Reservoirs being monitored with water levels severely depleted
Some rivers had less than a third their normal flow in July and the dry spell is to continue
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Brown trout and eels dead in ‘significant’ fish kill on Dublin’s Tolka river
Inland Fisheries Ireland investigating pollution incident affecting 2km stretch of river
‘A ticking environmental time bomb’: What lies beneath Aughinish Alumina in Co Limerick
An Irish Times investigation shows the Russian-owned Co Limerick industrial plant is consistently polluting groundwater
Arsenic 133 times above legal level found in Aughinish Alumina groundwater
Water testing reports from Co Limerick refinery show more than half its wells and streams contain contaminated water breaching Irish rules
‘Significant’ fish kill in Cavan river being investigated by several official bodies
Inter-agency group led by Inland Fisheries Ireland is following a definite line of inquiry after more than 7,500 fish died
Private water schemes serving many schools, crèches and bars across Ireland pose health risk
Environmental Protection Agency raises concerns over public health risk
Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted
Minister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projects
Dairy firm suspended over pollution is allowed to restart operations
Outstanding issues at North Cork Creameries must be addressed by end of next month
Ireland narrowly misses record-matching heatwave
Longest hot spell occurred 50 years ago and was almost beaten in Co Cork this week
Uisce Éireann hit with €31m penalty over leaks and bad debts
Social Democrat TD Aidan Farrelly asks how company can pay €18m in bonuses while being fined by regulator
Black-listed gambling sites, Sinn Féin’s merch profits, and life as a returning emigrant
Plus: Ireland has failed to meet its own emissions targets
Ireland punishes tax evaders. Pollution should be just as risky
Nature absorbs the impact of polluters because the political will isn’t there to make the consequences serious enough to stop them
Oliver Callan’s refusal to shy away from uncomfortable discussions leads to awkward moment
Radio: The former 2FM DJ tells Miriam O’Callaghan about the most difficult conversation of her life
More than 500 fish believed dead in ‘significant fish kill’ in Co Kildare
Inland Fisheries Ireland investigating incident over 4km-stretch of river Rye near Maynooth
Unsafe drinking water led to restrictions for 200,000 last year
Environmental Protection Agency says numbers under boil water or restriction notices is ‘worrying’
Aughinish Alumina will have to pay up front for costs of closing down Limerick plant under new deal
Co Limerick plant will be required to set aside nearly €31m under new agreement
Something is happening in the underwater world of Irish kelp
As well as being like a supermarket for deeper-water species, fragments can also carry carbon into deeper water, where it stays out of the atmosphere
Dublin City Council launches scheme to help parents ditch disposable nappies
Limited number of families to be given voucher for ‘comprehensive cloth nappy starter kit’
Illegal peat extraction in 44 bogs countrywide, but action taken by only one council
Environment watchdog defends implementation of law as TDs claim families being driven out of business
A summer heatwave topping 38 degrees could be in our future
As climate change takes hold we need to prepare for the impact on roads, railways, animal welfare, our own health and wildfires
Ireland’s ‘best rivers’ continue to deteriorate in water quality
Assessment showing Ireland’s best rivers continue to deteriorate ‘must concern us all’, says EPA director
EU agricultural policy needs to make clear link between subsidies and emissions reductions
There’s been a virtual standstill on tackling greenhouse gas emissions from farming - despite progress generally across society
EU is taking Ireland to court over failure to stop illegal peat extraction
Clear evidence of illegality is not being acted on, says Brussels
Environmentalists’ plea to keep bleach off the beach when cleaning slippery steps
Chemical cleaners killing shellfish around piers, harbours and sea walls, says Coastwatch
Recent record temperatures ‘rose 10 times faster than expected in stable climate’
‘Halfway to halfway’: Conference hears of State’s slow progress on cutting emissions and ‘stark impacts’ of warming climate
Government accused of ‘famine of ambition’ on climate action after latest projection on missed targets
Ireland to fall well short of targeted cuts on greenhouse gas emissions as Minister says they will be reached in ‘early 2030s’
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions to fall by just half of the amount pledged
Drop from agriculture sector might be as low as 4 per cent, environmental agency says
Nearly 300,000 septic tanks in Ireland feared faulty and a health risk to households
2025 figures show 59% of inspected systems were incorrectly installed, malfunctioning or poorly maintained
Dún Laoghaire Baths ‘safe’ for swimming, says council, despite EPA warning
Council says water quality is excellent while Environmental Protection Agency says swim restrictions apply
Ireland’s newest official bathing area off limits to swimmers this summer over water pollution
State’s newest official bathing area was only formally designated in 2025
‘Military-industrial complex’ contributing to climate change, says President
‘Deafening silence’ around issue ‘must be called out’, says Catherine Connolly
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
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