Extreme weather hit farm income hard in 2018, says Teagasc

May 31st, 2019 Extreme weather events had a significant impact on farm incomes last year, new research from Teagasc reveals. The agri-research body’s latest National Farm...

Climate Weekly: A scientist’s double negative

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‘We shouldn’t have to protest – politicians should have acted already’

May 30th, 2019 The #FridaysForFuture movement saw school children from 118 countries across the globe take to the streets on May 24th in order to push governments...

Time for all councils to declare climate and biodiversity emergency

May 31st, 2019 Last Friday, I was down in Lisdoonvarna for the global climate strike. The children in Mary Immaculate Secondary School were celebrating their...

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