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Tom Clonan wins Seanad byelection by 160 votes after close race
Maureen Gaffney edged out after failing to get required number of Chu transfers in final count
Seanad byelection: Hugo MacNeill tops poll in first count
Security analyst Tom Clonan and psychologist Maureen Gaffney are not far behind
MacNeill seen as Seanad byelection front runner ahead of count
Former Dublin mayor Hazel Chu also a contender to fill seat left vacant by Ivana Bacik
Ireland’s poorest communities are not sufficiently heard on climate, major report finds
Landmark study says such groups tend to be excluded from debates despite bearing brunt of impacts
Former lord mayor Hazel Chu launches Seanad byelection campaign
Greens councillor running as Independent for the vacant University of Dublin seat
Barrister Ade Oluborode announces bid for Trinity seat in Seanad byelection
Independent candidate for vacant seat describes herself as a ‘voice for inclusion’
Cop26: Ireland must spring to immediate action to achieve 2030 goals
Focus should be ‘what are we going to do next year?’ argues prominent climate academic
Cop26 has raised hopes, but how can climate cliff edge be avoided?
Ireland has made ambitious pledges, although the rhetoric is failing to meet reality
Climate anxiety: ‘It’s reasonable to be feeling scared, anxious, even depressed’
Younger generations are struggling to cope with climate threats of unprecedented scale
How deep a footprint do we leave with our digitally dominated lives?
Dig into online activity and data centres and the environmental results may surprise you
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?
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
Alternative food strategy sets out how to cut agricultural emissions
Report by 70 environmental and climate groups puts Green Party in difficult position
Moneypoint power station: Calls to create task force to seize opportunities
ESB announces development of a floating off-shore windfarm in €5 billion programme
Climate Bill: Implementation critical, warns environment coalition
Farmers call on Government to acknowledge sector’s efforts to improve carbon efficiency
Environmental coalition ‘reluctantly’ withdraws from agri-food committee
Draft strategy ‘woefully inadequate’ to meet challenges, Environmental Pillar says
Is Ireland stuck with outlier countries unable to slash carbon emissions?
EU stands at crossroads on climate change and Ireland is heading in wrong direction
‘Completely insufficient’: 2050 climate strategy for farming criticised
Call to stabilise methane emissions ‘contrary to Ireland’s obligations under Paris deal’
Ireland ranked among worst performers in 2020 climate rankings
Index puts Ireland 39th out of 57 countries, mainly due to its failure to cut emissions
Calls on Irish MEPs to reject ‘regressive’ CAP proposals in key European Parliament vote
Reforms ‘will not address climate, biodiversity or water problems generated by Irish agriculture’
Climate Bill criticised for lack of accountability and sanctions
Legislation ‘is very weak compared to leading climate laws adopted elsewhere’ – environmental law expert
Climate Bill a ‘significant milestone’ but firmer requirements needed, environment groups warn
New Bill sets course for ‘faster and fairer climate action’
Coalition deal puts Ireland on right ‘path’, says climate activist
But a lot of ‘heavy lifting’ is being postponed to 2025-2030, according to climatologist
Emission ‘opt-outs’ for agriculture based on faulty science ‘not acceptable’
Faster cuts in methane and nitrous oxide from farming needed – Stop Climate Chaos
Is a 7% annual emissions cut possible? Yes, say NGOs
Follow the science say activists – 7% cut is doable environmentally and politically
Climate crisis: What action should we expect from the next government?
As Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael near coalition, all parties face calls for further climate action
Election 2020: Climate change is the dog that didn’t bark
It was Sinn Féin’s message of change rather than the Green one of climate change that emerged as the big winner
Bigger parties ‘weakest on climate action’, campaigners say
FG, FF, SF manifestos score worst; climate expert says parties ‘still don’t seem to connect the dots’
Election 2020 climate policies: From the ambitious to the vague
Carbon tax, public transport and the national herd are covered by most parties
People have fundamental right to be protected from climate change, Dutch court rules
Supreme court upholds ruling in landmark ‘Urgenda case’, compelling government to act
COP25 reaction: ‘We got two weeks of blocking from big polluters’
Negotiator says divide between those inside and outside the talks has never been so large
COP25 hears of sharp rise in climate court cases against governments, corporations
Friends of the Irish Environment’s says it will appeal initial decision against them
Greta Thunberg and the world’s biggest climate protest
A huge protest will precede the upcoming UN Climate Summit. Can it effect change?
Green Party must be ‘open’ to coalition with major parties – Ryan
Motion ruling out coalition with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil rejected by large majority
Greenwave 2019: ‘Far from overnight success’
Surge in support ‘different’ as Greens reinstate presence in Cork, Limerick and Galway
The new Green councillors you have never heard of before
As a Green wave sweeps the local elections, here is our guide to the names you need to know
Climate change: Plotting an action plan for Ireland
Political bickering threatens to overshadow Oireachtas committee’s radical proposals
Carbon tax: committee keen to ‘avoid what happened in France’
Oireachtas committee wary of gilets jaunes-style public backlash
Climate change: Ireland failing on ‘human rights obligations’, says UN
Government must take more effective measures, according to UN human rights expert
Laughing all the way to the apocalypse: Ireland’s climate inaction
Kevin O'Sulivan on the climate policies we don't have and the ones we should have
Minister accused of ‘hitting the snooze button’ over carbon tax
Government not taking obligations to tackle climate change seriously, says advisory body
Use Citizens’ Assembly model to discuss climate change, conference told
Delegation asks for clarity on Ireland’s position on emission reduction targets
Sinn Féin’s Boylan and Hayes of Fine Gael in pole position in Dublin
Battle for third European seat between Mary Fitzpatrick, Eamon Ryan and Emer Costello, with FF candidate appearing to have slight edge
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