The corncrake found along the Atlantic seaboard is at its highest level in 25 years, Minister of State for Nature Malcolm Noonan has confirmed. The Corncrake LIFE project has recorded 233 corncrake “territories”, which is up 45 per cent since…

An expert in coastal research has been appointed Trinity College Dublin’s (TCD) first chair of climate science. Environmental scientist Prof Karen Wiltshire is a Trinity alumna who returns to the university from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) for Polar and…

Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann, the Irish Islands Federation, is marking its 40th anniversary next month on Inis Oírr. The federation plans to hold its annual general meeting on the southernmost Aran island on September 19th. It will also celebrate 40…

A technology tycoon of Irish descent is among six people missing after a superyacht sank in extreme weather off Sicily early on Monday morning (19 August). According to RTÉ News, the 56-metre luxury yacht Bayesian capsized during a sudden storm…

Coastal walkers are invited to photograph fossils they come across as part of a national photography contest. University College Cork’s science education programme “Ireland’s Fossil Heritage” is offering prizes worth up to 400 euro for winning images. The contest is…

A University College, Cork (UCC) scientist is working with zebrafish on research into gut-brain communication. As The Sunday Independent reports, Dr Jatin Nagpal, a lecturer at UCC’s School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacology, has secured Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)…

Arranmore RNLI has been having a busy time responding to emergency call-outs, organising the official opening of the new boathouse, saying goodbye to the coxswain after 51 years of service welcoming a new coxswain and five new crew members. From…

The Cape Clear Island International Story Telling Festival in West Cork will celebrate its 30th year with a line-up of international storytellers, music and workshops from August 30 to September. It is a major event on the southernmost offshore island of…

What do the Cliffs of Dover, the pyramids of Giza and oil have in common? The answer is plankton, which is the “basis of life on the planet – it all started there”, in the words of Vincent Doumeizel, senior…

The Clare coastal resort of Kilkee has been given Government approval in principle for a flood relief scheme. The Government is investing some €120m to manage the flood risk across Co Clare and, if given planning permission, the Kilkee scheme…

The local Connemara community of Indreabhán in County Galway is being invited to participate in a Seashore Bio-Blitz, Scavenger Hunt, and Litter Beach Clean-Up in An Trá Mhór on Monday next, 19th August. The bilingual event is organised by Galway…

Achill Island RNLI were requested by the Irish Coast Guard to assist with the medical evacuation of a teenage boy from Clare Island in the early hours of Saturday, 10th August. The call-out was the third medevac from the Island…

The Marine Institute and the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) at the University of Galway are conducting a survey of marine and marine-related companies to produce Ireland’s Ocean Economy Report for 2024. This survey, which takes place every two years,…

A new study by researchers in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the Marine Institute, in collaboration with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), highlights the need for a varied approach to ecological restoration in the Nephin Forest region of…

Researchers at University of Galway have developed a new portable technology for on-the-spot testing of water quality for one of the most dangerous types of bacteria. Ireland regularly reports the highest crude incidence rates of the pathogen Shiga toxigenic Escherichia…

Four white-tailed Sea Eagle chicks were released back into the wild this week at Killarney National Park in Co Kerry. The four are the first of 27 sent from Norway which will be released in various locations around the Irish…