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Ireland's Blue Flag Beaches have been revealed for 2026

An Taisce (The National Trust for Ireland) has announced the International Blue Flag and Green Coast Award recipients for 2026.

Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris

Listen: How pine martens helped the red squirrel make a comeback

RTE Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Dreoilín ED

Dawn Chorus: Listen to nature's greatest concert with Ecolution

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 23: Dr. Emily Fairfax attends the world premiere of Disney and Pixar's HOPPERS at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 2026. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Disney)

Emily Fairfax: The beaver expert who worked on the movie Hoppers

garden bee

World Bee Day: 5 bees to identify this summer

Getty Images

Dawn Chorus: Don't miss the seven-hour radio marathon

Celine Byrne Doireann NiGhlacain

Tracks and Trails: A meditative walk through the heart of Kildare

A cottage garden

How to create a cottage garden in a small space

Mature woman relaxing in deckchair in her garden

How to get your garden summer-ready

Hand with water can watering indoor plants on kitchen counter

Are you overwatering your houseplants?

elevated view of a woman sitting on a patio in her garden potting plants in spring.

Must-do gardening jobs to do in February

Louisa and Alisa of St Killian NS at Warren Beach Donegal with White Skate Egg Cases.

Let's go on an Easter egg hunt with a difference!

outdoors nature winter

7 reasons to go outside to engage with winter's natural wonders

Closeup of a European robin sitting on a bird feeder

How to support wildlife in cold snaps

Nuts, Christmas cake and roast potatoes could all go in the mix, experts say. By Hannah Stephenson.

What festive food scraps can you give to birds?

Mooney Goes Wild

The Blue tits are back!

Watch: Derek Mooney has a nest of blue tits in his garden

The Blue tits are back!

A ladybird rests on a fallen leaf. Photo credit; Monika Skolimowska/Getty Images.

Everything you need to know about ladybirds: Mooney Goes Wild

Nesting Swans

6 things to know about Swans

Ireland's fastest birds

Ireland's fastest birds: Mooney Goes Wild

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Vicky The Chimpanzee (1987)

Dublin Family Foster Chimpanzee

World's First Cloned Pigs

World's First Cloned Pigs

Golden Eagle - First hatching in 97 years

Golden Eagle hatches in Donegal

Baby Elephant Arrives in Dublin

Baby Elephant Arrives in Dublin

Cat Smart Card, 2010

Cat Nips Into Town On DART

Aonghus McAnally and divers in Dingle, 1987

Fungie The Dolphin

Bee on a Flower

Meeting of Beekeepers

The Dawn Chorus - Worldwide

Ireland

EBU – RTÉ Radio 1

Australia

EBU – ABC Australia

Azerbaijan

Kingdom of Bahrain

Cyprus

BLI - BirdLife Cyprus

England

EBU - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Finland

EBU – YLE

India

EBU – All India Radio (AIR)

Israel

Italy

Kazakhstan

BLI - ACBK

Kenya

BLI – Nature Kenya

Lithuania

EBU – LRT

Northern Ireland

EBU – BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Foyle & RSPB

Mauritius

Poland

BLI – OTOP

Portugal

BLI - SPEA

Scotland

EBU - BBC Radio Scotland & RSPB Scotland

Slovenia

EBU – RTVSLO

Wales

EBU – BBC Radio Wales

Pre-Dawn Chorus - Intercontinental

Ireland

EBU – RTÉ Radio 1

Antarctica

Australia

EBU – ABC Australia

Brazil (BLI – SAVE Brasil)

Canada (CBC & Toronto Ornithological Club)

Hong Kong (BLI – HKBWS / Project Crow)

Ghana (BLI – Ghana Wildlife Society)