NATURE Pat Fahy on the magical properties that Celtic folklore attributes to some of our wild plants at this time of year
Outdoor Living
Tempted by tuna
NATURE Fishermen are reporting increased sightings of tuna in our waters, as they return to fish on scrad
Trump: crazy as a fox
NATURE Pat Fahy on the threat that Donald Trump’s reelection would pose to the environment
Annual north Mayo deer rut a sight to behold
NATURE John Shelley encounters a magnificent young red-deer stag, eager to impress at the start of the rutting season
Life in the margins
NATURE Pat Fahy on how our hedgerows help to sustain wildlife through the harsher autumn and winter months
Prickly encounters with late night snurflers
NATURE John Shelley discovers his visiting hedgehog now has two inquisitive little hoglets in tow
Composting a ‘win win’ for everyone
NATURE Gardeners often call compost ‘black gold’ because of its value in improving garden soil
Wrestling Cleggan’s seas for mackerel
NATURE John Shelley spends a day angling for deep-sea mackerel, pollock and more out in Cleggan Bay
Heaven is a bog garden
NATURE Creating a bog garden is easy and endlessly rewarding, with plants like yellow flag iris, flowering rush, marsh marigold and ragged robin
Keel and the slow reveal
NATURE John Shelley brings some reluctant tourists to Achill, and the island’s wild charms wins them over
Create a life-giving garden oases
NATURE Pat Fahy on how making a wildlife pond is a truly rewarding autumn project, and some advice on how to go about it