition
What links Ireland to Tuvalu, a tiny coral island on the other side of the world?
Two small island nations on opposite sides of the world will co-host a crucial climate summit
Why replace a perfectly good car with a new electric one?
We live in an age in which reduce, reuse, recycle is supposed to be a guiding environmental principle. Cars should surely be no exception
What will you say when a child asks: ‘Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?’
The car industry is still promoting all sorts of ‘eco’ labels, hybrid models and plug-ins which are nowhere near as good as electric vehicles
‘Charlie is serious about marrying this woman. You haven’t heard the worst of it yet. No prenup’
Hennessy goes, 'Yes, now. What are you waiting for, the honeymoon? Come on, get typing, you horny reprobate'
E-scooters: What is available to buy and how difficult will the new rules be to enforce?
Amazon and AliExpress stopped selling vehicles not in compliance with speed limits but fast models remain on sale elsewhere
What to do if you suspect a spy in your midst in Ireland
Six easy steps, plus appendix, to root out foreign intelligence assets operating in Ireland
Should you put your Dryrobe on Vinted? 11 pressing heatwave-related questions
In proof, if any were needed, of the human capacity for finding novel ways to hasten our own demise, the hashtag #tanlines is trending on social media
Eamon Ryan presents an unbalanced picture of Ireland’s water quality
Ireland’s population has grown significantly in recent decades, placing increasing demands on infrastructure
Ireland’s Greenest Places: Why we want to salute Net Zero Heroes
As the deadline to nominate people and places in the second Ireland’s Greenest Places competition approaches, we take a look at some of those already in the running
Eamon Ryan fails to address problem with wind and solar energy
Back-up generation can’t cope with prolonged periods when output falls
How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions
Switching to electricity to heat and cool our homes and power our industry is the most effective way of cutting emissions
Ireland’s Greenest Places: Community is the catalyst that can create change
Shining a light on people working together to protect and restore our natural enviromnent is a key function of this year’s competition
Europe faces risks from both China and the US - but there are solutions
The best strategy is to scale up and innovate in clean technology areas with a European advantage
Fisheries officer says he was treated as ‘black sheep and leper’ after blowing whistle
Complaint made against Inland Fisheries Ireland assistant inspector within days of disclosure
Local authorities must take centre stage in fight against rising toll of road deaths
We have designed roads to suit cars and trucks to the point where it is not safe to walk or cycle
‘Kill quickly and cleanly’: How culling can help manage Ireland’s rising deer population
Reintroducing wolves and promoting venison are among other suggested ways of achieving deer prudence
Climate under attack from those who thrive on the division of identity politics
Social media amplifies the problem, giving a megaphone to people who are angry about everything
Fisheries agency threw official ‘under the bus’ after protected disclosure, WRC told
Fishery inspector says he knew letter to management on uninsured vehicles ‘would be like a nuclear bomb going off’ in the State agency
Some fuel alternatives
Bowing to pressure and abandoning oil and gas exploration will cost us dearly in terms of future energy security
Here are five ways we can help bring life back to our towns and cities
More than 100,000 homes could be created by converting old premises and promoting living over shops
Claims of fraud and blackmail at State fisheries body brings infighting into the public
Claims of fraud and blackmail surfaced at an employment dispute this week bringing infighting at Inland Fisheries Ireland into public
Does the Green Party have a future? Members say climate has slipped down political agenda
Roderic O’Gorman believes the Greens can return to government or influence it as soon as 2029
The ‘revolving door’: former government advisers and what they did next
Many high-profile political aides have taken up lucrative post-government careers elsewhere
Dáil committee has ‘significant concerns’ about fisheries agency, department told
John Brady says issues ongoing within IFI for number of years
Why Ireland should have voted in favour of Mercosur
‘I am terrified by what is happening in the States. A vote for Mercosur would be one good way of fighting back’
Why oak, ash and beech trees offered seeds of hope in 2025
It must be time for a ‘mast year’ for humanity, when we decide not to give up, but to rise again to the challenge
Fisheries agency allowed employee to present false documents to gardaí
Inland Fisheries Ireland refutes finding set out in external investigator’s report commissioned by Eamon Ryan
Jack Chambers needs to tackle the culture issues in his own department
Department of Public Expenditure seems to consider procrastination as a virtue. It is penny wise and pound foolish
Eamon Ryan: At Cop30 I ask myself, is this really working?
At the climate summit in Belém, I wondered if the whole multilateral process is worthwhile
Affordable district heating projects move closer to launch as firms bid for State funding
Industry welcomes ‘renewed sense of optimism that large-scale projects can finally get off ground’
We need a new type of green politics to rebuild a strong climate movement
Decarbonising Ireland and restoring biodiversity is going to take decades. We must be willing to experiment and sometimes fail
Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its backing of Catherine Connolly
Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction
Larry Goodman continues to eye developing Irish oil field after licence expiry
Rescue bid by now 88-year-old beef tycoon centred on possibility that explorer could move focus to green energy projects
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Bord na Móna chief’s €50,000 ‘grossing up’ arrangement drew departmental ire
Fine Gael TD angry that ‘Joe Soaps’ would be shocked that chief executive’s benefit-in-kind bill covered by semi-State firm
Ireland’s Greenest Places winners: The five locations our judges loved
Communities large and small around the country are making all sorts of admirable efforts to live more sustainably, but the Dingle Peninsula claims top prize in the Irish Times competition
Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
Revealed: Ireland’s Greenest Places 2025 long list
Nominee places range from the shadows of Croagh Patrick to a once derelict dump site in Dublin’s Liberties
Letters to the Editor, July 23rd: On the EU response to Gaza, planning nostalgia and taxing Ireland
Unremitting suffering of Palestinians is a blot on our collective humanity
Judicial system is on the front line of the fight to avert climate catastrophe
Looming legal battles over transport and energy projects will determine which direction we take
DAA chief failed to tell Eamon Ryan about airline shares before appointment
Kenny Jacobs told minister he had ‘no conflict of interest’ when joining board of State airport company
Eamon Ryan appointed chairman of EU housing advisory board
Former Green Party leader was chosen from ‘over 200 qualified’ candidates
We can’t afford to let the climate crisis get swallowed up in the culture wars
As the ambition to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees slips away from us, we’re like a team going to the second half of a match 3-1 down. But there is one thing in our favour
Data centres and other large users of electricity to be allowed to build and operate own lines to power plants
Department of Energy proposal will depart from norm of ESB having exclusive right to own such infrastructure
Eight new Cork rail stations to go to public consultation
Proposals are part of broader transport strategy for county and will seek submissions from Wednesday
Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
More than 150 staff at airport operator Daa earned over €150,000 last year, with one receiving over €450,000
Chief executive of State-owned firm is not company’s highest-paid employee
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