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Re-turn planning to use some of its €89.8m to build bottle-to-bottle recycling facility

Re-turn intends to use some of the funds accumulated from unclaimed deposits and producer fees to develop the new facility

<p>Waves lash the pier at Rosscarbery, West Cork. Picture: Andy Gibson.</p>

outdoors

Michelle McKeown: The weather tug-of-war that shapes our winters

<p>All remaining soil sample results or soil sample exemption forms must be submitted by February 28, 2026, as soil sampling is a key requirement of ACRES. Picture :Noel Bennett</p>

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Key updates for ACRES participants revealed

Wexford farmer takes home top prize at EU Innovation Award

farming

Wexford farmer takes home top prize at EU Innovation Award

Closeup of machine spreading fertilizer

farming

Nitrates derogation extension for Ireland still far from a 'done deal'

Dried Black soldier fly larvae, calci worms food wildlife birds

farming

Environmental benefits of insect protein overstated, say researchers

Indonesia Extreme Weather Landslides

Our money is fuelling climate change

Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the world’s 65 biggest banks have committed US$7.9 trillion to the fossil fuel industry, writes Karol Balfe.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Indonesia Extreme Weather Landslides

More than 800 still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

More than 800 people remain missing after devastating floods killed over 1,100 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with Indonesia’s president urging more action to confront the changing climate.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

The bioeconomy surrounds us but there is enormous potential for more

The bioeconomy surrounds us but there is enormous potential for more

Batteries that use wood-pulp, plant-based trainers and corn-based forks. They're much closer than you think, and the EU’s new Bioeconomy Strategy aims to supercharge the sector, writes Jessika Roswall

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

The Greenland Ice Sheet, Facing Global Warming, Is Melting

John Gibbons: A big freeze could turn the Irish into climate refugees

We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

Autumn weather Nov 14th 2025

Ireland's luck in avoiding extreme flooding to 'run out eventually'

Scientists say Storm Claudia’s rainfall was intensified by climate change and warn Ireland could face catastrophic flooding if future storms align with spring tides

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

Resident of flood-hit Cork village tells committee they 'live in fear every time it rains'

Resident of flood-hit Cork village tells committee they 'live in fear every time it rains'

Vivienne Jeffers from Mogeely also called on councils and developers to 'stop building on flood plains'

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

Milk in the Making

Norwegian co-op pauses use of Bovaer with suppliers

It follows claims from Danish farmers that using the methane-reducing supplement has caused adverse side-effects on their herds

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

Cork €50m superdump never used in 16 years 'should be sold off'

Cork €50m superdump never used in 16 years 'should be sold off'

Bottlehill landfill 23km north of Cork City was meant to take in up to 217,000 tonnes of waste per year since 2009

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025

Climate COP30

Cop30 talks end with deal for more money for countries hit by climate change

But the agreement does not include an explicit, detailed map to phase out fossil fuels or strengthen inadequate emissions cutting plans

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

Narwhal washed up on Donegal beach raises climate change concerns

Narwhal washed up on Donegal beach raises climate change concerns

Arctic whale’s discovery on a Donegal beach has triggered a major scientific examination and renewed warnings about climate impacts

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

Buttimer family named winners of the Carbery Milk Awards

Buttimer family named winners of the Carbery Milk Awards

The Buttimer family farm, which supplies Lisavaird Co-op, was named the overall winner of the 2025 Carbery Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

Rows of young plug plants growing in a field

Organic farming scheme now open for applications

Agriculture minister Martin Heydon said funding of €58.6m was allocated in the budget to support organic farmers

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

Bovaer producer working with Danish authorities over animal health concerns

Bovaer producer working with Danish authorities over animal health concerns

Following reports of concern regarding cattle health an investigation is currently ongoing In Denmark into the feed supplement proven to reduce methane, Bovaer.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

A field of red clover in Derbyshire, UK.

Department starts payments for 2025 multi-species and red clover silage measures

Farmers who have applied and are eligible under the multi-species sward and red clover silage measures will begin to receive payments for their 2025 crop.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025

Teagasc opens new research and innovation centre at Johnstown Castle

Teagasc opens new research and innovation centre at Johnstown Castle

The new laboratories at NASRIC will further support research in water quality, soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon farming, nutrient efficiency and farmland biodiversity

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025

Heatwaves will get worse the longer we fail to reach net zero targets, research says

Heatwaves will get worse the longer we fail to reach net zero targets, research says

The first week of Cop30 was marked by 'the good, the bad and the ugly', according to Action Aid Ireland chief executive Karol Balfe

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

DAA denies ad campaign about airport emissions was effort at greenwashing

DAA denies ad campaign about airport emissions was effort at greenwashing

MEP Lynn Boylan made complaint to Advertising Standards Authority

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Ireland's approach to climate action is erratic

Ireland's approach to climate action is erratic

Ireland’s climate policy has been on the wrong track for far too long. Course-correction is the only way forward

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

Climate COP30

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says

It brings the total number of fossil fuel lobbyists given access to the UN climate summits to 7,000 over the past five years, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Kerry's Skellig Michael at risk of damage due to climate change, report warns

Kerry's Skellig Michael at risk of damage due to climate change, report warns

National Geographic Society report says Great Skellig island is likely to suffer damage from rising seas, more rainfall and warmer oceans, erosion and habitat damage, harming the 6th-century monastic structures, as well as bird life

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Presidential inauguration - Dublin

Ireland’s new climate justice President

Catherine Connolly won over 63% of the vote because she effectively linked many different climate justice issues to a vision of a better future and a unified Ireland, writes Jennie C Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at the ICARUS Climate Research Centre at Maynooth University

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Ireland overshoots greenhouse gas limits by 10m tonnes

Ireland overshoots greenhouse gas limits by 10m tonnes

The excess over our current carbon budget is equivalent to 10 times the volume of emissions from a city the size of Cork

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Commissioner: Farmers’ environmental work ‘not in vain’ as derogation talks intensify

Is this likely to be Ireland’s last derogation?

The draft proposals for the sixth Nitrates Action Programme include additional slurry storage and a mandatory nutrient balance number for every farm — a measure aimed at ensuring farmers track what nutrients are entering and leaving their holdings

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Last day of month - payment deadline. Calculator with money on the calendar with last day of month.

Department starts paying out €1.4m to farmers to directly address on-farm environmental issues

Over €1.4m will be paid to 588 farmers in this round of NPI payments under the ACRES scheme

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Climate COP30

Protesters force their way into Cop30 summit venue, clash with security

Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the Cop30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025