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Climate

Irish weather

Raising them right: I grew up with lots of scorching summer sunburn. I hope my kids never do

Niamh O'Reilly

13 Jul

6.2k

Supreme Court

The government is facing a Supreme Court challenge over its 2023 Climate Action Plan

10 Jul

12.9k

trees trees trees

Heat is here to stay: Irish cities urgently need more trees

Pádraic Fogarty

Updated 9 Jul

11.1k

Climate

Home heating emissions fall to lowest level in decades - but transport is still a big problem

Updated 8 Jul

8.4k

Global Warming

Irish family: We abandoned our holiday in France when the temperature hit 41 degrees

Conor Dowling

Updated 7 Jul

37.8k

Out foreign

'It's rotten': Irish people across Europe are sweltering in record-breaking heat

Red alerts have been issued for cities across the continent.

Eoghan Dalton

Updated 26 Jun

19.4k

Scrappage Scheme

Driving a banger? Here's what the new €5k EV scrappage plan may mean for you

3 Jun

24.0k

climate breakdown

John Gibbons: The planet is burning, but Ireland still isn't taking climate change seriously

John Gibbons

29 May

8.6k

139

new research

Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills

Rosi Leonard

Updated 28 May

34.1k

Ding Dong

O’Brien doubles down on climate progress claim against accusations of 'spin' and being 'delusional'

Updated 27 May

14.9k

The Morning Lead

Whatever happened to the 'latte levy'? Government dragging its feet on single-use plastics

24 May

8.7k

renewables

With four years to go, Ireland already looks set to miss its offshore energy target

20 May

5.5k

off switch

Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI

19 May

50.5k

ber in mind

Retrofitting adds €12.2k to the value of an average Dublin house

16 May

16.8k

Road Safety

'I miss my old life': Doctor severely injured in hit-and-run speaks out on road safety crisis

Seán Owens was on the way to a house call when he was hit by a car. He lost his right ear and spent nine months in hospital. He can no longer work as a GP.

13 May

30.6k

Climate

Catherine Connolly criticises pollution of Irish rivers in first major speech on the environment

The president gave her assessment of where we’re at seven years since Ireland officially declared a climate and biodiversity emergency.

Valerie Flynn

12 May

19.7k

Private Wires Bill

Data centres 'private wires' law needs safeguards, Oireachtas committee warns

2 May

11.2k

not cool

High electricity prices discouraging homeowners from investing in heat pumps - SEAI retrofit tsar

26 Apr

47.7k

Ber with us

The BER system will look different from next month, including a new top category

Updated 23 Apr

45.2k

Climate Committee

'Cash upfront is an issue' for homeowners who want to retrofit, SEAI chair admits

15 Apr

32.8k

Ouch

Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers

14 Apr

30.0k

deadlines

Fuel supports must be temporary to protect Budget, says head of state spending watchdog

13 Apr

12.8k

Explainer

Can the government cut carbon tax, and what would happen if it did?

Carbon tax is back on the agenda. Here’s what any changes would mean in the short and long term.

Valerie Flynn

Updated 11 Apr

35.1k

109

round the bend

Some very creative accounting was needed to greenlight the Galway ring road

Ciarán Ferrie

11 Apr

10.9k

The Morning Lead

Just one in six homes eligible for new windows and doors grants

There has been enormous interest in the new grants, with windows firms inundated with enquiries.

Valerie Flynn

28 Mar

64.6k

energy security

Environmental groups launch High Court challenge against energy regulator over data centres

12 Mar

7.7k

through the roof

Repayments on deep retrofits can cost as much as a second mortgage

10 Mar

26.6k

going electric

Dublin's Lord Mayor calls on Energy Minister to change rules for inner city EV charging

Updated 7 Mar

15.3k

cold comfort

The 'comfort barrier': Why Irish homeowners aren't going for heat pumps

1 Mar

71.8k

121

Liquefied Natural Gas

The government is moving fast on LNG in Co Clare - here's what the Oireachtas heard this week

Valerie Flynn

8 Feb

10.4k

plan for flooded future

Ireland in the storms: Flood barriers won't save us if we keep draining the land

Pádraic Fogarty

6 Feb

25.1k

coolglass effect

Energy regulator urged to scrap data centre policy following Supreme Court's wind farm ruling

4 Feb

18.5k

wet eireann

Weather warning system needs reform, says Taoiseach as further floods expected

Updated 3 Feb

10.7k

climate targets

Alarm for possible €28bn climate fine as Ireland falls way short on greenhouse gas targets

7 Jan

27.1k

111

COP30

Mary Robinson says outcome of climate talks was disappointing - but she's staying hopeful

24 Nov 2025

5.8k

COP30

Deal made at COP30 without EU's demanded roadmap for phase-out of fossil fuels

Nearly 200 countries approved the deal by consensus after two weeks of fraught negotiations in the Brazilian city of Belem.

22 Nov 2025

7.8k

COP30

Draft climate deal pitches ways to wean countries off fossil fuels

18 Nov 2025

3.4k

CLIMATE CRISIS

Analysis: We're halfway through COP30. Here's the good, the bad and the ugly so far

Karol Balfe

18 Nov 2025

3.1k

The fire in my belly

Opinion: I'm marching for climate action today. It might seem futile, but here's why it matters

Garry Walsh

15 Nov 2025

5.8k

Overshot

Ireland has blown its first carbon budget target

13 Nov 2025

7.0k

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