Dr Catherine Conlon argues that ambitious afforestation plans to address climate targets should not be scuppered by arguments about the price of land

Ireland’s plans for have brought howls of protest from those with vested interest who prefer to have marketing myths on the labels of their products.

Active travel has the potential not only to slash carbon emissions and air pollution but, critically, increase longevity and enhance physical and mental health

People who begin drinking in their teens have a four-fold increase in dependence in later life, writes Catherine Conlon

Cork and other cities in Ireland would do well to look at the example of Amsterdam in allowing cyclists to own the roads and embrace the challenge of combatting climate change and moving transport away from a reliance on fossil fuels, writes Dr Catherine Conlon

Cognitive 'canaries in the coalmine'? Studies of people born since 1995 — the first group to enter their teens with smartphones, tablets, and persistent connectivity, have found that teenagers were consuming media, including text messaging and social networks, for an average of nine hours a day. 

We need robust legislation to steer changes so that food outlets offer and promote tasty healthier choices, but parents must also be empowered, writes Catherine Conlon