Third of Ireland’s wintering waterbirds vanish in just 30 years
Some species increased numbers but others have declined by more than 50%
BirdWatch Ireland
Richard Nairn: How green are greenways?
The proposed Wicklow to Greystones Greenway route runs right along the edge of the ecologically sensitive coastal area known as the Murrough Wetlands
West Dublin, ‘buzzing with drones’, is a test case for the rest of the State, says TD
‘National conversation’ needed about airborne delivery, Roderic O’Gorman tells Dáil
State declared free of bird flu but poultry must remain housed in secure buildings
Legal orders requiring poultry to be kept in secure buildings remain in place despite the declaration of ‘disease freedom’
This is a most excellent picture of a male jumping spider
Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna on hot-house arachnids, blue mushrooms and boring beetles
Voiceless and vulnerable, Brent geese find themselves blamed for Irish building delays
Absence of real political leadership leaves Ireland at risk of becoming hostile to wildlife
Why the exotic glossy ibis is ditching the Mediterranean for Louth
Global heating is increasing the rate of new visitors to Ireland generally, and there is every chance they will become established here
Nature offers something to celebrate at ‘ecological disaster’ site
Terns continue to flock to Lady’s Island Lake despite damage from algal bloom
The Irish Times Greenest Places shortlist revealed
These 14 nominees show concrete evidence of widespread action on climate and sustainability goals
Rare white stork spotted in Dublin may be result of climate change, says expert
Bird normally native to Spain and Portugal seen on Lusk lamp-post prompts questions about migration
‘Swifts are experiencing a housing crisis’ - appeal to help endangered bird by integrating nests into homes
Over two-thirds of the species’ breeding population was lost between 1998 and 2023
Hoopoe hoopla: ‘In my 40 years of birding, I’ve never seen anything like this spring’
Arrival of the exotic hoopoe has enraptured Irish birders, although local robins are less happy at the intrusion
Hoopoes ‘overshoot’ France and land in Ireland and Britain
Significant numbers of unusual looking bird spotted as far north as Co Louth
Hedgerows are a shining example of nature benefiting from human intervention
The mix of plants provides a range of ecosystem services and habitats that natural colonisation would not achieve
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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