Think-tank urges retention of tax relief and grants for electric vehiclesGroup stresses need for better charging infrastructure if Government targets to be metWed Sept 15 2021 - 22:26
Citizen scientists sought for air pollution monitoring study in DublinEPA and An Taisce say project will increase vigilance about rising NO2 levelsSun Sept 12 2021 - 16:54
Inland Fisheries increases its catch of poachers despite Covid-19Report says authority plays important ecological role in environment under threatFri Sept 10 2021 - 21:45
Humphreys announces €1.2m deal to support 33 Coillte sitesFunding will cover upgrade costs of trails, access roads, car parks and toilet facilitiesFri Sept 10 2021 - 21:15
Sandymount residents come up with new plan for cyclewayLocals want route plans moved from the existing road to proposed flood defencesFri Sept 10 2021 - 09:35
St Patrick’s Cathedral sees completion of €9.4m renovation projectDean of cathedral says undertaking will secure building for ‘generations to come’Thu Sept 09 2021 - 18:19
N11 road-improvement scheme targets Glen of the DownsDevelopers say move seeks to prioritise public transport and reduce car volumesWed Sept 01 2021 - 19:56
‘Get serious’: Kerry Mountain Rescue Team called out once a day, on averageTeam often assisting people with life-changing injuries at CarrauntoohilFri Aug 20 2021 - 19:43
‘Think before you flush’ campaign urges people to change their habitsWipes, cotton buds and sanitary items should be put in the bin to avoid blockagesFri Aug 20 2021 - 01:00
Four Courts dome visible again as removal of scaffolding beginsRestoration project set to cost over €10m as assessment and some repairs completedMon Aug 16 2021 - 21:51
Garda detectives killed during Rathgar Road raid commemoratedGardaí made ‘ultimate sacrifice’ to protect the State and its people – HarrisMon Aug 16 2021 - 11:54
Wicklow locals concerned at plan for six-million tonne landfillAnnual volume of waste envisaged among highest ever put forward for landfill in StateFri Aug 13 2021 - 01:00
Advances in technology mean fewer turbines at Codling BankBackers of wind park off Wicklow coast distribute more than 18,000 brochuresThu Aug 12 2021 - 20:32
ISPCA urges cat owners to get their pets neutered or spayedCampaign by animal charity aims to prevent accidental or unwanted littersThu Aug 12 2021 - 19:12
‘Unsettled’ weather set to continue this week with rain and sunny spellsMet Éireann issues small-craft warning as winds forecast to reach force sixTue Aug 10 2021 - 08:50
Cannabis ‘jellies’ valued at €33,700 seized by gardaí in DublinCash, jellies and drug paraphernalia seized and three people arrestedTue Aug 10 2021 - 08:02
Cost of ignoring climate change challenges ‘catastrophic’ – RyanMore renewable energy, less emissions and changes in farming needed, says MinisterMon Aug 09 2021 - 18:50
Garda, PSNI appeal for witnesses to separate crashesOne man was killed in Northern Ireland, while in Cork a man is in a serious conditionMon Aug 09 2021 - 13:38
Roscommon flood works may be halted over environmental objectionEnvironmental group alleges county council has not adhered to obligations under EU lawSat Aug 07 2021 - 04:55
Portland Row ‘will be out screaming’ for Kellie Harrington in next Olympic fightCelebrations in Dublin’s north inner city after boxer wins Olympic bronze medalTue Aug 03 2021 - 13:03
Leixlip drinking water plant taken off EPA warning listFacility was included on Remedial Action List after boil water notices imposed in 2019Fri Jul 30 2021 - 21:38
‘I had a year’s practice at isolation’: Older people speak of distress during lockdownReport by seven organisations finds cocooning reduced elderly’s sense of agencyThu Jul 29 2021 - 14:06
Raw sewage into open water to persist from dozen townsPace of Irish Water links to wastewater treatment plants criticised in reportTue Jul 27 2021 - 21:00
Coalition approves €139m wastewater plant for ArklowDumping of town’s sewage in Avoca river to stop in 2025 when new facility is operationalTue Jul 27 2021 - 17:42
Man dies in single-vehicle crash in Co MeathDriver in late 60s pronounced dead after crashing into wall near NavanSun Jul 25 2021 - 23:03
Man dies after being taken from water at Tramore in seventh drowning this weekCoastguard reports significant increase in number of callouts this yearSun Jul 25 2021 - 22:16
Motorcyclist dies after three-vehicle crash in LetterkennyGardaí seeking witnesses as road closed from Dry Arch to Port Road roundaboutsSun Jul 25 2021 - 20:56
New water plants to end practice of dumping raw sewage into Mayo bayRiver Moy and Killala benefit while similar plants underway for Co Wexford villagesSun Jul 25 2021 - 19:17
Work starts on Saggart water plant as demand for water surgesNew reservoir is part of €5.2bn Irish Water plan to secure future supply for DublinFri Jul 23 2021 - 15:56
Hail goodbye to heatwave: warning over thunderstorms and floodingYellow alert for nine counties as heavy rainfall set to move in from west tonightFri Jul 23 2021 - 15:38
Water supplies in southeast ‘most at risk’ as conservation urgedAreas in danger of drought include south and west coasts as dry August predictedFri Jul 23 2021 - 11:22
Temperatures may hit an all-time record on Wednesday and ThursdayMet Éireann issues first orange alert for high temperatures as highs of 30 degrees forecastWed Jul 21 2021 - 01:00
People urged to stay hydrated as Met Éireann issues first orange alert for high temperaturesForecaster says alert is ‘quite unusual for Ireland’ as Holohan warns of dangersTue Jul 20 2021 - 19:50
Water conservation Q&A: Are we back to a hosepipe ban?Why Irish Water is urging conserving of water despite heavy rain earlier this monthTue Jul 20 2021 - 06:39
Dublin’s water leakage rates ‘don’t sound like a developed world city’Experts have criticised the amount of treated water that is being lost in a creaking networkTue Jul 20 2021 - 03:00
Irish Water working ‘as quickly as possible’ to restore Drogheda suppliesUtility working with Louth County Council to repair rupture to major water mainMon Jul 19 2021 - 17:43
Water under ‘exceptional demand’ as staycationers hit holiday spotsIrish Water says population has doubled and trebled in some resort areasMon Jul 19 2021 - 09:12
Temperatures exceed 31 degrees in Ireland on hottest day of yearMet Éireann says warm and sunny weather should continue for much of next weekSat Jul 17 2021 - 17:19
Minister removes 34 countries from mandatory hotel quarantine listCuba will be added to list from next TuesdayFri Jul 16 2021 - 23:54
Coronavirus: 1,173 new cases reported as Holohan warns of ‘high risk’ posed to unvaccinated people‘We don’t know how bad it’s going to get’, says Minister for Health as infections riseFri Jul 16 2021 - 23:21
Irish Water concerned at high levels of demandCall to conserve after number of regional reservoirs come under pressure in recent daysFri Jul 16 2021 - 21:22
Waterways Ireland to offer seized boats for saleVessels include selection of 12m, steel narrow boats taken from canalsThu Jul 15 2021 - 12:15
Restaurants: ‘There is no choice. It’s this or stay closed’Restaurateurs say they are tired of false dawns and low numbers of outdoor diners – they want to reopenWed Jul 14 2021 - 11:16
HSE cyberattack causing issues with school transport applications, Bus Éireann saysWork under way to resolve delays in medical card verification for free travelTue Jul 13 2021 - 14:05
Record temperatures for this year expected over weekendDry, warm weather on the way with sunshine almost everywhere, Met Éireann saysTue Jul 13 2021 - 13:27
Horticulture protesters warn of industry’s sharp declineBan on large-scale harvesting of peat will ruin sector and is ‘beyond serious’, says IFATue Jul 13 2021 - 12:54
Man in critical condition following Co Limerick collision, three others stableGardaí seek witnesses to Abbeyfeale incident as four people remain in hospitalMon Jul 12 2021 - 10:55
Quarantined arrivals account for 349 Covid cases to date, figures showAverage of 653 hotel rooms occupied by quarantined arrivals last week, HSE saysSun Jul 11 2021 - 21:05
Covid-19: Antigen testing to be used for outbreaks, Reid saysHSE focused on administering the second dose of AstraZeneca by July 19thSun Jul 11 2021 - 16:22
Things can go ‘back to normal’ if we can get all adults vaccinated, Mills says‘If we manage to all adults vaccinated and start on the young we can be back to normal’Sun Jul 11 2021 - 15:07
