Improved support needed for householders to ease switch from fossil fuels, says climate council
Call comes regarding heating homes as independent body welcomes 6% fall in carbon emissions by building sector
Great white sharks in Ireland? International team seeks confirmation in survey of Irish waters
‘The temperature and food options for them are ideal, so we think it’s just a matter of time before we find one here,’ says expedition leader
Residential energy retrofits: Disruption a big factor in homeowners’ decisions – ESRI
‘Disruption and mess associated with home retrofit works cannot be avoided and, in some projects, can substantially impact on family life’
Irish hospital admissions due to hot weather projected to rise
ESRI analysis found increased hospitalisation on hot days, with circulatory and respiratory issues among most common
‘Wild west’ privatised waste collection has failed householders, Oireachtas committee told
Trades unions Forsa and Siptu say sector is poorly regulated with considerable environmental costs resulting in ‘quasi market’
Ariane 6 rocket due to launch with Irish technology and mark new era in Europe’s space programme
Dublin-based Réaltra Space Systems Engineering provided on-board technology systems
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 reach lowest level in three decades
State still ‘well off track’ for 2030 targets despite reductions in almost all sectors
Ireland is one of Europe’s climate laggards despite progress
Do not be fooled by a cool June in Ireland - our planet is on track for its hottest year and cutting emissions is vital
How concerned should we be about our ‘at risk’ public water supplies?
Those exposed to poor supplies are consuming water with potentially serious health consequences
Electricity storage policy and ‘private wires’ regime to speed up renewables delivery
Storage systems can bank excess energy from renewables that can be utilised on the grid instead of fossil fuel
Decarbonisation of electricity by 2040 is on course, says ESB boss Paddy Hayes
It is easy to discern a reflective personality and a strong engineer mindset in the man leading the ESB
Philip Nolan case continues to complicate establishment of new State agency
Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy refused to grant orders permitting his return to work at SFI pending full determination of his court case
Half a million people now served by ‘at risk’ public water supplies
Deterioration in supplies due in the main to sustained problems of hazardous THMs and parasite cryptosporidium
Temperatures exceeding 30 degrees likely to become more common in Ireland - study
Chance of temperature event of 33 degrees increases from 1 in 180-year event in 1942 to 1 in 9-year event in 2020
Why ultra-processed foods need tobacco-style warnings
UPFs include cereals, industrially produced breads, protein bars, fizzy drinks, crisps, ready meals and fast food