It is estimated internationally that 6% of the wells the frackers bore through the rock will leak, writes Victoria White.

Government Chief Whip Regina Doherty has put her position in jeopardy by saying she will back anti-pylon protesters in any “civil disobedience” measures taken to prevent the new north-south electricity inter-connector.

Apple has been given the go-ahead to begin work on its planned €850m data centre in Athenry, Co Galway.

A question has been raised over plans by US billionaire John Malone to add a new seven-storey 97-bedroom extension to the Hilton hotel in Dublin.

Apple has received planning permission for an expansion at its European head office in Cork that is due to provide an additional 1,000 jobs.

Six white-tailed sea eagle chicks have flown from their nests in 2016, making it the most successful year yet for the reintroduced birds, project organisers have said.

A plan by developer Johnny Ronan for an upmarket residential development in Dublin 4 where residents will have access to a communal smart car has been thrown into question.

The agriculture minister, who has an office on one of the country’s worst bottlenecks, has met with road building chiefs amid fears work on the long-awaited €160m N22 bypass could be delayed by up to five years.

Applegreen’s plans of expanding its motorway service stop network has received a blow.

A disagreement has emerged between Dromoland Castle and Lord Inchiquin, the direct descendant of Brian Boru, over plans to construct a new water source to serve the 180-year-old castle.