Era of being a treeless country with little forest culture now changing, with restoration of forests across a wide variety of landscapes

Undersea cameraman Ken O’Sullivan has spent 20 years among the charismatic mammals

Ireland is not immune from extreme weather already hitting Europe

Global report finds AI tools can boost resilience of ageing infrastructure and mitigate flood and storm damage

Cost, complex grant processes and uncertainty are affecting move to green power, says advisory body

Climate scientists say Ireland should not attempt to ease climate targets around ‘containing additional warming’

‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’

Irish waters around coast nearer to average after marine heatwave in May, says Met Éireann

Nominee places range from the shadows of Croagh Patrick to a once derelict dump site in Dublin’s Liberties

Public space, accessibility and biodiversity enhanced along one of the capital’s busiest waterway paths

‘To lead in clean energy, we need to invest strategically, contain costs and work more closely with our neighbours’

National Economic & Social Council charts a way through the energy minefield

But share of total power demand for data centres predicted to fall to 16 per cent by 2050

‘This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level’ - Greenpeace

Unregistered supplies serving schools, nursing homes, sports clubs and self-catering accommodation may pose health risk, notes EPA