The near-invisible lives of Ireland’s water beetles

Another Life: Of some 240 known wetland species, almost 70 have been listed for Red List protection

‘Essential action’ must be taken now to safeguard North’s environment

Agency says ‘particular challenges’ due to North’s ‘very different characteristics of economy, geographical location’

Michael Viney: Ireland paying high price for invasive species

Introduced species now cost the Republic €200 million a year in damage and control

Ireland must not waste opportunities offered by cross-border deal

Regardless of what happens with Brexit, there is a need for all-Ireland co-operation to deal with waste

Award-winning Asperger blogger raising funds to tag raptors

‘I like the way I can talk to the natural world and it doesn’t talk back,’ says Dara McAnulty

Angling Notes: Win for Roache and Warren in Partry Angling Club pairs competition

Environmental battle as InfraStrata hunts for Antrim oil

Stop the Drill protesters warn works could cause damage despite NI Water assurances

Owls seized amid suspicion of illegal sale on internet

Fowl crime: PSNI take allegedly unlicensed birds from property in Co Armagh

Gold miner Galantas gets permission for Omagh site

Canadian group plans to develop underground mine once finance is available

Pro-fracking company asked to carry out safety study

CDM Smith has track record on contentious gas extraction method in the US and Poland

Three waste company directors in court over alleged £40m landfill tax evasion

Men accused of illegal dumping of industrial waste in Derry city

7,000-year-old artefacts found during Ulster dig

Excavation on Tullaghoge Fort hilltop to gather information on crowning ceremonies

Councillor wins appeal against Derry walls sentence

Gary Donnelly says he should never have been charged; Dáil TDs offer support in court

Another Life: 10m larvae, 2 survivors, then 100 years protecting our rivers

Ireland may have as many as 12 million freshwater pearl mussels, a key share of the European population