Sinéad Courtney

Alopecia Ireland's Paddy Pender (right) said it's a shame Jada Pinkett-Smith (left) became the butt of a joke at the Oscars.

Hair loss is 'no laughing matter' - Alopecia Ireland

Hair loss condition alopecia is "not something to be laughed at", a support group has said following Will Smith's Oscars altercation with Chris Rock.

News • 28 Mar 22

Tommy Earley is inviting Ukrainian refugees to his farm to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

Roscommon farmer invites Ukrainian growers on his land

An organic farmer in Co Roscommon is inviting Ukrainian refugees to grow their own fruit and vegetables on his land.

Climate Heroes • 26 Mar 22

Siblings Ruairi and Niamh Dooley founded their company BiaSol by bringing their two passions - sustainability and nutrition - together. Image: Kirsty Lyons

Siblings turn brewers' spent grain into food supplement

While many people will be enjoying the St Patrick's weekend festivities with a beer or two, how many of us have ever given much thought to the waste created in the brewing process?

Climate Heroes • 19 Mar 22

Olena Ouldali is from Ukraine and has been living in Dublin for almost four years.

'No flowers, just peace' - a Ukrainian's wish on IWD

For Ukrainians living in Ireland, International Women's Day would normally be a big day of celebration, with women receiving flowers and gifts. This year, 8 March is nothing of the sort.

international womens day • 08 Mar 22

Falls Hotel general manager Michael McCarthy says exporting energy back to the national grid was the hotel's only source of income during Covid closures

Water helps Co Clare hotel power through Covid closures

A water turbine installed to power a Co Clare hotel became a key source of income during pandemic-related closures.

Climate Heroes • 05 Mar 22

Pranjali Bhave of the Burrenbeo Trust is leading their latest project 'The Hare's Corner' which seeks to help landowners make space for nature on their property

Burren project drives Irish pine's 'fairy tale' return

Thousands of native trees - including 1,800 saplings of the almost lost Burren pine - have been distributed to Co Clare landowners in the latest phase of a new biodiversity initiative.

Climate Heroes • 19 Feb 22

Alex Konieczka founded her zero-waste business Understory to make a difference in the fight against climate change

Young ecologist becomes hero of zero-waste products

We are well into the second month of 2022, and while some of the green resolutions people made at the start of the year are no doubt flourishing, others are being tested, while some will have been abandoned.

Climate Heroes • 07 Feb 22

When the Huns of Anarchy meet on Wednesdays, there will be anywhere between three and 20 of them ready to skate

'Huns of Anarchy' on a roll in Dún Laoghaire

Meet the Huns of Anarchy - a roller skating group in Dublin that was created to provide a safe and friendly space for women to skate.

Dublin • 02 Feb 22

Joshua Whelan's first wheelchair artwork is on display in his school, Clarin College in Athenry

Athenry pupil wows with wheelchair art

A Co Galway schoolboy with cerebral palsy has discovered a love of art - by using the wheels of his wheelchair to apply the paint.

Connacht • 14 Jan 22

Martina Healy does weekly clean-ups with her dog Terry at Corry Strand in Co Leitrim

Leitrim litter picker calls on people to 'do their bit'

As environmental organisations remind us that we can all help tackle climate change in 2022, an avid litter collector from Co Leitrim has issued her own rallying call for people "to do their bit".

Ireland • 10 Jan 22