Though sceptical at first, Esther N McCarthy’s conversion to E-bikes has given her a brand new superpower

Helen O’Callaghan talks to three Cork business owners who are thriving with used goods.

ENTERPRISE Ireland’s Green Programme is designed to assist companies to incorporate sustainable practices into the day-to-day running of their business.

Irish Examiner Sustainability Month special: Aileen Lee profiles Laury Poisson of Home Street Home

As we become more environmentally conscious, retailers are appearing to make greater strides towards meeting customer expectations for sustainable products, while offering value for money, writes Carol O’Callaghan.

Women are breaking the old ‘taboo’ to talk about period waste and campaign for sustainable feminine hygiene options, writes Ellie O'Byrne.

Climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability are all words that appear in daily news reports, and with good reason. We have all been informed, from various sources, that our current way of life, on a global scale, is unsustainable and the time-lines presented to us for action are quite alarming, write Dr Naomi Lavelle

Colm O'Regan shares his therapy against the relentless bad eco-news

Eco-anxiety is a First-World problem. Literally, writes Suzanne Harrington

Ahead of the Irish Examiner sustainability event in the Glucksman on May 28, award-winning gardener Peter Dowdall explains why green really is an everyday colour

Chris Moody, the first person to film otters on the River Bride in Cork City, argues that we should be protecting the biodiversity of urban waterways, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Kya deLongchamps asks the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to address five key issues on home upgrades

Rather than flying in cheese from abroad, a couple with a passion for local produce opted instead for a spot of import substitution at their Co Cork dairy, writes Roz Crowley.

Ireland was the subject of global headlines last week after a climate emergency was declared. Let’s hope we follow through this time, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Ireland’s threatened bee species can benefit from businesses large and small signing up for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

As we dust off our gladrags for the summer’s festival calendar, Ellie O’Byrne asks what Irish music festivals are doing to go green this year.

Green is an everyday colour - Join us and our panelists, Irish Examiner gardening columnist Peter Dowdall, James Kavanagh and William Murray of Currabinny, and Juanita Browne of the National Biodiversity Centre at The Glucksman Gallery on May 28 for an evening of discussion on how the green agenda and sustainability play a role in all areas of life.

From taking care of our bee population to clothing with a conscience and recycled storage options, going green can still be stylish, says Esther N McCarthy

Dr Dorothy Maxwell has long been frustrated by the fashion industry’s waste. She explains why it must take action, writes Ruth O’Connor.

Daniel Hession reports on how European Innovation Partnership schemes will use €59m of funding to help build a sustainable agricultural system that respects the environment

Becoming a parent can be a trigger for people to start thinking about living in a more sustainable way, as we are discussing all month in the Irish Examiner.

Authors4Oceans will be at the International Literature Festival as part of their efforts to use kids’ books to raise awareness about the destructive powers of plastic, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

We need to take action to save Ireland’s starving bees

Maria Kirrane is a leading advocate at UCC for applying the small steps taken by the college on sustainability across the whole of the city, writes

ARQ has a technology to help keep wind turbines and other machinery working, writes Trish Dromey.

Ireland is the second country in the world to declare a ‘climate emergency’, but the Government must face up to promoting potentially unpopular hikes in carbon taxes, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Irish Mammies fixing climate change? As if they hadn’t ENOUGH to be doing.

Professor Alan Matthews Food Wise 2025 sets out a roadmap for increases in agricultural output over the 2015-2020 period.

Kya deLongchamps fights on in our Sustainability Month with an empowering attack on our blithe waste of electricity.

Joe McNamee meets the people behind four Irish businesses setting the bar for sustainable food production.

A small community project in Cork that encourages people to pick up three pieces of plastic whenever they visit the coast is fast gaining momentum, writes Rebecca Stiffe.

Gardeners’ interest in ponds and water features shows no sign of drying up, says Peter Dowdall.

With growing awareness about the damage the fashion industry is doing to the planet, the move to a more sustainable model needs to happen fast.

Ditching the plastic feels good, but what consumers really need is less plastic to dump in the first place, writes

Most of us recognise that sustainability is a global issue that needs to be addressed.

With Ireland failing to meet its emissions targets for next year, firms like Veolia will be crucial if we are to make amends by 2030. Pádraig Hoare talks to Declan White about how the ‘circular economy’ can help

In a world where climate is changing fast, so too is space, writes Niall Smith

Biomethane can be harvested from slurry or food waste and be compressed for use as an eco-friendly fuel, such as to power our buses, writes Ellie O’Byrne

The amazing tale of the Bermuda petrel, a seabird thought extinct for nearly 400 years, has lessons for Ireland’s blasé approach to conservation, West Cork bird expert Paul Connaughton tells Ellie O’Byrne

Sustainability has been a buzz word in the wine world for decades but just how environmentally friendly is wine?

Kya deLongchamps argues that plastic is not so fantastic for single or short-term use as we enter a near-zero waste era

I was listening to ‘Still Processing’, an excellent podcast presented by two culture writers with The New York Times, when they introduced that week’s guest.

Sustainability is defined as ‘…avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance’.

We’ve a lot to learn from the students who responded to Greta Thunberg’s call for a global strike to protest about accelerating climate change, writes Donal O’Keeffe.