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Guineafowl or peacock for Christmas?

Dr Jeremy A. Dorman December, 2024

As you carve that big roasted turkey on Christmas Day, I wonder how many will ask: why is a bird from America named after a country in Asia Minor? Turkeys belong to the family Phasianidae, along with pheasants, peacocks, chickens, partridges, grouse and quails. This family is part of a […]

Advanced insulation for homes

Ruairi Kay December, 2024

Last month we covered the basics of insulating your home and the low hanging fruit that can be tackled relatively easily; insulating your attic, pumping cavity walls and draught-proofing. However, we are not all fortunate enough to live in homes that are that easy to upgrade. On my trips around […]

Why we should care about our nature?

WCP Staff December, 2024

This month the Save Murragh Action Group – a community group opposed to a sand and gravel quarry planned adjacent to Bandon River in Murray, Enniskeane – gives us a glimpse of the wildlife supported by the Bandon River and outlines what we can do to help preserve and protect […]

Farming with Tommy Moyles

Improved weather brings relief but challenges persist for farmers

Tommy Moyles December, 2024

It almost took until the final quarter of the year for the weather to come good and that was welcomed by farmers across the country. It took serious pressure off and allowed field work to be complete for tillage farmers and allowed livestock farmers graze later than usual to make […]

Positive uptake for ‘Farming for Nature Handbook’

Tommy Moyles December, 2024

A non-profit initiative founded in 2018 under the auspices of the Burren Beo Trust, Farming for Nature’s mission is to support, encourage and inspire farmers who farm, or who wish to farm, in a in a way that will improve the natural health of our countryside. Publishing in December, the […]

Christmas in ancient Ireland

Eugene Daly December, 2024

The hallowed period of Christmas was celebrated by the ancient Irish with great pomp and festivity. Fleming’s ‘History of Ancient Irish Customs’, gives an elaborate account of the festivity and amusement at this season of gaiety and mirth. He writes: “On Christmas Eve the village maidens went to the woods […]

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