Caroline O'Doherty

Caroline O'Doherty

Climate & Science Correspondent

Caroline O'Doherty is the Climate and Science Correspondent with The Irish Times

The Government won’t raise carbon tax again but promises to decarbonise the economy – how?

Climate change and energy experts have their say on the reasons for the budget U-turn – and whether they will work

Regulator says ‘forever chemical’ found in Irish cereals should be classified as toxic

Department of Health disputes validity of tests but waits for directions from European Union

A Pacific island ‘will be swallowed’ by the sea within decades. Is Ireland paying attention?

Ireland and Tuvalu are joining forces in an attempt to hold back the tide of apathy as sea levels rise

‘Irish Government is clearly not listening’: Nature groups criticise lack of budget funding for restoration

Budget allocates just €6m extra to NPWS despite experts saying €700m needed annually for nature restoration

Minister backs Bord Bia chair after business found using non-Irish meat for second time this year

The food promotion board got €60.7m in this week’s budget

Carbon tax U-turn calls Government’s climate commitments into question

Environmental groups despair as Budget 2027 sees polluter-pays principle reversed

Fuel excise cuts extended to February as carbon tax is slashed to ease home heating costs

Budget 2027 energy measures: Cuts in excise duty on petrol and diesel, due to end this month, are now being extended until the end of February

‘Appalling attack’: Man forced into bin and pushed on to railway tracks at Dublin Dart station

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to incident at Harmonstown station on Sunday night

Mild, cloudy, occasionally wet weather to continue until midweek

Met Éireann expects temperatures to hit 20 degrees on Monday but dip expected on Wednesday

Alternative budget ideas: A €500 ‘everyday costs’ card, cheap e-bikes, a State building firm

Parties outline various ways in which rival budgets might appeal to the public ahead of next week's announcement

Opposition’s alternative budgets propose windfall taxes and €400 energy credits

Budget 2027: Sinn Féin eyes 3% ‘solidarity tax’ and €600 for additional properties, while offering €500 ‘essentials card’

European Commission to put Ireland’s poor climate action record under scrutiny

Climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says emission reduction targets must be taken very seriously

Flood protection delays leave homes at ‘increased risk’ from extreme weather

Climate Change Advisory Council ‘extremely concerned’ by delays in planned schemes

Ireland and Tuvalu to co-host international climate conference next July

Second conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels will take place on a Pacific island nation

Is Ireland ready for a monster El Nino? Expect ugly potatoes, transport chaos and widespread disruption

Climate scientists warn the impending super-strong El Niño will have ripple effects worldwide and have implications for more than just the national weather

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