EARLIER this month, the marine biology world had its attention turned to the very unusual appearance of a smalltooth sand tiger shark on the shoreline at Kilmore Quay in Co Wexford. This was an exciting find as the species had never been recorded in Irish waters before, with the
IT’S an exciting time of year, spring flowers such as celandines, wood anemones, dandelions and the humble daisy are out in force. We have seen our first cuckooflower, also known as lady’s smock, in bloom. This pretty flower gained its name as it is traditionally said to bloo
By Ann HaighAS I walked down our local boreen recently with my son, we admired the fabulous yellow blossom that is starting to show on the gorse bushes. The saying goes ‘When gorse is out of blossom, kissing’s out of fashion,’ which is lucky for us as gorse can bloom year-r