Ireland is among the four worst EU countries for increased rates of poverty or social exclusion, according to a study looking at developments in all 28 member states.

EU member states can adopt their own positions on whether to allow GM crops

The Irish State is set to donate €60 million to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) over the next three years.

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.

The deep sea is the world’s largest ecosystem, with high levels of biodiversity and many species that exhibit life-history characteristics that make them vulnerable to high levels of exploitation. Many fisheries in the deep sea have a track record of being unsustainable. In the northeast Atlantic, there has been a decline in the abundance of commercial fish species since deep-sea fishing commenced in the 1970s.

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.

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

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