environment

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Elaine-Loughlin
Elaine Loughlin: Ireland’s broken infrastructure is no longer someone else’s problem
Algae outbreak in Lough Neagh
Many lakes in the Republic at risk of same algal blooms blighting the North's Lough Neagh, EPA warns
The lakes identified as most at risk of harmful algal blooms were in Co Cavan and Co Monaghan

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Dead elephants and feral sea lions: how poisonous algal blooms harm the planet
Dead elephants and feral sea lions: how poisonous algal blooms harm the planet
As the Earth heats up, the amount of algae in our waterways is rapidly increasing, transforming the colour of lakes and killing entire ecosystems

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

'Shotgun cartridges from Nova Scotia, bleach bottle from Taiwan': What washes up on our beaches and the volunteers who clear it
'Shotgun cartridges from Nova Scotia, bleach bottle from Taiwan': What washes up on our beaches and the volunteers who clear it
World Oceans Day will run in conjunction with the UN Ocean Conference which will be held in France from June 9 to 13

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Cleaning up after the crowds
The sound of sustainability: Why many concerts and festivals aren't as 'green' as they claim
As climate awareness grows, more festivals are touting their green credentials. But are these efforts real progress, or just a fresh coat of eco-paint?

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

Cork Nature Network becomes Nature Network Ireland — a new name for a national movement
Cork Nature Network becomes Nature Network Ireland — a new name for a national movement
Why we changed our name, what we do... and how you can get involved

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

EPA finds over '100 key risks' to the State posed by climate change 
EPA finds over '100 key risks' to the State posed by climate change 
The National Climate Change Risk Assessment, which is the first comprehensive study of its kind in Ireland

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Shannon LNG reactivates plans for €650m terminal in Kerry
Shannon LNG reactivates plans for €650m terminal in Kerry
The proposal goes directly to An Bord Pleanála as it is Strategic Infrastructure Development, or development considered to be of strategic economic or social importance

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Irish Examiner view: It's catastrophic to be going backwards on climate targets 
Irish Examiner view: It's catastrophic to be going backwards on climate targets 
It is long past time we treated this crisis with urgency

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Carbon pollution report
Climate experts call on Government to show 'greater ambition' on reducing carbon emissions
A new EPA report shows Ireland is set to miss its 2030 EU-mandated carbon targets by a massive margin

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Irish forestry leaves little for nature — the whole sector needs to change 
S Irish forestry leaves little for nature — the whole sector needs to change 
Forestry is a relatively small business, entirely dependent on taxpayer money and with an outsized environmental footprint. It's time to develop a new model — one that doesn’t depend on destroying our environment to turn a buck, says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Circle K 20cent reduction in fuel prices
State spending on fossil fuels to increase despite Ireland's climate commitments
Much of the increase can be attributed to inflation 

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Fast Fashion Waste Is Choking Ghana With Mountains of Trash
Government 'should consider' €2 levy on online purchases of small parcels to counter fast fashion
Recent data from the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that per capita consumption of new textiles in Ireland is 53kg per year, more than twice the European average of 26kg reported by the European Environment Agency

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Air quality monitoring to take place in two Cork towns over health concerns 
Air quality monitoring to take place in two Cork towns over health concerns 
Councillors representing the North Cork region have welcomed the news amid increased traffic congestion in Charleville and Mallow

Wed, 21 May, 2025

John Gibbons: East Cork solar farm row shows politicians must get off the fence on renewables
John Gibbons: East Cork solar farm row shows politicians must get off the fence on renewables
Cutting a massive fossil fuel import bill by developing clean, secure, and locally produced energy should be the priority

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Controversial 'robot trees' removed from Cork City centre
Controversial 'robot trees' removed from Cork City centre
The devices have been a source of controversy since their installation

Sun, 18 May, 2025

Blue Flags: Cork leads the way in top-rated Irish beaches, marinas, and coastal areas for 2025
Blue Flags: Cork leads the way in top-rated Irish beaches, marinas, and coastal areas for 2025
Cork emerges as the big winner in the 2025 Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards, claiming 27 honours across beaches and marinas

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Uisce Éireann chief says 'banana' objectors are delaying projects and costing the State billions
Uisce Éireann chief says 'banana' objectors are delaying projects and costing the State billions
Uisce Éireann CEO Niall Gleeson says serial objectors he refers to as ‘banana’ — build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything — achieve nothing for the environment

Sat, 10 May, 2025

Ireland’s cleanest bathing waters revealed in new EPA water quality report
Ireland’s cleanest bathing waters revealed in new EPA water quality report
EPA finds 96% of monitored Irish bathing waters met required standards, with a record number rated as 'excellent'

Thu, 08 May, 2025

Impunity for environmental crimes sees our hills burn
Impunity for environmental crimes sees our hills burn
Despite an annual gorse-burning ban which came into effect on March 1, fires have been reported in Mayo, Kerry, Wicklow, Donegal, Louth and Down. It is just one element of an ambivalence towards rules governing how we treat wildlife, nature and the environment, writes Ciaran Brennan

Wed, 07 May, 2025

Pope Francis's powerful call to ecological action
Pope Francis's powerful call to ecological action
The late pope wrote with fluency about the ways in which our consumer obsessed culture has been driving Earth’s planetary systems toward collapse

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Union proposes maximum working temperature and four days of ‘climate leave’
Union proposes maximum working temperature and four days of ‘climate leave’
The union says a maximum working temperature should be set depending on the type of work and the working environment

Mon, 28 Apr, 2025

Study finds global heating has tripled duration of ocean heatwaves
Study finds global heating has tripled duration of ocean heatwaves
The study built a model of sea surface temperatures since 1940 that removed the heating the climate crisis has caused

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

EPA urged to investigate 'active and ongoing' sewage leak into stream north of Cork City
EPA urged to investigate 'active and ongoing' sewage leak into stream north of Cork City
The material has been flowing steadily for several months from privately-built wastewater treatment facilities near Whitechurch village

Sun, 13 Apr, 2025

Close-up image of Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) perched on seaside black, hard plastic dumpster refuse bin, scavenging fish an
Why seagulls steal your chips — and some tips on how to try save your al-fresco snacks
Well, gulls just wanna have fun (and some carbs)

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Hydroelectric generator at K Club resort 'will wipe out' Liffey salmon, angling bodies claim
River dredging works at K Club 'may impact salmon spawning'
Inland Fisheries Ireland complained last August to Kildare County Council over the installation of a hydroelectric generator on the River Liffey at the five-star K Club golf resort

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Blue, pink, gold and red glitter in jars on white background. Shiny holographic elements, sparkle. Beautiful shimmer for manicur
Glitter — the sparkly environmental menace
New research shows microplastics pollution from glitter damages marine ecosystems

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Beaver at sea observing nature
Meet the planet’s most effective engineers (no planning permission required)
From the tiniest worms to charismatic beavers, the ability of nature’s engineers to modify landscapes, regulate water flows, and enhance biodiversity provides invaluable lessons for humans as we grapple with climate change and habitat destruction

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Young woman cleaning microplastics from sand on the beach - Environmental problem, pollution and ecolosystem warning concept - F
Fionn Ferreira: Microplastics are even worse than we believed â€” it's time to act
Tiny plastic particles increase antibiotic resistance and pose a dire threat to ecological and human health. It’s time to act

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Blue Headed Wrasse ore Bluehead Wrasse, thalassoma bifasciatum
Some like it fluid: The animal kingdom's wildest sex changes
So, what’s the deal with animals swapping sexes? Why do they do it and what can we learn from it? Let’s take a closer look at some of nature’s most interesting identity changes...

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Hedgerows are a haven for nesting birds — and are protected during nesting season
Hedgerows are a haven for nesting birds — and are protected during nesting season
Legal restrictions on cutting hedgerows between March and August 31 are to protect bird life during the nesting season, and to protect vegetation and wildlife habitats during the months of growth and reproduction

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Rob Roy Glacier in New Zealand
Nature strives for balance: A rare glimmer of hope in an otherwise bleak environmental outlook
How climate change is creating new peatlands in a New Zealand mountain

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Spotted a fox on your town's streets? Let the urban fox survey know
Spotted a fox on your town's streets? Let the urban fox survey know
Link below — red foxes are a prime example of a species learning to adapt to these rapidly changing environments. The study will focus on Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Limerick, Derry, Galway, and Waterford

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Spraying weeds in the garden
It's not too late to avoid a litany of missed opportunities to look after wildlife habitats
Poisoning weeds, ripping out hedges, and planting 'pretty' but ecologically useless non-native flowers and shrubs make for neat and tidy parks and gardens that harm bees, frogs, fish, and wild birds

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life
S Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life
Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin America, becoming a global leader in nature conservation and restoration

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

Obsolete and out of date technology
Donal Hickey: Got a junk drawer like this? Time to get repairing or recycling...
We all pay the price for broken and obsolete electronics

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

LNG tanker is passing by Singapore Strait.
Ciarán Brennan: Government is letting bills mount up rather than deal with climate change
Ireland faces an eye-watering €26bn bill for missing EU climate targets but the Government is prioritising short-term economic growth over environmental protections

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Plans for raised walk and cycle way around Killarney lakes appealed to planning board
Plans for raised walk and cycle way around Killarney lakes appealed to planning board
Permission was granted earlier this month for the 1km structure between Dinis and Torc along the N71 national secondary road

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

LNG Offshore Terminal
Government's commercial LNG plan 'will deepen Ireland's dependence on fossil fuels'
A group of leading academics from a number of universities in Ireland and the US have warned the Government that failing to heed its warnings could forfeit a 'tremendous opportunity to transition towards a cleaner, more secure energy system'

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Wicklow Mountains Park really could be great again with some careful planning and management
S Wicklow Mountains Park really could be great again with some careful planning and management
We should seize the opportunity to create a greatly expanded National Park using Coillte and other public lands where rewilding and nature restoration could be undertaken at an impressive scale, says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty 

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Irving Oil Whitegate refinery avoids conviction after oil spill
Irving Oil Whitegate refinery avoids conviction after oil spill
EPA had prosecuted the Canadian-owned refinery in Cork Harbour in relation to the spill in January last year

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Tiger population increase
Richard Collins: How has India turned the fortunes of its tigers around?
A paper just published claims that tigers are staging a comeback in India

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Bee on a dandelion with grass in the background
Donal Hickey: Welcome dandelions instead of banishing them
These early wild flowers are a vital source of food for pollinators emerging from hibernation

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Crock and roll: Old mugs and plates donated to create giant mosaic
Crock and roll: Old mugs and plates donated to create giant mosaic
Everything from damaged dishes to tedious tea-sets or chipped cups or magnificent mugs will all feature in a massive piece of wall-art planned for Waterford

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Donal Hickey: Wearable air quality monitors to alert people of exposure to hazardous gases
Donal Hickey: Wearable air quality monitors to alert people of exposure to hazardous gases
The sensor technology has been developed by a team of researchers from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

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