Treatment of ADHD is associated with significant benefits in physical and mental health outcomes, says Marie Boilson of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Vernacular furniture, including blanket boxes and settle beds from the 18th and 19th centuries, is enjoying renewed popularity

Overharvesting, pollution and harsh winters all contributed to the decline of oysters in Ireland

When buying diamonds, it’s important to know if you’re buying natural or lab grown

A far cry from the upstairs-downstairs landed gentry days, the Co Wicklow house perfectly fits National Heritage Week’s theme

Non-native seed mixes can inadvertently contain invasive species and will not serve local pollinating insects as well

Bray auction house is catering for a younger clientele in newly built residential developments

Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, naturalist and historian of science. Her prize-winning book, H Is for Hawk, was made into a film starring Claire Foy in 2025. She is a guest at the Shaking Bog Festival in Wicklow on August 22nd

Low-budget, highly ambitious project to restore populations of critical insects fast became a top nature-positive initiative

Every two months antiques and vintage traders convene in Dún Laoghaire to sell everything from furniture to jewellery to paintings to bric-a-brac

Worker-owned enterprise provides free healthcare training to migrant women, team meetings and opportunities to join board of directors

Record-setting sale of Gerard Dillon’s Tea Party among the biggest surprises so far

Organic ‘waste’ can create clean energy, green fertilisers, harm-free plastics and even food

Yeats and Henry tend to attract Irish-linked buyers while contemporary works garner broader attention

Artists can be shape-shifters of cultural norms, as they are not afraid to push against the status quo and stimulate behaviour change