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Government has ‘given up’ on emissions targets, says O’Gorman
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (478+ words) Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman has accused the Government of "giving up" over emissions targets. O'Gorman said the Government was failing to give leadership over environmental issues and added that his party was targeting two upcoming by-elections. The Green Party…...
Lack of urgency on energy prices, Sinn Féin says
2+ week, 5+ day ago (463+ words) By Cillian Sherlock, Press Association The National Energy Affordability Taskforce is a "talking shop" with "no urgency", Sinn F'in has said. The Taskforce was established last June but has only met three times in eight months. Sinn F'in leader Mary…...
‘Dishonesty’ on climate goals and passenger cap, Greens claim
2+ week, 5+ day ago (648+ words) By Gr'inne N" Aodha and Cillian Sherlock, Press Association Moves to abolish the Dublin Airport passenger cap expose a "fundamental dishonesty" in the Government's approach to climate targets, the Green Party has said. Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien secured Cabinet approval…...
What the papers say: Friday's front pages
3+ week, 2+ day ago (249+ words) The weather and Thursday's fatal bus crash in Dublin dominate the front pages of Irish newspapers on Friday. Large areas of Ireland remain on alert today, with more heavy rain expected after flooding disrupted travel and public transport in Dublin…...
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (210+ words) A variety of stories lead the news this Saturday morning. The Irish Examiner'leads with Eamon O'Neill, the retired Limerick Superintendent who was recently acquitted in a road traffic prosecution case brought against him and four serving garda, who, together with…...
Planning granted for three Amazon Web Services data centres in Dublin
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (553+ words) An Coimisi'n Plean'la (ACP) has granted planning permission to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for contentious plans to construct three new data centres in north Dublin. In the ruling, three years after plans were first lodged in December 2022, Universal Developers LLC…...
‘It’s like Noah’s Ark’: One man is banking every native seed in Ireland
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1008+ words) By Gr'inne N" Aodha, Press Association The man in charge of logging each native seed in Ireland has described the project as like "Noah's Ark" for plants " a vault for renewal after ecological disasters. Conservation ecologist Darren Reidy has been…...
What the papers say: Sunday's front pages
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (189+ words) Here are the stories making headlines in Irish newspapers this Sunday. The chief exec'ut'ive of the HSE has said new laws are needed to speed up staff dis'missals and hold pub'lic ser'vants to account, the Sunday Independent reports. The Irish…...
Top tips to protect Ireland's plant health
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) Join in with Ireland's drive to make a real difference in protecting biodiversity as part of the #PlantHealth4Life initiative Top tips to protect Ireland's plant health As plant pests and diseases threaten food production, biodiversity, and Ireland's natural landscapes, a major…...
What's in the European Commission's proposals to reverse 2035 combustion engine ban?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (550+ words) The European Commission on Tuesday made public proposals that reverse an effective ban on sales of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035, bowing to pressure from Germany, Italy and major automakers. The delayed package follows fierce lobbying to allow transitional…...