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Caroline O'Doherty
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Climate and Science Correspondent
Irish Times
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A look at the Coolglass ruling with input from @orlakelleher.bsky.social @lnbdublin.bsky.social @oisincoghlan.bsky.social
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Supreme Court ruling on wind farms requires all public bodies to consider climate impacts
Judgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targets
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February 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Thousands of sea animals needlessly killed as bycatch of crayfishing industry in practice Dr Nick Payne of @tcddublin.bsky.social says is shameful
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Sharks on brink of extinction caught in tangle nets in protected Irish waters
Seals also among the animals killed as by-catch of growing crayfishing industry
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February 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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In this week's Science & Climate page in @irishtimes.com, Sylvia Thompson has a timely look at a nature-based flood relief scheme that has delivered for residents in Artane, Dublin.....
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Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks
Slowing the runoff from heavy downpours into struggling Victorian drainage systems in urban areas protects property and water quality
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February 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Why is it raining so much? Persistent rain in Ireland is being driven by unusual combination of events
Persistent rain is being driven by an unusual combination of events
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February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Implications of restructuring at DPER questioned by @rodericogorman.bsky.social
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Minister disbands department’s climate division in move branded ‘reckless’ by Greens
Jack Chambers has moved climate to unit within new infrastructure division
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February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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A "trojan horse" that "punches a hole" in climate law - concerns over LNG proposal being raised at all-party committee hearings by @antaisce.bsky.social @trocaire.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social among others
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Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticised
Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals
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February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Supreme Court judgement on Coolglass:
February 4, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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Supreme Court to clarify climate law obligations of planning authorities
Judgment due on significant appeal regarding decision overturning refusal of wind farm permission
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February 4, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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How to stay up to date with river levels, flood risk and forecasts - the apps & websites, what they tell you & don't

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How to stay up to date with river levels, flood risk and forecasts
Several resources worth checking, although no convenient one-stop location for this valuable data
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February 3, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Ireland's winter visitors are disappearing - just one Bewick's Swan was recorded here last winter. Some species are growing in numbers though. Important new report from @birdwatchireland.bsky.social & @npwsireland.bsky.social
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Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%
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February 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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John Sweeney: Blaming Met Éireann for floods is a distraction. Who rezoned the floodplains?
It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter
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February 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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Small rivers, big problems - with insights from @megafloods.bsky.social Prof Conor Murphy of @maynoothuniversity.ie and thanks to all who took time to talk in a very difficult week
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Storm Chandra: Does climate change make small streams and more frequent flooding new risks?
As Johan Keating dragged sodden possessions from his home this week, the little river that trickled uneventfully through his life had left scars previously unimaginable
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January 31, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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This week's Science & Climate page in @irishtimes.com sees @irishspacegal.bsky.social explore Europe's growing space ambitions....
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Ireland has chance to go boldly as European Space Agency aims higher with record funding
Revised National Space Strategy could decide whether we continue on a steady path or match the ambition Europe has now embraced
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January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Latest (and very rapid) attribution study from @clairebergin.bsky.social @lionel-swan.bsky.social & Met Éireann @wasitusie.bsky.social
Storm Chandra floods made three times more likely by climate change
Analysis shows rainfall preceding storm left areas ‘primed’ for flooding
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January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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"Let's see": European Commission's number two, Teresa Ribera, declines to say whether Ireland will have to pay penalties for missing 2030 climate targets.
Also, her views on Ireland's vote against Mercosur
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Ireland’s vote against Mercosur down to baseless fears, says von der Leyen’s deputy
Teresa Ribera, the European Commission’s second in command, said trade agreement would build bridges
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January 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Penneys ends partnership with WornWell second-hand clothes outlet

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Penneys ends partnership with WornWell second-hand clothes outlet
Concession opened in two Dublin stores in 2023 but closed in recent weeks
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January 27, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Mary Robinson calls for law to block fossil fuel investments flowing through Irish-based firms

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Mary Robinson calls for law to block fossil fuel investments flowing through Irish-based firms
Former president said move to clean energy should include an end to fossil fuel subsidies, such as the tax breaks on fuel enjoyed by airlines
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January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Emergency 'household resilience' booklets on the way - plus details of how the new 'Community Support Centres' will be selected and operated
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All households in Ireland to get emergency preparation booklet in coming weeks
Department of Defence body prepared the advice for handling extreme weather and other crises
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January 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Bluetongue virus confirmed in Republic for first time as case found in Wexford cattle

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Bluetongue virus confirmed in Republic for first time as case found in Wexford cattle
The disease does not affect people but can cause severe illness in livestock and has a high mortality rate
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January 24, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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In this weeks Science & Climate in @irishtimes.com, Paul Clements charts the impact of Storm Éowyn on Montalto Estate a year on from the brutal impact on trees and trails..
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A battlefield of wounded trees: How one historic estate is recovering from Storm Éowyn
Co Down’s Montalto lost 200-year-old oaks and carefully curated walking trails in the destruction
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January 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Minister blocked in bid to end scrutiny of law giving him power to approve gas reserve

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Minister blocked in bid to end scrutiny of law giving him power to approve gas reserve
Darragh O’Brien had asked all-party committee to waive hearings on proposed gas reserve law
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January 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Gráinne Seoige contacted by ‘hundreds’ of victims after sharing AI sexual abuse ordeal

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Gráinne Seoige contacted by ‘hundreds’ of victims after sharing AI sexual abuse ordeal
Former TV presenter told Oireachtas committee the law does not protect victims
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January 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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'Egoistic, stubborn, unpatriotic old b****' Isabelle Jorg of the KlimaSeniorinnen tells @clmirl.bsky.social event of fighting for climate action and ignoring the abuse that can come with it
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Member of ‘Swiss Grannies’ who won climate change case urges Irish activists to continue legacy
Isabelle Jorg says most politicians and public do not support their campaign, but is encouraged by more action
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January 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is the latest Irish organisation to quit X
It's here on @seai-ie.bsky.social
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More State agencies leave X amid outcry over digital undressing tool
Green energy advice agency joins training and sports bodies in departure
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January 20, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Darragh O'Brien wants to bypass normal planning permission, maritime consent, energy regulator & CPO procedures for the State's LNG project. @ciaranahern.bsky.social Jennifer Whitmore @social-democrats.bsky.social & Pa Daly are concerned
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Proposed law would enble Minister to decide on process relating to State gas reserve
Move to bypass normal procedures comes after all-party committee asked to waive right to scrutinise draft legislation
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January 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM