Hundreds of sensitive wildlife habitats have been neglected through Ireland's failure to apply conservation measures, the European Court of Justice has bee...

A rare white-tailed eagle has been found shot dead in Co Roscommon.

BORD na Móna’s iconic peat briquette is to disappear from fuel stores and fireplaces as the company announces it has stopped peat harvesting for good.

A subsidy paid by householders to help big businesses with their energy costs was still being added to domestic bills up until last week, it has emerged.

AN Bord Pleanála says it did not know about the Climate Action Plan when granting permission for the Galway Ring Road because nobody told them about it.

City residents are strongly in favour of having more cycle lanes, more outdoor seating and more road crossings that have shorter wait times to allow them t...

Sales of petrol and diesel cars are still outstripping electric vehicles in Ireland and the size of all types is exploding as SUVs take over.

THE public’s response to this week’s United Nations climate report should be to ‘get angry, get active and think ahead’ ,former president Mary Robinson sai...

The heat from a laptop perched on a human lap can be enough to make the host squirm in discomfort within minutes while the internal fan noisily kicks in.

For a moment, the kinetic flooring almost worked as a distraction.

As soon as she saw the parcel of land — 14-and-a-half acres of wilderness in Co Donegal — Donna Rainey knew exactly how to spend her life savings.

Ireland has been found guilty of multiple breaches of laws to protect nature in a case taken to the European Court of Justice.

Former Irish President Mary Robinson was accused of being alarmist and making false accusations in a shocking rant by the sultan heading Cop28 after she as...

Journey times by train between some major cities could be halved under an ambitious all-Ireland rail improvement plan.

SEVEN large offshore wind farm developments have been cleared to apply for planning permission for what would be the first offshore renewable energy projec...

Hearing Junior Minister for Overseas Development Aid, Colm Brophy, talk of his trip to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa, Professor John Sweeney was stru...

A father of five who says he has lived all his life in fear is pleading with the Irish people to stop burning coal from the mine that threatens to destroy ...

An Bord Pleanála has just one ecologist among its more than 60 inspectors despite the potentially enormous impact on the environment and biodiversity of ma...

The country is blowing its carbon budget on dairy cows and coal – as latest data shows greenhouse gas emissions growing instead of falling.

AN attempt will be made this week to overturn the last-century laws that mandate Coillte and Bord na Móna to work against nature and the climate crisis.

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions shot up by more than 12pc in the final months of last year – the complete opposite to most other EU countries.

Amid the million-dollar houses with their palm-shaded pools and private jetties, a resident in Key Largo off the sunshine state of Florida makes a remarkab...

If 2020 was all about lockdown, 2021 looks to become memorable for meltdown.

The last bank holiday of summer has passed, leaving a good feeling behind.

Half the population’s sewage is not being properly treated before it is pumped out into our rivers and seas.

One of the country’s leading planning lawyers has hit back at remarks made about him by the new chair of An Bord Pleanála, saying they were unwarranted and...

The world needs a new “light the window” to counter the multi-billion fossil fuel lobby that is undermining the climate justice movement, Mary Robinson has...

Switching  meatballs made from Irish beef for veggie alternatives could cut carbon emissions by 90pc, new research has found.

Wealthy flyers took off in private jets from Irish airports 6,671 times last year, emitting vast amounts of carbon as they went, research shows.

Those who harbour grudges beware — this book might just cut the mooring ropes and set one free. Because it appears, despite popular belief, that the Britis...

The European Commission is taking Ireland to court for failing to adequately protect the country’s rivers and lakes and their waters.

A witness whose presentation to an Oireachtas committee caused outcry among farmers has admitted presenting misinformation.

Fisheries protection officers are monitoring a ‘monster’ supertrawler whose arrival in Irish waters has alarmed environmental groups.

One of the best-known faces on Irish television is losing his regular slot as Duncan Stewart’s pioneering Eco Eye series comes to an end.

Ireland’s bees and people who eat their honey may be at risk after a weedkiller on the EU’s potential ban list was found on hedgerows and wildflowers.

If there is a gulf between farming and environmental interests, the Johnston family are seamlessly bridging it by putting their sheep to work for climate a...

The 12-year-old climate activist detained by security after disrupting proceedings at Cop28 has said she was not scared of arrest but was terrified of a fu...

Electricity use by data centres is now so high it matches that of all rural homes in Ireland, latest figures show.

Severe air pollution has hit parts of the country as the drop in temperatures sees households crank up solid fuel fires and heating systems with no wind to...

Data used to plead the case of small Irish coffee shops opposed to the planned latte levy was compiled by powerful alliances of some of the world’s largest...

Motorists who ignore traffic lights will be caught and automatically fined when new ‘red light cameras’ are introduced later this year.

The most ambitious climate action strategy ever considered by an Irish government has only a “coin toss” chance of success, experts have warned.

A SURGE in solar farm developments has been given the go-ahead after 66 projects were approved to supply power to the electricity grid.

Like something out of a low-budget horror movie, a toxic algal bloom is smothering this island’s largest lake. Pollution has reached a crisis point north a...

The ESB has resumed buying coal for Moneypoint power plant from a controversial mine at the centre of repeated allegations of human rights and environmenta...

Householders unwittingly subsidised big businesses’ electricity bills for 12 years at a cost even higher than the €600m previously disclosed, the energy re...

Only five biodiversity officers are employed by city and county councils to work on protecting nature in their local areas despite a Government promise tha...

Mary Robinson has said anything less than an agreement to phase out fossil fuels would be an unacceptable outcome from Cop28.

Rainfall intensity in Ireland is increasing as global temperature rises, raising the risk of flooding, new research shows.

Rene Alcaraz Frederiksen loved drilling for oil in the North Sea. He loved the industry’s scale, its hi-tech core, its fast-paced growth.

ESB have taken delivery of a massive shipment of coal from a controversial mine in Colombia weeks before it is due to enter mediation talks with communitie...

The Government has been accused of having no coherent plan to safeguard water supplies as recurring summer droughts and shortages increase the risk of taps...

THE introduction of a bus service, a near doubling of cycle routes, a blanket 30km speed limit and the gradual deterrence of private cars are among plans t...

A nobleman whose sprawling castle grounds have been transformed into a nature reserve has vowed to risk going to jail rather than let a railway be built th...

Ryanair must “live within the climate limits”, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said as the company places an order for 300 new aircraft.

An Oireachtas committee has sought legal advice after a senior Government minister refused to appear before it.

Households and businesses are creating more rubbish than ever while failing to improve recycling rates.

Nature, climate and the environment will be dropped from EU leaders’ priority list after this summer’s European elections, according to leaked documents.

Ireland is already experiencing significant climate change and faces severe threats from escalating global warming, major new analysis shows.

COP26 organisers have defended the presence of fossil fuel firms at the event, saying they were working to encourage all sectors to commit to climate actio...

All the climate action measures currently laid out for Ireland will achieve less than half our targeted greenhouse gas emissions cuts.

The public’s help is being sought to find out who killed a rare white-tailed eagle found poisoned in the midlands.

Campaigners are set to do battle with the State once again in a fresh court clash over the Government’s climate action efforts.

Appliances, electronics and other consumer goods are set to have a longer life under new ‘right to repair’ regulations.

The energy regulator is proposing restrictions on data centres after warnings of a further surge in demand for electricity.

Restrictions on the number of rooftop solar panels on houses and other properties are to be lifted to boost the amount of solar energy generated in communi...

A new study into Europe’s shrinking railway networks over the last three decades has highlighted how Ireland has invested six times more in road infrastruc...

When Catherine McKenna began campaigning on climate issues, her detractors dubbed her “Climate Barbie”.

Citizens Assembly chair Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has said nature is being used as a political football and action to save it is stymied by lobby groups...