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'Humanity has just endured the 11 hottest years on record,' says UN official
Experts at home say it is 'only a matter of time' before the circumstances conspire against us to bring 'extreme river and coastal flooding' to Ireland’s east coast

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

EU flag in front of Berlaymont building facade
EU plans to change funding mechanisms for environmental initiatives 'deeply regressive'
Fears projectssupported by LIFE,  Europe’s dedicated funding instrument for environmental and biodiversity initiatives, would be integrated into 'larger funding instruments'

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

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US heatwave would have been 'virtually impossible' if not for climate crisis, say scientists
Millions of Americans from the Pacific coast to the Rockies baked under unseasonably warm and even dangerous temperatures up to 17C above average for the time of year

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026

OPW 'behind schedule’ in implementing flood action plans
OPW 'behind schedule’ in implementing flood action plans
Oireachtas committee will hear of delays despite Ireland already being impacted by climate-change-induced flooding

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Rule changes to allow biomethane into power grid
Rule changes to allow biomethane into power grid
It will help Ireland's small anaerobic digestion sector, currently about 30 biogas plants, to catch up with the rest of Europe, which has more than 20,000

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

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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
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

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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
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

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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

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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

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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
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
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

barn swallow flies fast
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
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

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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

Winter weather Jan 27th 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
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

Irish Government formation
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

Australian Outback Farmer
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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