The LDA and urban design
The media have ignored the agency’s grim vision for apartment life, with design and architectural complexity stripped out
Eamon Ryan
Quiet scaling back of BusConnects is a travesty
We will be spending billions building a motorway between Cork and Limerick, bringing yet more traffic into cities that cannot cope
Forever Is Now: Portrait of Eamon Ryan’s political demise shows how hard it is being Green
Neasa Ní Chianán’s documentary on the former Green Party leader charts the travails of the larger environmental movement
Ardmore receives Ireland’s Greenest Places award from Eamon Ryan
Other category winners include Treasure the Tolka, Cloughjordan Community Development Association, Rosewood Estate and Jacinta Barrins
Revealed: Ireland’s Greenest Places 2026 shortlist
Eleven entries have made it to the final stage of deliberation in this year’s competition
What links Ireland to Tuvalu, a tiny coral island on the other side of the world?
Two small island nations on opposite sides of the world will co-host a crucial climate summit
Why replace a perfectly good car with a new electric one?
We live in an age in which reduce, reuse, recycle is supposed to be a guiding environmental principle. Cars should surely be no exception
What will you say when a child asks: ‘Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?’
The car industry is still promoting all sorts of ‘eco’ labels, hybrid models and plug-ins which are nowhere near as good as electric vehicles
‘Charlie is serious about marrying this woman. You haven’t heard the worst of it yet. No prenup’
Hennessy goes, 'Yes, now. What are you waiting for, the honeymoon? Come on, get typing, you horny reprobate'
E-scooters: What is available to buy and how difficult will the new rules be to enforce?
Amazon and AliExpress stopped selling vehicles not in compliance with speed limits but fast models remain on sale elsewhere
What to do if you suspect a spy in your midst in Ireland
Six easy steps, plus appendix, to root out foreign intelligence assets operating in Ireland
Should you put your Dryrobe on Vinted? 11 pressing heatwave-related questions
In proof, if any were needed, of the human capacity for finding novel ways to hasten our own demise, the hashtag #tanlines is trending on social media
Eamon Ryan presents an unbalanced picture of Ireland’s water quality
Ireland’s population has grown significantly in recent decades, placing increasing demands on infrastructure
Ireland’s Greenest Places: Why we want to salute Net Zero Heroes
As the deadline to nominate people and places in the second Ireland’s Greenest Places competition approaches, we take a look at some of those already in the running
Eamon Ryan fails to address problem with wind and solar energy
Back-up generation can’t cope with prolonged periods when output falls
How Ireland can make electricity cheap again - and cut emissions
Switching to electricity to heat and cool our homes and power our industry is the most effective way of cutting emissions
Ireland’s Greenest Places: Community is the catalyst that can create change
Shining a light on people working together to protect and restore our natural enviromnent is a key function of this year’s competition
Europe faces risks from both China and the US - but there are solutions
The best strategy is to scale up and innovate in clean technology areas with a European advantage
Fisheries officer says he was treated as ‘black sheep and leper’ after blowing whistle
Complaint made against Inland Fisheries Ireland assistant inspector within days of disclosure
‘Kill quickly and cleanly’: How culling can help manage Ireland’s rising deer population
Reintroducing wolves and promoting venison are among other suggested ways of achieving deer prudence
Local authorities must take centre stage in fight against rising toll of road deaths
We have designed roads to suit cars and trucks to the point where it is not safe to walk or cycle
Climate under attack from those who thrive on the division of identity politics
Social media amplifies the problem, giving a megaphone to people who are angry about everything
Fisheries agency threw official ‘under the bus’ after protected disclosure, WRC told
Fishery inspector says he knew letter to management on uninsured vehicles ‘would be like a nuclear bomb going off’ in the State agency
Some fuel alternatives
Bowing to pressure and abandoning oil and gas exploration will cost us dearly in terms of future energy security
Here are five ways we can help bring life back to our towns and cities
More than 100,000 homes could be created by converting old premises and promoting living over shops
Claims of fraud and blackmail at State fisheries body brings infighting into the public
Claims of fraud and blackmail surfaced at an employment dispute this week bringing infighting at Inland Fisheries Ireland into public
Does the Green Party have a future? Members say climate has slipped down political agenda
Roderic O’Gorman believes the Greens can return to government or influence it as soon as 2029
The ‘revolving door’: former government advisers and what they did next
Many high-profile political aides have taken up lucrative post-government careers elsewhere
Dáil committee has ‘significant concerns’ about fisheries agency, department told
John Brady says issues ongoing within IFI for number of years
Why Ireland should have voted in favour of Mercosur
‘I am terrified by what is happening in the States. A vote for Mercosur would be one good way of fighting back’
Why oak, ash and beech trees offered seeds of hope in 2025
It must be time for a ‘mast year’ for humanity, when we decide not to give up, but to rise again to the challenge
Fisheries agency allowed employee to present false documents to gardaí
Inland Fisheries Ireland refutes finding set out in external investigator’s report commissioned by Eamon Ryan
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