1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (378+ words) We may sing it, paint it, bet on it and even think we remember it, but the likelihood of actually experiencing a white Christmas in Ireland is low. And the expectation is that it is going to get lower. Met…...

23+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1032+ words) The man in charge of logging each native seed in Ireland has described the project as like "Noah's Ark" for plants " a vault for renewal after ecological disasters. Conservation ecologist Darren Reidy has been researching, gathering and banking native seeds…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (502+ words) Ireland is forecast for a mixed bag of weather with rain and dry spells but there will be no chance of snow as Christmas week gets underway. Christmas Day itself is set to be largely dry with a mix of…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (346+ words) A dead dolphin was found along the banks of a river in Co Carlow on Wednesday. It was discovered by a resident, washed up along the river Barrow in the St Mullins area. The common dolphin carcass appeared scratched and…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (485+ words) Snow is not expected over the Christmas period but prepare for low temperatures, says Met "ireann. The weekend weather in Ireland will have a blustery start with passing heavy showers and hail on Friday. Sunshine will develop more widely in…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (460+ words) Powering transport and heating with electricity instead of fossil fuel could save the Republic "2.8 billion a year, experts say. The International Energy Agency (IEA), which advises governments and industry around the world, says wind supplied one third of electricity in…...

5+ day, 11+ min ago  (546+ words) The simple question of who invented the digital computer has many possible answers. Several strands of development " both theoretical and practical " converged around 1950, and no single inventor can be identified. Before that time, numerous mechanical calculating machines were devised and…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (658+ words) The recent Jaguar Land Rover cyber breach highlighted the scale of the threat posed by cyber criminals. Costing an estimated "1.9 billion, it is believed to be the most damaging cyber attack ever recorded in Britain. The Marks & Spencer cyber-breach, which…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (602+ words) Data centre growth must serve rather than "complicate" wider societal and economic needs, as well as electricity system security, a major review of Ireland's energy system has found. The report on Ireland's energy security was developed by the Department of…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1275+ words) The mince pies have been left out. The Elf on the Shelf has been banished back to Santa's spy HQ. The presents are ready to go. Everything is done. Or is it? If you have a few tech gifts for…...