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Slow pace of delivery risks Ireland’s competitiveness, energy leaders warn
Slow pace of delivery risks Ireland’s competitiveness, energy leaders warn
The annual energy conference will be held at the Clayton Hotel in Cork on Wednesday, September 9

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Two polar bears on a small ice floe
Overshooting the 1.5C global heating target now 'unavoidable' says UN report
The president of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr – this week hosting regional leaders including Australia’s Anthony Albanese for a Pacific Islands Forum meeting focused on security and climate – said the report was “a fork in the road moment for the planet”.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Flash floods in Nepal
Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 324 foreign nationals had been rescued so far

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Formula 3 Testing in Madrid - Day 2
Madrid residents voice concern over new F1 circuit
The Madring bills itself as “a perfectly connected circuit: just 20 minutes from the city centre”.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

John Gibbons: Even rainy Ireland is not immune to water shortages
John Gibbons: Even rainy Ireland is not immune to water shortages
We use expensively treated drinking water to flush our toilets and water our plants — but our infrastructure is creaking under the load, writes John Gibbons

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

NEPAL-DISASTER-FLOOD
Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing
Number of missing at 3,048, including hundreds of foreigners. There was a total of 797 confirmed deaths across Nepal and Tibet, and reports of some bodies swept downstream possibly as far as India

Sun, 30 Aug, 2026

Tánaiste urged to fund permanent ranger unit to fight wildfires in country's national parks
Tánaiste urged to fund permanent ranger unit to fight wildfires in country's national parks
The request is for a further €1m per year for the National Parks and Wildlife Service to recruit 25 additional rangers in order to ensure rapid responses

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

Paris, France - 07 19 2025: Panoramic view of Summer swimming in the Seine at Bras Marie and Paris Beach behind from Sully Bridg
Michael Moynihan: Cork must start preparing a heat-health action plan for 2027 now
Michael Moynihan examines what other cities are doing to counteract the increasingly frequent heat extremes and suggests what Cork can replicate

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Greenhouse gas emissions figures
Majority do not believe Ireland will be carbon neutral by 2050
The survey found that 57% feel they are not well informed about Ireland's climate transition and 56% said access to information on climate action is insufficient

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Irish Cabinet meeting
October's carbon tax increases could be paused, hints Simon Harris
In April, the Government pushed back planned increases to carbon tax from 1 May to 14 October

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Overheated woman trying to cool down with fan at home
At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Empty shelves in a grocery store, Hoarding food
John Gibbons: Ireland needs an emergency food stockpile
Climate change and supply chain threats to our import-dependent food system should impel us to stockpile food — just as we do with oil

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Warning that Ireland will experience more high-energy, impactful storms over winter
Warning that Ireland will experience more high-energy, impactful storms over winter
El Nino has amplified the subtropical jet stream in the Atlantic, making weather patterns highly volatile, according to Met Éireann expert

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Hawksbill Sea Turtle flowing in Indian ocean
World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record, new data shows
The new ocean heat record being set in August is especially remarkable as global sea temperatures are typically highest in March and April, after the austral summer.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Wind energy: Local communities should get a better dividend from wind farms
Wind energy: Local communities should get a better dividend from wind farms
As Ireland steps up its wind energy capacity, Neil Michael learns that our flawed model for ensuring communities benefit from local wind farms may be undermining the objectives of a 'just transition'

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Wind energy: Councils raked in almost €75m in rates from wind farms last year
Wind energy: Councils raked in almost €75m in rates from wind farms last year
Kerry (€11m), Offaly (€8m), and Cork (€7.6m) local authorities earned the most revenue from wind farms in 2025

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Wind energy: Less than 2% of Ireland suitable for wind farms
Wind energy: Less than 2% of Ireland suitable for wind farms
There is still potential for enough additional wind energy capacity to power up to 6m homes across the island

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Wind energy: Why does Ireland still have only one community-owned wind farm?
Wind energy: Why does Ireland still have only one community-owned wind farm?
Templederry in Tipperary is an outlier: Shareholder John Forgarty thinks he knows why. He and other experts spoke with NEIL MICHAEL for today's 'Irish Examiner' wind energy special report

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Walkers on the Dingle Way above Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.
From Spain to Ireland: why overseas buyers are turning to Irish property as temperatures rise
Extreme heat, geopolitical uncertainty and political upheaval are prompting more European and American buyers to consider Irish homes

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026

Slievenamon wildfire
Karol Balfe: Ireland cannot tackle climate change while billions remain invested in fossil fuels
Ireland’s investment sector has an outsized role in fossil fuel financing, with the climate crisis hitting vulnerable communities hardest

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026

hummingbird hawk-moth foraging close-up
Hummingbird hawk moth spotted in Cork as climate change brings more southern species to Ireland
Warmer weather is bringing southern insects, birds and marine species to Ireland, while some native wildlife is disappearing or moving north

Fri, 21 Aug, 2026

Hand holding a watering hose spray gun.
No decision yet on extending hosepipe ban beyond next week
Water conservation order came into effect for the entire country at the end of July following 'increasing pressure' on water sources

Fri, 21 Aug, 2026

Alan Healy: Ireland isn't ready for a warming Europe
Alan Healy: Ireland isn't ready for a warming Europe
Ireland navigates climate change's new normal, balancing potential economic and tourism upsides with the harsh realities of heatwaves, drought, and agricultural strain.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2026

Irish Examiner view: €100k cost of drought for farmers
Irish Examiner view: €100k cost of drought for farmers
Many farmers' livelihoods are facing severe strain

Fri, 21 Aug, 2026

FRANCE-FIRE-WEATHER
Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds
Improvements in fire management however could mitigate increases by more than 70%, study shows

Thu, 20 Aug, 2026

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