Eco Eye

Duncan Stewart looks at the social implications of Ireland's extraordinary number of one-off homes across Ireland’s countryside and searches for sustainable solutions to Ireland's housing problems.

Anja Murray investigates how one of the last remaining Marl lakes in Europe is facing decline, hearing from scientists that pollution has pushed the lake to breaking

Can Ireland #decarbonise and grow the #economy at the same time? Dr Lara Dungan investigates Ireland's ambitious pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in just 10 years, asking whether this reduction is even possible

Dr Clare Kambamettu explores radiation exposure in Ireland, debunking some surprising myths.

For generations, towns and villages were the focal point of our communities, as places of commerce, governance and social interaction. But in recent years, as the populations of our rural towns and villages decline, essential services like banks, post offices and police stations close down. With fewer reasons to visit the town, footfall declines, negatively impacting existing business while simultaneously discouraging new business and investment. Travelling across the country Duncan discovers the challenges facing our towns and learns what good quality design, strong leadership and community buy-in can do to improve the quality of life for all living and working in our towns. This episode shows how spatial planning profoundly impacts the viability of communities, and how a redesign of our rural towns and villages can breathe new life and hope back into rural Ireland.

Anja Murray takes a deep dive into the state of Ireland’s marine environment, she’ll uncover the main threats but also the solutions, joining the fishermen, scientists and communities fighting for the health of our oceans.

Dr Lara Dungan examines the legacy of the ‘Dieselgate’ emissions cheating scandal, 6 years on. She’ll cover the latest health impacts and some of the solutions to traffic related air pollution in Ireland.

Ireland’s population is expected to increase by more than 1 million people over the next 20 years, 75% of which will live in our cities. Can our cities handle this? Duncan Stewart investigates

At the centre of Ireland’s incredibly ambitious climate change commitments is an extraordinary target to deep retrofit at least 500,000 homes in the next ten years. This would represent a 50-fold increase in home upgrades in Ireland. What would it take to realise this goal?

The scale and speed at which we extract finite resources to produce, consume and dispose of goods has led to environmental destruction now impossible to ignore. Dr Lara Dungan looks at how Ireland can move to a circular economy, where we eliminate waste and extend the life cycle of products for as long as possible.