Illegal peat harvesting is still taking place on a large scale, EPA report finds
Local authority enforcement is ‘patently inadequate’, with equipment and warehouses on some sites
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
More than 1m Irish people exposed to harmful transport noise, report finds
Noise threat likely to be underestimated, Galway based noise specialist say, ‘particularly in Dublin airport’
Fending off coastal erosion: one Co Kerry community’s story
Having the right approach to local engagement is a key part of protecting the unique ecosystem of the Maharees
‘We’re blasted out of it’: Living under Dublin Airport’s flight paths
An imminent planning ruling could mean more aircraft noise for Co Dublin residents but they say the level is already ‘intolerable’
Dublin Airport has not addressed effects of noise on people living near flight paths, warns sleep expert
An Bord Pleanála due to issue final decision on night-time flights after lengthy deliberation
Moneypoint power station ends coal use ahead of schedule
Ireland’s largest power plant to be used as back-up as renewables hub is scaled up
Climate Council calls for €10,000 EV grants as transport emissions cuts ‘unlikely to be achieved’
Urgent Government intervention needed to back sustained reductions, says climate advisory body
Ireland’s Greenest Places: From Dún Laoghaire’s active travel to Kiltimagh’s biodiversity park - some of the entries so far
Competition an invitation to groups and communities to get recognition for their environmental endeavours
World on verge of ratifying key treaty to protect oceans
Failure to significantly scale up protection of oceans from deep sea mining and sea beds from 'bottom trawling' was widely criticised
Ireland to ratify high seas treaty and scale-up marine-protected areas, Taoiseach tells UN summit
UN secretary general António Guterres urges world leaders to move ‘from plundering to protection’
Storm surges of up to five metres are looming for some of Ireland’s cities
Cork is ‘very, very vulnerable’, but Dublin, Galway, the east coast and areas along the Shannon are also at high risk
UN Ocean Conference 3: will it lead to protecting the high seas from all extraction, forever?
Climate change is reducing productivity of the high seas through warming and depletion of nutrients and oxygen
Swimming banned at Dollymount Strand due to suspected sewage discharge after heavy rainfall
Deputy Lord Mayor criticises inadequate alert system and Uisce Éireann response
Irish farmers tackling emissions and water quality issues but more needs to be done, says Taoiseach
Farmers willing to ‘lead, not lag, in moving to a more sustainable model of farming’