There’s a revealing story well told by the writer Alice Taylor about the day a neighbour gave a present of a poached salmon to her family.

HAVING tried for years to work out exactly the differences between three quite similar migrant birds, I enlisted the help of BirdWatch Ireland, of late, writes Donal Hickey

Is this a new trend? asks Donal Hickey. 

A HEARTENING sign of hope is that so many young people are growing up with an appreciation of the natural world, hugely boosted by initiatives like Green Schools, writes Donal Hickey.

Munster Blackwater's otter population is in good health and it's a great start to the year, says Donal Hickey.

Ciarán Ó Lionáird has called for increased funding for anti-doping agencies around the world in the wake of yesterday’s report from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which shed light on the extent of the doping problem in athletics.

A community council has restored a once-derelict cottage which was the birthplace of the first patron of the GAA, Archbishop Thomas William Croke, and plans to turn it into a museum.

The board of Duhallow considered the proposal to extend the Cork metropolitan area. What we would like to see is that the county and city authorities amalgamate as a single local authority, with a mayor elected directly by the people, writes Maura Walsh

Tributes have been paid to Noel Dillon, a former county manager for Cork and Wexford, who will be buried today.

Cork County Council is prepared to put €3.5m of its own money into Leader programmes to bridge a massive government cut to their funding.

Gardaí investigating the shooting dead of a two-year-old hen harrier in Co Kerry do not believe the bird was deliberately targeted.

Gardaí and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) have launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of a protected species of bird in Kerry.

About a week ago, you wrote decrying the demise of our architectural heritage in the form of the continual deterioration of our Georgian country houses and buildings. 

Agreement from CIÉ to transfer the ownership of sections of a disused railway line to Kerry County Council has paved the way for the development of a major cycling and walking route.

A 26km greenway to be developed along a disused railway line skirting the Atlantic along the Ring of Kerry is expected to become an internationally rated tourist attraction.

Executives in Leader groups are paid far less than their cohorts in comparable public sector roles, said IRD Duhallow chief executive Maura Walsh.

THE jellyfish has no brain, no bones and no teeth.

A much-loved Gaelic bard ruthlessly decapitated by late night revellers was re-united with his missing head yesterday following an appeal to the public for help in tracing it.

A large number of community groups in Duhallow — covering parts of north Cork and east Kerry — are to showcase the resources that have made their region one of the most dynamic in the EU.

A PROJECT to help the local meat supply chain in the European Union to survive and thrive will be launched in Newmarket, Co Cork, later today.

A €1 million project is to be undertaken to eradicate an invasive Indian plant which is eroding land and threatening fish habitats in a north Cork angling river.

THE European Commission approved a grant last week towards restoration of water quality in the Upper Blackwater in Co Cork.

A COMMUNITY group has accused the Government of extravagance, waste and a lack of vision because it rejected a state-of-the-art building as headquarters for decentralised offices of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

PEOPLE in areas all over Ireland where wildlife has been under deadly pressure for decades and where some species have either disappeared or are under serious threat, are now getting involved in conservation projects.

THE continued involvement of Teagasc is key to the survival of the James O’Keeffe Memorial Institute in Newmarket.

THE new incoming chairman of Comhar Leader na hEireann (CLE), the national network for the 36 Irish LEADER companies, is Tom O’Donnell.

THE claim by Michael Job (Irish Examiner letters, January 11) that the Government has invested in roads at the expense of public transport is simply untrue.

Eoin English

I WRITE in response to the article from your correspondent Anne Lucey (Irish Examiner, January 29) regarding the halting of housing developments in Sneem.