Many beloved garden structures were battered (or removed entirely) by Storm Éowyn. How to stop it happening again?

February is an ideal time to do this one simple step if you want a healthy harvest in time for the warmer months.

Aonghus Ó Coistealbha agreed it was ‘mad’ to venture outside as Storm Éowyn was doing its worst around South Conamara last Friday week – but he has no regrets. It was 3am as the storm raged, when the ...

Dilleen’s vegetable farm also produces eggs from its chickens for its farm shop and runs a sauna. The storm caused significant damage to the plastic on his 20mx9m vegetable polytunnel, it knocked a ...

After two years of talks, we are closer to securing a treaty for the ages. One that hits the problem of plastic pollution hard and protects human, planetary and economic health. A high degree of ...

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noting that the modules have a power conversion efficiency of 10% and are manufactured in a roll-to-roll process with indium tin oxide on plastic (ITO-PET) films. “We are using a module based on ...

Ms Krijnsen said her husband has attempted to repair their roof with plastic and old tiles ... raise funds fix their roof and to replace their polytunnel as it is essential for her children ...

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould. Once the plastic cools, it hardens into a shape. Plastic is a material that ...

Padraig Fahy, an organic vegetable farmer in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, said he "never heard wind like it" when Storm Éowyn struck. "I was genuinely frightened, I couldn't sleep during it," he added. Mr ...