Caroline O'Doherty
Environment Correspondent at Irish Independent
Environment Correspondent at the Irish Independent. Views personal. DMs open. [email protected]
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independent.ie | Caroline O'Doherty
Irish forecasters losing out on vital weather data due to Donald Trump’s science funding cuts The climate observation organisation NOAA has lost hundreds of employees since Donald Trump returned to the White House. Photo: ReutersCuts by the Donald Trump administration to funding for science has resulted in a loss of critical weather observations normally shared with European counterparts, including Ireland.
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independent.ie | Caroline O'Doherty
Ireland escaped worst of weather chaos that hit Europe last year, but scientists warn ‘no place safe’ in changing climatePeople struggle to walk in the wind in Salthill, Galway. Photo: PAIreland had a lucky escape as Europe’s increasingly erratic weather played havoc with daily life last year, breaking records, claiming lives and costing billions. However, scientists presenting the latest European State of the Climate Report warned against complacency in countries that got off lightly.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Caroline O'Doherty
Rural Waterford concrete factory has been operating without any planning permission for the last 15 years Planners had warned the plant, which is part of the UK-owned Breedon Group, would ‘endanger public safety’ but the local council says it’s now too late to enforce the law Concrete plant taken over by multinational has operated without planning permission for 15 years A concrete plant that is part of a multinational construction materials company has been...
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Caroline O'Doherty
Hazelwood Forest in Sligo received the 2025 Native Woodland Conservation Award at an event run by the RDS in Dublin to recognise “circular economy and sustainability” initiatives. Green Party senator and former junior minister for heritage, Malcolm Noonan, said the award was well deserved but it raised questions about the management of similar projects in the future. “I’m delighted to see the brilliant work of Coillte Nature recognised and celebrated,” he said.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Caroline O'Doherty
Two concerned groups, Irish Doctors for the Environment (IDE) and the Climate and Health Alliance (CHA), are issuing the warning that: “We have to kill fossil fuels before they kill us.”Dr Johnny Collins, who works in emergency medicine at University Hospital Galway, said while fossil fuel advertising in Ireland was subtle, it was pervasive. “When you hear or see ads for cars, flights and cruises, you’re getting ads for fossil fuels because that’s what powers them,” he said.
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ESRI raises concerns about Teagasc, the 'Dublin Declaration' on beef & dairy & the 'politicisation of science' Its study also found people don't trust each other to be as concerned about climate change as they are themselves - even though most are. https://t.co/4RXGtwItHZ
Cleaning up after Storm Èowyn & preparing for the next big one - ESB is looking for more control over where trees are planted & how they're managed https://t.co/ijvlDjWvCl
Dublin Airport's solar farm will cut its dependency on fossil fuelled electricity by a modest 10-13%. But the airport wants to grow passengers by almost 100%. Darragh O’Brien backs it on the 1st phase of that expansion - the lifting of the passenger cap https://t.co/GuuNtu8PpB