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‣ Ambitious tree-planting project
‣ Brent geese becoming city geese
‣ Wet and getting wetter
‣ Salmon deaths and tyre pollution - a trial in the US
‣ Pigeon Hole Loop
‣ #birdsofireland goldcrest
📷 snow moon #Cork

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‣ Wasteful & dangerous to dump batteries & electronics
‣ Iridescent kingfishers need clear waters
‣ Invisible carbon
‣ Testing the waters when forming new relationships
‣ Kerry Way hike options
‣ #birdsofireland blackcap
📷 thrush in winter sunshine

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* Consumer Watch: The people who deal with our complaints and queries
* Life Hack: Setting up and using an online calendar
* Suzanne Harrington: The US is a pirate state now

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‣ Garden birds return
‣ Great things to look forward to in 2026
‣ Ireland has lived through colder climates than this
‣ Alice Taylor: Weathering storms
‣ Dogs and the 'right' kind of self-awareness test
‣ #birdsofireland chiffchaff
📷Kerry sunset @Valerieosull1

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Sounding out whale 'talk'
Fox dating & mating season
Abandoned ski resorts reclaimed by nature
Why would anyone rip a healthy beautiful wild creature to shreds?
Our environment in 2025 — & a look ahead to 2026
#skymatters best sky watching dates in January

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▶Winter walks
▶Explore your shore
▶Saving the planet, one label at a time
▶Father of modern geology
▶Ireland's longest waymarked walking trail — takes around three weeks
#birdsofireland short-eared owl
📸second try at catching prey

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Dear Dáithí: is bad service just the standard these days?
Consumer Watch: What to do with unwanted gifts
Suzanne Harrington: A shark! We're gonna need more sunscreen
Life Hacks: Deep cleaning a coffee machine

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‣ Farmers helping nature
‣ Flaws in laws intended to prevent water pollution
‣ Honeybee impact on local bees
‣ Our winter weather explained
‣ Ireland's lax approach to inspecting farms and enforcing rules
‣ #birdsofireland buzzard
📷 #Cork Lough crib

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‣ Dear Dáithí: My husband acts as if I'm a dangerous driver
‣ Consumer Watch: alcohol-free drinks offerings needs to improve
‣ Life Hacks: Hack your 2026 annual leave for longer/better breaks
‣ Suzanne Harrington: Quay Co-Op memories and best wishes

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‣ Dear Dáithí: My brother reckons his presence is our real present at Christmas
‣ Consumer Watch: Heat your house without burning money
‣ Life Hacks: Weather-proofing your party hair
‣ Suzanne Harrington: 'God washing' for success

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‣ Fox-hunting debate
‣ Rewilding for nature recovery
‣ Kerry 'bat cave' is a perfect hangout after makeover
‣ Uncovering ancient past from a west Cork lake
‣ Honey hunting
‣ #skymatters planets on Santa's itinerary
📷 1st time in 25 years puffins are nesting on Antrim nature reserve

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‣ Dear Dáithí: I get on better with one of my children. Am I in danger of making the others feel left out?
‣ Consumer Watch: #BlackFriday bargains and pitfalls
‣ Life Hacks: declutter before Christmas
‣ Suzanne Harrington: Bob Vylan concert

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‣ Free the 15 penguins campaign
‣ Nature's bounty of wild native winter fruits
‣ Black Death myths challenged
‣ Early-warning systems more vital than ever
‣ Iconic West Cork coastline scenes in Norman McCloskey book
‣ #birdsofireland Merlin
📷 East #Cork Camera Club calendar

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‣ Hibernating hedgehogs
‣ Why female mammals live longer but female birds don't
‣ Safeguarding Atlantic salmon migration
‣ Phosphate resources
‣ Misplaced fishing regulations objections
‣ #birdsofireland Peregrine
📷 Flooded Lee Fields #Cork
@whittledaway.bsky.social @miseanja.bsky.social

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‣ Quirky seal pup video
‣ Unwanted visitors on the move thanks to climate crisis
‣ #COP30 has a significant location
‣ Some of the greenest ways to go when you go
‣ Glenary in Comeragh Mountains — poor land & rich history
‣ #birdsofireland Sparrowhawk
📷 Torc and Muckross Lake #killarney

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‣ Mink eradication scheme underway
‣ Will we finally do right by the right whale?
‣ Seagrass meadows & other marine marvels
‣ Scariest thing about Halloween waste
‣ Rogue star's temporary comet tail #skymatters
‣ Pine martin revival
📷Tramore surf #waterford

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‣ Protect our living rivers' rights
‣ On the trail to Ireland's highest inland summit
‣ Deer rut season
‣ A 'green' wedding dress
‣ Pine martin revival
‣ #birdsofireland barn owl
📷autumn colours at Fitzgerald Park #cork

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‣ Atlantic Pond #cork reopens next month
‣ Pick up leaves... or leave them?
‣ Nature Restoration & public land
‣ A visit to all 8 of Ireland's national parks
‣ Clapper bridges & other remnants of our past @remnantsofourpast
‣ #birdsofireland kestrel

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‣ Mackerel in drastic decline
‣ Burren winterage tradition... how to take part
‣ Éanna Ní Lamhna's book is worth checking out
‣ Who's carbon footprint is biggest?
‣ Frog routes and polka- dot newts — Anja Murray's latest book
‣ #birdsofireland Fulmar

Not wishing to deny anyone access to electricity or telegraphs or anything but can we do something better than this? #cork #skyline #skylineclutter

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‣ Charismatic waterbirds arriving
‣ Why painting zebra stripes on cows might be a good idea
‣ 7 great nature apps
‣ Could this be the most radical of all our national parks?
‣ Foraging for mushrooms — take extreme care
‣ #skymatters orionid meteor showers
📷Killarney National Park stag

I guess you could say they're working around the clock! #shandon #cork

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‣ Nocturnal animals and Autumn equinox
‣ Paludiculture in Ireland
‣ Out-of-date meds
‣ Where to pick pumpkins in 2025
‣ Migration & aging link
‣ #birdsofireland Gannet
📷UCC arboretum tour for National Tree Day

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‣ Why do we accept pollution & fish kills?
‣ Swan lake not always so serene
‣ A sewer 'deep dive'
‣ Ancient fights — Boyne battle site visit
‣ Our climate targets... clock ticks and bills mount
‣ #birdsofireland storm petrel
📷Here's who got to name the new Fota red pandas?

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‣ Bumper apple crop this year
‣ Colourful or camouflaged crabs
‣ Foraging in Ireland — a feast or a fatal mistake
‣ Long working day for city birds
‣ Unique 'time capsule' museum in Tipperary
‣ #birdsofireland Manx shearwater
📷Fab seal pup

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‣ The Lie of the Land: Do we need a Ministry for the Future or a Future Generations Commissioner?
‣ Best blackberry season in years
‣ Illegally released croc
‣ Hands off Nature: Vital to defend laws protecting nature & people
‣ Quirky snail Ned
‣ #birdsofireland Shag
📷Coal Quay pigeons

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‣ Our wonderful wild seals
‣ Red moon rising — astronomy in September
‣ Food waste
‣ Drowning nations and why we should care
‣ Tipp monument to landowner who wanted to be buried upright
‣ Gorilla dating tactics
📷 Barleycove

Tinsel, traps, and teamwork: How experts uncovered major Asian hornet nest in Cork City Beekeepers and wildlife experts in Cork used innovative tracking methods to uncover and contain a dangerous Asian hornet nest

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