Damien Enright
Ron the heron is stoic in the face of storms
Ron the heron is stoic in the face of storms

Our grey heron weathers the storms, but then he is much better equipped to do so than we are, writes Damien Enright

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

A rhapsody of nature in the Bohemian hinterland
A rhapsody of nature in the Bohemian hinterland
Not an icicle or a snowflake have we seen here in Central Europe since we arrived on December 21. Over Lower Bohemia in the Czech Republic, the skies have been peerless blue and the sun so bright that, in the towns, the cobbled streets shine as if shellacked and I feel the need of sunglasses more than I ever do in Spain.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Spine-singeing fire can be a fruitful addition to a community
Spine-singeing fire can be a fruitful addition to a community

I DO like small communities. The population of this village on La Gomera, where I am currently escaping from the mad rush of Courtmacsherry, Co Cork (population approx. 350) is circa 60. 

Mon, 28 Dec, 2015

Robed figure resembled character from nativity scene
Robed figure resembled character from nativity scene
All that was missing was the camel. The half-lit scene of the large man wearing full Palestinian-style head-dress and robes standing by a stable beside a remote road in La Gomera, Canary Islands, the clear cobalt sky and a single star behind him, could have been a tableau for a Christmas night at Bethlehem, and the man one of the three kings.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

Seed-scattering Jesuit left an enduring legacy on island
Seed-scattering Jesuit left an enduring legacy on island
Great hamburgers of fire- damaged palmera trunks lie beside the stone-laid pathways crossing this broad, green La Gomera valley. It is tragic that so many noble trees had to be felled after the great fire of August 2012, but hundreds still stand, writes Damien Enright

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

Sexton beetle's responsible parenthood is rare in the insect world
Sexton beetle's responsible parenthood is rare in the insect world

I received a beetle in the post from Ireland the other day. I don’t think my Gomero postman realised. A reader from Kanturk had sent it, asking me if I might know what kind of beetle it was. 

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

St Colman’s students helping Ireland clean up its act
St Colman’s students helping Ireland clean up its act

It is heartening to learn that young people, encouraged by their mentors, are taking arms against the seas of litter despoiling Ireland, writes Damien Enright

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

Sherkin Comment journal provides a monitor of the magic of marine life in west Cork’s Roaring Water Bay
Sherkin Comment journal provides a monitor of the magic of marine life in west Cork’s Roaring Water Bay
EVERY time I go to this island ‘in the sun’ I take print publications from another island with me, the Sherkin Comment, published by the Marine Station on that island in west Cork’s Roaring Water Bay. It can also be downloaded from the internet.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015

There's an irruption of black snake millipedes from the Canary Islands to West Cork
There's an irruption of black snake millipedes from the Canary Islands to West Cork
DID WE bring the infamous black snake millipedes to the Canary Islands, from Ireland, asks Damien Enright

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Taxonomy of mangoes puts taste buds to the test
Taxonomy of mangoes puts taste buds to the test
These days, here in La Gomera in the Canary Islands, we are inundated with mangoes, or maybe ‘overwhelmed’ is a better word.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

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