Ireland’s Greenest Places: Community is the catalyst that can create change
Shining a light on people working together to protect and restore our natural enviromnent is a key function of this year’s competition
BirdWatch Ireland
An Post CEO pay row, EU Gaza blame game, accidental bird reserve and thanking bus drivers
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Bullfinch recovered in operation targeting ‘nasty world’ of bird trapping
Enduring problem in Ireland often goes under the radar and can prove fatal to animals, says BirdWatch Ireland
How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden
Plus: Patrick O’Donovan’s famine-memorial socks, TDs ignored by everyone and a marksman for the birds
Two-thirds of Ireland’s wild bird species are in danger. So are the rules protecting them
Nature directives protecting the habitats of species such as the ‘fairy bird’ of Belmullet are being threatened in the name of progress
Ireland is trying to fund environmental protection on the cheap
Nature restoration isn’t a luxury. It’s one of the highest-return investments available to the State
Ireland rejects EU allegations of failure to protect marine habitats
EU commission has given Ireland two months to respond to notice of infringement proceedings on sea life and on plastics pollution
What is this growth coming from my electric socket in Dublin?
Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna responds to readers’ queries and observations on the natural world
Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%
Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?
The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands
West Dublin, ‘buzzing with drones’, is a test case for the rest of the State, says TD
‘National conversation’ needed about airborne delivery, Roderic O’Gorman tells Dáil
State declared free of bird flu but poultry must remain housed in secure buildings
Legal orders requiring poultry to be kept in secure buildings remain in place despite the declaration of ‘disease freedom’
This is a most excellent picture of a male jumping spider
Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna on hot-house arachnids, blue mushrooms and boring beetles
Voiceless and vulnerable, Brent geese find themselves blamed for Irish building delays
Absence of real political leadership leaves Ireland at risk of becoming hostile to wildlife
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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