Philip Bromwell

Dr Martha O'Hagan is working on a 'score card' project for Irish woodlands

'Scorecard' project aims to bring back native forests

Ireland may be famous for its forty shades of green, but surprisingly little comes from forest.

Saleem Yateem is congratulated by his mother and fiancee at the degree ceremony at UL (Pic: Arthur Ellis/UL)

Syrian refugee who spoke no English graduates from UL

A Syrian refugee who came to Ireland with no English eight years ago has graduated from the University of Limerick with a degree in Bioscience.

Ireland • 31 Aug 23

School principal Pádhraic Gibbons congratulates Michael on his LCA results.

LCA student urges others to follow alternative pathway

61,736 students received their Leaving Cert results this year. At 11am this morning, my camera was pointing at one of them.

Ireland • 25 Aug 23

Three of the six bells at St Audoen's Church date to 1423 and have never needed recasting

Celebrations for Ireland's oldest ringing church bells

The 600th anniversary of the oldest ringing church bells in Ireland - and one of the oldest surviving sets in the world - will be celebrated this weekend.

Ireland • 25 Aug 23

A breaching Northern bottlenose whale in Bantry Bay, Co Cork (Pic: Aoife Curran)

Breaching whales delight onlookers in Bantry Bay

Holidaymakers in Co Cork have been enjoying one of nature's greatest spectacles - whales breaching a little more than a stone's throw from the shore.

Ireland • 21 Aug 23

Research shows 74% of men aged between 25 and 29 have yet to move out of the family home (Stock image)

68% of young Irish adults still living with parents

More than two out of every three young Irish adults were still living at home last year, according to new data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Ireland • 15 Aug 23

A BirdWatch Ireland fieldworker wearing PPE, collects bird flu victims
(Photo: BirdWatch Ireland)

Bird flu 'devastates' key Irish seabird colonies

BirdWatch Ireland says its staff are dealing with "alarming and unprecedented" outbreaks of bird flu, also known as H5N1 and avian influenza.

Environment and Nature • 13 Jul 23

Customers at The Camden bar watch Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly appear before the Public Accounts Committee.

Pubgoers watch Tubridy's appearance before PAC

Customers at The Camden sports bar in Dublin city centre might usually have expected to enjoy their lunchtime sandwich with Wimbledon on in the background.

Ireland • 11 Jul 23

Professor Jennifer McElwain inspects one of the orchids which have popped up in Trinity College Dublin.

Orchids in Dublin city centre thanks to 'No Mow May'

Two species of orchids have been discovered growing on the campus of Trinity College in Dublin city centre, much to the surprise and delight of botanists.

Climate Change • 03 Jul 23

Drone footage captured yesterday showed a group of 20 animals in the approaches to the Waterford Estuary near Arthurstown. (Courtesy: Damien Burke)

Whale pod seen near Waterford Estuary may now be at sea

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group says there have been no further sightings of a pod of long-finned pilot whales off the Co Wexford coast following an initial search this morning.

Ireland • 20 Jun 23