home and gardensSky Matters: Meteors in the May atmosphereApril was unusually good for viewing the heavens. Not only did we have about 20 clear, or nearly-clear nights, we also had a more stable atmosphere than is often the case.
home and gardensDamien Enright: Miracle tree tagasaste can turn desert into arable landThe farmer who dropped by to give unasked-for advice to my friend and his wife clearing their newly bought quarter of an acre of long, abandoned terraces on a steep slope on the island of La Gomera in the Canaries was unequivocal: “Cut it down!”
home and gardensDamien Enright: ‘How enchanting for humanity that we have birds’A Courtmacsherry neighbour, Kathy Gannon tells me that when the tide is out, the vast acres of clean, grey mud of the bay reflect the sun in splendour in the clear, sharp air.