Something is happening in the underwater world of Irish kelp
As well as being like a supermarket for deeper-water species, fragments can also carry carbon into deeper water, where it stays out of the atmosphere
Ella McSweeney
A colection of articles by Ella McSweeney
Gordon D’Arcy’s Birdstyle breaks the mould by mixing natural science with imaginative art
Six decades of birdwatching, drawing, writing and sharing and the author’s passion still shines through in new book
Wild salmon are on the verge of extinction. There is not one fish to spare
What happened on the river Glyde in June is not a local incident. It is a national emergency
Ella McSweeney: This killer pet has driven 73 species to extinction, and roams free in Ireland
It may be a beloved pet, but it’s among the most destructive invasive predators in the natural world
Ireland’s mayflies are ancient creatures - older than dinosaurs by 80 million years
Ella McSweeney: In Ireland, we have about 150 species of mayflies
Why Ireland needs to stop mandating parents to buy their children laptops for school
Ella McSweeney: Educational technology is now marketed aggressively to schools, which are treating individual laptops as an unquestioned educational good
Ireland is trying to fund environmental protection on the cheap
Nature restoration isn’t a luxury. It’s one of the highest-return investments available to the State
David Attenborough and Ireland: ‘So kind and charming. He joked about my lovely accent’
The natural history presenter, who turns 100 today, has inspired Ireland’s wildlife community through the decades
Is there an Irish river I can drink from without vomiting?
In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best but, today, there are about 20
One third of Ireland’s wild bee species could go extinct by 2030. You can help by taking a photograph
Bees might conjure flying through the air and feeding on flowers, but most wild bees spend part of their lives in the soil
We need to stop killing dandelions and this is why
For that flare of yellow to appear, the plant must spread its seeds, and it is that seed head which is a design marvel
Ella McSweeney: Cornafulla Bog is a gold mine. Let’s not squander it
Siting wind infrastructure on the Shannon bogs is too high a price to pay for renewable energy
Deer pressure: I need a licence to cull
Ella McSweeney is not a natural-born killer but she will shoot deer next month for the first time. It’s for the woodlands
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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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