Why some of Ireland’s coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation
Some communities in high risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options
Floods
Stories about floods in Ireland and around the world
Damage from climate change extensive across Ireland in 2025, advisory council says
Extreme weather brought drought, deluges, destruction and disease costing hundreds of millions of euro
Flood victims experience fear, anger and despair, study finds
Irish university study finds rise in post-traumatic stress, chronic anxiety and depression after weather events
After the deluge: How two months of rain affected motorists, flyers, sports clubs and cows
‘It’s been the worst experience we have had weather-wise in the last 30-odd years’
Flood relief schemes not the solution
Just as factor 50 won’t stop climate change, we need a realistic solution
Met Éireann to replace countrywide weather warnings with new local system
Polygon-based process will divide the country into sub-county zones
Building the Ark: Ireland needs to invest now to stem the economic devastation from floods
While raising barriers and limiting views around Dublin Bay will be unpopular, they will be essential to avoid huge flood damage
‘I was furious’: How flood defences are dividing Clontarf
North Dublin suburb’s coastal road has been repeatedly flooded, but locals cannot agree on a solution
‘A brutalist design’: Planned flood defences for south Dublin rail line divide opinion
Some residents in Blackrock and neighbouring areas are not convinced by a proposed solution from Irish Rail to defend against future floods
Government failing to consider how key policies are damaging climate, says UN expert
Plans for LNG, Dublin Airport passenger cap and data-centre expansion ‘need scrutiny’
The Irish Times view on planning and floods: preparing for the worst
The precautionary principle must prevail where any credible risk exist
Flood risk: Why did regulator have to ask minister to block zoning for housing 30 times since 2019?
Cases show tensions between advisers and councillors over building on land that is at risk of flooding
How to encourage biodiversity in your home garden
For award-winning garden designer Adam Hunt, the garden should be ‘a living dialogue between the natural and the cultivated world’
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