Forum on climate ambitions hears about ‘challenge of the decade’ from Eamon Ryan

Five islands set up expert group to guide adoption of green technologies

Project linked to NUI Galway seeks to utilise surplus power generated by wind turbines

Rory Monaghan (48) pleads guilty to possessing drugs at his home in February 2014

We are more vulnerable than most EU states because of our dependence on imports and on fossil fuels

The only byproduct of the tech giant’s plant will be ‘hot air’ produced on the Coillte site

Energy is not one of Ireland’s strengths: we import almost 90 per cent of our power, we’ve made little progress in renewables, and we’re at the mercy of an unstable global market. Where will Ireland get its energy in years to come?