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Local property tax: at a meeting of Dublin City Council on Monday, Owen Keegan recommended a 10 per cent reduction for householders instead on the maximum 15 per cent. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Dublin City Council rejects plan to increase local property tax

Proposal voted down despite warning decision will cost council €12m in lost revenue

White clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) underwater on riverbed, River Leith, Cumbria, England, UK. File photograph

Outbreak of crayfish plague in River Barrow confirmed

Large number of dead engangered species reported as biosecurity measures introduced

To achieve 2030 targets, annual emission reduction efforts will need to increase by half in the next decade, a European Court of Auditors report has found. File photograph: Getty Images

‘Significant’ extra effort critical to meeting EU emissions targets

Friends of the Earth: Irish energy objective means emissions must fall 5% a year until 2050

Competitors ploughing fields at last year’s championship in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Ploughing Championships: Everything you need to know

All the practical information you need, from tickets to parking to weather

Minister for Environment Denis Naughten: consumers “must have confidence” fees for disposal of waste tyres are standardised and used for intended purpose. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Levy to fund tyre disposal scheme

Minister to press for introduction of scheme next month despite industry objections

Limestone core with fossils

Ireland’s knowledge on the rocks

The Geological Survey of Ireland primarily used by exploration companies who harness an understanding of the hidden world beneath our feet for use in extracting lucrative ores such as zinc and gold

“Recovery” means the recreation of the plant and animal communities historically associated with a degraded site. Photograph: Getty Images

An exciting – and scary – time for ecological restoration

Vast areas of the world are due to be restored under international agreements. Are we ready for the challenge?

Shrimps with eggs attached

What is this odd stuff on the sides of these shrimps? Readers’ nature queries

Eye on Nature: Ethna Viney replies to your questions and observations

Jo Handelsman (right) in the laboratory with a graduate student: ‘Soil is probably the most critical resource right now.’ Photograph: University of Wisconsin-Madison

The biggest threat to the world? It’s not disease. Or Trump

Jo Handelsman, Obama’s former scientific adviser, says the US is running out of soil

Michael Healy-Rae said the invasive species threatened Killarney National Park’s Unesco biosphere reserve designation. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Healy-Rae repeats call for Army to tackle rhododendron

‘Some people think this is funny, to get lost in the rhododendron. But it isn’t funny at all’

Rhododendron growing in Killarney National Park near Torc Mountain above the lakes of Killarney Co Kerry. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Two walkers rescued after getting lost in Kerry rhododendron

Rescue 115 helicopter used thermal imaging to locate the two men in Killarney forest

Met Éireann says Saturday daytime temperatures will only reach 11 to 14 degrees, but will then fall to between 2 and 6 degrees overnight, with ground temperatures falling even further to below zero in rural areas.

Frosty feeling as dip below zero forecast in parts at weekend

Met Éireann: Ground temperatures set to fall below zero in rural areas on Saturday night

Technology expert Jonathan McCrea (left) with environmental scientist and climate change expert Dr Tara Shine and Repak chief executive Seamus Clancy (right) at a special environmental panel discussion to mark Repak’s 20th anniversary. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Environment expert baffled about what can go in recycling bins

‘I’m an expert. I’m a well-informed consumer. But I’m confused’ at range of plastics

A recycling facility in Clonshaugh, Dublin. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill

New EU plastic recycling targets will be a ‘tall order’ for Ireland

Ireland needs new waste management policy to cope with global recycling upheaval

Scorched earth: Irish uplands are no longer the fauna-rich places they once were, according to the Irish Wildlife Trust. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Conservation group lodges gorse fire complaint with European Commission

Irish Wildlife Trust says 97 illegal gorse fires started in two months this year

Treatment plant: Irish Water says more of its customers now have a “safe, secure water supply”. Photograph: Thomas Imo/Photothek via Getty

Irish Water defends its handling of threats to water quality

Risks from microbes or pollutants to supplies serving 700,000 people

A bathtub full of water from the tap at Sharon Gannon’s home in Cloonfad, Co Roscommon.

‘It’s a horrendous experience’: living with a boil-water notice for 21 months

‘There are times when the water looks like a pint of lager’

High waves crash over the Wooden Bridge at Dollymount, Dublin in February this year. Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times

Wind warning as Storm Aileen set to hit Ireland with gusts of 110km/h

Heavy and thundery rain is expected to fall across central and northern Ireland

The Environmental Protection Agency has warned over a microscopic parasite in drinking water. Photograph: iStock/Getty

Bug in tap water puts ‘161,000 at risk of crippling illness’

Watchdog warns 25 supplies around Ireland lack adequate treatment to kill off parasite

Handout satellite image issued by Nasa dated 10/09/17 of Hurricane Irma over southern Florida. Photograph: PA

Will the tail of Hurricane Irma affect Ireland?

Storm predicted to trigger further tornados and floods before settling over Tennessee

Damage to the main Derry to Moville road in Co Donegal caused by the force of a flooded river last month. Photograph: Brian Hutton/PA Wire

Brokenshire asked for financial help for victims of North flooding

Almost 200 tonnes of waste removed as part of clean-up in Derry and Strabane

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