Ireland

Mary Robinson named as new Global Green Growth Institute lead

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Former Irish President and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has been announced as the new President of…

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Registrations of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) were up 55% in Ireland in October, compared to the same month the previous year,…

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Energy-related emissions in Ireland fell by 3.6% last year, to 9.8 million tonnes of CO2e, a decline of more than…

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Ireland’s electricity grid is becoming a major constraint on the expansion of renewable energy, with more than 3,000MW of proposed…

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Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first female President and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on business leaders…

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Ireland has allocated €1.28 billion to energy, climate action and environmental measures in its 2027 Budget announcement. Some €950 million…

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NIE Networks has been named the Overall Sustainability Champion of the Year at the 2026 All-Ireland Sustainability Awards, held in…

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Ireland needs to move beyond delivering individual transport projects and develop an integrated system in which public transport can compete…

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Ireland needs to move on from reacting to individual extreme weather events towards systematic preparation for a climate of greater…

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Over three quarters (76%) of business leaders in Ireland believe that the government’s forthcoming Budget 2027 should introduce ‘radical supports’…