Inchigeelagh

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John Creedon’s new TV show wanders without obvious purpose. Photograph: Rory Cobbe
A tour of Ireland’s stridently miserable placenames

It is late summer, that time when dreams of family togetherness fall quickly into the yawning chasm of boredom and impatience. Similarly, the long, ro(...)

Environmentalist Tom Jordan and ecologist Laura McCarthy at the woodland in the Toon Valley between Macroom and Inchigeelagh, Co. Cork. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision
Tree-felling at Ireland’s ‘finest undesignated native woodland’ halted

The Forest Service has halted the felling of trees in a wood in Co Cork, described by one expert as “the finest undesignated native woodland in the c(...)

The report found that upgrade works are needed to protect four beaches with poor quality bathing water at Clifden, Co Galway; Merrion Strand, Loughshinny; and Sandymount strands in Co Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Raw sewage being discharged by 38 towns and villages – report

There are 38 towns and villages across the State discharging raw sewage into the environment, according to a new report from the Environmental Protect(...)

A windfarm at Corkermore, Dunkineely, Co Donegal. File Photograph: David Sleator
Co Cork couple lose challenge to windfarm permission

A couple have lost their legal challenge to An Bord Pleanála’s granting of permission for construction of a wind farm near their home in Co Cork. Kla(...)

An aerial view of Cork Harbour where a new treatment plant is making a significant impact on the volume of raw sewerage being pumped into the water.
Sewage discharges in to Cork Harbour to fall sharply by 2019

The issue of raw sewage being discharged into Cork Harbour which was highlighted by the Environmental Protection Agency is being addressed with water (...)

Mr Justice Seamus Noonan granted the ex parte application for leave to bring the proceedings and returned the matter to October.
Couple challenge planning for windfarm close to Cork home

A couple have brought a High Court challenge over An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission for a windfarm development close to their h(...)

Bishop of Cork and Ross, Dr John Buckley said the commemoration of the Easter Rising should be a time for reflection rather than celebration with an emphasis on what unites people rather than divides them. Photograph: Cyril Byrne /The Irish Times
1916 commemorations should not glorify violence, says bishop

The forthcoming centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising should be commemorated in a way that respects all past differences and neither glorifies violence (...)