The Government's Climate Action Plan published last week asks us all to put our shoulder to the wheel in delivering a more sustainable future.
The Government's Climate Action Plan published last week asks us all to put our shoulder to the wheel in delivering a more sustainable future.
A diverse spread of both modern and vintage tractors came up for auction in Naas recently under the auspices of Irish Machinery Auctions (IMA). Dean Reid is managing director of...
iOS 13 is the software at the core of iPhones. This latest program adds fresh features to the phone, from Dark Mode to improved Photos and Map apps.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket vaulted off a pad at Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday morning, the light of its main engines illuminating the dark sky.
Orangutans at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo are keeping cool with buckets of water as much of Europe swelters in a summer heatwave.
A train passenger was stabbed 18 times in front of his 14-year-old son after a heated row over blocking the aisle, a court has heard.
A train passenger was stabbed 18 times in front of his 14-year-old son after a heated row over blocking the aisle, a court has heard.
Social media users are being encouraged to take their plastic packaging back to the supermarket, in a campaign backed by stars including Sir David Attenborough, Joanna Lumley and Mary Berry.
European wheat prices rose on Monday as a heatwave set to last all week in western Europe raised the risk of yield losses although good crop development in many regions...
Upmarket cafe chain Le Pain Quotidien has fallen into the red as “challenging” high street conditions weighed on sales in 2018.
An armed conflict between the US and Iran would send oil prices soaring and global stocks crashing, which will certainly not play into the hands of Washington, according to political...
Iran has sharply criticised new US sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's supreme leader and other senior officials, saying the measures spell the “permanent closure” of diplomacy between the two nations.
A pink rainbow lit up the sky on Monday evening.
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be the next British Prime Minister, faced continued questions about his personal life as he attempted to shift the focus back onto plans for his...
A swap from night clubs to video games represents a major shift in Las Vegas, where casino companies are struggling to find new ways to draw tourists.
Disposable plastic cutlery, polystyrene packaging and plastic cotton buds and stirrers are among eight items that should be eliminated by the end of 2020, according to a report.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has said his boat trip off Spain with family and friends was cut short after a fire broke out on board.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei, which has been accused by the US over alleged breaches of sensitive user information, has said it is ready to sign a ‘no-back-door' pact with the...
THE rural bastions of Macra na Feirme and the GAA recently announced that they would march in the upcoming Dublin Pride festival, a move which reflects the changing attitudes that...
The rural bastions of Macra na Feirme and the GAA recently announced that they would march in the upcoming Dublin Pride festival, a move which reflects the changing attitudes that...
Fracking has been an “unmitigated disaster” for shale companies themselves, according to a prominent former shale executive. Read Full Article at RT.com
Mining giant Anglo American has reported a slump in diamond sales, blaming a fall in demand from Asian customers.
A descendant of the last German kaiser has lost a court bid for the return of a castle overlooking the Rhine valley, part of which has been turned into a...
Three astronauts have safely returned to Earth after spending more than six months aboard the International Space Station.
The wet start to the summer sent ice cream, beer and burger sales plummeting on this time last year as shoppers turned to soup to cope with the unseasonable conditions,...
Meteorologists have placed more than half of France, including around Paris, on alert for high temperatures as a heatwave was expected to spread across Europe.
The new US sanctions targeting Iran's supreme leader and other top officials mean the "permanent closure" of diplomacy between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.
Struggling Carpetright has revealed the extent of the pain the retailer has faced since going through a major restructuring.
SpaceX has launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites.
A jury in the US on Monday recommended the death penalty for a man convicted this month of the 2010 sledgehammer killings of a family of four whose bodies were...
Here's how the dates for Amazon Prime Day will impact how you shop the sale, from the time it starts to the best deals we're expecting this year.
Amazon Prime Day, when the e-commerce giant offers a major sale in the middle of summer, will take place on July 15 and 16, the company says.
The sheep trade continues to be under pressure.
Labour shortages and the demand for a better quality of life are driving an accelerated switch to once-a-day milking (OAD) of dairy herds.
A review of feedlots' impact on the trade and securing an EU quality mark for Irish suckler beef are among the key proposals in a new report on the beef...
Farm leaders were last night fighting a rearguard action against a sign-off on the Mercosur trade deal between the EU and South American countries.
My probing on prices brought this response from one factory agent yesterday: "As long as you can buy a cooked chicken for €6 to feed a family, beef will be...
The Great Wall of China, mythically billed as the only man-made object visible from space, generally isn't, at least to the unaided eye. It certainly isn't visible from the Moon.
The new US sanctions targeting Iran's supreme leader and other top officials mean the “permanent closure” of diplomacy between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.
Three astronauts have safely returned to Earth after spending more than six months aboard the International Space Station.