Jane Stout
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50 people to watch in 2021: The best young talent in Ireland
- People
- January 2, 2021, 06:15
The hottest young talent set to make waves in the worlds of politics, fashion, food, sport, activism, art, film and TV, sustainability, entrepreneu(...)

Audit of Áras an Uachtaráin grounds reveals 800 species of plant and animal life
- Environment
- November 17, 2020, 14:30
It may have been home to every president since the foundation of the State but Áras an Uachtaráin is also where 800 different species of plant, animal(...)

Seek and ye shall (mostly) find the detail of nature’s treasure trove
- Science
- August 20, 2020, 01:04
Developing the skills to recognise different species of animals and plants enables us to enjoy our landscapes as more diverse and richly populated pla(...)

The Irish Times view on TCD’s lawns: let them run wild
- Editorial
- February 28, 2020, 22:30
Trinity College Dublin wants to manage its very formal front lawns as wildflower meadows. This is a bold and telling indication of a shift in our cult(...)

Michael D Higgins moves to protect plants and wildlife in Phoenix Park
- Environment
- November 10, 2019, 20:23
President Michael D Higgins has asked for a specialist team to develop plans to protect plants and wildlife around Áras an Uachtaráin and the Phoenix (...)

Our campaign to eliminate insects is self-destructive
- Science
- October 24, 2019, 00:00
There are some 1.5 million insect species globally, many of whom perform tasks vital to sustain humans. Despite this, we treat insects as pests; enemi(...)

Higgins says rich countries must rebalance the world
- Politics
- September 18, 2019, 17:28
Everything is connected, believes Michael D Higgins. The world currently faces three crises – ecological, economic and social. Each are linked, but no(...)

National biodiversity data centre seeks to turn tide of wildlife decline
- Science
- May 23, 2019, 06:00
Most people walking alongside the restored pond on the Castletown estate in Co Kildare would barely notice the tiny purple wildflower beneath their fe(...)

Pollinators vital to the global food chain, stresses Michael D Higgins
- Environment
- May 19, 2019, 15:45
Awareness of the environmental threat to Ireland’s bee population has increased but now it must be backed up by change in behaviour, according to cons(...)

Undervaluing of nature has lead to its destruction, conference told
- Environment
- February 20, 2019, 21:35
Instead of thinking of nature as a problem or “an infinite resource to be exploited”, it should be viewed as “the fundamental stock underpinning every(...)