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Spain weather: Floods tear through popular holiday spots prompting warning to Irish tourists
Spain holidays
Irish holidaymakers have been warned of the flash flooding last week in Madrid, Murcia and Valencia, however, conditions have improved
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Huge part of iconic cliff falls into the sea with lighthouse teetering on edge
Environment
Large chunks of the coastline at Belle Tout Lighthouse in Sussex have fallen 530ft onto the beach below
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IDA refuses to state 'environmental and workers rights' assurances SHEIN gave before Irish opening
Environment
EXCLUSIVE: Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney said in a parliamentary question that Chinese fast-fashion company SHEIN gave the IDA 'assurances in relation to the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability'.
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Osprey reintroduction takes off in Ireland this summer with 12 chicks
Biodiversity
Ospreys became extinct in Ireland 150 years ago
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Four Irish beaches stripped of Blue Flag status this year
Beaches
Three new beaches clinched the prestigious accolade
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Dyson Zone may be an odd proposition on paper but these air purifying ANC headphones really work
Headphones
Noise cancelation is superior to leading ANC over ear products from both Sony and Apple
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Irish senator urges energy firms to 'cut the greenwashing crap'
Climate change
Lynn Boylan says electricity companies should ditch 'meaningless' renewable certificates and pass the savings on to customers
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Irish diets making us and our environment 'sick' finds stark new report
Environment
"This is like a slow-motion disaster unfolding before our eyes"
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Cabinet to discuss plans to 'phase out' public sector parking and end use of disposable cups
Cabinet
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan will seek Government approval for the 'Public Sector Climate Action Mandate 2023' on Tuesday morning
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Three Irish beaches now unsafe for swimming due to pollution problem
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency says water quality at the spots has been hit by wastewater discharges, urban and agricultural run off as well as animal fouling
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Ireland's 'breakthrough' offshore wind auction could save households hundreds of millions
Cost of Living
Together the wind farms are expected to generate enough power for 2.5 million homes
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Killarney National Park: White tailed eagle chicks expected to be 'soaring in the skies this summer'
Biodiversity
Minister Malcolm Noonan says he hopes "as many people as possible get to them" after white tailed eagles returned to nest in Killarney National Park
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Video captures horror as raw sewage gushes into Dublin's River Dodder: 'The smell was disgusting'
Environment
Eoin Carroll from Carroll Contractors captured video footage of the incident in Dodder Valley Park during Monday night’s thunderstorm
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Irish community group wins High Court fight over Aughinish Alumina expansion
Environment
Futureproof Clare took a judicial review against An Bord Pleanala's greenlight for the expansion
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Green Party Minister rejects bid to curtail fossil fuel lobbying
Climate change
Senator Lynn Boylan proposed changes to the Lobbying Bill to exclude fossil fuel lobbyists from sitting on expert and advisory bodies
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Irish government urged to tackle killer air pollution new EU report found is claiming young lives
Environment
"We are failing to protect future generations from the health harms arising from toxic air"
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Earth Day: Corporations must be held to account for environmental damage says Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss chair
Biodiversity
"It’s really not fair that any one industry or corporation can govern what they want to happen for their profits while everybody else has to pay for that damage"
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'If everyone lived like we do in Ireland, today the world would have used up its 2023 resources'
Environment
"Ireland’s overshoot basically means we use three planets if everybody lived like the Irish so we just need to grip on our overconsumption and our energy use"
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Air pollution can cause miscarriage and low sperm count, report finds
Environment
"Each breath we take contains a complex mixture of pollutants"
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AI project aims to use tech to predict landslides, illegal mining, erosion and emissions in Irish bogs
Climate change
AI2Peat will also look at the climate impact of bogs and whether they are storing carbon
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Amazon data centre to power Ireland’s first publicly owned energy firm
Climate change
Tallaght District Heating Network and Energy Centre will heat public buildings with free excess heat from an Amazon data centre
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Irish woman part of animal rights group plan to 'disrupt' Aintree Grand National
Grand National
Merseyside Police said "public order or criminal offences will not be tolerated"
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Ireland coming up short with contributions to developing nations struggling with climate crisis
Environment
Christian Aid is calling on the government to step up to the plate and urgently increase its contributions
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Government back pedalling on green procurement, says EPA
Environment
"This is a missed opportunity for Government departments to purchase more resource efficient and less polluting goods, services and works"
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