Parks in the north west of Dublin City are the most rat-infested.

As we recently mentioned, it’s a fabulous year for berries and wildlife is taking advantage. Rats, it seems, are climbing onto hawthorn trees and feasting on a rich crop of wine-red haws, which are now fully ripe, writes Donal Hickey.

As the days get colder Niamh Hennessy looks at ways to prevent rodents making themselves at home in your house

Parks in Paris have been closed as the French capital deals with an infestation of rats.

Their abilities to travel, multiply, and spread disease have always made rats one of mankind’s greatest pests.

If fast-food restaurants are infested with rats, the rest of us better stock up on Warfarin. Or domesticate them and keep them as pets, writes Terry Prone.

IT’S not always appreciated, but birds of prey, including barn owls and red kites, play a key role in controlling the rat and mice population in a natural way, writes Donal Hickey

Everybody hates the humble rat but, according to researchers in Japan, this much maligned creature has a Good Samaritan side. 

Mrs T and now moves even faster than before.

A woman who suffered from post-traumatic stress due to the presence of rats and mice at her workplace has been awarded €20,000 in damages against her for former employer.