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55 million euro green fund to help businesses move away from fossil fuels announced

The Tanaiste has said that a 55 million euro green fund to help businesses move away from fossil fuels will help combat climate change. The business package is to encourage firms to move towards more sustainable alternatives. Minister for Enterprise ...

16 Jun 2022 at 18:33

Lifestyle

What are ultra-processed foods and how do you avoid them?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs), alcohol, tobacco and fossil fuels are killing up to 2.7 million people each year across Europe, a new World Health Organisation report suggests. According to the report, “more than 7,400 people are dying every day” due ...

12 Jun 2024 at 12:07

Arts & Entertainment

Researchers in Ireland reveal answer to ancient reptile found in Italian alps

A 280-million-year-old reptile fossil that has puzzled researchers for decades is mostly fake, scientists have concluded. An analysis of the remnants of the creature, dubbed Tridentinosaurus antiquus, has revealed the material that was thought to ...

16 Feb 2024 at 11:20

Sport

Wimbledon facing mounting pressure to drop Barclays as sponsors

Wimbledon is facing mounting pressure to end its sponsorship deal with Barclays over the bank’s support for fossil fuel projects. Several campaign groups have criticised the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) for its choice of banking partner ...

19 Jun 2024 at 16:17

National News

Irish transport minister calls Cop28 agreement ‘historic’ but ‘not perfect’

Irish transport minister Eamon Ryan has said the deal struck at the Cop28 climate conference to “transition away” from fossil fuels is “historic”. Mr Ryan, who is Ireland’s Green Party leader and a lead EU negotiator on climate finance, said ...

13 Dec 2023 at 10:05

Arts & Entertainment

Tyrannosaurus rex skull set for auction, expected to fetch enormous sum

A Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota is expected to sell for at least 15 million dollars (£13m) at an auction in New York next month, Sotheby’s experts have said. The 91kg fossil, nicknamed Maximus, is being sold on December ...

08 Nov 2022 at 16:58

National News

EU Parliament votes to end sale of petrol and diesel cars

The European Parliament has agreed to end sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, following a vote on Tuesday, February 14. Several MEPs welcomed the landmark move by the EU today to end internal combustion engine car sales, saying ...

14 Feb 2023 at 12:35

National News

Disposable cups, plates and cutlery to be banned from public service buildings

Disposable cups, plates and cutlery will be banned from most public service buildings under a new public sector mandate agreed by Cabinet aimed at halving emissions by 2030. The mandate set out a range of actions the public sector ...

16 May 2023 at 15:30

National News

‘Exceptional’ 315-million-year-old fossil sponge found in Irish cliffs

A new species of fossil sponge dating back hundreds of millions of years has been discovered off the west coast of Ireland. The 315-million-year-old sponge, named Cyathophycus balori, is up to 50cm tall and is the largest known ...

03 Jan 2024 at 15:39

National News

New funding announced to help businesses move away from fossil fuels

As part of this Government’s plans to take better care of our planet, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar, Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality with responsibility ...

16 Jun 2022 at 11:47

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: How old is the fossil of the earliest known animal predator?

The fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough. The 560-million-year-old specimen is the first of its kind, and is thought to be the earliest creature to have a skeleton, ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:30

National News

'A real big step' - €55m fund announced to help businesses move away from fossil fuels

The Tánaiste has said that a €55 million green fund to help businesses move away from fossil fuels will help combat climate change. The business package is to encourage firms to move towards more sustainable ...

17 Jun 2022 at 10:51

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