A new scientific study has warned that an emerald borer beetle and the fungus causing ash dieback disease could kill millions of ash trees in Europe.

The junior minister with special responsibility for forestry, horticulture and food safety, Tom Hayes, has been criticised for having some of his election posters nailed to trees around Clonmel.

The GAA are preparing for a scenario where ash hurleys may no longer be used in hurling.

The Indiependence Festival is into the second day of its 10th edition where the 8,000 capacity all-ticket affair plays across multiple stages on the outskirts of Mitchelstown, Co Cork.

From teen idols to flops and back again, Ash have always been willing to adapt to the ever-changing music biz, writes Ed Power

Twin blasts from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile have sent vast clouds of ash into the sky, increasing concerns that it could contaminate water, cause respiratory illnesses and ground more flights.

I WENT down to my little wood the other day to check up on the progress of spring. It was sunny and the birds were singing but the ground felt cold and some things were behind schedule.