Climate change

Last April a large quantity of oil was discharged into the sewer network and subsequently detected at the Lorrha wastewater treatment plant. Last December and January the area was put under a boil water notice. Now it’s suffering a water shortage.

Lorrha, Carrig, Rathcabbin hit by drinking water shortages

Tullamore Tidy Towns has received funding under the climate grants scheme

Identity of 20 community groups in Offaly to receive climate funding

Experts say previous Super El Niño's contributed to some of the warmest years ever recorded globally

Warnings of extreme heat risks as 'super El Nino' could be on the way

Total of €501,831 awarded to 19 Offaly community groups

Rising data centre demand offsetting green power gains, watchdog warns

Catherine Connolly criticises ‘deafening silence’ over ‘normalisation of war’

Should you consider solar panels to help lower energy costs?

Ireland’s basking sharks and other fish risk overheating, says ‘sobering’ study

Tina Claffey.

Offaly photographer features in new Guide for Wetlands Communities

‘No longer a blessing’ – How Rwanda is coping with increased rainfall

Hundreds of Rwandans await relocation after village decimated by severe flood

5 new books to read this week

34 Laois homes installed solar panels on their rooftops last month .Photo: EnergyEfficiency.ie

Offaly homeowners claimed €1,145,650 in solar panel grants during 2025

5 new books to read this week

2025 was third hottest year on record as 'human activity' blamed

Network of cross-border greenways plan boosted by 2m euro from Irish Government

'Remarkable' that whale species never before seen in Ireland has washed up dead
A narwhal whale, never before seen in Ireland, has washed up on a beach in Co. Donegal having usually been known to frequent Artic waters
Jayde Maher

More leaders need to ‘tell it as it is’ Taoiseach tells Cop30

Delegates from the Harvesting Hope conference outside the McKinney Hall, Gurteen.

Harvesting Hope – a future for sustainable agriculture?

Failing to meet climate targets could cost Ireland up to €26 billion in EU sanct...

Tree fallen in Storm Éowyn

Safeguarding action yet to be taken after Storm Éowyn destroyed lives across the...

Solar panels designed to generate electricity

Massive Offaly solar farm moves step closer

Councillor demands clarity after go-ahead given to wind farm near Birr

Wimbledon groundsman says Centre Court holding firm amid record heat

Declan Osagie (right), now a Bohemians FC player, is pictured here playing in a Cumann na mBunscol Go Games exhibition match for the school in 2019 (Pic: Stephen McCarthy, Sportsfile)

Plan to halve energy consumption in Offaly primary school

What’s in season in early summer? – and how to cook it

ALERT: Extreme weather events set to hit major Irish services and put human heal...

ALERT: Irish supermarkets pull popular crisps from shelves marked 'unsafe' to eat

'Going up and up and up'- Why is there a 'shocking increase' in the price of foo...
Sinead Ryan, a consumer expert, was on NewsTalk recently to discuss the cost of grocery products in Ireland
Rachel Kavanagh

The biggest trends from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Irish people rush to buy this one essential item as sales more than double amid heatwave

Irish people rush to buy this one essential item as sales more than double amid ...

5 new books to read this week

Storm Barra: Tree blocking road in Carlingford

'Workers must not pay the price'- Calls for paid 'climate leave' amid new 'start...

Objections against wind and solar farms to be more difficult under new Climate P...

Climate hazards could impact three in four women’s grounds by 2050, report finds

The Wild Irish Foragers (left), Agri Data Analytics (top right) and The FACTORY (bottom right) have all been shortlisted in the RDS Sustainability and Circular Economy Awards

Three outstanding Offaly businesses shortlisted for prestigious national awards

The Wild Irish Foragers (left), Agri Data Analytics (top right) and The FACTORY (bottom right) have all been shortlisted in the RDS Sustainability and Circular Economy Awards

Three outstanding Offaly businesses shortlisted for prestigious national awards

The Wild Irish Foragers (left), Agri Data Analytics (top right) and The FACTORY (bottom right) have all been shortlisted in the RDS Sustainability and Circular Economy Awards

Three outstanding Offaly businesses shortlisted for prestigious national awards

Kit recycling scheme has Rochdale ‘going into Europe’ in Green Football Cup

Grants announced for Community Climate Engagement in Tipperary

Ireland needs to be better prepared for extreme weather – climate council

Olympic athletes call on incoming IOC president to prioritise climate change

Cross-border marine and coastal management projects receive £20m in funding

Irish aid for Guatemala more vital after Trump’s cuts, says charity

Taoiseach describes damning climate report as ‘highly speculative and uncertain’

Taoiseach defends Government response to tackling emissions

Warning over potential 27 billion euro climate bill

GAA club turns into family refuge and office as thousands remain without power

Ireland has fourth hottest year on record

How might extreme weather affect what we’re able to eat in the future?

Greens defend policies after party ranked third on climate action

Martin rejects Green claims that coalition almost collapsed

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael ‘marginalising’ Green Party, claims leader

The 'Dublin bubble' lecture farmers about climate change, Simon Harris tells The...

Konnie Huq on why she hasn’t bought new clothes for 20 years

How AI may help gardens of the future

‘We’re surrounded by water’: Expat teacher outside Valencia unable to leave town

Hollywood actor calls out Irish Green Party breaking their environmental promise...

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