1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1022+ words) The hills of Ireland present us with an odd paradox. On the one hand, they are where you'll find our most scenic landscapes and are increasingly popular for walkers, tourists, Instagrammers and day trippers. These high places are also ecologically…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (398+ words) The largest broccoli producer in the State has said Government strategy on targets for solar farms "is fatally flawed" and threatens food security when they are sited on "the best land in the country". Paul Brophy's family-owned farming business, Brophy…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (377+ words) Proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommended BP shareholders vote against its Irish chairman Albert Manifold, who "took up the post in October, citing BP's decision to exclude a climate-related resolution from its upcoming annual meeting, according to a note seen by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (333+ words) The weather also impacts the children's schooling " their notebooks were damaged and it was a while before the family had money to replace them. When the rains are prolonged, the children are unable to make it up a nearby hill…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (846+ words) If global oil prices soar past $100 a barrel, it will be impossible to shield the Irish economy - or anyone reliant on fossil fuels - from the impact. .. Fuel protests must not derail Ireland's climate plan. Neither should data centres If global…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (186+ words) The Irish Times Could tax revenue loss be hindering Ireland's shift to renewables? A Limerick reader questions whether fiscal considerations are delaying the green transition Sir, " Could I be accused of being extremely cynical, if I suggested the Government's slow…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (470+ words) Airlines and dairy companies based in Ireland increased their greenhouse gas emissions last year, new figures show. The increases are in contrast with the rest of the country's largest carbon polluters which collectively reduced their emissions. The figures come from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (504+ words) You never forget the taste of petrol. That repulsive tang as it hits your lips, when you're sucking on a hose pipe to siphon some out of a car. A lot of kids from the 1970s have that memory, from when…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1870+ words) Garrett Fox remembers the Beast from the East storm in 2018 not so much for the Arctic conditions outdoors, but for the way his curtains froze indoors. "It was so cold, we went to the cinema to be somewhere warm," he…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1882+ words) For a writer who likes to put the magic back into realism and find new ways to tell stories about the North of Ireland, discovering a politician's visionary or madcap scheme to drain Lough Neagh and create another county was…...