EU plans Arctic surveillance hub amid rising tensions
The European Union has unveiled plans to strengthen surveillance in the Arctic in light of growing security threats from Russia and China and global warming leading to the melting of…
Irish emissions to rise, climate council warns
Ireland is facing the prospect of massive climate penalties for failing to reach green targets, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has warned. Industrial emissions had been falling for the…
EU threatens Ireland over delayed building renovation plan
Ireland could be taken to the Court of Justice of the European Union after failing to submit a draft plan for renovating the country’s building stock on time, the European…
Scientists advise cutting mackerel catch
The organisation that advises the European Commission on fish quotas has recommended that the mackerel catch in the North East Atlantic be cut by 11 percent next year. International Council…
Cork farmer wins top EU organic award
Cork farmer Kay O’Sullivan has been named the EU’s Best Organic Female Farmer at a ceremony in Brussels. O’Sullivan, who runs Glynn Organic Farm in Mourneabbey, County Cork, received the…
EU to review livestock methane amid Irish pressure
The EU is considering reclassifying methane produced by cows, the European Commissioner for Agriculture has confirmed. Environmentalists fear that the EU will end up watering down climate commitments if cow…
EU garden officially opens in Cork
The EU garden that won gold at Bord Bia Bloom has officially opened as a permanent installation in Cork. The European Commission’s show garden, “Shared Roots, Common Shade,”was awarded a…
Later in life learner drivers with better public transport
Investing in public transport does more than just cut traffic, it changes how people travel for the rest of their lives, according to a new study. Researchers found young people…
EU funds grass biorefining at Cork farm
Ireland’s first on-farm demonstration plant combining grass biorefining with anaerobic digestion has officially opened at Shinagh Estates in County Cork. Biorefining is the process of harvesting fresh grass and converting…
Farmed genes in one third of wild Atlantic salmon
Farmed salmon genes can be found in one third of wild Atlantic salmon populations around Ireland, according to a new study. Rivers affected by “genetic introgression” – genes that have…