Articles related to nature
The Burren is home to 27 species of moths and butterflies found nowhere else in the country, along with all of our rarest butterflies and half our rarest moths
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a dead 6ft leatherback turtle, a red garden spider, and the flowering lives of dandelions
Elon Musk should know that human social structures are more fluid than even the most complex of animal hierarchies
2024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leaders
Carbon credits predicted to enable big increase in climate spending but critics says backdoor deal was rushed and undermines UN climate process
World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’
The confirmation revives the question of whether nightjars could have a more hopeful future in Ireland than previously believed
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a garden thief, the darter dragonfly, and – cough, cough – rook pellets
The author’s sensitive writing quietly captures nature’s exquisiteness and captivates the human heart
I awoke early one morning in Canberra to a bizarre sound. What the actual f**k is that, I thought, a pterodactyl? It was a magpie, but not like the ones I’d known
Certification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investment
‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust
Eanna Ní Lamhna addresses your notes and queries, and explains how badgers could help save potatoes
Farmers praised for sympathetic agricultural practices that protect waders
Governments still need to protect an area of land equivalent to combined size of Brazil and Australia
‘Our parks must have nature at the forefront of their concerns’
Finance to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems remains main block to progress at global gathering
The wildlife expert on her new book of Irish biodiversity, staying hopeful, and why dandelions are better than daffodils
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the limitations of Google, the kestrel’s talent for spotting mouse pee, and a very large caterpillar
Deciduous trees and shrubs are paragons of good planning and preparedness
Eanna Ní Lamhna debunks a squirrel myth, confirms there are no toads in Malahide and identifies an old Donegal coral
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a worse-for-wear black slug, a case of mistaken ID, and the sparrowhawk’s hunting regimen
Greater focus needed on biodiversity conservation and restoration in the fight against climate change
Éanna Ní Lamhna on white-tailed bumblebees, red latticed stinkhorns and – more stink – green shield bugs
Éanna Ní Lamhna on mating white-tailed bumblebees, going bananas, and an unusually beautiful insect
Deirdre Irwin won the ‘wildlife and its habitats’ category for her photograph of a Dalmatian pelican, taken in Greece
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a rare glossy long-legged spider, the declining yellowhammer and the common earwig
About three million starlings breed in Ireland yearly, joined in winter by visitors from all over Europe
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the oleander moth, a fine feather and a fish that could bite a finger off
The oncoming darkness and brightness of the season represents our freedom, always returning, like every autumn
Eanna Ní Lamhna on field mice, voles, caterpillars, sparrowhawks and more
Far from being ‘the worst thing to happen to humanity’, this EU law is a very small step towards combating a huge problem
Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on red leaves on oak trees and a moth that is flourishing in Dublin
Éanna Ní Lamhna on cuttlefish, New Zealand flax and the by-the-wind sailor
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
