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Damien Enright

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

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

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

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

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

Unforgettable whale dance at Castletownshend

I WAS gratified to hear that my grandson and his girlfriend, visiting our West Cork home from the UK, were fortunate enough to witness spectacular whale behaviour when they went on a whale watch trip with Colin Barnes from Reen Pier, near Castletownshend.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015