Niall Hatch
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How the baron of Dunsany carried out an ambitious rewilding project in Meath
- Environment
- December 26, 2020, 01:04
Like his ancestors, Randal Plunkett was once able to look from the windows of Dunsany Castle, between Trim and Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, onto herds of c(...)

Bird boxes: the sky's the limit for observatory design
- Art & Design
- July 25, 2020, 06:00
Birdwatching is back in focus for its calming effect on people, says Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland whose website saw a 350 per cent increase in tra(...)

‘Very rare’ white jackdaw seen in Donegal
- Offbeat
- July 16, 2020, 18:56
A rare white crow has been seen in the Carrigans area of Co Donegal. Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland said he has never seen a fully white crow and s(...)

In Ireland’s largest urban park – currently buzzing with wildlife – biodiversity expert Leif Murray explains why the birds seem to be singing loude(...)

Coronavirus: Birdsong seems louder and the ravens are more relaxed
- Irish News
- April 17, 2020, 17:21
Hits on the Birdwatch Ireland website are up 350 per cent as a society in shutdown takes more notice of the natural world. The spike in interest come(...)

A Chelsea winner's guide to creating a tranquil garden
- Gardens
- February 22, 2020, 00:00
Subtle, thoughtful and planet-friendly, there is a delicacy and intelligence to the work of the British garden designer Sarah Price – one of the key s(...)

The terrible toll of bird collisions with modern buildings
- Science
- February 13, 2020, 00:00
Be it in homes, offices or shopping malls, many are seeking to get closer to nature without having to set foot outdoors. Yet, constructing buildings(...)

The battle to save Ireland’s birds
- Science
- December 12, 2019, 01:01
While frosty mornings are currently being shunned by some, birders nationwide are embracing the outdoors. Their reason? To help to paint a picture of (...)

Dogs kill swans more often than swans kill dogs, experts say
- Environment
- July 1, 2019, 12:24
Every year there are several reports of swans being killed by dogs - but it is virtually unheard of for a swan to kill a dog, according to Birdwatch I(...)

In the Kerry sub-tropics, a flourishing fern garden is getting ready for Chelsea
- Gardens
- February 24, 2018, 06:00
If you’ve ever been to the sub-tropical gardens of Kells Bay in coastal southwest Kerry, then you’ll know it’s a place of rare beauty where peat-stain(...)