Companies face questions over water usage as new licence regulations take effectRecent applicants are takings billions of litres of water annually from local rivers and lakesWed Dec 31 2025 - 11:00
HSE says sharp fall in number of organ transplants is not due to new opt-out registerHSE says slump is not due to new opt-out register introduced this yearMon Dec 29 2025 - 14:06
‘Extremely disappointing’: Plans to protect Ireland against extreme weather criticisedClimate Change Advisory Council says Government’s proposals lack detail and clear lines of responsibilityMon Dec 29 2025 - 06:00
Ten most costly climate-related disasters this year caused €100bn damageCalifornian wildfires were the most expensive financiallySat Dec 27 2025 - 00:01
Sadness expressed at death of renowned head gardener and writer Seamus O’BrienMr O’Brien was credited with reviving Kilmacurragh gardens in Co Wicklow after State bought historic estateTue Dec 23 2025 - 17:00
A White Christmas? Only in our dreams, perhaps, as chances of snow declineProjections for less snow in Ireland over the coming decades means white Christmases may be frozen in memory onlyTue Dec 23 2025 - 06:00
The climate crisis in 2025: When scientific and political realities diverged‘Climate adaptation’ became the new buzzwords but there was much evidence of business as usualSun Dec 21 2025 - 06:00
A pipe is to be laid from Tipperary to Dublin and a lot of people will be affected Planning permission is being lodged for the biggest water project in the history of the state and a lot of people are going to be affectedSun Dec 21 2025 - 06:00
Shannon-Dublin pipeline plans lodgedThe €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate ownersFri Dec 19 2025 - 14:16
‘You violated our family’: Simon Harris tells of fear caused by threats to familyTánaiste’s victim-impact statement submitted to court as woman jailed for threatening online messagesThu Dec 18 2025 - 21:38
Pâté and quail eggs recalled in food safety alertsFood Safety Authority of Ireland acts over failure to declare allergens and concerns over salmonellaThu Dec 18 2025 - 16:56
Uisce Éireann still in talks with State bodies over lands for Shannon-Dublin pipelineCompulsory Purchase Orders issued to 500 landowners but most cases expected to be resolved without need for order to be pursuedThu Dec 18 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s faltering switch to clean energy laid bare by increase in oil and gas useSustainable Energy Authority of Ireland says energy emissions fell slightly in 2024 but progress not sufficientWed Dec 17 2025 - 06:00
Engineers seek restoration of public transport spending priorityHeavy reliance on private cars for travel cannot continue, Engineers Ireland warnsMon Dec 15 2025 - 08:00
Dr Tony Holohan claims public health ignored as Minister welcomes nitrates derogation Former chief medical officer says opt-out from pollution restrictions is worrying for water qualityFri Dec 12 2025 - 17:51
Plans for 170km pipeline to bring water from Shannon to Dublin to be lodgedThe €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate ownersFri Dec 12 2025 - 10:30
Tense negotiations, trad music sessions: How deal to extend nitrates derogation was doneEU Commissioner Jessika Roswall needed convincing to renew contested exemption for Irish farmersFri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s natural habitats decline further with 90% officially in poor conditionHead of National Parks and Wildlife Service says time to begin conservation efforts ‘was yesterday’ Thu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
Regulator urged to consider inquiry into high electricity pricesEconomic and Social Research Institute says there is no clear reason why prices are so highWed Dec 10 2025 - 09:29
Irish farmers’ nitrates derogation extended by EU for further three yearsExtension of exemption follows extensive lobbying by Government in Brussels Tue Dec 09 2025 - 11:03
Environmental and climate crises present ‘growing peril’ for humanity, UN report warnsUrgent action needed to prevent millions of deaths and trillions in damages Tue Dec 09 2025 - 09:00
Pollution and littering putting pressure on shorelinesCoastwatch survey shows some improvements in condition of coastal areas but also raises many concernsMon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
Advisers concerned by lack of funding commitment for nature restoration planPlan is to be published in draft form for public consultation early next year Mon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
Irish-led research team develops bacteria-based sensors to detect ‘forever chemicals’Device provides real-time data on PFAS from waterways and soils to aid chemical clean-ups Thu Dec 04 2025 - 06:00
Glen of the Downs nature reserve to be expanded after State buys adjoining landsPlans being made to bring new generation of ancient oak woodland into former commercial forest Wed Dec 03 2025 - 19:15
Israeli minister clashes with Ireland’s envoy to Tel Aviv over Herzog Park name rowIrish political leaders only responded to denaming plan after criticism from Israel, says Gideon SaarWed Dec 03 2025 - 19:06
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per personFarming and forestry responsible for 38% of State’s total output of gases linked to climate changeWed Dec 03 2025 - 18:23
Major expansion planned at Rosslare to transform port into offshore energy hubPlanning application for €220 million development to be lodged next weekWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Sting targets illegal scrap dealers in ‘cash for cars’ operations listed on social mediaExercise aimed at raising public awareness about fines they face if their car ends up improperly disposed ofMon Dec 01 2025 - 18:47
‘Recycling plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’‘People are told they’re doing great if they recycle but it doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s OK to use plastics’Sun Nov 30 2025 - 06:00
Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in courtLaw professor warns move could leave courts even more congestedFri Nov 28 2025 - 19:40
Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activismClimate action movement needs a Will and Grace show to penetrate resistant mindsets Thu Nov 27 2025 - 21:00
Water quality key condition as appeal to extend nitrates derogation goes to vote European Commission proposed granting Government’s request to continue derogation from nitrates regulationsThu Nov 27 2025 - 19:56
Storm Claudia rainfall and flooding made twice as likely by climate changeMet Éireann and Maynooth University scientists say rainfall levels will increase as planet heats furtherThu Nov 27 2025 - 06:00
Planning authority defends pace of decisions on offshore wind projects An Coimisiún Pleanála chief says planning board must be careful as handling of projects will set precedent for all future offshore developmentWed Nov 26 2025 - 16:18
Fewer than half EV fast chargers needed by 2030 will be provided, suppliers warn 12 month wait for grid connection ‘makes forward thinking almost impossible’ Oireachtas committee told Wed Nov 26 2025 - 15:08
Dairy plant suspends production after further pollution incident in Cork riverRepeated problems at North Cork Creameries came to light during investigation into Blackwater fish killMon Nov 24 2025 - 20:15
Cop30: Five things we learned from the Brazil climate summitMoney and self-interest dominate talks but individual countries can drive initiativesSun Nov 23 2025 - 16:47
Cop30: Talks lead to hope but ‘not nearly enough’ action on climate crisisDecisions on fossil fuels and finance deferred for further negotiations, some of which are three years awaySun Nov 23 2025 - 16:13
Celebration of science: Students show problem-solving prowess at 2025 SciFest Over 16,000 second-level pupils entered the competition with projects on energy, environment, IT and assistive technologyFri Nov 21 2025 - 19:00
A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court findsEuropean Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water chargesFri Nov 21 2025 - 17:50
Irish Minister and officials among evacuees after fire breaks out at Cop30 summit in BrazilBlaze started at a ‘country pavilion’ erected for side events and spread quickly to roof of temporary structureThu Nov 20 2025 - 18:52
Cop30: UN chief António Guterres urges compromise at summit – ‘we are down to the wire’ Communities at sharp end of climate crisis have suffered enough, says secretary general Thu Nov 20 2025 - 16:17
Row over gender at Cop30 is ‘crazy and cruel’, Mary Robinson tells climate summitDocuments in circulation at Cop had placed the word gender in square brackets, indicating there was no consensus on what the word meantWed Nov 19 2025 - 21:59
Solar panel grants to be maintained as minister orders reversal of planned cutsDarragh O’Brien said the grants worked and were helping Ireland meet clean energy targetsMon Nov 17 2025 - 21:03
Small island states warn Cop30 that 1.5 degree goal is ‘non-negotiable survival response’Scientists and island state representatives speak out for stronger climate change actionMon Nov 17 2025 - 19:26
Mary Robinson says Cop30 summit must signpost stronger action on fossil fuelsFormer President of Ireland claims fossil fuel lobbyists were trying to undermine climate summitMon Nov 17 2025 - 06:22
Cop30: Protests push delegates to deliver results at climate summit but goals unclearBiggest demonstrations in years remind leaders of public expectationsSun Nov 16 2025 - 17:00
Cop30: Samba spirit turns sombre as hard work of climate talks beginsProtests, heavy security and fraught negotiations signal a shift from early optimism to hard political realityFri Nov 14 2025 - 19:10
Children of the Paris Agreement want next decade to bring stronger action on climate Irish youth at Cop30: ‘One of our roles is to bridge the gap between young people in Ireland and the Government’ Fri Nov 14 2025 - 06:00
