Environmental campaigners are urging Ireland to protect the public interest and resist industry pressure as the country takes ...

IN IRELAND, WE’RE very familiar with the rhythm of the seasons. We learn it early in school and absorb it without question: winter is cold and wet, summer is warm (or at least less cold), autumn is ...

As an ecologist at Coillte, Ireland's semi-state forestry company, Una Nealon plays a pivotal role in delivering Coillte's Forests for Nature ambitions. Working at the forefront of Coillte's mission ...

Entries are rolling in for the 2026 edition of Ireland’s Greenest Places, a competition run by The Irish Times in association with Electric Ireland, seeking to shine a light on individuals and ...

Nature is one of our great inspirations. Always entrancing to behold, it has an astonishing power to make us gasp in wonderment at its symmetry, beauty and tenacity. Keats called it “the poetry of the ...

“LOVING nature isn’t a side gig for hippies and dreamers,” explains Irish ornithologist Seán Ronayne, who is on a mission to record every species of bird in Ireland and help preserve them in the ...

On a mission to record all of Ireland's bird species, many of which are dying out, Irishman Sean Ronayne calls his unique audio archive a tool to both raise alarm and bring hope. According to ...

Political will, funding and a strong plan for public land will all help ensure meaningful progress on restoring our degraded ecosystems, according to environmentalist Fintan Kelly Empowering ...

A LOT OF people believe, understandably, that if they live in a town or city and only have a small garden, a balcony, or a few pots on a windowsill, then they can’t meaningfully help Ireland reverse ...

'Once, we destroyed the habitats our lost creatures needed. Now, we're creating and preserving refuges for our endangered wildlife' Conor W. O'Brien's introduces his new book The Living and The Dead - ...