Ireland missed emissions targets in 2021 - early data Early estimates of carbon emissions for 2021 indicate that Ireland is already off target on its 2030 climate goals, explains Oonagh Smyth. Prime Time • 14 Apr 22
Will the Ukraine war be a catalyst for climate targets? By complicating global cooperation, the war in Ukraine could set our climate targets back. But the spike in energy prices could see a faster shift … Prime Time • 13 Apr 22
'Militia out!' - Life in Russian-occupied Ukraine In Russian-occupied towns, evacuees from the besieged city of Mariupol find near-empty streets, where locals search for increasingly scarce food and supplies, explains Oonagh Smyth. Prime Time • 16 Mar 22
This trapped Ukrainian family wants to come to Ireland Lesya and her family desperately want to leave the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv to come to Ireland. But as Russian troops encircle the city, … Prime Time • 09 Mar 22
Dept seeks more forced purchases of derelict sites The Department of Housing will encourage local authorities across the country to scale up their use of compulsory purchase orders to take over vacant and … Prime Time • 28 Jan 22
Amid climate crisis, firms struggle with energy grants New figures show that the two main energy efficiency grants for businesses are not being widely accessed, Oonagh Smyth explains. Prime Time • 10 Dec 21
This Co Meath primary school already recommends masks The principal of Scoil Bhríde National School in Kilbride said that recommending that its pupils wear masks was a desperate measure for desperate times, explains … Prime Time • 26 Nov 21
Farming - a big problem for Ireland's climate goals? Though agriculture is the sector most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, Government policy has sent the trend in the wrong direction over the last decade, … Prime Time • 27 Oct 21
Ireland fails to meet 2020 EU emissions targets A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions fell by just 3.6% last year. Climate Change • 22 Oct 21
Regulator steps in to wind up Dublin homeless charity The Charities Regulator has told the troubled Dublin charity Inner City Helping Homeless that it will ask the High Court to wind up the company. Prime Time • 06 Oct 21
