<p>World leaders are meeting in Rome and Glasgow over the next four days to thrash out a common approach aimed at holding global temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. File picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire</p>

comment-analysis

Climate experts warn world leaders 1.5C is ‘real science’, not just talking point

Some countries are unwilling to peg their emissions plans to the tougher goal, as it would require more urgent efforts.

<p>While most smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronic items will update automatically, older mechanical items will need to be adjusted.</p>

news

Daylight Savings: Why are the clocks still going back in winter?

Ireland will officially move to ‘winter time’ tonight — when the clocks go back by one hour on the stroke of 2am.

<p>Speaking to hundreds of Sinn Féin delegates at The Helix in north Dublin, the party leader said the “writing is on the wall” for the coalition parties. Picture: Damien Storan/PA Wire</p>

politics

Mary Lou McDonald warns Fianna Fail and Fine Gael ‘writing is on the wall’

Ms McDonald used her address to criticise Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, urging the public to “call time on their century-old stranglehold on power”

Avoid Halloween festivities if you have Covid symptoms, Holohan urges

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Avoid Halloween festivities if you have Covid symptoms, Holohan urges

Mairead Ronan: 'I'm more selfish with my time now'

people

Mairead Ronan: 'I'm more selfish with my time now'

G20 leaders endorse tax deal and pledge more vaccines for poor countries

world

G20 leaders endorse tax deal and pledge more vaccines for poor countries

Paul Murphy and Brendan O'Keefe with Jack Brosnan 26/9/2020

gaa

Kerry SFC the Kingdom’s greatest petri dish for inter-county talent

What it's like to spend a night at one of Ireland’s most haunted castle hotels

travel

What it's like to spend a night at one of Ireland’s most haunted castle hotels

Currabinny Cooks: A bubbling vegetable gratin that's perfect for colder nights

food

Currabinny Cooks: A bubbling vegetable gratin that's perfect for colder nights

News

Court orders return of vehicles impounded after being parked outside Waterford garda station for three years

Court orders return of vehicles impounded after being parked outside Waterford garda station for three years

Thomas O’Sullivan and Laurie Murphy, both of Whitegate, Midleton brought an application for the vehicles’ return to Dungarvan District Court under the Police Property Act

Waterford man avoids jail for child abuse images due to 'glowing' probation report

Waterford man avoids jail for child abuse images due to 'glowing' probation report

Garda stock

Diversions in place after man killed in Clare road crash

FILE PHOTO Electric Picnic organiser Melvin Benn has said he sees “no reason” why the Government should not allow the music fest

Man accused of apartment deposit and Electric Picnic ticket scams denied bail

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sport

Kildare v Down - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Kilworth win first North Cork Junior title

After contesting five finals in 15 years they finally came out on top.

David Clifford sent off as superb Stacks dump out county champions East Kerry

David Clifford sent off as superb Stacks dump out county champions East Kerry

Retired too soon? Tommy Walsh masterclass demolishes St Kieran's

Retired too soon? Tommy Walsh masterclass demolishes St Kieran's

East Kerry cruise to sixth minor title in a row

East Kerry cruise to sixth minor title in a row

Lifestyle

Strictly Come Dancing 2021

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice secure earliest 40 in Strictly history

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have made Strictly Come Dancing history after they scored 40 in week six, the earliest the top mark has ever been achieved in the competition.

Queen Elizabeth I

Book review: A revelatory history lesson about Elizabethan Ireland

Cupra Formentor E-Hybrid: Defiantly sporty at the end of the PHEV road

Cupra Formentor E-Hybrid: Defiantly sporty at the end of the PHEV road

Super troupers! Abba on fame, divorce, ageing backwards – and why they’ve returned to rescue 2021

Super troupers! Abba on fame, divorce, ageing backwards – and why they’ve returned to rescue 2021

Business

Tronsmart Battle Gaming earbuds are the one for mobile gamers

Tronsmart Battle Gaming earbuds are the one for mobile gamers

These earbuds take advantage of super-low latency, a cool design and excellent comfort to perform beyond what the retail price would suggest

Quality land parcel near Carrignavar receives offer equalling the price guide

Quality land parcel near Carrignavar receives offer equalling the price guide

Facebook Covers Sign At Menlo Park Headquarters

Mocking Meta: Facebook’s virtual reality name-change prompts backlash

Bord Bia returns to EU trade fairs

Bord Bia returns to EU trade fairs

Property

Meet the Cork upholsterers who are the go-to for interiors buffs

Meet the Cork upholsterers who are the go-to for interiors buffs

An increase in upcycling has been a silver lining in the Covid cloud. We visit a hub that offers sustainable furniture services

Interiors: Our top ten houseplant choices for Halloween

Interiors: Our top ten houseplant choices for Halloween

Wish List: Sumptuous terraces, essential oils and terrific throws

Wish List: Sumptuous terraces, essential oils and terrific throws

Will a number of new builds follow sale of €650k 'rural retreat' in Cork's fancied Hettyfield?

Will a number of new builds follow sale of €650k 'rural retreat' in Cork's fancied Hettyfield?

Viewpoints

The Mick Clifford Podcast: On the dictator's trail

The Mick Clifford Podcast: On the dictator's trail

On this week's pod, Irish filmmaker Ronan Tynan tells Mick about his latest documentary, 'Bringing Assad to Justice'

Bashar Assad

Mick Clifford: Reeling in a brutal dictator on the verge of respectability

Kennedys and Connally in Limousine

The JFK cover-up strikes again

Boys take water on a street of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.

Concern: COP26 must deliver climate justice and avert further widespread hunger

our columnists

Joyce Fegan: How to overcome climate fatalism? Do an Obama on it

Maeve Higgins: We're all in thrall to the one-way intimacy of podcasts

Michael Clifford

Mick Clifford: Sacred cows unlikely to survive climate crisis

Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan: What’s in a name? Everything, if it tells people where you’re from

World

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 is world’s moment of truth on climate change – Johnson

Cop26 will be the “world’s moment of truth”, Boris Johnson said as he urged leaders to use the Glasgow summit to bring about an end to climate change.

Cop26 - Glasgow

In Pictures: Climate campaigners stage ‘opening ceremony’ for Cop26 protests

Sudan

‘Two killed’ by security forces during protests against Sudan military coup

SpaceX Crew Launch

SpaceX delays astronaut flight for Nasa due to rough winds and waves

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Standing the test of time

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An agribusiness career from the beginning

An agribusiness career from the beginning

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Budgeting for your home upgrade

Go the extra tile: Home renovations designed just for you

Go the extra tile: Home renovations designed just for you

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