Caroline O'Doherty
@codohertynews.bsky.social
Climate and Science Correspondent Irish Times caroline.odoherty@irishtimes.com
Volunteers in 30 countries followed the example of a Dublin student and pulled 10 tonnes of rubbish out of their local beaches in one coordinated global action www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Drugs, flip-flops and a fridge: global beach clean led by Irish group collects varied haul
Volunteers in 30 countries joined the event run by student environmentalist
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No law, no projects, no strategy - firms in Ireland have responsibilities under the carbon capture & storage elements of the EU's Net Zero Industry Act but climate minister flags challenges ahead www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Doubts raised about companies’ ability to meet EU climate targets
Minister has asked if flexibility will be allowed if firms do not fulfil carbon capture obligations
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In Science & Climate in @irishtimes.com, Sylvia Thompson asks what exactly is meant by the 'bioeconomy' and what plans does Ireland have for it....... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Bioeconomy has many meanings and plenty of potential in all its forms
Organic ‘waste’ can create clean energy, green fertilisers, harm-free plastics and even food
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Commitments made in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 climate action plans are delayed (and at least one from the 2019 climate action plan). This year, the climate action plan itself is delayed. It's August and we still don't have a 2026 plan www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Backlog revealed of more than 60 delayed climate-action initiatives
‘Legacy’ measures in latest Government progress report damaging in several ways
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Ancient Irish volcano provides new clues to modern-day eruptions www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
Ancient Irish volcano provides new clues to modern-day eruptions
Research led by Trinity College reveals how magma moves and changes underground
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El Niño could cause Ireland to have unseasonably warm autumn www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
El Niño could cause Ireland to have unseasonably warm autumn
Weather pattern ‘continues to intensify and ... much of the world faces above-normal temperatures’
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Uisce Éireann faces biggest repair job in its history as it aims to fix key pipeline in just 27 hours www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Uisce Éireann faces biggest repair job in its history as it aims to fix key pipeline in just 27 hours
Crew will work around the clock to repair pipeline to Dublin over bank holiday weekend
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Dairy firm suspended over pollution is allowed to restart operations www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Dairy firm suspended over pollution is allowed to restart operations
Outstanding issues at North Cork Creameries must be addressed by end of next month
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Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted
Minister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projects
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Another recent Science & Climate page in @irishtimes.com had @whittledaway.bsky.social report on the slow and complex official response to the fast declining hen harrier population.... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Embattled hen harrier clings on - but its future is far from certain
Once-common bird of prey is at the centre of tensions over land use for farming and forestry
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We've had some great Science & Climate pages in @irishtimes.com of late. A dedicated page every Thursday with articles online afterwards. In this one, Shane Gibbons of @unileiden.bsky.social reported on how mathematicians are grappling with AI...... www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
As AI enters the equation, how can maths be kept ethical and human?
The Leiden Declaration has a vision for mathematics that embraces AI tools, but where human values play a guiding role
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We're just about getting our heads around prepping for extreme storms & floods in Ireland but there is little thought on the implications of prolonged high temperatures www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
‘We have entered a new reality’: Ireland is alarmingly unprepared for a heatwave future
From a lack of cool spaces to the push for more energy efficient homes, Ireland has no clear plan to cope with a warming world
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'It stung me in a sensitive place' But there's no hard feelings as a kayaker, a swimmer and Dr Damien Haberlin of @ucc.ie talk of the joys of jellyfish www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘They’re meant to be there’: Expert urges calm over jellyfish ‘smacks’ seen off Irish coast
Large congregations of jellyfish are normal, marine biologist says, despite social media buzz
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Small drop in emissions - big challenge ahead. Latest greenhouse gas figures for 2025 from @epaireland.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions down for fourth consecutive year
Greenhouse gas
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Does Ireland have a "credibility gap" on climate as it takes over EU presidency with important climate business on the agenda? @foeireland.bsky.social @irishenvnet.bsky.social @ccacireland.bsky.social have thoughts www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ireland’s commitment to EU climate action under scrutiny during presidency of bloc
Campaigners urge Government to hold firm against pressures to ease environmental rules on industry
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EU is surrounded by six seas - now it says it needs one dedicated Ocean Act to safeguard them. Talks taking place this week on what it should contain www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
European maritime law aims to tighten collective security and environmental focus
Forthcoming legislation will increase ocean border security and see development of pilot European drone fleet
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Is a fresh wave of heat a heatwave? Some heat-related questions answered www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
The heat dome is back over Europe. Does that mean another heatwave for Ireland?
Higher temperatures on the way but we might not exceed the mid-20s and there should be less humidity
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El Nino is here and 'strengthening rapidly' - World Meteorological Organisation's latest assessment and warnings - for Europe and the rest of the world www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
El Niño conditions ‘developing rapidly’ with ‘extreme weather events’ more likely, WMO warns
Ireland set for warmer temperatures over coming week and throughout rest of summer
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Ireland's land use model isn't working - for the majority of landowners (farmers), for climate, for nature, for energy production, for water protection...... some fast takes from the long-awaited Land Use Review www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ireland’s land use fails to safeguard water or support climate action, report finds
Two-thirds of all land is used for farming that is subject to recurring income volatility
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...also in Science & Climate in @irishtimes.com recently we've had: The surprising story from Andrew Lynch of how lapwings have made their home in an unfinished suburban housing and office development..... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
How a stalled Dublin development became an accidental bird reserve
Lapwings are the biggest beneficiaries, along with meadow pipits, skylarks and amber-listed ringed plovers, almost unheard of for Dublin. But it cannot last
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Neglected to post of late but we've had some great Science & Climate page content the last few weeks. In case you missed them: @claireoconnell.bsky.social met a dyslexic scientist unlocking discoveries in how nutrition influences brain power and eye health..... www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
Careful nutrition can colour outcomes in eye and brain health
Prof John Nolan is Howard Chair in Human Nutrition Research at South East Technological University, Ireland
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