Another Life: A brief history of Lusitanian flora in Ireland
Michael Viney: ‘The latest theory ... involves possible drinking habits of Spanish Bronze Age copper miners’
Another Life: The flight of the Dublin wagtail
Michael Viney: At what point birds dispersed and where they went seems to have escaped the record
Botanists not wild about Trinity College’s wildflower ‘meadow’
Mix of species in wildflower seed packets ‘never found growing together in the wild’
Michael Viney: Our flying friends and foe do not seem as plentiful as before
In the heatwave we left every window open at night to trap the slightest breeze, inviting all sorts of winged invasion. Nothing came in
Firewater in the hold: The Irish whiskey aged at sea off Clare Island
Carl O’Grady is hoping to make the island a tourist attraction for whiskey enthusiasts
Another Life: Poets bring me to places I cannot now go
Michael Viney visits Nephin with Sean Lysaght, Connemara with Eamon Grennan
Another Life: Arrival of great skuas may alter seabird balance on Clare Island
Michael Viney: North Atlantic’s top predator now shares island with 13 other species
Distinctive history of nature literature compiled in insightful anthology
Woven Shades of Green is a ‘a generous treasury of Irish nature poetry and prose’
Spot the difference: how Clare Island has changed in 100 years
Clare Island’s increasingly rainy climate offers special rewards to scientific fieldwork
Mulranny the proud last stronghold of the Old Irish Goat
Recognition of their venerable bloodlines has swept them into attention as a rare and authentic Irish breed
Magical Mayo: Ways to go wild in the west
Over mountains and waves, sporting heroes showcase Mayo’s raw wildness
How many birds can the natural world support?
The brilliant CB Moffat anticipated 21st-century avian population dynamics theory
Stars of the watery underworld in danger from farm pollution
Michael Viney: Rare plants and fauna are a feature of Ireland’s hard-water lakes
The ‘bully’ in your garden
Some beautiful and exotic plants can threaten the native biodiversity of the landscape
Another Life: The case of the kneecapped bear
A bone found in Alice and Gwendoline Cave, in Co Clare, revealed that humans arrived in Ireland 12,000 years ago, a whole 2,500 years earlier than hitherto believed
Another Life: Stormy seas reveal our lost shores and drowned forests
Ireland offered has dramatic examples of rogue waves, including those that swamped the bow of LÉ ‘Róisín’
What is poetry? Three masters look for answers
Beekeeping, Belfast and Buddhism: books of lectures by Harry Clifton, Paula Meehan and Michael Longley cast the net wide
Another Life: When pellucid green turns a murky shade of jade
If mayflies are key signals of the health of our lakes, Ireland’s inland waters are looking increasingly sick
Ten great walking weekends
Some challenging and rewarding walks around some of Ireland's most beautiful countryside
And the winner of the Best Place to Go Wild in Ireland is . . .
This year’s winner was chosen for its balance of nature, activities, wilderness and beauty
One wild festival: camping in the Comeraghs
The majestic Comeragh Mountains, scalloped out by ice, are at the heart of a festival this week that offers new pathways into our natural and cultural history
Another Life: Airy as spindrift, sharp as knives – and at risk from warmer seas
Five species of tern make Ireland their summer breeding home and nursery. But only intensive management and protection can stave off their inevitable decline
Go Walk: Western Knockmeladowns, Co Tipperary
Rise to the challenge: The Western Knockmealdowns are captivating
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