Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

The former director general of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Prof Philip Nolan, has taken up a position at Maynooth ...

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A polar bear's insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o (FLIR Systems OÜ, Estonia) Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was ...

A map produced by Met Éireann to illustrate a weather warning as Storm Éowyn approaches has caused confusion after showing the Republic covered in red while the north remains amber. The map on ...

The National Emergency Co-ordination Group has met and a nationwide red level weather warning has been given as Storm Éowyn approaches. The storm is forecast to bring very dangerous and ...

The whole country will be under a status red "danger to life" warning on Friday as Storm Éowyn is set to bring "severe, damaging, and destructive winds". The storm is set to hit the country in ...

Weather warnings issues by Met Éireann will take effect on Friday, January 23 at 3am as Storm Éowyn is set to batter Ireland. The orange wind warning previously issues was upgraded for counties ...

Storm Éowyn is a "nationwide multi-hazard event, with the potential to be very destructive," Met Éireann said on Wednesday as it issued Status Red weather warnings for the entire country.

Gusts around 60 mph are likely for the rest of the region. Ireland’s meteorological agency, Met Éireann, has issued a highest-level status red wind warning for the entire country. The U.K. Met ...

Met Éireann has issued a fresh advisory for the country ahead of the storm, which will bring "damaging wind gusts and disruption in places". The forecaster said: "On Thursday night and Friday ...