‘Our lives have changed unimaginably’: The people who quit city life for rural Ireland
Families who moved from city life share the freedoms, challenges and surprises of building a new life in the countryside
Storm Éowyn
Storm Éowyn leads to record level of wood removed from Irish forests
State-owned commercial forestry business Coillte reported its total cash impact of the storm will be in excess of €80m
Up to 37,000 mortgaged households are in high-risk flood zones
Central Bank study highlights financial exposure of households to flooding events
Aviva grows premiums in Ireland by 12% in first quarter
Insurer says businesses being harmed by political turmoil in Britain, as Keir Starmer faces potential leadership challenge
Axa Ireland revenue soars to €1.7bn on move to underwrite Laya policies
General insurance revenues in the Republic dipped by 4% to €744m in 2025, leaving it as second largest player in the sector
We are now experiencing the terrible cost of the feedback loops of climate change
A super-hot El Niño climate phenomenon in the Pacific suggests worse climate news this year
Irish Public Bodies Insurance earns €52m surplus
Mutual notes strong performance as it marks centenary year
We still await our iodine tablets from 2002, never mind the Government’s emergency booklet
Announcement about distribution of pamphlet was made on first anniversary of Storm Éowyn
Coillte takes €80m hit from Storm Éowyn
Forestry group recorded €33.5m operating loss last year compared with €18.7 operating profit in 2024
Europe’s air temperatures becoming ‘dangerously high’, amid record heatwaves in 2025
Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees inside Arctic Circle as entire continent suffered extreme weather
Should planning rules for one-off housing be relaxed? Opinions for and against
Liberalisation of the planning guidelines is necessary to support rural communities, proponents argue, but opponents point to environmental impacts and increased pressure on services
One third of Ireland’s wild bee species could go extinct by 2030. You can help by taking a photograph
Bees might conjure flying through the air and feeding on flowers, but most wild bees spend part of their lives in the soil
Aviva reports 65% jump in property-related claims on back of Storm Éowyn
Insurer paid out €340 million in general insurance claims in 2025, a 24 per cent increase on the previous year
Intact Ireland profit jumps as investment boost offsets Storm Éowyn hit
Insurer, known formerly as RSA Ireland, was once the largest in the State before it was rocked by an accounting scandal in 2013
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Stardust
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Common Ground
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