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My lawn is full of mushrooms. Do they pose a health risk?

The recent warm, damp weather has provided ideal conditions for their growth

‘Grand Canyon-esque’: Atlas of the unseen brings Ireland’s deep sea wonders into the light

Project pieced together maps of the country’s extensive seabed at depths of up to 5km

The brown bat’s ears are three-quarters the length of its head and body combined

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Tolkien: the original Greta Thunberg-style eco‑warrior or a proto‑Elon Musk?

Those who love what the writer really stood for despair at the misuse and misunderstanding of his works

From syrups, teas, poultices and culinary uses, our gardens can offer so much

Learning about the health benefits of herbs and plants on my doorstep has been a revelation

‘Irish Government is clearly not listening’: Nature groups criticise lack of budget funding for restoration

Budget allocates just €6m extra to NPWS despite experts saying €700m needed annually for nature restoration

Dear Éanna, have I spotted a penguin in Portmarnock?

Our readers bring their pictures and queries to wildlife consultant Éanna Ní Lamhna

Asian hornets’ nest located in Cork after tiny trackers were fixed to the insects

The nest was located near Ringaskiddy and will now be removed, but monitoring will continue to identify any further activity

Ardmore village named as Ireland’s Greenest Place

The judges recognised the Co Waterford community’s broad and innovative range of green initiatives, working together for a more sustainable future

Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?

Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years

Revealed: Ireland’s Greenest Places 2026 shortlist

Eleven entries have made it to the final stage of deliberation in this year’s competition

This creature sways menacingly from side to side looking like a small snake

Biologist and environmentalist Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your notes and queries

How to set your garden ablaze with autumn colour

It’s the season for trees and shrubs to steal the limelight through a process of radical transformation

Nature is our most critical infrastructure but it is being positioned as a hindrance

Government should not only reserve legal designation for fast-tracking built projects but should extend it to nature too

I’ve lived in city centres for 20 years, and my dream of planting a native Irish forest is getting urgent

Manchán Magan and Eoghan Daltun have shown us we can improve the world right here on our doorstep, acre by acre

This red squirrel keeps visiting my flower box. It’s not doing what I thought it was

Eanna Ní Lamhna on reader encounters with a cheeky squirrel, a giant caterpillar and Ireland's only native lizard

Manchán Magan’s final part of his trilogy: Ireland was believed to be the outer limit of the known world

The book the late author was working on when he died has been published

‘Yes, size matters’: A simple guide to planting spring-flowering bulbs this autumn

Always try to source plump, firm, undamaged bulb stock

Ever since we started tracking everything, we’ve lost our minds

Emer McLysaght: When did we stop just ... going to sleep?

Red panda cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park venture out at dusk in further boost to conservation scheme

Members of the public are invited to name the twin cubs ahead of International Red Panda Day on Saturday

Documentary maker Eoin Warner: ‘As a child I realised I had been gifted this thing by nature’

Since his breakout TV show Éire Fhiáin in 2017, Warner has presented shows in Irish and English, winning awards and acclaim

Jolt from the blue: It’s a jellyfish − of course it stings

Your nature notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

Plant, mulch, move: essential garden jobs as autumn closes in

Everywhere in the garden are unmistakable signs of seasonal shift, from trees heavy with fruit to spiderwebs silver-beaded with dew

Children’s books: Boredom busters

A selection for young readers from Michelle Beech, Hollie Hughes, Laura Dockrill, Jarvis and Judge, Becky Baines and Jane Wilsher

Setting the Land Free: Visions of a Rewilded Ireland – an urgent manifesto for living with nature

In his follow-up to An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, Eoghan Daltun shows how policy shifts in land managment could work in practice across Ireland

Reviews in brief: Fledgling and Exhibition

Josh Holton delivers an impressive autofictional debut; Alex Hyde creates a portrait of two very different artists

Ireland’s Greenest Places longlist: ‘Those with an acute sense of a warming world stand out’

The summer of 2026 has provided a timely reminder of the urgent need for climate action

Was this bird on our back porch one of the finch species?

Éanna Ní Lamhna answers readers’ queries about a bird, a moth and very small fly

Phibsborough Edwardian with eye-catching extension for €895,000

Upgraded Shandon Park three-bed with easy access to the city and green spaces

Did a rare pair of cranes visit a Co Waterford garden?

Éanna Ní Lamhna responds to your notes and queries on robins, spiders and rare moths

How Ireland’s seas and rivers are becoming spaces for healing: ‘It changes how we pay attention to our bodies’

For decades, environmental psychology has explored why humans feel better outdoors in green spaces like forests, but attention is turning now to blue spaces, asking why water makes us feel happier

What changes in butterfly populations tell us about climate change in Ireland

Butterflies react quickly to change but can still get caught out by misaligned life cycles

‘We went to the Manorhamilton Agricultural Show. That was an eye-opener’

Nick Maertens and his wife Cyrelle, from Belgium, spent years fantasising about living somewhere rural

Did children catch a baby shark on the beach in Skerries?

Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna responds to your notes and queries on dragonflies, ladybirds and more

‘Nature needs all the help it can get’: projects aim to re-establish oyster reefs

Overharvesting, pollution and harsh winters all contributed to the decline of oysters in Ireland

Coillte ordered to stop felling at forest over fears for oak trees

Department of Agriculture issues order to cease work to allow investigation of felling licence

We’ve seen this insect around our house. Should we be worried?

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Joining the dots on Ireland’s vast network of bog and forestry roads

There is at least 10,000km of tracks available

The Curragh is full of natural treasures. It needs safeguarding

The need for conservation measures on the Co Kildare plains has been recognised for 30 years

Irish bees ‘stressed’ and ‘hungry’ from heat as lack of rainfall hits pollen supplies

Dublin beekeeper says honey harvest this year is ‘best in 20 years’ but drought has put strain on hives

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