Outdoor Living

GREEN LIVING Pat Fahy on the changing political attitude to climate change, and the brighter future that will bring

NATURE John Shelley goes deep into the woods to find a local pair of courting jays, an old married couple with plenty of spark

NATURE John Shelley watches on as a flock of greylag geese arrives on the shores of Lough Carra from feeding grounds to the south

NATURE Climate disaster could be curtailed within a couple of decades if net zero emissions are reached, say scientists

NATURE John Shelley is drawn to the lake by the twilight cries of the snipe, newly arrived to feed

NATURE Pat Fahy debunks some of the myths about wind farms, and looks at wind turbines’ huge potential for Ireland

NATURE John Shelley takes a spin to the Mulranny shoreline, where he watches red-throated divers fill their bellies

NATURE Pat Fahy looks back on the rise of the climate-action movement, and sees some reasons for hope in the future

NATURE Ireland’s climate and landscape has changed so much since wild boar lived here, they can no longer survive

NATURE Pat Fahy on Westport Eco-Congregation and the importance of coming together to act against climate change