Ella McSweeney

Left alone, this invasive species will form dense dark thickets and outcompete native trees such as oak and hazel

Ella McSweeney: Thanks to the efforts of locals, nature is starting to flourish again in a river that has been blighted and abused for decades

Ella McSweeney: We don’t have time to fail. The Government should use our money to fund what works, then step out of the way

A €25 million project hopes to secure a better future for breeding waders, including the curlew, which desperately need help

Ella McSweeney: Younger kids, older people, outdoor workers, the socio-economically disadvantaged, pregnant women and the chronically ill are all disproportionately vulnerable to heat stress and mortality

Noticing the richness of life around us is an active choice

Ella McSweeney: Farmer Patrick McGurk has found a way forward with a system that produces both

Within a few years by working with fishers an actively-managed marine park in Co Kerry could become one of the world’s most spectacular sites

They can recognise human faces and respond to our expressions. Having a ‘bird brain’ is no bad thing after all

Ella McSweeney: Since they’re pretty adept at hiding away in prickly places – think mounds of nettles, brambles or hawthorn – I’m hopeful elusive hedgehogs are still around.

A new book by Seán Ó Gaoithín tells the stories of 28 woods in Co Donegal that are deeply complex spaces full of life

A growing band of scientists and river advocates across Europe are removing barriers at a record rate, enabling fish to navigate waterways as before

Although bats will roost in all kinds of spaces – from rocks, scree slopes and exposed limestone to holes in old oaks – they tend to favour buildings

First session of Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss sits at Dublin Castle

Hard lessons to be learned from Dutch efforts to cut back on pollution levels

It makes good economic sense to act now, says leading scientist Prof John Sweeney

The causes of peat landslides are many but human activities can increase the danger

Patrick Freyne: Baz Ashmawy would starve to death in minutes without the people of rural Ireland

Data from swifts who fly 10,000km from Africa to these shores tells a remarkable story

Fewer winter storms, but more extreme storms, forecast as habitats decline

With levels of the toxic gas rising due to intensive livestock farming, scientists warn the impact on Ireland’s ecological and public health will be very serious

Not meeting our 2030 targets could see Irish beef and dairy being produced by a country regarded as Europe’s dirtiest emitter

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

Rapid changes in farming have sounded the death knell for many of our 21 species of bumblebees and 75 species of ‘solitary’ bees

Alison Spittle is on a quest to find out exactly what makes a culchie while Lost in Space offers an entirely different sort of quest

‘What we are saying is that the environment influences the emotional state and this is an important component of welfare’

November is the perfect time to plant this fast-growing, ultra-colourful and deeply scented annual climber

Chef encourages use of local suppliers and says she could get involved in HSE efforts

Food festivals, family fun at Airfield and deliciously priced red pesto for Galmere

Science Foundation Ireland has given the broadcaster €500,000 to increase its output

Review: ‘Poldark’; ‘Cumann na mBan: Mná na Réabhlóide’; ‘The Consumer Show’; and ‘Spicing Up Britain: How Eating Out Went Exotic’

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‘The Rose of Tralee’ has tried to modernise. But all that’s amazing about it is the number of us who still watch

Plenty to whet appetite at Limerick’s inaugural Spring Festival of Politics and Ideas