Baby birds have not been spotted recently and may not have survived, Bord na Móna says

Return would be a great success for Bord na Móna’s peatland biodiversity measures

Mythical Irish warriors, gods and royalty lost in the mists of time, but resurrected here

In season now, watercress is great eaten raw in a salad or blanched briefly and blended in to a soup

Ní thar oíche a thagann an inniúlacht feasa chun inmhe agus tá eisceachtaí ann, mar a thaispeánann Fionn Mac Cumhaill

Home Front: What to do and see across Ireland over the next few weeks

A cure for leprosy? The Connemarathon? The home of Botox, or Viagra? Birthplace of the MGM lion? Whatever its claim to fame, know your county’s bragging rights

Will Sliney says he’s ‘completely shocked and honoured’ to be selected for award

Lazy, narcissistic, full of hormones? Meet four future stars of business, sport and entertainment who have no time for teenage cliches

On the eve of St Patrick’s Day, meet the young Irish people refusing to board the bandwagon of gloom. Buzzing with ideas and enthusiasm, they are building careers, gaining new skills and starting companies in a country they believe is full of potential. For these young Irish, despite everything, there’s no place like home