State can avoid need for costly gas terminal if it phases out fossil fuels, says climate council chair
Marie Donnelly warns of even more costly fines and increased energy costs if reliance on polluting fuels persists
Malcolm Noonan
‘I couldn’t think of anything worse to attend’: Some Opposition TDs snub invite to US Independence Day celebration
Others Opposition TDs are considering attending event in ambassador’s residence due to ties between Ireland and US
Minister committed to enacting legislation to ban sex for rent
Jim O’Callaghan says ‘appalling, exploitative’ behaviour totally unacceptable as cross-party group introduces Bill with fine of up to €50,000
Seanad election finishes with 20 women among 49 winners
Focus on Taoiseach’s 11 nominations for more female representation
Carlow-Kilkenny constituency candidates list: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil face scrap to determine who comes out on top
Election 2024: Kathleen Funchion's election as MEP in June a big loss to Sinn Féin
State to buy Clawinch Island on Lough Ree to protect breeding waterbirds
Farmers praised for sympathetic agricultural practices that protect waders
Killarney National Park’s 60th birthday: A time for deep reflection and radical reform
‘Our parks must have nature at the forefront of their concerns’
Malcolm Noonan tells Cop16 Ireland making progress in ending biodiversity loss
Finance to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems remains main block to progress at global gathering
National Parks and Wildlife Service ‘will consider’ buying land beside Glen of the Downs
Noonan warns purchase price would represent ‘some of the most expensive land in the country’
Doubts remain on passing of legislation on marine protected areas but €25m LIFE project to go ahead
Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Eamon Ryan say they want Bill passed before election as was agreed in programme for government
Two of State’s largest landowners sign co-operation deal on restoring nature
Coillte and National Parks and Wildlife Service agree framework to co-operate on conservation
Irish rivers and lakes: Farms to be assessed for nitrates run-off in fresh bid to tackle water pollution
Sixty new staff will be employed by local authorities to carry out increased inspections
Protection area could mean brighter future for puffins on Saltee Islands
Population numbers have begun to rise after years of decline
Planning Bill criticised as being like ‘tablets of 10 commandments descending from Mount Sinai’
Senator describes 747-page Bill as ‘telephone directory’ and a ‘massive supertanker coming to dock in a very small port’
Students urged to examine leases ahead of signing of Bill allowing academic term-only tenancies
Malcolm Noonan advises caution ahead of law to be passed on Thursday providing for 41-week agreements
Between 35,000 and 53,000 homes ‘needed annually to meet demand’
New report details wide range of possible outcomes for housing demand over coming years
Eamon Ryan profile: Despite the ‘moonshots’, the Greens leader was a realist at heart
Ryan first became involved in politics through his chairmanship of the Dublin Cycling Campaign
What impact will the EU nature restoration law have on Ireland?
Far-reaching consequences for land use, especially farming, and also marine development. But uncertainty and rural anger remain
Propeller believed to belong to first World War submarine recovered in Cork harbour
German submarine sank off Roche’s Point in 1917 while mining Cork harbour to disrupt British supply lines
Election trail: Green Party back on the endangered species list after four years in Government
The party has claimed policy wins since entering Coalition but retaining gains made in 2019′s local and European elections will be challenging
Q&A: All you need to know about Ireland’s newest national park, Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara
Park is mix of formerly privately owned marine and land sites around Kerry, now under management of National Parks and Wildlife Service
Conor Pass bought by State for ‘less than €6m’, paving way for Ireland’s first marine national park
Details of Co Kerry amenity announced in Dingle to coincide with Earth Day
Plans to publish revised housing targets in autumn show ‘lack of ambition, urgency’, Bacik says
Labour leader says Taoiseach’s call for 250,000 homes ‘clear acceptance new targets needed’ but Minister of State says ‘robust evidence-based research’ required
Failure to ratify EU nature restoration law could have far-reaching impacts, Eamon Ryan warns
Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands have said they will not support the legislation
Updated guidance for public on ethical use of countryside includes dog control, accessing land and preventing fires
Leave No Trace Ireland’s seven principles for responsible and ethical use of outdoors revised after consultation process
Going 30x30 is critical to arresting global biodiversity decline
‘After signing up to landmark Cop15 agreement, Ireland cannot simply leave it to other nations to do the work in protecting nature’
Role of farmers critically important to nature restoration process, says junior minister
European Parliament to vote on the EU Nature Restoration Law on Tuesday, but work under way to create a restoration plan for Ireland regardless of outcome, says Malcolm Noonan
Revised national biodiversity plan backed by new powers to protect and restore declining nature across Ireland
All public bodies now legally required to integrate biodiversity into plans and policies
Ireland’s largest protected area for birds to be created along Co Wexford coast
National Parks and Wildlife Service says move ‘another determined step’ by Ireland to protect marine birdlife
Convictions for wildlife crime include badger digging, disturbance of bats and hare lurching
Minister Malcolm Noonan said ‘citizen reporting’ was ‘essential’ in safeguarding nature
Units to target deer culling in ‘hot spots’ where population deemed unsustainable
New report recommends Government consider setting up deer management agency
Ministers and Meath company had multiple contacts before €11m sale of 550-acre estate to State
Devenish Nutrition lobbied four Ministers to establish whether State was interested in buying Dowth lands including large part of Unesco World Heritage Brú na Bóinne site
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