The race to replace the dwindling cod.

DURING the current August bank holiday, it’s safe to say that more people are out walking than on any other weekend in the year.

UP TO 80% of litter in the countryside is deliberately thrown out of passing cars, a recent survey has shown.

IF THE Green Party doesn’t deliver on its environmental policies while in government, its pious words voiced in the powerlessness of opposition will surely come back to haunt it.

AT a time of large-scale use of pesticides in gardens, it’s strange that one of nature’s great pest controllers is coming under threat from such chemicals.

JUST as the presence, or absence, of fish can tell us a lot about the quality of water in rivers andlakes, butterflies are known as an indicator species for measuring changes in the environment.

Donal Hickey on efforts to boost the domestic market

SUMMER is here and so are the jet skis. Bathers, and others who flocked to the beaches during the recent warm spell, complained about the dangers of motorist craft in the water.

SOME things most definitely never change — the compelling beauty of Killarney, hordes of American tourists alighting from buses, boats on the lakes and the age-old Gap of Dunloe.

TURF cutting may be banned several years before an anticipated ban comes into force. The turf-cutting season is well underway, but it could be one of the last.