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Amy Cooke and Casey O’Driscoll from Kildare enjoying the warm sunshine before the end of the summer break, at Dublins St Stephen’s Green on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Weekend temperatures to reach 25 degrees in some areas

Warm continental air raises temperatures as HSE issues UV radiation warning

What’s this insect on my windowsill called? Readers’ nature queries

Ethna Viney on the oak eggar moth, barrel jellyfish, horntail wasp, magpie moth and peacock butterfly

Making rooms for nature: members of Portlaoise Men’s Shed with nest boxes for birds and mammals outside their workshops. Photograph: Johanna McDonald Steenkist

How a men’s shed built homes for bats and pine martens

Portlaoise Men’s Shed members took part in a unique biodiversity project at Abbeyleix bog

Visitors to the Wholesale Fruit Market on Mary’s Lane in Dublin as part of the architecture weekend open day. File Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Dublin’s Victorian market closes after 127 years

Customers recall fruit and vegetable market in its heyday

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is seeking consultants to advise on new uses for the harbour and ways to revitalise the town. Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times

Dún Laoghaire seeks new plan to regenerate harbour and town

Council seeks alternative strategy following withdrawal of cruise ship plans

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan said ‘the report highlights the challenges to conserve biodiversity in Ireland.’ Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Farming practices harm 70% of habitats – report

Vast majority of designated habitats in Ireland are in poor condition, EU hears

Barney Moran and Eileen Gibbons. Ms Gibbons says ‘can you imagine the outcry if someone proposed putting giant turbines near the Lakes of Killarney?’. Photograph: Brian Farrell

‘WB Yeats would turn is his grave’: Croagh wind farm plan draws ire of locals

Coillte says proposal for 10 ‘giant’ turbines on Sligo/Leitrim border is based on new guidelines

MEP Sean Kelly cited the case of a businessman in the environmental sector who told him recently that he could have a particular project on the ground within a year but it would take five years to get planning. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Planning system no longer fit for purpose, says Irish MEP

Seán Kelly made comments while addressing Energy in Agriculture open day in Tipperary

Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly: Ireland must up its game in using renewable energy for heating and cooling in particular. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

State support schemes to reduce carbon emissions should be open till 2030 – Kelly

Ireland must face up to political mix in European Parliament and green agenda – MEP

The walled garden in Westport, which has been sold for €500,000. Photograph: Westport Civic Trust

Historic Westport garden sold to private bidder for €500,000

Local trust expresses concern over the future of protected heritage site following the sale

Last year, Dublin City Council recorded revenue of €27.9 million from parking fees and a further €3.2 million in clamp release fees. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Parking blackspots: Worst places for clamping in Dublin are revealed

Some 129 vehicles are clamped in Dublin every day, with Mespil Road among worst areas

Aldi’s fresh fish range has already undergone the redesign, with clear recyclable packaging trays introduced. Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Aldi bans plastic trays packaging for fruit and vegetables range

Move will save more than 450 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually in 139 outlets

Local residents in Ringsend can expect “intermittent odours” over the coming five days while essential maintenance works are carried out at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, according to Irish Water. Photograph: Eoin O’Shaughnessy/ DublinCityShots

Ringsend residents warned of ‘intermittent odours’ as work carried out

Work on odour control units to avoid future bad smells from the wastewater treatment plan

Boaters on the Shannon may be hit with new charges and penalties if proposals from Waterways Ireland go ahead. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Shannon boaters may be hit by new charges to use the river

Waterways Ireland proposes new permit system and penalties for boats on the river

The ringed plover always lays her eggs in a depression in the sand.

What is this large insect that landed in our garden? Readers’ nature queries

Ethna Viney on moths, starfish, dragonflies and ringed plovers

Local residents tied yellow ribbons around the trees on St Mobhi Road to protest against plans for their removal. Photograph: Dave Meehan

North Dublin to face increased vehicle congestion at evening peak

Changes proposed will not fix traffic problems in the area, local councillor says

March sunrise at Counshingaum. Photograph courtesy Paddy Dwan

A cure in the Comeraghs

The authors of a new book on the Comeragh Mountains explain the range’s ever-changing appeal

An Taisce has also objected to terms of the new licence for the Lanesborough plant which employs 150 permanent and seasonal employees.

Major objections lodged to reopening of Lough Ree power plant

Among objectors are An Taisce and two prominent international environmental lobbies

Heavy traffic of mountain climbers lined up to summit Mount Everest in a photograph taken by climber Nirmal Purja’s Project Possible expedition on May 22nd. Photograph: Project Possible/AFP/Getty Images

Plans to police Everest ‘too restrictive’, Irish mountaineer says

Noel Hanna believes making the climbing window longer would reduce fatalities

Almost four-fifths of all properties acquired by local authorities for social housing contain three or more bedrooms. Photograph: iStock

Majority of homes bought for social housing at ‘reasonable cost’, review finds

Most units bought in marketplace were below median price for such types in their area

Victorian fruit and vegetable market on Mary’s Lane, Dublin. Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Dublin’s Victorian fruit market to close for two years for revamp

Building near Capel Street may be turned into retail-only facility with no wholesale

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