Ireland's new president is an outspoken left-winger, whose landslide win shook the country's political establishment. NPR profiles Catherine Connolly, the republic's 10th head of state.

Ireland needs to rebalance its energy policy to better meet the needs of consumers and provide energy security, according to a report from the Irish Academy of Engineering.

Around 40 per cent of Ireland’s total greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Expensive’ fossil fuels subsidised by €4.7bn of taxpayers’ money as Climate Change Advisory Council warns over ‘harmful use’ ...

LONDON (AP) — Ireland's president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in support of Palestinians and has been vocal about her distrust of European Union policies.