O’Neill-Dean was part of first Irish expedition to summit Everest in 1993

Heffernan documents many of the threats to the mysterious area covering two-thirds of our planet

University of Galway scientist among international researchers who mounted two-year expedition to study coral reef biodiversity in Pacific Ocean

Ireland’s second largest lake suffering from being ‘out of sight, out of mind’

Is there a sustainable future for the State’s aquaculture technology industry?

‘We need to give our children hope and solutions. Otherwise, they will just stop fighting’

Trained forester Mick Verspuij has five different designs of log hives which mimic the natural habitat

How Connemara Gaeltacht’s landscape, traditions and locally managed natural resources might help to realise a decarbonised future

Bird strikes are not the only risk that must be managed. More than 340 hares - a protected species - have been killed by planes at Dublin Airport since 1997

The Beemar initiative combines honeybee enzymes with marine plasma to fight off infectious diseases

Calls for a ‘care partner’ scheme to be set up to enable residents in care – either in nursing homes or hospitals – to have at least one advocate to support them

Barrel jellyfish, resembling ‘cauliflowers’ and normally seen in southeastern waters, are being recorded almost halfway around the Irish coastline

The Gate founder was also first artistic director of An Taibhdhearc, the national Irish-language theatre. A new play brings him on a ‘dreamlike journey’

Parents who refused to accept a diagnosis of autism for twins meant one day they would have to ‘drop them to an institution and drive away’

The Tuam band’s manager is writing a play about an unlikely success and a colourful moment in Galway life