George Lee

Environment Correspondent

Operation under way to remove Asian hornet nest in Cork

An intensive surveillance and monitoring operation to locate and remove an Asian hornet nest in the Ringaskiddy area of Co Cork is under way.

Environment • 14 hrs

An aerial view of Enniscorthy, Co Wexford after the River Slaney bursts its banks due to Storm Chandra

Many priority flood-relief schemes still in design stage

Ireland must stop treating floods, storms, droughts and extreme heat as individual emergencies and begin preparing systematically for a climate of increasingly severe extremes, the Climate Change Advisory Council has warned.

Ireland • 29 Sep

Boiler scrappage scheme among new expanded energy grants

The Government has approved a significant expansion of home energy grants, including a new additional €2,000 payment to encourage households to scrap fossil fuel heating systems and switch to heat pumps or other renewable heating.

Politics • 30 Sep

Solar panels with a tall electricity pylon

Guterres calls on nations to accelerate climate action

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on every country to draw up a clear roadmap for moving away from fossil fuels, warning that existing climate commitments were not enough.

Climate Change • 23 Sep

a stock image showing dry fields in hot weather

Irish droughts more likely due to climate change - report

Climate change is making Ireland increasingly vulnerable to summer drought as higher temperatures draw more moisture from soils and vegetation, new research has found.

Climate Change • 23 Sep

Wind Energy Ireland said more than 3,000 MW of proposed onshore wind farms are still waiting to connect to the national grid

Irish grid slowing down renewable energy expansion - WEI

Ireland's inadequate electricity grid has become the single biggest obstacle to expanding renewable energy and achieving greater energy independence, the wind industry has warned.

Climate • 22 Sep

World rivers experience driest year in decades - report

Rivers across the world experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades last year.

Climate Change • 17 Sep

NUWAKOT, NEPAL - SEPTEMBER 15: A view of the destruction following the devastating flash floods on August 26 that struck Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal, on September 15, 2026. People in the affected areas of Nuwakot continue to return in search of their destroy

Climate change 'destabilising factor' in Nepal landslide

Climate change contributed to the conditions that led to last month's catastrophic rock and ice collapse on Nepal's northern border by thinning glaciers and thawing the frozen ground that helped hold the mountain together, scientists have concluded.

Climate Change • 17 Sep

Climate coalition calls for Govt action to cut emissions

The Stop Climate Chaos coalition is urging the Government to introduce significant additional measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Change • 16 Sep

Dublin Airport's remaining carbon allocation is 27 million tonnes of CO2 between now and 2050

Dublin Airport could use up carbon budget 16 years early

Dublin Airport is on course to use up its entire "fair share" carbon budget by 2034, according to a new report on airport expansion across Europe that has been disputed by the airport operator.

Climate Change • 15 Sep