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Irish-led research team develops bacteria-based sensors to detect ‘forever chemicals’ Device provides real-time data on PFAS from waterways and soils to aid chemical clean-ups

Irish-led research team develops bacteria-based sensors to detect ‘forever chemicals’ #PFAS

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Glen of the Downs nature reserve to be expanded after State buys adjoining lands Plans being made to bring new generation of ancient oak woodland into former commercial forest

Glen of the Downs nature reserve to be expanded after State buys adjoining lands

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Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person Farming and forestry responsible for 38% of State’s total output of gases linked to climate change

Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person

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Major expansion planned at Rosslare to transform port into offshore energy hub Planning application for €220 million development to be lodged next week

Potential gamechanger here in terms of supporting offshore wind

Major expansion planned at Rosslare to transform port into offshore energy hub

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Sting targets illegal scrap dealers in ‘cash for cars’ operations listed on social media Exercise aimed at raising public awareness about fines they face if their car ends up improperly disposed of

Sting targets illegal scrap dealers in ‘cash for cars’ operations listed on social media

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‘Recycling plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’ ‘People are told they’re doing great if they recycle but it doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s OK to use plastics’

Americans don't really get the concept of 1.5C - they sweat and shiver in Fahrenheit. A revelatory moment from Cop30 where questions around communicating the climate crisis were rife

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Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court Law professor warns move could leave courts even more congested

Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court

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Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activism Climate action movement needs a Will and Grace show to penetrate resistant mindsets

Benedict Cumberbatch tells Irish audience that actors must lead climate activism

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Water quality key condition as appeal to extend nitrates derogation goes to vote European Commission proposed granting Government’s request to continue derogation from nitrates regulations

Water quality key condition as appeal to extend nitrates derogation goes to vote

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Storm Claudia rainfall and flooding made twice as likely by climate change Met Éireann and Maynooth University scientists say rainfall levels will increase as planet heats further

Storm Claudia rainfall and flooding made twice as likely by climate change

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Planning authority defends pace of decisions on offshore wind projects An Coimisiún Pleanála chief says planning board must be careful as handling of projects will set precedent for all future offshore development

Planning authority defends pace of decisions on offshore wind projects

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Fewer than half EV fast chargers needed by 2030 will be provided, suppliers warn 12 month wait for grid connection ‘makes forward thinking almost impossible’ Oireachtas committee told

Fewer than half EV fast chargers needed by 2030 will be provided, suppliers warn

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Dairy plant suspends production after further pollution incident in Cork river Repeated problems at North Cork Creameries came to light during investigation into Blackwater fish kill

Dairy plant suspends production after further pollution incident in Cork river

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Cop30: Five things we learned from the Brazil climate summit Money and self-interest dominate talks but individual countries can drive initiatives

Cop30: Five things we learned from the Brazil climate summit
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Cop30: Talks lead to hope but ‘not nearly enough’ action on climate crisis Decisions on fossil fuels and finance deferred for further negotiations, some of which are three years away

Cop30: Talks lead to hope but ‘not nearly enough’ action on climate crisis #Cop30

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Celebration of science: Students show problem-solving prowess at 2025 SciFest Over 16,000 second-level pupils entered the competition with projects on energy, environment, IT and assistive technology

Celebration of science: Students show problem-solving prowess at 2025 SciFest

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A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds European Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water charges

A ‘national embarrassment’: Ireland in breach of multiple water quality rules, court finds

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Irish Minister and officials among evacuees after fire breaks out at Cop30 summit in Brazil Blaze started at a ‘country pavilion’ erected for side events and spread quickly to roof of temporary structure

Irish Minister and officials among evacuees after fire breaks out at Cop30 summit in Brazil #cop30

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Cop30: UN chief António Guterres urges compromise at summit – ‘we are down to the wire’ Communities at sharp end of climate crisis have suffered enough, says secretary general

Cop30: UN chief António Guterres urges compromise at summit – ‘we are down to the wire’ #Cop30

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Row over gender at Cop30 is ‘crazy and cruel’, Mary Robinson tells climate summit Documents in circulation at Cop had placed the word gender in square brackets, indicating there was no consensus on what the word meant

Row over gender at Cop30 is ‘crazy and cruel’, Mary Robinson tells climate summit #Cop30

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Small island states warn Cop30 that 1.5 degree goal is ‘non-negotiable survival response’ Scientists and island state representatives speak out for stronger climate change action

Small island states warn Cop30 that 1.5 degree goal is ‘non-negotiable survival response’ #Cop30

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Solar panel grants to be maintained as minister orders reversal of planned cuts Darragh O’Brien said the grants worked and were helping Ireland meet clean energy targets

Solar panel grants to be maintained as minister orders reversal of planned cuts #Cop30

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Mary Robinson says Cop30 summit must signpost stronger action on fossil fuels Former President of Ireland claims fossil fuel lobbyists were trying to undermine climate summit

Mary Robinson says Cop30 summit must signpost stronger action on fossil fuels #Cop30

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Cop30: Protests push delegates to deliver results at climate summit but goals unclear #Cop30

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Cop30: Samba spirit turns sombre as hard work of climate talks begins Protests, heavy security and fraught negotiations signal a shift from early optimism to hard political reality

Cop30: Samba spirit turns sombre as hard work of climate talks begins #cop30

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Children of the Paris Agreement want next decade to bring stronger action on climate Irish youth at Cop30: ‘One of our roles is to bridge the gap between young people in Ireland and the Government’

Children of the Paris Agreement want next decade to bring stronger action on climate #cop30

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‘Let’s not over-react’: Al Gore says Donald Trump not a cause for panic Former US vice-president and climate campaigner spoke in Belém where Cop30 is under way

‘Let’s not over-react’: Al Gore says Donald Trump not a cause for panic #cop30

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Cop30: Minister commits to supporting poor nations but concerns over climate funding remain Campaigners say Loss and Damage Fund, agreed at Cop27 in 2022, is under-funded, too restrictive and too slow to respond

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Cop30 seeks to tackle the ‘information crisis’ on climate issues Fighting disinformation and conspiracy theories appear on summit’s agenda for the first time

Cop30 seeks to tackle the ‘information crisis’ on climate issues #Cop30

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