Dublin is once again becoming a dirty old town with its city centre slipping down the rankings of the Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal) national litter survey.

Thousands of Dublin homeowners are receiving letters from Irish Water this week warning households their water may be contaminated with lead above the safe legal limit.

Survey shows that vast majority of experts believe State should take a leadership role

Three offshore islands are outstripping the mainland in their drive to become carbon neutral by 2020.

Cigarette butts and packets remain the most common type of litter found on Irish streets, according to the Department of the Environment’s annual litter survey.

Tom Arnold has been appointed to the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, an independent body tasked with combating problems relating to world food security.

Almost 225,000 animals were used in scientific procedures in Ireland last year, according to new figures.

Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats.

Amid the jungle cacophony of rustling leaves, buzzing bugs, howling monkeys and shrieking parrots, another, more menacing sound can be heard: a revving engine and the crush of truck tires that coul

“Our world. Our dignity. Our future.” Written in bright, eye-catching colours, the European Year for Development slogan drapes across the courtyard of the European Parliament in Brussels.

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