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Climate change
Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
Dawn Meats chief Niall Browne: ‘Our €4.75 billion turnover makes us a big butcher’
Dawn Meats chief on the potential for its New Zealand deal, why red meat is good for us, and climate change challenges for the industry
Meet the man on a mission to clean up one of Dublin’s dirtiest rivers
John Stack, senior executive engineer with Dublin City Council, knows this waterway like the back of his hand
Ireland’s retrofit reality: From ‘amazing’ home energy results to ‘miserable’ and costly experiences
Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares
Sandymount to Salthill: five of Ireland’s coastal exposure hotspots
Coastal communities in high exposure hotspots are facing numerous challenges from climate change
Why some of Ireland’s coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation
Some communities in high risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options
Deer pressure: I need a licence to cull
Ella McSweeney is not a natural-born killer but she will shoot deer next month for the first time. It’s for the woodlands
TD calls for car-pooling parking bays at motorway junctions to help commuters cut costs
Financial burden rising for commuters despite Government excise cuts, with few alternatives to driving for many
Appeal issued over threat to nature from fires, litter and dogs
Countryside fires increased last year and wildlife and habitats are continuing to decline
Environmental group loses challenge to permission for power plant in north Kerry
Group claimed planning commission ‘significantly underestimated’ greenhouse gas emissions from proposed facility
Damage from climate change extensive across Ireland in 2025, advisory council says
Extreme weather brought drought, deluges, destruction and disease costing hundreds of millions of euro
Putting unused medicines in bins, toilets or down the sink is making the planet sick
Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals, often through bins or flushing, leads to contamination of water and soil
Ireland’s skylarks were disappearing but this simple solution could bring their song back
A new project will involve skylark plots on farms along the south coast from Kinsale to Wexford
Inconvenient truths about Ireland’s carbon budget compliance
An expectation that current policies are sufficient to halve emissions this decade appears absurd
Elemental by Arthur Snell: how climate change influences who holds world power
A tough read, but a valuable one. Snell presents us with some fascinating geopolitical nuances
South Africa embraces renewables with a little help from loyal friends
Gross inefficiencies, lack of investment and corruption seem to be a thing of the past, but it still has issues with grid weakness
‘They’re nearly giving them away’: The precarious business of Irish vegetable growing
Food supply model under scrutiny after one of Ireland’s largest carrot producers winds down
Rising seas around Ireland, cost-of-living measures, and a bicycle thief solution
Early Edition with Andrew McNair; our top stories on Monday
Hazards mount for coastal areas as Earth’s climate imbalance worsens
The oceans’ vital role in cooling the planet is now under severe strain
Bike theft can mean a real loss of independence for teenagers
A new scheme from Fingal County Council aims to ensure children can continue cycling despite the losses of their bikes, bringing many benefits to them and us
Ireland must prepare ‘evacuation’ plans for coastal areas as climate change intensifies, says expert
Warning comes as World Meteorological Organisation report shows Earth being pushed beyond its limits
Irish graveyards are full of plastic. We’re all paying for it
Our burial grounds could be repositories of life; exquisite, nature-filled spaces in the middle of our cities and towns
Children’s Health Ireland accepted €30,000 from concession holder for staff Christmas party
Office of Public Works expected to warn that Ireland must be ready for increased flooding arising from climate change
Meath home faces demolition after long-running saga, and a St Patrick’s Day deportation flight
Early Edition with Andrew McNair: The top Irish Times stories on Thursday
Ireland’s emissions remained almost within limit during first carbon budget
Second budget to 2030 presents tougher challenge as limits tighten further
Ireland can offer hope as militarisation hastens climate catastrophe
Irish neutrality shields us from involvement in senseless wars and helps us limit environmental damage
Research Ireland and AIB invest €5.7m in facility to explore AI’s role in climate fight
Facility, dubbed ‘Decarb-AI’, will offer international researchers fully-funded, four-year PhDs with leading academic researchers
The difficult choices that could dramatically increase housing supply in Dublin
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Ireland needs to grow up and get serious about its interests
In the infantile recent debate about the Mercosur deal, for example, politicians from all sides fell over each other to criticise an agreement profoundly in Ireland’s interests
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s climate targets: a need for realism and new approaches
The costs of inadequate progress are growing
How we name plant-based dishes can increase how often they are chosen
Giving plant-based dishes more attractive names on restaurant menus can increase their appeal, research finds
Ireland doesn’t have time for wind farm battles
Ella McSweeney: A recent verdict showed climate law can’t fix what politics won’t
Reality check for climate targets and renewables
These often ludicrous contradictions and unworkable policies need to be called out
EVs, solar panels and heat pumps concentrated in affluent areas of Ireland
‘Utterly unfair’ trend could be tackled, say report authors who also note grant system fuels inequalities
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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