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Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District not in fossil fuel scheme

Councillors will write to the Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications, and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, to clarify the reason why the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District (MD) was excluded from a fossil fuel transition programme. ...

24 Dec 2022 at 15:00

New policy brings Ireland 'a step closer' to ending fossil fuel use, says Eamon Ryan

National News

New govt policy encourages Irish people to reduce use of petrol and diesel cars

A new govt policy will encourage people to reduce use of petrol and diesel cars to bring Ireland "a step closer" to eradicating fossil fuels. That's according to Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, who spoke today (Thursday April 7) at the launch ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:00

Arts & Entertainment

Researchers in Ireland reveal answer to ancient reptile found in Italian alps

A 280-million-year-old reptile fossil that has puzzled researchers for decades is mostly fake, scientists have concluded. An analysis of the remnants of the creature, dubbed Tridentinosaurus antiquus, has revealed the material that was thought ...

16 Feb 2024 at 11:20

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: How old is the fossil of the earliest known animal predator?

The fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough. The 560-million-year-old specimen is the first of its kind, and is thought to be the earliest creature to have a skeleton, researchers say. Called ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:30

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Kildare councillor speaks of potential for communities to ‘reimagine and transform’ themselves by moving away from fossil fuels

Irish communities have the potential to 'reimagine and transform; themselves after the ending of commercial peat production and peat-fired power generation. Fianna Fáil councillor Robert Power made the comments at the launch today of the ...

01 May 2023 at 12:06

Motoring

'Historic decision' - EU approves ban on new combustion engine cars

The European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035. On Thursday night, EU negotiators sealed the first agreement of the bloc’s “Fit for 55” package set up ...

28 Oct 2022 at 21:00

National News

ALERT: Gemstones sold to thousands of Irish people in FIVE counties recalled

Gemstones sold to thousands of people across Ireland have been recalled due to a major safety concern. According to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), Giftstones Ltd (British Fossils) are carrying out a recall ...

18 May 2024 at 10:20

Arts & Entertainment

Fossil teeth discovered belonging to 440 million-year-old creature

The first appearance of shark-like jawed fish may have happened some 15 million years earlier than previously thought, new evidence suggests. A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species suggests the creatures emerged ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:30

Arts & Entertainment

Tyrannosaurus rex skull set for auction, expected to fetch enormous sum

A Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota is expected to sell for at least 15 million dollars (£13m) at an auction in New York next month, Sotheby’s experts have said. The 91kg fossil, nicknamed Maximus, is being sold ...

08 Nov 2022 at 16:58

Arts & Entertainment

Earliest known 'shrew-like' mammal identified using fossils dated back 225 million years ago

The earliest known extinct mammal has been identified using fossil tooth records. Brasilodon quadrangularis was a small ‘shrew-like’ animal that measured around 20cm in length and had two sets of teeth. The tiny animal existed ...

06 Sept 2022 at 16:48

Local News

350 million year old fossil found on the Curragh

A fossil which dates back 350 million years predating the dinosaurs has been found in Brownstown. Dubbed the ‘Brownstown Fossil’, local man Bernard O’Keeffe came across the lucky find out walking the Curragh last year. “I ...

21 Jul 2016 at 12:49

National News

'A real big step' - €55m fund announced to help businesses move away from fossil fuels

The Tánaiste has said that a €55 million green fund to help businesses move away from fossil fuels will help combat climate change. The business package is to encourage firms to move towards more sustainable alternatives....

17 Jun 2022 at 10:51

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