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MIGHTY OAK Few trees are more beautiful than oaks, but if you’re planting one in your garden, positioning is paramount. In the garden Stewart Boles Why plant a tree in your garden, or even in the wider landscape? What’s its purpose? Some of the ...

14 Dec 2021 at 11:00

Property

The little goats of the air arrive

Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley I heard them first at night, in the tail of the wind. Soft wings came falling from the cloud, through a moonlit soup of drizzling mist. Apart from the occasional sharp cry of alarm as one of the new ...

19 Jan 2021 at 15:00

Local News

Teetering on the cliff edge

Second Reading Fr Kevin Hegarty Halloween is a time for scary stories. Sometimes reality is more terrifying. Recently Mike Barrett, executive director of science and conservation at the World Wildlife Fund, asserted that ‘we are ...

27 Nov 2018 at 16:02

Property

From lemon balm to feverfew

BEAUTIFUL AND PRODUCTIVE Western Herbs & Veg, where Chris Smith produces organic herbs and vegetables for sale. In the garden Chris Smith We have been growing herbs for over 35 years outside Westport. Herbs are not only useful ...

16 Nov 2021 at 14:27

Property

The buzz on feeding our precious bees

FOOD SUPPLY A buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) makes a beeline for some nasturtium flowers. Nature and rewilding Pat Fahy Studying them year on year, Professor Jane Stout of TCD and Dr Una Fitzpatrick of the National ...

24 Mar 2020 at 13:41

Property

Plight of the bumblebee

SWEET NECTAR Nectaroscordum, or Sicilian honey garlic, is a bulbous perennial with gracefully drooping bell-shaped flowers that are loved by hungry bumblebees. There’s still time for spring and summer bulb planting Nature ...

22 Oct 2019 at 14:23

Property

The red admiral’s admirable fortitude

ART ON THE WING A red admiral encountered on the Clogher Bog Loop Walk. Pic: Michael Kingdon Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon A light morning mist left the world covered in dew, beads of which sent colours ...

26 Oct 2021 at 11:00

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Four farming groups on new climate-change sub-committee

SENT LETTER TO COUNCILLORS Jarlath Walsh, Chairperson, Mayo IFA. New committee expected to meet for first time in March Anton McNulty FARMERS will have four representatives on the new sub-committee of the ...

16 Feb 2021 at 09:00

Living

NATURE: The loneliest greenfinch in the world

WE saw him often, either at the feeder or perched in the holly nearby. Compared (perhaps unfairly so) to the other finches his winter plumage has been rather dull. We describe his colours in euphemistic ...

27 Feb 2024 at 18:30

Living

GARDENING: Guess what? Grass lawns are not mandatory

We can use our gardens and other green spaces to recreate what used to be common place – wildflower meadows. These were grasslands that had many native species of grass and other herbaceous plants ...

28 Mar 2024 at 16:00

Living

The final frontier

END OF THE ROAD? Without climate action, winter rainfall will continue to increase, causing more and more flooding. Nature and Rewilding Pat Fahy Space, the final frontier. Star log ‘The myth of ...

03 Dec 2019 at 12:39

Property

The wonders of our wildlife garden

LOW MAINTENANCE Mixed native wild flower meadow only requires one cut a year. Image courtesy of Oliver Whyte. In The Garden Oliver Whyte The wildlife garden is a space where nature is allowed ...

18 Jan 2022 at 15:19

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