EEnvironment Read More Are Paris Agreement targets unachievable? – The Irish TimesFebruary 7, 2026 Sir, – The oft-quoted warning that Ireland faces fines of up to €26 billion for failing to meet…
EEnvironment Read More Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks – The Irish TimesFebruary 5, 2026 Fewer than half (48 per cent) of surface waters in Ireland met the required water quality standards according…
EEnvironment Read More Does climate change make small streams and more frequent flooding new risks? – The Irish TimesJanuary 31, 2026 Often the Loughlinstown river seems to be fighting for its title. On stretches of the meandering waterway in…
SScience Read More The Silver River has been badly devalued but it could thrive again – The Irish TimesJanuary 17, 2026 Near the top of the long, rounded spine of hills that make up the ancient Slieve Bloom mountains…
EEnvironment Read More Companies face questions over water usage as new licence regulations take effect – The Irish TimesDecember 31, 2025 Some of the State’s biggest commercial water users face uncertainty over their right to continue taking supplies from…
HHeadlines Read More Dr Tony Holohan claims public health ignored as Minister welcomes nitrates derogation – The Irish TimesDecember 13, 2025 Former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has criticised the Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon for failing to…
IIreland Read More Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds – The Irish TimesNovember 22, 2025 The Republic has been found in breach of multiple water quality and management regulations in a ruling that…
EEnvironment Read More Ireland is making remarkable headway towards the circular economy – The Irish TimesNovember 13, 2025 Ireland’s journey toward a circular economy has gathered momentum in recent years, transforming how we produce and consume…
BBusiness Read More Environmental Protection Agency faces court challenge over manganese in drinking water – The Irish TimesNovember 1, 2025 Residents of a Cork city suburb are taking regulators to court over concerns about manganese in their drinking…
IIreland Read More Which of Ireland’s waterways are most in trouble from agriculture and human activity? – The Irish TimesOctober 15, 2025 Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries carry evidence of all the human activities around them and, as the latest…
IIreland Read More an ecological death – The Irish TimesOctober 14, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest verdict on water quality in Irish rivers, lakes and estuaries details a shocking…
BBusiness Read More We are throwing away about a month’s worth of grocery shopping every year – The Irish TimesOctober 14, 2025 Food shopping has become really expensive. It’s eating up an increasing amount of our disposable income. Safe Food…