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Soak it up! How Ireland’s cities can embrace the sponge revolution
Soak it up! How Ireland’s cities can embrace the sponge revolution
'Sponge cities' promote urban resilience to climate change and we badly need initiatives like these in areas vulnerable to flooding

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Controversial Leinster House bike shed beset by delays and concerns over car parking spaces, records show
Controversial Leinster House bike shed beset by delays and concerns over car parking spaces, records show
Shelter was originally due to be completed in January, according to documents

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

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S Mick Clifford: Cost of Sinn FĂ©in's housing plan is a bit of a Blur
Despite the hubbub about Oasis, the real big ticket item this week is Sinn FĂ©in’s housing plan, its merits scuppered by the party’s apparent belief that it will be cost-free

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

Save our rivers: The many faces of the Suir — and how endangered freshwater mussels could help
Save our rivers: The many faces of the Suir — and how endangered freshwater mussels could help
Ellie O’Byrne hears about the contrast between the Suir Blueway and the state of the river in Thurles, and learns that if they're saved from extinction, native mussels could play a vital role in cleaning our rivers

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

'Victorian' garda station in Macroom to be replaced after four decades of campaigning
'Victorian' garda station in Macroom to be replaced after four decades of campaigning
Tender is out to build modern divisional headquarters to replace the 'not fit for purpose' station built for the RIC in the 1850s

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Cork City flood defence scheme finally gets underway
Cork City flood defence scheme finally gets underway
Work around Morrison’s Island in the city centre expected to take 20 months

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Inter Agency Exercise in Youghal Harbour.
Government to sell house to help fund Irish Coast Guard
Meath property was gifted to the organisation in a will

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

AIB Press Photographer of the Year Award 2024
Cork County Council gets new engineering team dedicated to flood defence 
Midleton will get priority, but the council and the OPW plan a total of 30 flood prevention projects in the region

Sun, 28 Apr, 2024

New Taoiseach appointed
Simon Harris denies charge that ceding gaeltacht brief to FF is an embarrassment
Taoiseach says FG could have taken role but Thomas Byrne is the right choice — and that he intends to improve his own fluency in Irish

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024

Fine Gael leadership
Ireland's youngest Taoiseach juggles geography and gender as he assembles his first Cabinet
McEntee unlikely to be moved from ‘complex’ Justice role as incoming Taoiseach Simon Harris considers which ministers and junior ministers to appoint

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

How an environmental charity’s proactive approach resulted in the ‘Wildacres’ initiative
How an environmental charity’s proactive approach resulted in the ‘Wildacres’ initiative
200 acres of land entrusted to Green Sod Ireland — the charity manages habitats in Cork, Cavan, Donegal, Carlow, Galway, and Mayo

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

Funding to deal with storms wholly inadequate – Cork County Council
Funding to deal with storms wholly inadequate – Cork County Council
Irish local authorities are struggling to prepare for, and respond to, extreme weather events related to climate change

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

Furious Cork TD says process for delivering flood relief schemes 'no longer adequate'
Furious Cork TD says process for delivering flood relief schemes 'no longer adequate'
Cork City Council has meanwhile confirmed that work on its Morrison's Island public realm improvement and flood protection scheme should start next year

Thu, 16 Nov, 2023

Coveney: Government to have 'robust dialogue' with insurance industry over flood cover
Coveney: Government to have 'robust dialogue' with insurance industry over flood cover
Trade minister says he does not foresee a scenario where the Government underwrites insurance costs for businesses that cannot get cover

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

Environment groups hit out at delay to public consultation for Blackpool flood scheme
Environment groups hit out at delay to public consultation for Blackpool flood scheme
Paschal Donohoe said last June that it would happen 'shortly'

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Donal Hickey: Saving Skellig Michael — a global project to safeguard significant sites
Donal Hickey: Saving Skellig Michael — a global project to safeguard significant sites
This project will tap into experience gained from international culturally significant sites and the expertise of other heritage partners around the world

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

Sarah Harte: We must learn from past floods how to live in this new reality of climate change
Sarah Harte: We must learn from past floods how to live in this new reality of climate change
In the wake of Storm Babet — and with the prospect of further similar disasters — Ireland has to re-examine how it organises planning, forecasting, and insurance

Wed, 25 Oct, 2023

One overall agency should be in charge of waterways, says Cork County Council boss
One overall agency should be in charge of waterways, says Cork County Council boss
The council heard how the flooding of properties in Mitchelstown ironically saw many of them left without water for a number of days

Tue, 24 Oct, 2023

Cork businesses in line for relief of up to €100k after floods 'no agency could have prevented'
Cork businesses in line for relief of up to €100k after floods 'no agency could have prevented'
Cork County Council CEO points out that, contrary to some claims, drains in Midleton had been cleared — but they were overwhelmed by an unprecedented 100mm of rain in 36 hours

Tue, 24 Oct, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Climate crisis reality brought right to our doorstep
Letters to the Editor: Climate crisis reality brought right to our doorstep
The devastating flooding in Midleton has brought a clearer awareness of the reality of the climate emergency home to our doorstep

Sat, 21 Oct, 2023

Anja Murray: Losing our lakes if we don't take action now
Anja Murray: Losing our lakes if we don't take action now
A combined, community-wide approach at Lough Carra will hopefully show how collaborative conservation actions can be successful

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

New house and old abandoned roofless cottages in village at Blasket island
Irish Examiner view: Sourcing toilets for Peig’s island
Another indignity

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

OPW scrambled to find fix after people used home of Peig Sayers as a toilet
OPW scrambled to find fix after people used home of Peig Sayers as a toilet
Internal records detail how OPW staff scrambled to find a short-term fix to the lack of public conveniences on Blascaod Mór after Junior Minister Patrick O’Donovan promised they would be in place by this summer

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

'A small community with a massive heart': Mahon prepares to welcome Ukrainian refugees in new modular homes 
'A small community with a massive heart': Mahon prepares to welcome Ukrainian refugees in new modular homes 
Community activists in the Cork suburb extend a welcome to refugees moving into the first of Ireland's rapid-build homes

Sat, 10 Jun, 2023

Capacity 'risk' as refugee arrival rate may increase
Capacity 'risk' as refugee arrival rate may increase
Hotel capacity is limited, with the State finalising contracts to secure an extra 1,500 beds. Some 6,418 beds have been procured so far this year to shelter refugees

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Still no allocation plan as first modular homes for Ukrainian refugees near completion 
Still no allocation plan as first modular homes for Ukrainian refugees near completion 
Rapid-build homes in Mahon, Cork, will be ready for Ukrainian refugees within days

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Fine Gael insiders say Patrick O'Donovan is 'constantly criticising' Leo Varadkar
Fine Gael insiders say Patrick O'Donovan is 'constantly criticising' Leo Varadkar
Sources in FG say the junior minister spends his lunch time in the DĂĄil bar 'constantly criticising' the Taoiseach's leadership

Sat, 13 May, 2023

Call for timeline for reopening of historic Cork castle closed due to safety concerns
Call for timeline for reopening of historic Cork castle closed due to safety concerns
OPW confirmed there were 'no immediate plans' to reopen Desmond Castle in Kinsale, which closed to the public 2018

Fri, 12 May, 2023

High-profile Garda bureaus forced to work from temporary offices costing €470,000
High-profile Garda bureaus forced to work from temporary offices costing €470,000
Temporary accommodation needed after construction over-runs at building in Garda HQ in Phoenix Park and at Clyde House in Blanchardstown, where both bureaus should have been accommodated last November

Fri, 12 May, 2023

OPW claims it took all necessary precautions in setting up live crib at centre of controversy
OPW claims it took all necessary precautions in setting up live crib at centre of controversy
However, Sinn FĂ©in senator Lynn Boylan said: "It's the principle here. It doesn't seem like the OPW ever thought to ask."

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Stunning Sceilg MhichĂ­l island will welcome visitors again from May 13
Stunning Sceilg MhichĂ­l island will welcome visitors again from May 13
World heritage site off the coast of Kerry's Iveragh Peninsula has earned new fame as location for the Star Wars movie franchise  

Mon, 03 Apr, 2023

Urgent need to get a grip on toxic habit of using poisons
Urgent need to get a grip on toxic habit of using poisons
A farmer who has stopped using rodenticide discovered his farm actually has fewer rats — the owls are doing a better job of controlling rodents than the rat poison

Wed, 01 Mar, 2023

Prosecution of OPW proposed  for 'disturbing' bat colony
Prosecution of OPW proposed  for 'disturbing' bat colony
Department denies ministers gave incorrect information to Oireachtas about disturbance of bat habitat during mansion refurbishment

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023

OPW was warned Skellig Michael crane could be washed away
OPW was warned Skellig Michael crane could be washed away
The OPW was warned multiple times that a crane installed at the Skellig Islands might be washed away in the event of severe weather.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2023

No decision yet to erect modular homes for Ukrainians in Mallow
No decision yet to erect modular homes for Ukrainians in Mallow
Residents believed a modular development was imminent but Department of Integration says the site's viability is still being assessed 

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Lia Fail standing stone vandalised
Desecration of stone on Hill of Tara described as 'mindless act of vandalism'
The desecration of a sacred stone in Co Meath has been described by a local councillor as a “mindless act of vandalism”.

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Flood works in Cork City and Glanmire to begin by next year — but Blackpool faces further wait
Flood works in Cork City and Glanmire to begin by next year — but Blackpool faces further wait
Disagreement over Blackpool flood plan has caused delay and Office of Public Works has 'to wait for consent to be given', OPW Minister Patrick O'Donovan said

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

Hopes Great Blasket will have public toilets before tourist season begins
Hopes Great Blasket will have public toilets before tourist season begins
Last summer, there were also reports of seals being abused by daytrippers to the islands wanting to take selfies with the mammals

Mon, 30 Jan, 2023

'No timeline' for works to restore historic Cork weir, OPW says
'No timeline' for works to restore historic Cork weir, OPW says
Restoration of weir in Ballincollig park 'subject to an assessment of planning, structural, fisheries and cultural heritage considerations', Office of Public Works said

Fri, 20 Jan, 2023

Work to start on Glanmire flood relief before June, says minister 
Work to start on Glanmire flood relief before June, says minister 
The €14m Glashaboy River flood relief scheme has been in the pipeline since 2012 and has hit numerous delays but 'money is not an issue', Dáil told

Fri, 20 Jan, 2023

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Concern growing in Government over slow delivery of housing for refugees
It is feared that the speed at which modular homes are being delivered will not match the volume of Ukrainians and other refugees that will have to leave hotels when the tourism season begins.

Sat, 14 Jan, 2023

Taoiseach attends Christmas lunch for Ukrainians
Taoiseach orders OPW to identify land for modular housing as targets missed
Just 30% of a promised 9,000 new-build social homes were delivered by September

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Flood protection works to begin by end of 2023
Flood protection works to begin by end of 2023
Long-delayed multi-million upgrade works to an historic Cork City quay, which will also provide flood protection to , should get underway before the end of next year.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2022

Winter Solstice at Newgrange will not be streamed this year 
Winter Solstice at Newgrange will not be streamed this year 
The OPW said 'the possibility of live streaming future Solstice events is being kept under review'

Thu, 15 Dec, 2022

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