State body has gone to tender for 400,000 digital gift vouchers, valid for at least 12 months

Energy credits, carbon tax, the retrofit scheme, and Vat on solar panels are among the headliners exercising industry, environmental, consumer, and social justice groups

Responding to Budget 2024, climate activist and EV enthusiast Tom Spencer said: 'In one year alone, we spent as much on climate destruction as we will on fixing it'

A reader says social media companies make it all but impossible for users to report a problem and have it dealt with

Not one school has yet been fitted with solar panels a year on from when the €50m climate action scheme was first announced, the Oireachtas education committee has heard.

Planners say structure 'constitutes visual clutter'

C&AG reveals that most 2022 inspections of energy upgrade works in private homes at risk of energy poverty failed

Cost of improving energy efficiency is dissuading many households from retrofitting schemes, survey finds

Climate change means rising temperatures and sea levels, increased water stress, more extreme events, threats to food security, climate migration, and of course biodiversity loss.

European wholesale gas prices surged after a drop in flows to the biggest US liquefaction terminal, underscoring the market’s continued sensitivity to supply risks. Prices rose 3. 5%.

The UK’s once-booming offshore wind industry faces years of pain, including project delays and possible cancellations, due to soaring costs and higher interest rates.

Eamon Ryan says one in 10 voters “get” the Green agenda and could and should vote green in the next elections

The number of people changing their energy provider fell to the lowest level ever recorded earlier this year as customers waited to get their €200 Government energy credit.

Report predicts increased tidal and river flooding will speed up coastal erosion and flood homes and businesses never previously impacted

Leo Varadkar said he told the energy companies 'they must go further' and reduce prices more

City is releasing nearly 1m tonnes of greenhouse gases every year

Bulk purchase of solar panels for milking parlours could save group over €500,000

The SEAI said almost 22,000 retrofit works were completed so far this year, but just one-third of these led to a B2 energy rating or higher

Domestic electricity customers will see a reduction of just €6 in their annual bill as planned tariff increases announced by the utilities regulator are to be offset with a refund for an overcharging error.

I’m in Hudson Park, trying to banish negative thoughts, when something Vicky said occurs to me. Vicky is my daughter, and she works in backroom politics (not quite my backroom, alas, but that doesn’t stop her being a progressive and deep thinker).

German energy giant RWE has become the latest firm to warn that the viability of some large offshore wind generation projects amid soaring costs.

Vestas Wind Systems has said it expects increased costs from a backlog of wind turbine orders to drag down full-year earnings as executives avoided giving details on how the quality issues plaguing the broader wind industry would affect the Danish ...

Californian data security firm Rubrik, which has a base in Cork, found that nine out of 10 organisations reported malicious actors attempted to access data back-ups during a cyberattack

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said Ireland would be one of a small number of EU countries not to hit a 15% reduction in demand as mandated by the European Council

Housing association to develop six solar-powered homes on Sherkin Island which will allow tenants to become self-sufficient in energy use

The report has called for increased funding to update housing, water, wastewater infrastructure to enable the renewable energy industry to thrive in the region.

Made the comments as EU leaders debated political and economic relations with China

With the site now up for sale, Cork East TD Sean Sherlock wants the State to buy the land

Data centre electricity demand raises concerns about their environmental impact, but they also provide much-needed services

'Are we prioritising emissions reduction or economic growth? The figures here are pointing towards economic growth, which is leading to a significant pollution problem.'

Why are we not facing up to the incontrovertible fact that the policy of privatisation as practiced by this government continues to be detrimental to the wellbeing, health, and wealth of our nation?This Government has demonstrated beyond doubt that ...

Nearly 10,000 retrofits of one form or other were completed in the first quarter of this year but just 3,300 were completed to "B2 or better" energy rating.

I’m your typical GAA enthusiast — paying my club membership, former player, administrator, match day volunteer, fund-raiser, etc — all for the love of our national games.

While the downward trend in emissions is welcome it must not be at the expense of warm homes, sustainable energy event told

A green mortgage is one that offers a lower interest rate to those who buying a more energy-efficient home

Getting these ports ready for offshore wind developments is also a costly endeavour

Milking Unit  In Gurteen, we have always felt a responsibility to be environmentally sustainable. For us, an important piece in the sustainability jigsaw is energy reduction.

A broken planning system, an electricity grid that urgently needs reinforcement, and a lack of ports infrastructure are stifling the development of Ireland's offshore wind projects

Darkness Into Light, the flagship fundraiser for Pieta House has developed into a powerful movement, one that sends out a message of hope, compassion, and support to many people.

Climate scientists warn Ireland must pick up pace of decarbonisation — but say Ireland's progress in terms of renewables provides a hopeful note

So Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin are “reluctant” to change Ireland’s abortion laws? Well, nothing new there.

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan signed off on the move in a bid to encourage more people to opt for renewable energy

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said the Government expects to take in between €280m and €600m from the new levies

Based on input from 32 experts across housing, poverty, climate and energy, it argues vulnerable and lower-income households are being failed the most by Government policies