FUTURE generations of Irish people may not have to go abroad for the sun, if predictions about climate changes in the 21st century are correct.

THE driver of the sightseeing bus was conveying his collection of assorted tourists past the Mansion House — home of the first Dáil, he explained loudly so the two passengers on the open deck upstairs could hear — when suddenly he came across a sight not on his itinerary.

CLEAR planning guidelines must be put in place for all new coastal and off-shore developments as poor building decisions are wreaking havoc with the environment, the country’s heritage watchdog said yesterday.

Up to two-thirds of Ireland’s underground water is at risk of pollution, it was claimed today.