Burning issue: What Europe’s wildfires can teach Ireland
Every summer seems to come with the same unsettling images. Hillsides ablaze. Towns and villages evacuated. Firefighters working…
Why some plants open by day and close at night
If you have ever wandered through a garden in the evening and noticed flowers folding themselves shut like…
The invisible carbon in Ireland’s waters
Most of us think about carbon as something in the air, like carbon dioxide and methane. But a…
Ireland’s 2025 environmental review — and a look ahead to 2026
Looking back on Ireland’s environmental record in 2025, it is tempting to frame the year as one of…
16,000 years’ worth of stories to uncover from sediment in a West Cork lake
If I told you that one of Ireland’s most remarkable libraries has no bookshelves, no reading room and…
The greenest ways to go when you go
We spend our lives cleaning and recycling yogurt cartons, carrying reusable bags, and turning off the lights when…
Wasted potential: Ireland’s frightening Halloween habit
It’s that time of year when we encourage young children to knock on strangers’ doors demanding sugar, supermarkets…