The Irish Times

A frog in Sligo, hairy caterpillar in Kells and dead bat in Galway

Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00

Another Life: Out to bat for the lesser horseshoe

Both greater and lesser horseshoe bats are in serious decline across Europe, but ‘R hipposideros’ has found continuing refuge in Ireland’s western counties

Sat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00

Another Life: Don’t be put off by silly myths. Bats are keystone mammals

Ireland’s 11 species of bat, which include the pipistrelle and the lesser horseshoe, are under threat. With a little more care we can help them survive

Sat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00