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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

BRAZIL-US-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE-CORREA DO LAGO
China 'coming up with solutions for everyone', says Cop30 chief
“Somehow the reduction in enthusiasm of the global north is showing that the global south is moving,” said Cop30 president AndrĂ© CorrĂȘa do Lago.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Tractor miniature with coins on fertile soil land
Department pays nearly €147m to almost 34,000 ACRES farmers
Minister of agriculture, Martin Heydon, it reflects the Government’s commitment to supporting farm families in a range of environmental, biodiversity, water quality and climate projects

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Cop30: Irish experts fear the world won’t have the ambition to tackle climate change
Cop30: Irish experts fear the world won’t have the ambition to tackle climate change
Echoing Taoiseach Micheál Martin's warning, climate scientists say the UN conference may falter in the absence of China, the US, India, and Russia — and with the EU's 'inadequate' plans

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Water sample and purity analysis test, liquid in laboratory glassware
Bill will eventually arrive if we continue to trade environmental relief for short-term relief
Decisions made in Brussels and Dublin over the next few years will shape our rivers, lakes, and coasts for decades to come, writes Jenny Lawler

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Cop30 is not just another climate conference — it is a crossroads
Cop30 is not just another climate conference — it is a crossroads
If Cop30 fails to produce a credible plan to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels, the window to prevent catastrophic climate disruption will effectively close

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Willie Walsh speaks to journalists in Paris
John Whelan: EU's €2bn plan to fix shortage of sustainable aviation fuel
Aer Lingus and Ryanair get on board as European Commission proposes €2bn sustainable fuel investment up to 2027 to support shipping and aviation fuel demands

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

World at a 'decisive moment' on how it acts on climate change, Cop30 hears
World at a 'decisive moment' on how it acts on climate change, Cop30 hears
Speaking to heads of state from more than 30 nations, AntĂłnio Guterres called the target of limiting global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels a 'red line' for a habitable planet

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

AntĂłnio Guterres
Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit
UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

CORRECTION Jamaica Extreme Weather
‘Dangerous new reality’: Hurricane Melissa strength multiplied by climate crisis, study says
Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the climate crisis, research says

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Mosquito - Culiseta annulata
Richard Collins: Is human-induced global warming opening the door to dangerous insects?
During the 1850s, soldiers returning from the Crimean War introduced plasmodium, the malaria-causing parasite, to Cork’s mosquito population.  Oliver Cromwell may have died of ‘Cork fever’, contracted during his visit to Ireland

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Winter weather Jan 26th 2025
Taoiseach to tell world leaders at Cop30 Storm Éowyn showed 'climate change is a reality'
Micheál Martin will draw on the record-breaking Storm Éowyn from early January in his speech, which brought sustained hurricane-force winds of 142km per hour.

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Grazing Cows
Irish farms produce enough protein for 30 million people
Report shows the average dairy farm generates enough protein per hectare to meet the yearly requirement of 20 people, while the corresponding figures for the average tillage, cattle and sheep farm are 15, four and three, respectively

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

CHAD-UNREST-CONFLICT-AID
Geoengineering to reduce heat in one part of the world could bring droughts elsewhere, report says
The Royal Society report says using it only in the southern hemisphere could increase North Atlantic hurricane frequency and intensity

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

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COP30: Why we need to approach climate action with nature in mind
The viability of our collective future depends on us all using our power to ensure we change the trajectory we are on

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

EU agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for Cop30
EU agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for Cop30
After negotiating late into Tuesday night, climate ministers from European Union countries approved in a public vote a compromise to cut emissions 90% by 2040, from 1990 levels, but with flexibilities to weaken this aim

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

Climate change putting Ireland's economic stability at risk, Central Bank warns
Climate change putting Ireland's economic stability at risk, Central Bank warns
The joint report from the Central Bank and the Climate Change Advisory Council singled out Storm Éowyn in January 2025 as 'the most expensive weather event in Irish insurance history'

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

Flat-lay of Spring Easter Table setting with almond blossom flowers
'I brought the concept of zero-waste weddings to the table': The impact of sustainable events
Keeping waste and costs to the planet down doesn’t have to mean a low-key event

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

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