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GREEN LIVING: Research is key when buying electronic devices

DURING my spring cleaning I came across a bag of assorted cables, chargers, spent batteries and small electronic goods that we have accumulated over at least the past ten years. When we get to the heart of the major impact of electronic devices, ...

12 Apr 2024 at 13:30

Living

Investing in our future

This year’s theme of Earth Day, which took place on Saturday, was ‘Invest in our Planet’. The aim was to encourage us all to dedicate our time, energy and resources to solving climate change and related environmental issues. So, what counts as ...

26 Apr 2023 at 12:00

Outdoor Living

Out for blood

On my way to the river I inadvertently picked up a hitchhiker. This was no ordinary run of the mill vagrant looking for a free ride to his next adventure. No, this little chap knew exactly what he was up to. He jumped aboard without being ...

26 Apr 2023 at 11:56

Outdoor Living

Ashes to ashes

SHE is our Queen of the Forest. Our Norse neighbors called her Yggdrasil – the Tree of Life. So great are her virtues, says Pliny, that no serpent will lie in her shade. In ancient Greece she was sacred to Poseidon, god of the sea and of ...

11 May 2023 at 16:10

Outdoor Living

The magic of a shady garden

HAVE you heard the Cuckoo? Many people start gardening at this time of year; the rainy soggy cold days are over (hopefully) and the lengthening days and sunshine make us all want to make our gardens more beautiful. I think one of the ...

11 May 2023 at 16:07

Outdoor Living

Cut costs by growing your own

IF you’ve read this column before, you probably know how much I love to talk about food. It’s incredible that food is absolutely essential to our survival, but we’ve become totally disconnected from the knowledge of how to feed ...

11 May 2023 at 16:02

National News

Large Irish retailer announces major initiative to reduce plastic use in stores

ALDI Ireland has announced plans to remove coloured plastic caps from its milk cartons in a bid to further improve the recyclability of its products. As part of the initiative the retailer says its Clonbawn-branded milk ...

20 Jul 2023 at 11:30

Home

Linenhall welcomes swift chicks

It’s not too often that an arts centre gets to announce the birth of twins, but today that has happened. The Linenhall Arts Centre has just issued a lovely update on its longstanding swift-nesting project, which it ...

18 Jul 2023 at 19:00

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Two thirds of septic tanks in Mayo are failing inspections

ALMOST two thirds of all septic tanks inspected in Mayo during 2022 failed their inspections with the Environmental Protection Agency indicating that the county has one of the lowest rates for fixing faulty septic ...

28 Jun 2023 at 16:56

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OPINION: Lower speed limits benefit us all

“Everyone wants progress but nobody likes change.” I’m reminded of this expression whenever a new idea is put forward, only to be struck by an inevitable backlash from people who are more comfortable and familiar ...

21 Sept 2023 at 11:03

National News

'Treated like a dump and cess pit' - Environmentalists carry coffin to Ireland's largest lake

Environmentalists have held a wake to mark the “death” of the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake as they accused polluters of causing a huge bloom of toxic blue-green algae. Activists dressed in black and ...

18 Sept 2023 at 16:59

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GARDENING: Creating a rain garden

Since I came to live in the west of Ireland, I have been trying to find the beauty in rain and these cool wet summers. That sunny dry period in June is a distant memory now and we are having to cope with more ...

18 Aug 2023 at 11:00

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