George Lee

Environment Correspondent

A male standing on the Spink Viewing Spot admiring the sunrise

Seasonal temperature was above average for sixth year

Last winter was the sixth consecutive year when the average seasonal temperature in Ireland was above its long-term average, according to the latest climate statement from Met Éireann.

Weather • 05 Mar

A rain guage on a pitch during a pitch inspection

19% more rainfall than normal recorded last month

Met Éireann has said that last month was the 19th wettest February on record with 19% more rainfall than normal for Ireland.

Ireland • 03 Mar

€550m Dublin wastewater treatment plant upgrade complete

Uisce Éireann has announced the completion of a €550 million upgrade of the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant in Dublin.

Dublin • 26 Feb

OPW should have option to buy flood-risk homes - Browne

It should be an option for the Office of Public Works to buy homes at risk of repeated flooding and have them demolished to create flood areas rather than constantly trying to protect them, a Government minister has said.

Environment • 25 Feb

New voucher scheme to repair devices to be piloted

Plans to introduce a National Pilot Repair Voucher scheme are part of a newly-launched Circular Economy Strategy from the Government.

Environment • 24 Feb

Renewables cut energy costs by €1.5bn last year - report

Renewable energy from wind and solar reduced the gas and carbon costs of generating electricity on the island of Ireland last year by more than €1.5 billion, according to a new report.

Business • 24 Feb

Ireland's first four-hour battery storage system launched

Statkraft, the largest producer of renewable energy in Europe, has launched Ireland's first ever four-hour grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System beside its windfarm at Cushaling in Co Offaly.

Environment • 17 Feb

Dead brown trout fish, found in the River Blackwater at Mallow in Cork

EU publishes report on lessons from Blackwater fish kill

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has published an independent report about the lessons learned from Ireland's largest ever fish kill incident on the Blackwater River near Mallow last August.

Munster • 13 Feb

Decline in migratory waterbirds due to climate change

A landmark study charting wetland birds coming to Ireland for wintertime over the past 30 years has revealed the number of them has dropped by one third because of climate change, habitat change and human activity.

Ireland • 02 Feb

Irish Rail workers clear debris from the line in Enniscorthy

Rainfall accumulation caused Chandra flooding - study

A rapid study of Storm Chandra by climate scientists has found it was the accumulation of rainfall over seven days, including on the day of the storm, rather than the amount of rainfall during the storm, that caused the flooding to be so devastating.

Climate Change • 29 Jan