The Dublin half hectare that became a self-sustaining sanctuary for nature – The Irish Times
In many ways, the fact that the Grove was so easy to miss is what worked most in…
The Silver River has been badly devalued but it could thrive again – The Irish Times
Near the top of the long, rounded spine of hills that make up the ancient Slieve Bloom mountains…
Boy (7) strikes it lucky by finding one of the world’s rarest minerals near his home in Cork – The Irish Times
Around lunchtime on March 1st, 2024, Patrick Roycroft, geology curator at the National Museum of Ireland, was given…
Light pollution is surprisingly straightforward to fix when communities work together – The Irish Times
Many winters ago, as a young zoology student, I was fortunate to spend time in Newport, Co Mayo.…
This ‘Irish Whale’ has been spotted off Donegal and the coast of North America – The Irish Times
On November 19th, Annie Bartlett was in a small plane tracing a low path just 300 metres (1,000ft)…
The golden plover’s numbers in Ireland have dwindled to a few isolated strongholds – The Irish Times
At 7.45am on a Sunday, orange-gold crepuscular rays spilled across Dublin Bay, lighting the thin ribbon-like strands of…
As much as I love my dog, I can’t ignore the toll of pet flea treatments on aquatic life – The Irish Times
For me, the month of September comes with a creeping sense of dread: the inevitable email from the…