Sinéad Courtney

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Tina Claffey specialises in macro photography, which allows her to show the minute detail in the flora and fauna of the bog. Pictured: Round Leaved Sundew by Tina Claffey

Discovering the 'treasures at our feet' in Irish bogs

A Co Offaly photographer is revealing the hidden beauty of the raised bogs and wet woodlands of the Irish midlands.

Climate Heroes • 08 Oct 22

Jessica Keegan and Enda Gallagher are calling on the Government to increase their disability allowance in Budget 2023

'Costs are scary' - call to increase disability payment

The rising cost-of-living and increased energy bills are adding more financial strain and worry to people with disabilities, and disability groups are calling on the Government to increase their allowance in the Budget.

Cost of Living • 27 Sep 22

'We only have eight years to make transformative change' - Irish Green Building Council CEO Pat Barry is building towards a sustainable future

Challenge of building towards a more sustainable future

On Tuesday, everyone will find out how the Government intends to balance the Budget against the volatile backdrop of the cost-of-living and energy crises.

Climate Heroes • 24 Sep 22

Alice Kiernan's poem about Dublin has been viewed over half a million times on TikTok, striking a chord with young people from Ireland and abroad

'Dublin doesn't love me' - TikTok poem strikes a chord

A poet and songwriter has reflected on the viral success of her 'Love/Hate Letter to Dublin' saying it is "shameful" her words have resonated with so many young people in Ireland.

Cost of Living • 18 Sep 22

Volunteers Danny Alvey, Ian Alvey and Jeremy Casey have been installing and monitoring camera traps around Co Wicklow

Camera traps monitoring wildlife for European project

A volunteer group has installed 30 camera traps in Co Wicklow as part of a Europe-wide mammal monitoring project.

Climate Heroes • 10 Sep 22

Feed Cork is a non-profit charity run by a group of volunteers

Cork food bank says numbers are 'through the roof'

A food bank in Cork city has said that on average 10 new families are registering for support every week.

Regional • 26 Aug 22

Reverend John Godfrey is leading the creation of a community 'climate action park' on church land in Aughrim, Co Galway

Priest leads plans for 'climate action park' in Galway

A priest is leading plans for a community 'climate action park' on church land in Aughrim, Co Galway.

Climate Heroes • 20 Aug 22

Members of the Bull Island Action Group use grappling hooks and ropes to drag an old mattress out of the nature reserve at low tide

Volunteers remove mattresses, tyres from Bull Island

A group of volunteers have been removing large items of rubbish such as mattresses, tyres and appliances from Bull Island in Dublin at low tide.

Dublin • 16 Aug 22

This year's Miss Louth is Maiya McMonagle, a sustainable fashion designer from Drogheda, who is using her platform to promote sustainable fashion

Sustainable threads as Miss Louth wears second-hand

A Miss Ireland hopeful is proving that you can be both chic and climate-conscious by only wearing items she has bought second-hand, upcycled or made herself.

Climate Heroes • 13 Aug 22

Thousands of sunflowers cover a large field in north Dublin in aid of St Francis Hospice, with people welcome to come and pick their own blooms

'Magnificent response' to charity sunflower field

A farmer who planted fields of sunflowers on his land in north Co Dublin in aid of a local hospice says the response has been "magnificent" so far.

Dublin • 28 Jul 22