Catherine Cleary

Spend it Better: More something old and borrowed and less of the new can also make weddings more personal and memorable

It feels like most of the shoulders being put to the wheel to fix broken systems are female

Foresters and farmers to work together to plant and establish new native woodlands

‘Rewilding has been a really positive story. People can see with their own eyes’

Irish National Beach Volleyball champion Miriam Gormally has given up flying

New website connects new generation of makers with consumers

Better facilities are promised, but in the meantime, the folding bike is a good solution

Protein supplements are a huge driver of Ireland’s dairy intensification

It was only a matter of time before this column took a deep dive into toilets

Nature will thank you, if nobody else does. It’s the easiest thing you can do for the environment

On Earth Day, meet the Cork family producing their own biogas using a biodigester

Implements from the natural world are nicer to use as we feel a connection to them

Spend It Better: Good soil captures carbon, grows healthy, tasty food and contains microbes that can’t be reproduced in a lab

Spend It Better: Fair Seas is a new campaign advocating for our seas and shores

Spend It Better: As fertiliser costs spiral, it’s time to think about a new approach to trees