Climate change

For peat's sake: We cannot afford to let the damage to our wetlands continue

Amid widespread calls for extensive peatland restoration, that horticultural peat mining is continuing unabated in Ireland is a baffling scenario and one which cannot be allowed continue, writes Anja Murray

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

An education or a meal: A choice no mother should have to make

A landslide destroyed the farmland where one woman used to earn a living, and now some days she has to decide whether they will eat or whether her daughters go to school.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Wiev on a Orsted Offshore wind-turbine farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 in German North Sea close to Emden with nautical vessel and ships

S Alan Healy: Iran conflict brings offshore wind back into focus

The true 'engine room' for future energy independence is widely considered to be offshore wind

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Undervalued and overlooked: Scrub is nature’s way of rewilding — here's how

Whatever the type of landscape, scrub habitats are just as significant as more celebrated hedgerows, offering a similar suite of benefits

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Heatwave Causes Wildfires Across Galicia

Humans heating the planet faster than ever before, new study finds

Global heating has increased to about 0.35C per decade over the past 10 years

Fri, 06 Mar, 2026

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Is there any truth in the weather lore around the month of March?

One common belief amongst previous generations was that if March was preceded by dry weather, the month itself would be wet

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

Lack of urgency identified in preparing for weather crises

A recent survey found that one-fifth of EU homes do not have any household measures to protect against extreme weather

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

River fishing ban seen to reverse biodiversity decline

In response to biodiversity collapse in the Yangtze river, China dramatically implemented a 10-year, full commercial fishing ban across the entire river basin

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

After the floods, climate obligations cannot be optional

A recent Supreme Court decision confirmed all public bodies must perform their functions in a manner consistent with national climate plans and objectives

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Meowing a tool cats use to control their keepers

A feline companion is a calming presence, especially if it’s a regular purrer

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Finding frogspawn still stirs some excitement

Common frogs are not especially fussy about where they lay their eggs, but they do follow the same routes to get to spawning areas that have been followed by many generations of their predecessors

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Changes in nature aren’t always that predictable

The natural world is not bound by dates on the calendar. Such matters are dictated by changes in temperature and lengthening daylight

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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S Pádraic Fogarty: Ecosystem collapse is real and is happening here now

Ireland can breeze through the collapse of our own ecosystems because of the stabilising effect of much larger ecosystems elsewhere. Now those ecosystems too are at risk of collapse, due principally to livestock farming and industrial fishing but supercharged by the burning of fossil fuels and the pollution of waterways, writes ecologist Pádraic Fogarty

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026

Joanna Donnelly: Focus for forecasters is on how to communicate uncertainty

Limitations in how far we can predict the weather, and how accurately we can describe the future changed climate, has been limited by chaos at the starting point or description of the boundary conditions

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Trump condemned for revoking scientific finding on climate change

The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight .

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

'More heartache' to come as a result of extreme weather conditions, researchers warn

This January was the wettest since 2018, according to Met Éireann

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Pollution from smokestacks filling the air at the Boise Cascade Paper Plant in Rumford Maine

Donald Trump set to rescind US climate change policy and environmental rules – official

An EPA spokesperson did not address when the finding would be revoked but reiterated that the agency is finalising a new rule on it

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Sustainability firm folds due to shift in climate policy

Change By Degrees co-founder Tara Shine explains how its market all but vanished after the EU's omnibus measure scaled back key sustainability directives

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026

Green Party deputy leader vows to tackle discrimination after completing cancer treatment

Hazel Chu was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer and had surgery in September

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs

Experts said it is too early to be confident, but there are signals in the spread of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific that suggest an El Niño could form this year

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

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How Ireland became a wealthy country that can’t build the basics

Despite record surpluses, Ireland’s reactive planning culture continues to undermine housing delivery, infrastructure investment and long-term climate resilience

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

Dozens of barriers preventing Ireland from reaching 2030 climate goals

The Joint Committee on Climate said Ireland will struggle to achieve the national objective of a 51% reduction in carbon emissions with 30 separate barriers to be overcome

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Why are Irish communities seeing more flooding and several 'one-in-100-year' floods?

A one-in-100-year flood does not mean a flood that happens once a century. It means a flood with a 1% chance of occurring in any given year. Two such floods can occur in back-to-back years, or several can occur in a single decade

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Orange rain warnings issued as flooding risk rises across south-east and east

Met Éireann says saturated ground, swollen rivers and high tides could trigger further flooding across eastern and southern counties

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Home insurance falls victim to Storm Chandra and climate change

People in Cork still dealing with the fallout from Storm Babet look on with sympathy as residents in the east are battered by Storm Chandra

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

CLIMATE CHANGE

€95m in Storm Éowyn-related costs shows climate action urgency 'has never been clearer'

'Humanity has just endured the 11 hottest years on record,' says UN official

EU plans to change funding mechanisms for environmental initiatives 'deeply regressive'

US heatwave would have been 'virtually impossible' if not for climate crisis, say scientists

OPW 'behind schedule’ in implementing flood action plans

Rule changes to allow biomethane into power grid

For peat's sake: We cannot afford to let the damage to our wetlands continue

An education or a meal: A choice no mother should have to make

S Alan Healy: Iran conflict brings offshore wind back into focus

Undervalued and overlooked: Scrub is nature’s way of rewilding — here's how

Humans heating the planet faster than ever before, new study finds

Is there any truth in the weather lore around the month of March?

Lack of urgency identified in preparing for weather crises

River fishing ban seen to reverse biodiversity decline

After the floods, climate obligations cannot be optional

Meowing a tool cats use to control their keepers

Finding frogspawn still stirs some excitement

Changes in nature aren’t always that predictable

S Pádraic Fogarty: Ecosystem collapse is real and is happening here now

Joanna Donnelly: Focus for forecasters is on how to communicate uncertainty

Trump condemned for revoking scientific finding on climate change

'More heartache' to come as a result of extreme weather conditions, researchers warn

Donald Trump set to rescind US climate change policy and environmental rules – official

Sustainability firm folds due to shift in climate policy

Green Party deputy leader vows to tackle discrimination after completing cancer treatment

Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs

How Ireland became a wealthy country that can’t build the basics

Dozens of barriers preventing Ireland from reaching 2030 climate goals

Why are Irish communities seeing more flooding and several 'one-in-100-year' floods?

Orange rain warnings issued as flooding risk rises across south-east and east

Irish Examiner view: Home insurance falls victim to Storm Chandra and climate change

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