A water firm has been fined and ordered to pay costs after allowing sewage to leak into a watercourse.

A phase out of all peat in compost has been put forward by the Government in an effort to cut down emissions of CO2.

A leading lawyer is to head up an independent inquiry into the legal and financial risks posed by the proposed Poolbeg incinerator that could be built on Dublin's outskirts.

Men who allowed their land in Northern Ireland to be used as dumps for illegal waste from the republic have been hit with hard penalties under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

A Queen's University Belfast research centre has netted a 3.5m Euro grant from the European Union to fund look into improving water quality and quantity.

Waste should be used to reduce costs and save money, says Irish firm.

Edie's awards scheme has acted as a springboard to Europe for one of last year's winners, allowing them to represent the UK as environmental projects from across the continent go toe to toe.

Ireland environment minister has announced the board who will review the country's environmental watchdog.

Ireland looks set to miss its legally-binding EU waste targets and faces 'significant challenges' in meeting its carbon-cutting targets.

Willow and miscanthus crops will be used for a new biomass scheme after funding was announced by the Irish Government this week.

Carbon Disclosure Project Ireland has called on the country's largest companies to report carbon emissions and detail how climate change affects their businesses.

The National University of Ireland in Galway has opened a new waste water

The Environmental Audit Commission has published its third report on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in which it blasts the mechanism for being too loose to be effective and calls for a 'significant' tightening of caps.

A leading Irish think tank has published recommendations outlining how the country's municipal waste could be managed in a more cost effective and less polluting way.

A joint venture between an Irish and British energy supplier will see a half a million euro power plant open near Southampton.