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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

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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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GREEN LIVING: Back-to-school tips for the environment – and the wallet

As a child, I clearly remember the trip to a big retailer every year to buy the items on our ‘supply list’, and can nearly picture standing in the massive school aisle, which in the ’80s in the US was chock full of kitschy designs on all kinds ...

04 Aug 2023 at 14:30

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OUTDOORS Growing food from seed

Growing from seeds Organic Growing Hans Wieland Part 2 First off, it’s not to late to sow. It is still early in the season, so there is no need to panic. Read the sowing instructions on your seed packs carefully and you will see you have ...

22 Mar 2010 at 19:41

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GREEN LIVING: Autumn caretaking

THE weather has certainly changed now, and the darker evenings are for settling in and completing some projects. Sort of like the urge to clean at the start of spring, I am proposing a focus on ‘autumn caretaking’, in which we take some ...

29 Sept 2023 at 10:00

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SUSTAINABILITY World Cup carbon fever

World Cup carbon fever Sustain Ability Edel Hackett If there’s one thing that is going to cause a divorce in our household it’s plastic bags drying on the draining board. My other half hates them – he turns into Mrs Doubtfire just at ...

05 Jul 2010 at 18:12

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Successful launch of the BeeCon Project in Breaffy

Photo caption: Darren Forde, CEO of Eco Powered Cabinets with his daughters Emma and Lauren Forde, Makayla Connolly (daughter of Natasha Beegan, founder of The BeeCon Project) and Catherine McDonagh (daughter of Ian MacDonagh, ...

29 Nov 2023 at 11:00

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GREEN LIVING: Christmas and connection

Wow, here we are in the manic lead up to the holidays again. It’s been an incredibly hard year for lots of people, with economic, social and humanitarian challenges affecting us in different ways. I took a little break ...

14 Dec 2023 at 12:30

Local News

New defibrillator to be installed on Croagh Patrick summit

A defibrillator that was vandalised on the summit of Croagh Patrick is to be replaced today. The life-saving device - one of three installed on the mountain - was vandalised recently and is due to be repaired. A new ...

15 Dec 2024 at 09:00

Living

GREEN LIVING: The plastic in your ‘paper’ cup

GIVEN that I talk about making sustainable swaps nearly every day of the week with people, there’s little that surprises me anymore about how reliant we are on single-use plastics, and how hard it can change our ...

01 Mar 2024 at 10:30

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Life-saving medical unit launched on road outside Claremorris

A road outside Claremorris which has been the scene of several accidents has been equipped with a life-saving emergency medical unit. Powered by solar energy, the new unit installed on the R331 between ...

13 Aug 2024 at 09:00

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PICTURES: Seaside glampsite with house, hot tub and bar for same price as average home

USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE FULL GALLERY Shore House, Ture, Muff, Co. Donegal, F93R8N1 A period home and eco-glampsite set in a stunning coastal location overlooking Lough Foyle ...

27 Jun 2024 at 15:01

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