Finger of blame for failures pointed at EPA, which licenses dischargers including North Cork Creameries and Munster Joinery

Volunteers to be professionally trained in trapping mink and ‘humane dispatch’

Burning of fossil fuels directly linked to two out of three heat-related fatalities across European cities

Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s first peatland strategy launched in ‘turning point’ for peatland conservation

Survey finds two-thirds of energy stakeholders prioritise energy security over cheaper imported power

Farming community key to success in recovery of bird threatened with local extinction

Avoiding individual site selection, new national strategy hopes to provide certainty for future energy

Competition found numerous examples of environmental enhancement in urban and rural locations

‘Budget 2026 is key test for Government’s commitment to Ireland’s seas’ and promise to scale-up MPAs

Water to be extracted at Parteen Basin in Co Tipperary and piped 170km to the capital

Era of being a treeless country with little forest culture now changing, with restoration of forests across a wide variety of landscapes

Undersea cameraman Ken O’Sullivan has spent 20 years among the charismatic mammals

Ireland is not immune from extreme weather already hitting Europe

Global report finds AI tools can boost resilience of ageing infrastructure and mitigate flood and storm damage

Cost, complex grant processes and uncertainty are affecting move to green power, says advisory body