Environment Minister Richard Bruton is considering laws to tackle engine idling.

A crater that opened up on the site of an old mine in Co Monaghan was detected 10 days before a decision was taken to close the adjacent road on safety grounds.

A new waste management report has found that less than half of all litter fines issued by local authorities over a five-year period have been paid.

Planning for solar farms is being “kept under review”, the minister with responsibility for planning Simon Coveney has said, amid growing concerns about the lack of national guidelines.