THERE’S good news on the wildlife front; BirdWatch Ireland has announced that terns nested very successfully on the east coast this summer. The numbers breeding ‘are at an all-time high’, says tern expert Dr Steve Newton.

IT was all beer and skittles at Fota House last week.

THE only ‘wow’ factor in Environment Minister Dick Roche’s recent announcement of the new Heritage Trust is that he understands the meaning of heritage at all. He didn’t at Tara.

THE Government is to establish a national trust to safeguard the future of stately homes and heritage buildings, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announced last night.