Colman O'Sullivan

A Battery Energy Storage System in Co Meath

Energy storage sector could create up to 5,000 jobs

A new report indicates that energy storage, which uses batteries or other means to store electricity, could create thousands of jobs.

Business • 21 Sep 23

Friends of the Earth organised a protest on Sandymount Strand in Dublin

Call on Govt to sign treaty banning oil exploration

Environmental campaigners have called on the Government to set a date for a ban on new heating boilers in homes and businesses and to sign up to an international treaty banning any further exploration for oil or gas.

Ireland • 17 Sep 23

There were around 400-500 protesters on each side along Merrion Square South

Rival protests in Dublin kept apart by gardaí

Gardaí kept two rival protests apart in Dublin city centre today and arrested one man.

Dublin • 17 Sep 23

The FAI has told clubs they must collect proof of age along with a photo of their underage players if they are to participate in official FAI league matches

Data concerns raised over new FAI registration system

The Deputy Data Protection Commissioner has met the Football Association of Ireland over concerns over the storage of passport details and photos of children.

Ireland • 11 Sep 23

The Citizens' Assembly heard young people are often enticed or coerced into selling drugs for criminal gangs

Illegal drug sales account for half of juvenile crime

The sale of illegal drugs accounts for half of all juvenile crime in the State, the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use has heard.

Ireland • 02 Sep 23

The 34-year-old man was found dead on the Balearic island yesterday afternoon

Irish man found dead in Ibiza hotel

An Irish man has been found dead in a hotel room on the Spanish island of Ibiza.

Ireland • 29 Aug 23

Water supplies are under increasing pressure

Water, water everywhere - how recycling may prove vital

In Ireland this summer it has seemed, at times, to be a case of water, water everywhere, but turning the stuff that drops from the sky into drinking water costs money and carbon emissions.

Ireland • 07 Aug 23

The ESB has had to cut off power to some areas, leaving people without electricity

Meath residents spend night in flooded homes

A number of Meath residents had to stay overnight in their flooded homes due to a lack of alternative accommodation after heavy rainfall yesterday left dozens of homes around Bettystown flooded.

Leinster • 06 Aug 23

China, India and Southeast Asian countries together are expected to account for three out of every four tonnes of coal consumed worldwide in 2023

Global coal consumption hits record high in 2022 - IEA

Global coal consumption climbed to a new all-time high in 2022 and is due to stay near that record level this year, as strong growth in Asia for both power generation and industrial applications outpaces declines in the US and Europe.

World • 27 Jul 23

People in Dublin shelter from heavy rain as they cross the Ha'penny Bridge (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Ireland 'warmer, wetter and sunnier' over past 30 years

Ireland has become warmer, wetter and sunnier over the last 30 years, according to a new summary by Met Éireann of the changes to the country's climate from 1991 to 2020.

Weather • 03 Aug 23