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Extreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe
Extreme heat breaks temperature records in central and eastern Europe
Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plants

Fri, 07 Aug, 2026

Closeup a wooden thermometer against green foliage showing high temperature
Heatstroke may be contributing to hospital overcrowding in Ireland
Almost 9,500 people aged 75 or over waited longer than 24 hours to get a hospital bed this year 

Fri, 07 Aug, 2026

A newspaper with the headline Good news
Colm O'Regan: Bad news always finds us. Sometimes we have to seek out the good stuff
A few bits of good news. I had to go looking for them. The bad news will find you all by itself

Fri, 07 Aug, 2026

Herd of white sheep with black head on the road.
Sheep grazing in upland areas could help offset wildfire threat
IFA have said farmers need to be encouraged to continue sheep farming and sheep grazing in mountainous areas, which could reduce the threat of wildfires

Thu, 06 Aug, 2026

ITALY-WEATHER-HEATWAVE
Europe heatwave: Power use curbed, drought hits, and cities under red alert
Heat prompted the Vatican to move Pope Leo's ​first weekly general audience after the July break indoors rather than hold it in St Peter's Square. Visitors to Rome welcomed the decision as they ​sought relief from the sweltering conditions

Wed, 05 Aug, 2026

El Niño could push 50 million people into acute hunger before end of next year
El Niño could push 50 million people into acute hunger before end of next year
UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity

Wed, 05 Aug, 2026

Met Éireann: Last month marked the driest July on record and second hottest in 126 years
Met Éireann: Last month marked the driest July on record and second hottest in 126 years
The national mean July temperature was 17.25C. Some 25 weather stations had dry spells. Another 20 reported having absolute droughts, and 15 reported partial droughts

Wed, 05 Aug, 2026

Firefighters Race To Contain Blazes In Madrid Region As New Heatwave Arrives
To face the climate crisis, we must invest in workers and their skills
Climate action ultimately succeeds or fails where people do, making skills a particularly weak link in the chain, writes Pilvi Torsti

Wed, 05 Aug, 2026

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Prices of olive oil, wine and fruit expected to rise due to extreme heat and wildfires in Europe
Farmers warn of slump in food production and rising prices as many foods have been lost amid soaring temperatures

Tue, 04 Aug, 2026

Car market
Electric cars overtake hybrids as Ireland's most popular new cars
SIMI director general Brian Cooke said July is the highest monthly sales battery electric cars have 'ever achieved'

Tue, 04 Aug, 2026

The dangerous idea at the heart of the Government's new infrastructure policy
The dangerous idea at the heart of the Government's new infrastructure policy
Legal loopholes in climate law are being introduced in a year in which it has become painfully obvious that climate change is hitting with greater speed and severity than predicted, writes Tony Lowes

Tue, 04 Aug, 2026

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Renewables are a lifeline our politicians are too cowardly to grasp
Every month that passes brings us another step closer to tragedy 

Mon, 03 Aug, 2026

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Climate change fuelled devastating wildfires in France and Spain, analysis shows
The fires have burned huge areas of both countries, killing three people, destroying thousands of homes, and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Firefighters Race To Contain Blazes In Madrid Region As New Heatwave Arrives
Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires
Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Filling up a glass with drinking water from kitchen tap
EPA issue warning as E.coli found in private well water supplies across Ireland
EPA says hotels, creches, nursing homes, and schools that depend on water from private wells should ask whether it is 'safe to drink'

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Haiti Extreme Weather
Caribbean endures 90% of global economic damage due to climate-fuelled disasters
ODI Global report estimates that Caribbean nations suffered €46.75bn of damage from climate-fuelled disasters between 2000 and 2024

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Bluefin Tuna in Net
Ireland's fishing industry under threat as fish move north due to climate change
Global warming is also drawing fish more common in warmer Mediterranean waters, like bluefin tuna, towards Ireland’s shores, but current EU fish quotas do not allow Irish fishers to catch quantities of these species

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Met Éireann forecasts unsettled August bank holiday as rain ends sunny spell
Met Éireann forecasts unsettled August bank holiday as rain ends sunny spell
Dry, warm conditions are expected to break down later this week, with showers forecast as the bank holiday weekend begins

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Local authorities need to retrofit 5,000 social homes a year to meet climate targets, watchdog says
Local authorities need to retrofit 5,000 social homes a year to meet climate targets, watchdog says
Climate Change Advisory Council urges increased investment and faster roll-out in retrofitting, heat pumps, solar PV, and district heating to 'reduce emissions, improve comfort and health outcomes and to protect citizens against volatile energy costs'

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

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4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites as France faces 'toughest' situation since Second World War
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez says authorities beginning to 'see light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against wildfires'

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Charging stations for electric cars at a parking lot
Electric cars represent just 4% of all cars on Irish roads 
New CSO figures show electric vehicle adoption is accelerating, although petrol and diesel models still dominate Irish roads

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

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France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

France Fires
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?
When pyrocumulonimbus, or fire clouds, form, they can create winds that make the wildfires below spread even faster, and sometimes generate their own lightning, which can in turn ignite more fires further afield

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

France Wildfires
Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France
Blazes near Madrid coming under control but efforts to contain huge fire near Bordeaux hampered by windy conditions while another heatwave forecast

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

Environmental issues, Washed up used single use paper coffee cup at the shoreline of a beach.
Richard Jacob: Whatever happened to the latte levy?
Ireland passed a law and issued some press releases, but unlike France, never bothered actually banning single-use coffee cups in most restaurants, writes Richard Jacob

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

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