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What’s the deal with the Green Deal?

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What’s the deal with the Green Deal?

A CONTINENT’S COMMITMENT The European Green Deal will unlock at least €1 trillion in sustainable investments over the next ten years. Nature and rewilding Pat Fahy Last December, EU leaders agreed a new and more ambitious net greenhouse gas ...

09 Feb 2021 at 11:00

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NATURE To run free as a Connemara pony

To run free as a Connemara pony Country Sights and sounds John Shelley The very first time I sat on a horse I fell off. After that I never really bothered, although my mother was from a ‘horsey’ background (if Welsh ponies can properly be ...

26 Apr 2011 at 12:11

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GARDENING June in the flower garden

The distinctive shape of the Allium Aflatunensis. These flower look particularly well alongside poppies.Pic: Flickr.com/Jonas N Dramatic times in the flower garden Gardening Patsy O'Sullivan If its drama in the garden you are looking for ...

31 May 2011 at 11:39

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SUSTAINABILITY Floods – what’s the plan?

The whole world’s in your hands Growing your own Chris Brown As the impact of global warming starts to bite deeper and we start to realise that collectively we have de-stabilised what was a beautifully balanced world, the difficulty of ...

14 Sept 2010 at 11:04

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SUSTAINABILITY Why live exports cost the earth

Pig in a poke Food Matters Chris Brown Just recently my friend’s sister travelled home to Ireland for Christmas and, having had trouble with delays at the airport the previous two years, decided to take the ferry from Cherbourg to ...

06 Mar 2012 at 13:54

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NATURE Death of a harbour seal

Seal CSI Mayo Marine life John Paul Tiernan A stinking bloated corpse was the most interesting life on the beach this week. Beheaded by God knows what, the only clue to its identity was its flippers, now even more human-like as ...

22 Feb 2011 at 13:33

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SUSTAINABILITY Keep energy costs down at Christmas

Saving energy and resources at Christmas In the home Andy Wilson THIS article might also have been called ‘Preserving Sanity at Christmas’, for it and energy use are closely connected. Christmas is a religious festival as we ...

07 Dec 2010 at 17:10

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NATURE Nest boxes, feeders and garden birds

Thoughtful preparations for the garden birds Country sights and sounds John Shelley Four whooper swans flew low over the frozen lake, evidently looking for a patch of clear water to land. They circled the bay twice before ...

18 Jan 2011 at 13:47

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ENVIRONMENT Pervasive, invasive: Japanese Knotweed

A very knotty problem Andy Wilson Top of the list of invasive plants in the West of Ireland is Japanese Knotweed. It appears to have arrived in Ireland in the late 19th century, though was relatively rare in the west ...

03 Aug 2010 at 14:23

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GARDENING When drought grips your veg patch

Garden droughts big and small Growing your own Chris Brown Drought is the continuous absence of rain, which affects the earth and the growth of plants. Us humans, in places as opulent in resources as Mhaigh Eo ...

20 Jul 2010 at 14:03

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GARDENING July in the flower garden

BEAUTIFUL BORDERS The Victorian Walled Garden in Kylemore Abbey boasts year-round colourful herbaceous borders. All the garden’s plants are varieties introduced to Ireland before 1901, the end of the ...

05 Jul 2011 at 10:13

Seeds of success for growing fruit

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Seeds of success for growing fruit

SWEET REWARDS Growing fruit can be easier than growing vegetables, although it requires a bit more preparation and planning. Growing Hans Wieland Part 1 Ok, fellow gardeners and budding gardeners, ...

01 Mar 2016 at 14:34

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