Britain will make its targets under the Landfill Directive for 2010, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Residents have been forced to top up their drinking water from tankers after supplies ran low, Galway County Council said today (September 6).

Dublin City councillors will be briefed this evening (September 6) on the council's position following a TV documentary about a planned incinerator.

Ministerial approval for an energy-from-waste plant using by-products from poultry farms as fuel is proving controversial in Northern Ireland.

Irish green business Finavera Renewables has announced a series of agreements for the co-development of a 105 megawatt wind farm.

An investment fund managed by BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners has bought an Irish wind farm.

A senior Northern Ireland civil servant has been suspended in a scandal related to a government-owned water company.

A cutting edge course in how to give homes green makeovers gets underway in Ireland next month (September).

A new iPhone application aimed at creating cleaner building sites and saving contractors money has been launched this month by an Irish firm.

An Irish green energy investment company appears to be in crisis after the resignation of all but one of its top officials.

World-leading renewable energy resources can rescue Ireland from its economic and energy challenges, a leading energy expert claims.

An eco website to help people start environmentally-friendly businesses has been launched in Ireland.

Paint firm Crown has published its latest sustainability report highlighting work to reduce solvent use and waste.

A car dubbed the world's first affordable mass produced electric vehicle made its European debut in Ireland this month.

Construction began this morning (August 9) on flood prevention work in parts of Ireland severely affected by high water.