Polling conducted by Ireland Thinks shows that 72% are against fox hunting, while only 2% of us have ever engaged in it, writes Saoirse McHugh

The EU Nitrates Committee meets tomorrow and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same time we need to protect or restore water quality on a national scale writes ecol...

Champions of exceptionalism say humans hold a unique moral status. Yet there’s only one species recklessly destroying the planet it needs to survive

Can you support this campaign to bring in legislation banning the hunting of foxes using packs of dogs and horses?

The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.

I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too?

We may have seriously underestimated the risks of climate change. This includes derailment risks. This does not mean we are doomed, and it certainly does not mean there is no point in trying to turn o...

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Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations

Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations

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Ireland will miss its EU climate targets on agriculture, transport and buildings and likely face financial penalties, but can it secure concessions?

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov

ESB denies low water levels on Shannon caused pollution

By prioritizing marine conservation, the small island nation has "set a new standard for leadership" one expert said.

The Taoiseach has said that a new direction from the European Commission on the nitrates derogation "arises" from An Taisce legal challenge.

An Taisce welcomes the EU Commission requirement that more stringent environmental conditions be applied to farmers applying for a nitrates derogation in order to bring them into compliance with the E...

French air traffic control strikes caused travel chaos for 300,000 EU passengers last week

A trade association representing US airlines said it expects US Department of Transportation officials to travel to Ireland to raise concerns over the passenger cap at Dublin Airport.

Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say

Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, on the governments response on the European Commission directive on the nitrates derogation. Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmer...

About 1,000 swimmers a day will be allowed to use three bathing sites after €1.4bn clean-up programme

“maybe they are hoping I will die before they have to respond”