Columns - Irish Examiner

Donal Hickey

Think outside box on empty spaces

JUST as nature abhors a vacuum, society abhors empty spaces: we humans are a colonising species.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2011

Irish honeybee’s future looking sweet

IS there a more authentic sound of summer in Ireland than the drone of bees?

Mon, 23 May, 2011

Tackling scourge of illegal dumping

ILLEGAL dumping, a dreadful problem in Ireland for years, is getting worse, with the recession being cited as one of the main reasons: some experts now reckon this activity has increased by up to 30% in the past year.

Mon, 16 May, 2011

Hydropower mills may bridge gap

HARD to believe it nowadays, but Ireland had more than 6,000 watermills in the middle of the 19th century.

Mon, 09 May, 2011

Turbines, roads a danger to wildlife

NEW research shows that painting wind turbines purple could save birds’ lives.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2011

A community in full campaign flow

WHAT is it about a river?

Mon, 18 Apr, 2011

Illegal gorse fires still burning issue

IN spite of a promise of long-awaited action by state agencies and farming organisations against illegal burning on mountains and upland areas, such burning is continuing unabated.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2011

Oh deer, population explosion causing problems

SHY and pretty to look at, deer seem to have a magnetic appeal for people.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2011

Litter volunteers spring into action

ONE of the most heartening trends around the country nowadays is the huge number of people taking part in voluntary litter-picking and other related works to tidy up their neighbourhoods.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2011

Maritime action plan to aid tourism

OUR tourism promotion bodies are scratching their collective heads to find ways of luring more visitors to our shores.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2011