Pádraic Fogarty
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- Aug 30, 2026
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The wolf is at the door: 10 things we must do to prepare for a hotter, drier future (opens the original)
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IT MIGHT SEEM strange discussing extreme heat while the country is in the grip of torrential downpours, but this summer’s drought across Europe has left the continent reeling. In Ireland, we have seen wildfires, fodder shortages, stressed animals and impacted yields for vegetable growers. Other countries saw horrendous forest fires, power restrictions and transport disruption from low river levels. Even with welcome rain in the last week, the effects will be long-lasting. The last major drought
Sharks in Irish waters: They need our protection, not sensationalist headlines (opens the original)
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THE INCIDENT THIS week, where a man was bitten by a blue shark on an angling boat off the coast of Waterford, has put a spotlight on recreational fishing for sharks in Irish waters. Although not a happy encounter for the fisherman concerned, who needed airlifting to hospital, while also highlighting unnecessary media sensationalism around anything to do with sharks, it has brought welcome publicity for a group of animals that get too little attention when compared to their importance in marine e
Heat is here to stay: Irish cities urgently need more trees (opens the original)
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THE WAVE OF heatwaves that have pounded European countries since June are making life miserable for millions of people. Sweating more than most are the politicians of the far right who have spent the last decades denouncing climate change as a scam or furiously working to undo environmental regulations. To distract from their record of denialism, they are now rounding on incumbent governments for failing to roll out air conditioning for homes and public buildings. People in the cooling mist duri
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