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How Ireland became a wealthy country that can’t build the basics
Despite record surpluses, Ireland’s reactive planning culture continues to undermine housing delivery, infrastructure investment and long-term climate resilience

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

Dozens of barriers preventing Ireland from reaching 2030 climate goals
Dozens of barriers preventing Ireland from reaching 2030 climate goals
The Joint Committee on Climate said Ireland will struggle to achieve the national objective of a 51% reduction in carbon emissions with 30 separate barriers to be overcome

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Why are Irish communities seeing more flooding and several 'one-in-100-year' floods?
Why are Irish communities seeing more flooding and several 'one-in-100-year' floods?
A one-in-100-year flood does not mean a flood that happens once a century. It means a flood with a 1% chance of occurring in any given year. Two such floods can occur in back-to-back years, or several can occur in a single decade

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Winter weather Jan 27th 2026
Orange rain warnings issued as flooding risk rises across south-east and east
Met Éireann says saturated ground, swollen rivers and high tides could trigger further flooding across eastern and southern counties

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Cork community gardens to be highlighted at national event 
Cork community gardens to be highlighted at national event 
Denise Cahill will tell Safefood event about the work of 25 community food-growing projects in Cork

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

New study on indiscriminate death traps known as tangle nets
S New study on indiscriminate death traps known as tangle nets
We need a ban on the use of tangle netting to bring an end to the carnage of threatened and protected species says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty as a new Marine Institute report highlights serious problems facing wildlife in Ireland's first marine environment National Park

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026

Winter weather Jan 27th 2026
Irish Examiner view: Home insurance falls victim to Storm Chandra and climate change 
People in Cork still dealing with the fallout from Storm Babet look on with sympathy as residents in the east are battered by Storm Chandra

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Malaria drug research
Climate change and deforestation helping mosquitos thrive
As the Atlantic Forest dwindles mosquitoes end up feeding more on humans out of convenience — and the risk of disease increases

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Flowers are great... until they bloom at the wrong time
Flowers are great... until they bloom at the wrong time
Results of the 16th annual New Year Plant Hunt show how our weather is changing, impacting flowering times and other wildlife — birds, bees, butterflies, and a wide range of pollinators — that depend on our wild plants

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Call for emergency co-ordinators to have adequate records of people with disabilities ahead of storms
Call for emergency co-ordinators to have adequate records of people with disabilities ahead of storms
The Oireachtas climate committee's series of proposals were issued as the country was battered by Storm Chandra

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Grass and daisy covered rural lane, lined on either side by hedgerows
Proposed changes to Eco Scheme a 'meaningless measure'
Farming organisations have pushed back against the proposed changes to the Eco Scheme, saying the removal of previously approved actions within the scheme 'dilute' farmers' efforts

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Value, not sustainability, is driving the second-hand fashion boom
Value, not sustainability, is driving the second-hand fashion boom
Economic pressures and value-driven consumption are core to the second-hand surge, writes sustainability strategist Pat Kane

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Power plant
Only 32 fossil fuel firms account for half of world’s CO2 emissions, study shows
State-owned fossil fuel producers made up 17 of the top 20 emitters in the Carbon Majors report, which the authors said underscored the political barriers to tackling global heating

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Mexico Seaweed
Scientists warn of ‘regime shift’ as seaweed blooms expand worldwide
Seaweed blooms have expanded by a staggering 13.4% a year in the tropical Atlantic and western Pacific, with the most dramatic increases occurring after 2008

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Cars For Sale Stock Lot Row.
No more oil changes: Ireland's car dealers face a changed landscape as electric vehicle sales surge
Direct sales to customers also threaten to upend the sector

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Mountain stream flows through granite boulders in Glenmacnass valley, County Wicklow, Ireland
The invisible carbon in Ireland’s waters
Dissolved organic carbon may be one of the most underestimated pressures on Irish waters. About 20% of our land area is covered by peat and peaty soils, which are among the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth. That makes Ireland uniquely vulnerable to large losses of carbon from land to water

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Cop28
Scientists confirm 2025 as third-hottest year on record
The result "underscores the urgency of halting the heating of Planet Earth and growing climate impacts by rapidly cutting greenhouse gases across all sectors of society", said Prof Richard Allan, climate scientist at the University of Reading.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Plan approval doesn't show Ireland 'rolling out the red carpet' for data centres, say ministers
Plan approval doesn't show Ireland 'rolling out the red carpet' for data centres, say ministers
The ministers said grid investment would be substantial in the years to come to make Ireland’s energy grid able to meet future demand

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

New electric car registrations show significant recovery in 2025
New electric car registrations show significant recovery in 2025
To reach the Government's climate goal of 845,000 private electric cars on the road by 2030, 650,000 electric cars will have to be registered in the next five years

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Tirlán expands water quality learnings across Co-op catchment
Tirlán expands water quality learnings across Co-op catchment
Tirlán set to expand its 'Farming for Water' project in an effort to improve on-farm economic and environmental performances with members

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Whitelee Windfarm
Telling the truth about Ireland’s climate future
To avoid the political polarisation we see in the US, climate action needs to remain a shared national priority, grounded in evidence rather than ideology

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

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There's no such thing as a binary choice on food ethics
Choosing beans over meat is being sold as a simple solution to our ethical woes, but the evidence is rarely so straightforward, writes Orla McAndrew

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

‘Profound impacts’: Record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
‘Profound impacts’: Record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

Cold enough to remember
Cold enough to remember
Ireland has lived through colder climates than this, and what stands out in hindsight is not collapse, but continuity. During the Little Ice Age (from roughly the 14th century to the mid-19th century) people adapted to altered seasons and unreliable weather without knowing they were living through a climatic shift

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

Global warming increasing risk of severe weather events, Met Éireann warns
Global warming increasing risk of severe weather events, Met Éireann warns
Met Éireann says record-breaking warmth is intensifying storms, flooding and rainfall extremes as Ireland mirrors global climate trends

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

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