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Save the planet, save on the farm: Irish farmers learn smart farming
Environmental measures in joint EPA/IFA initiative save farmers an average of €6,300
People’s lives must change if we are to achieve climate goals, says Minister
Richard Bruton insists Government’s plan will ensure 2030 commitments will be met
Ireland to fall short of carbon-cutting targets, even with extra measures – EPA
Despite climate action initiatives in NDP, Ireland will fail to meet commitments
EPA is asked about checking illicit drug levels in Irish water
Data involving 50 cities published in 2015 found that London’s river Thames was the worst for cocaine levels in sewage
A third of adults regard climate change as most pressing environmental challenge
People rank climate change, waste, water quality and pollution as biggest issues – poll
Agri-food sites top environmental watchdog ‘name and shame’ list
Firms responsible for persistent odour, noise or dust emissions problems flagged by EPA
Naughten says laws and taxes will be used so Ireland meets its climate obligations
Environment conference hears Ireland is facing an emergency if it continued to produce waste at current levels
‘Real intent’ among farmers to reduce climate change, civil servant says
Expansion and meeting climate change obligations is doable according to Aidan O’Driscoll
Air pollution ‘directly linked to 1,500 premature deaths a year’
Burning of solid fuel poses biggest air-quality threat to public health, says EPA
Irish failing ‘spectacularly’ in response to climate change
Failure to meet global warming targets could cost State billions, Citizen’s Assembly told
Schools to measure air quality in ‘citizen science’ initiative
Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the research with An Taisce
ESB and Bord na Móna join forces for solar power initiative
Companies expect project will provide renewable energy to power 150,000 homes
Ireland’s agriculture emissions ‘are uniquely high in Europe’
State’s agricultural output criticised as climate change panel meets in Dublin
Climate change: denial in the US, failure at home
Opportunities to put Ireland on the right track are being missed repeatedly
Is running in city air good for your health?
Pollutants rarely exceed health limits, but women may be affected more than men
Poor air quality causing over 1,200 premature deaths every year
Environmental threats from rising number of cars and continued burning of solid fuels
Research into sustainability to benefit from €2m fund, EPA announces
Agency says 10 funded projects will help ‘credible environmental decision-making’
Brexit: the environmental fallout
Conservation groups are struggling to deal with multiple new challenges after the UK voted to leave the European Union
Transport and agriculture emissions set to increase
Figure cast further doubt over Ireland’s ability to meet greenhouse gas targets for 2020
EPA says mild winter accounts for lower greenhouse gas emissions
Warning that Ireland’s strong economic recovery is influencing emissions
Teagasc: Sequencing Ireland’s soil genome
The use of predictive soil mapping was necessitated by the prohibitive cost of a manual survey
Water meters are now being installed ’every 30 seconds’
Rapid set up of Irish Water included President Higgins ’signing Act on Christmas Day’
Docklands of Dublin ‘already at risk’ from rising sea levels
MacGill summer school hears there are just two decades left to avoid dangerous climate change
Ireland ‘likely to miss’ greenhouse gas reduction targets
EPA says even under most benign scenario emissions will not drop 20% by 2020
Tourism could be a winner from climate change in Ireland
Fisheries, forestry and agriculture among sectors at risk
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices