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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 storms. Who ...

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 best places to ...

11 May 2023 at 16:07

Outdoor Living

COUNTRY SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Murder most fowl

My wildflower walk took me to the Carra’s northern shore, where orchids still grow in abundance. Last month we found fly orchid and bee orchid, as well as the rare and red-listed O’Kelly’s orchid, which appears just occasionally on this distant ...

21 Jul 2023 at 13:24

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Greed and the wilful destruction of fishing as we know it

I took a book, though it is hard to read in summer. Mind you, it is hard to do much at all in the poor semblance of summer we have so far enjoyed. Fishermen are busy at salmon – I had thought to join them, but for now there remains no appetite....

17 Aug 2023 at 19:30

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Minister withdraws prosecution against Mayo farmer for mowing his field

A PROSECUTION brought against an Erris farmer who was accused of mowing his field in breach of regulations designed to protect the corncrake was withdrawn by the State. Peter Lavelle of Carne, Belmullet was accused of ignoring a notice not to ...

10 Apr 2024 at 19:30

Living

Snoop for poop on Lough Carra

OTTER WATCH People are being asked to help collect otter spraint around Lough Carra, in a bid to learn more about this shy native species and its local population. Sometimes excrement is worth getting excited about Ciara Moynihan Who knew ...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:49

Local News

A green spring clean in the garden

WEED NOW It’s an exciting time to be planting new things and watching last year’s plants reemerge – but now’s the time to tackle weeds too. Green Living McKinley Neal Now that spring is making itself known and there’s a bit of a stretch ...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:39

Property

All hail the queen

BEAUTY QUEEN Among buff-tailed bumblebees, only the queens actually have a buff tail; the rears of the female workers and male drones are white. Pic: Flickr.com/S. Rae/CC-by-2.0 Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon What an honour,...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:41

Property

Prepping for the year ahead

LOOK SHARP After being in use all summer and autumn long, your trusty but sometimes-neglected secateurs will need sharpening to stay in good cutting condition. Twelve tasks that every gardener needs to think about in the run up to the ...

22 Dec 2022 at 16:01

Property

Waders, divers and turn-it-overs

HARDY SOULS Turnstones visit our shores in winter, where they forage for invertebrates and other morsels hiding under pebbles and seaweed. Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon Far below that treeless hill that makes the highest ...

22 Dec 2022 at 16:01

Property

Sitting beneath centuries

TIME CAPSULES Ireland was stripped of her forests for wood before the 19th century, and the country remains one of the least forested in Europe. Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon On Carra’s woody shore I put up my hare. He ...

04 Aug 2022 at 12:29

Property

Ragwort and nature’s circle of life

KNOCK ON EFFECT The eradication of ragwort can be linked to the a decrease in the population of the cinnabar moth and the Cuckoo. Pic: istock Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon An BuachalΡn buí is back in town, and I for ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:11

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