John Shelley watches as salmon leap, jump, hurl and launch themselves at the Moy’s rapids to get upstream to spawn
Olive barred, orange-finned perch are at currently at their best, but make sure to go for fish under 25 centimetres
John Shelley’s sleep is disturbed by a fallow deer buck’s loud and enthusiastic calls to his does during rutting season
An enjoyable short walk steeped in legend, Knocknarea is well worth venturing across the trip across the Mayo/Sligo border
John Shelley discovers an uninvited guest in his house – an inquisitive little wood mouse in search of warmth
Daria Blackwell of Mayo Sailing Club looks back on the perfect sail to end the sailing season on Clew Bay
Cathleen Fergus walks the 12km route from Derry, near Bellacorick, to the Brogan Carroll Bothy in Letterkeen woods
John Shelley watches as spooked starlings hide from a peregrine falcone, while swallows see the hunter off
John Shelley argues that a comprehensive deer-management plan is needed to stop dangerous illegal poaching
Cathleen Fergus describes the Lough Coolaknick Loop on Inishturk, the shorter of two beautiful loop walks on the island
Naomi Clarkin describes how parents at Westport’s Gaelscoil na Cruaiche got together and transformed the school’s grounds
