In a statement Friday, at the conclusion of her visit to Ireland, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, Astrid Peuntes Riaño, said Ireland should consider ...

In the west of Ireland lies a medieval market town, its roots steeped in legend. Beyond the labyrinth of narrow streets of the center are the chimney stacks of housing developments that still puff ...

A lack of sufficient staff is the biggest barrier for Irish organizations when it comes to implementing environmental policies, a new UCD study has shown. Local authorities are expected to do more ...

The biggest challenge facing Ireland in the coming years will not be the Covid aftermath or the housing crisis or Brexit but an issue that gets little day-to-day attention. Can you guess what it is?

When you place something as large and complex as a tidal generator on the sea floor, there are always concerns about how it will affect the local ecosystem. This is what has been worrying ...

A remote community in Ireland was adaptable enough to persist through a millennium of environmental change, according to a new study. A remote community in Ireland was adaptable enough to persist ...

Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland. It is a protected area of special scientific interest and the source of 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water. But it’s also the ...

Man killed in Donegal when tree fell on his car Gust of 183 kph breaks 80-year-old record More than 200 flights at Dublin airport cancelled Streets deserted in Dublin as workers stay home DUBLIN, Jan ...

Ireland exported almost €40 million worth of peat last year despite there being no known legal commercial peat extraction operation in the country. The 371,884 tonnes of peat were sold to 21 countries ...

Stormont’s Environment Minister has said he will end the “the licence to pollute granted to Northern Ireland Water” as he unveiled plans to strengthen enforcement around water pollution. Andrew Muir ...