Nature

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

There is at least 10,000km of tracks available

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

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

There are hopes that more sites will soon push for dark sky status in Connemara, Wicklow, Donegal and west Cork

Fingal’s biodiversity officer says planting blackberry brambles starts a chain reaction that benefits wildlife and the entire community

Your wildlife notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Sustainable tourism depends on safeguarding the very landscapes that attract people to the island

In the Republic, there has been unrelenting deterioration of lakes, rivers and estuaries

Pricey hotels and expensive rentals make holidaying at home prohibitively costly. We need better alternatives

Some of my potatoes have pushed up out of the ground and turned green

In 2015, Unesco extended the reserve to the entirety of Dublin Bay, including Ireland’s Eye, which has 9,000 pairs of breeding seabirds across 11 different species

Eanna Ní Lamhna answers your notes and queries on crows, bees and more

Have your say on who, where and what comprise the greenest people, places and projects countrywide

Latest building addition coincides with relaxation of back-garden dwelling rules

Bill Oddie found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Butterflies may be more colourful but moths bring their own special magic

Older farmers tell of regrets at being encouraged to remove hedgerows under misguided policies

Trees ‘sweat’ so that people don’t have to

Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your queries on horseflies, thunderworms and busy bees

Readers’ questions: Most of my plants now have tall spikes of leaves which taste off

Artists can be shape-shifters of cultural norms, as they are not afraid to push against the status quo and stimulate behaviour change

Songbirds hit by a contagious infection are being found dead on bird tables and in gardens after last-gasp efforts to feed

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Large congregations of jellyfish are normal, marine biologist says, despite social media buzz

Families who moved from city life share the freedoms, challenges and surprises of building a new life in the countryside