Flood warnings have been issued for nine coastal counties and numerous riverside communities as Storm Boelo makes its way across Ireland this weekend. Met Éireann has placed Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim under an orange alert for very strong wi... See more
Ireland is still overwhelmingly reliant on fossil fuels for power, heat and transport despite the climate and cost impacts, latest data shows. Almost 80 per cent of all the energy used by homes, businesses, industry and travel came from oil , gas or solid... See more
Former Fine Gael minister and EU commissioner Phil Hogan is an 'excellent candidate' for the post of head of the UN 's food agency, Minister for the Environment Darragh O'Brien has said. O'Brien, who as Fianna Fáil minister for housing in 2020 called on H... See more
Climate-harming emissions from oil, gas and coal rose globally again last year as countries failed to honour commitments to reduce their use. The annual Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) shows while emissions growth has slowed,... See more
Uisce Éireann has lifted the do-not-consume notice affecting almost 11,500 people served by the Ardfinnan water supply in Co Tipperary, but customers will still have to boil the water before drinking it. The warning not to drink their tap water under any ... See more
