Outdoor Living

Hans Wieland describes the no-dig gardening approach to growing organic vegetables, as espoused by Charles Dowding

John Shelley attempts to scale Mweelrea, Connacht’s highest peak, which stands ‘with its head in the mist for half the year’

Part 5 of Martin Dillane’s guide to the 200km Western Way covers Stage 5, the section between Westport and Letterkeen

John Shelley takes in the beauty of Lough Carra and its wild inhabitants by late autumn moonlight

Hans Weiland takes a look at soil, compost, leafmould and humus and some simple steps to making your own fertiliser

Part 4 of Martin Dillane’s guide to the 200km Western Way covers Stage 4, the section between Sheeffry and Westport

John Shelley notes the foggy signs of autumn’s impact on local wildlife, from pheasant to chaffinch to hare

Hans Weiland shares his tips on growing fruit in the west of Ireland – where to plant and what to try to grow

The lack of summer heat has meant a poor blackberry harvest this year, even in Tourmakeady, writes John Shelley

John Shelley heads to the woods in search of a particular red squirrel, only to find another