BOOKS Three new children’s books with big hearts and Mayo connections
Living
Food for thought
GREEN LIVING McKinley Neal on some of the food-related climate solutions put forward by leading academic think-tank Project Drawdown
The complexity of cats’ kidneys
PETS’ CORNER Vet Conal Finnerty on managing chronic kidney disease, which affects one in three older cats
A poetic picture
CULTURE Ger Reidy’s new poem, ‘The Last Ambush’, evokes the intensity and poignancy of Mayo’s War of Independence
Plight of the night fliers
Have you seen a barn owl in Mayo? These beautiful endangered birds could be making a comeback in the county
‘The generative ground’
Mayo features in Dublin Book Festival exploration of Irish landscape as inspiration
Bay of blooms
OUTDOOR LIFE Clew Bay Garden Trail comes up roses, with gardens open throughout the summer
A month to ponder plastic
GREEN LIVING McKinley Neal on some simple steps to take to be part of Plastic Free July, now a global movement
Blue-green danger
PETS’ CORNER Vet Conal Finnerty on the dangers of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, which forms on lakes and waterways
Mayo Pride takes it outside
CULTURE Mayo Pride 2021 will be celebrated in Westport from July 8 to 11 with lots of fresh-air fun and a parade
Wonder walls
CULTURE Foxford community comes together to fund spectacular street art and celebrate local heritage