Climate Change

Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are located in economically-deprived areas, described as “a defining feature of how Ireland’s digital infrastructure has developed”. Ireland’s growing number of datacentres last year used 22% of the country’s electricity, more than all urban homes combined, according to the Central Statistics Office. The figure in the US and UK is 6%. The centres have “drained” €715m from […]

1 week ago

Ireland’s waters are getting dangerously warm A new analysis has found that some of the highest sea temperatures recorded this year in the Celtic Sea, off the coasts of Ireland and Britain, would have been expected only once every 100 years without the effects of human-driven climate change. Researchers from the World Weather Attribution (WWA), […]

1 month ago

An expert has warned protections are ‘urgently’ needed Ireland is being urged to prepare plans for evacuations of coastal areas as climate change intensifies. Experts are warning that plans for ’emergency coastal evacuations’ are needed ‘urgently’. Prof Iris Moller told the Irish Times: “There has been no time in the past when we have built […]

6 months ago

An Taisce accused the political party of a “bad faith delay on climate action”. Sinn Féin has been accused of dragging its feet when coming to a position on climate action after revealing that the party has yet to take a position on reductions in emissions in the agricultural sector. Darren O’Rourke, the Climate Spokesperson […]

4 years ago

14,815 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the past week. Minister Eamon Ryan has said that he does not expect Covid-19 restrictions to be reintroduced in Ireland, despite growing case numbers and concern from members of Cabinet. The Minister for Transport, Climate, Environment and Communications answered questions on the possibilities of future restrictions as he […]

5 years ago

I’m selling all my stuff and going to live in a tiny house on wheels. Naturally. To elaborate, I’m a 28-year-old events professional selling all of my stuff, moving out of the house I’m renting and building a tiny house on wheels. Why? I’m doing this to combat the climate, housing and existential crises which […]

5 years ago