The Stalls review: original, confident and hilarious
Skilful skewering as opera ensemble shows audience exactly what it’s like
Jellyfish make swimmers’ lives a misery but how important are they to the ocean?
The sea around Ireland has a host of gelatinous species - many come in bizarre geometrical shapes and assemblies
Plastic eaten by plankton may impair oceans’ ability to trap CO2
Oceans store up to half of all carbon dioxide produced by mankind in the last 200 years
Vatican could learn from Irish Catholic Church about child protection
Developments in child safeguarding over the past 10 years in Ireland have been effective
Balmy conditions, spring tides may increase risk of jellyfish stings
Rapid rise recorded in temperature of the sea and river Shannon
Stinging Lion’s mane jellyfish in Irish waters is larger this year
Several swimmers in the west have received hospital treatment for Lion’s mane stings
New documentary delves into the world of fragile corals in Ireland’s ‘deep Atlantic’
A focus on biodiversity and plastics in oceans at national gathering of divers in Limerick
Over 70% of deep-sea fish have ingested plastic, study finds
Irish-based researchers confirm plastic pollution is reaching deep into Atlantic Ocean
It’s fishy: rise in warm-water species found off our coasts
Climate change and plastic debris among factors but scientists need more data
Website to help children of Catholic priests contacted by women from around world
Issue of priests having children is ongoing says Coping International founder
Galway researchers find most effective treatment for jellyfish stings
Urine, seawater and ice packs said to be useless for jellyfish stings
European sea bass: the fish that is a home bird
Study of species in Cork harbour finds species is both ‘charismatic’ and ‘parochial’
Another Life: Intricate manoeuvres of the man-of-war
The venomous ‘jellyfish’ on European coastlines are not the passive drifters they seem
Southerly winds expected to sweep up more Portuguese men o’war
Sting can remain live for some days after marine animals die following stranding
Rare strandings of Portuguese men o’ war as far north as Donegal
Southerly gales sweep marine animal with powerful sting up along Atlantic seaboard
Irish Catholic Church ‘trying to dump’ sex abuse priests on State
Church should use wealth to keep abusers away from public – child protection advocate
Ulster Bank defends treatment of customers
Business clients in severe difficulty face deadline for providing repayment details
IFA seeks meeting with Ulster Bank over loan disposals
Farmers’ lobby is concerned at bank’s plan to sell-off batch of loans to third-party investors
Gerry Thornley: Ultan Dillane's breaking on through
Those who saw the lock play as a youth knew his Ireland debut would be impressive
Tramore’s new €62,000 lifeboat pressed into action
D-class ‘Isabella Purchase’ involved in search for swimmer soon after official unveiling
Student grant figures highlight low farming incomes, say IFA
Average farmer’s income is €24,000, making qualification for SUSI grant ‘inevitable’
Marie Collins wary but glad to be helping Vatican protect minors
Abuse survivor invited to join Vatican Commission for the Protection of Minors last year
Marine ecologist swims with blue sharks off Aran Islands
‘Once you take the right precautions, it is very safe’
Another Life: Searching for sunfish where jellyfish gather
Climate change and the drift of jellyfish may explain a recent surge in sightings of nature’s biggest bony fish
Liverpool agree a deal for Emre Can
The 20-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder will move to Anfield once the documentation is completed
Citizen science and consumer power take to the coast
‘Microbead’ tracking and rocky shore mapping the focus of new marine initiatives
Jellyfish ‘bloom’ kills thousands of farmed salmon off Co Mayo
Losses also reported at sites off Donegal
Significant rise in mass strandings of jellyfish on west coast
Open water swimmers urged to be cautious
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