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Public urged to conserve water amid high Dublin demand

Experts warn the Greater Dublin Area is heading for a future with regular hosepipe bans, water restrictions, night-time shutdowns and year-round water conservation appeals, writes George Lee.
Ireland • 05 Apr 24

Fast action needed amid pressure on water supplies

After 25 years of searching for a solution to Dublin's dwindling water supplies, action is needed now, writes George Lee.
Analysis and Comment • 05 Apr 24

Water supply in Dublin is on a knife edge

The fact that people in the greater Dublin region were asked to conserve water during January just gone, in the middle of the winter, at the height of the rainy season, highlights the extent to which the situation regarding water supply in the capital is on a knife edge.
Analysis and Comment • 05 Apr 24

Drop in complaints to EPA with majority over odour, noise

There was a 29% reduction in the number of complaints made to the Environmental Protection Agency last year, according to a new report.
Ireland • 27 Mar 24

'World-first' project to boost Dublin Port biodiversity

A series of massive concrete blocks imprinted with a mould of the rock face and topography of the shoreline of Ringaskiddy in Co Cork has been deposited along the Great South Wall in Dublin to boost biodiversity and enhance the number of fish species in Dublin Port.
Ireland • 23 Mar 24

My friend Charlie: Reflections on a 'special journalist'

In some ways we were an unlikely partnership, Charlie Bird and me. Charlie himself described his own approach as being like a dog with a bone. And that is so true. He never gave up on a story. Ever.
Analysis and Comment • 18 Mar 24

Rare white-tailed eagle found dead in Co Roscommon

The National Parks and National Parks Service (NPWS) has launched an investigation following the recent discovery of a dead white-tailed eagle near Cranberry Lough in south Roscommon and is appealing to the public for any information that might help.
Connacht • 15 Mar 24

Ireland referred to ECJ over protection of bogs

The European Commission has referred Ireland to the EU Court of Justice for failing to halt the continued cutting of peat in areas designated to conserve raised bogs and blanket bogs.
Environment • 13 Mar 24

Miyawaki method shows dense Irish forest can grow rapidly

A small forestry experiment by a community group in Co Galway has shown that dense forestry can be grown very rapidly in Ireland, without the need for digging, provided the ground is primed with manure and nutrients a year ahead of planting.
Climate Change • 08 Mar 24

Less support for climate actions which affect spending

A national survey by the EPA has found that although Irish people have become increasingly worried about severe storms and extreme heat, they have become less supportive of climate actions that affect their spending choices.
Environment • 28 Feb 24

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