Ralph Sheppard is an ecologist living in Donegal, where he has been monitoring the birds since the 1950s. This is an extract ...

Great Black-backed Gull . The plumage of juvenile and immature great black-backed gulls initially has a complex pattern of ...

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Despite decades of funding, Cork’s disadvantaged areas still lead in jail terms, raising fresh policy concerns ...

Simon Harris praises local volunteers and pledges continued government support for the fort's ongoing restoration and growth ...

Whatever Lee Carsley goes on to achieve in his managerial career, this will be very hard to beat. With England’s Under-21s ...

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Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital on Saturday. The major rally in ...

Eight days on from a disappointing pre-tour international defeat to Argentina, head coach Andy Farrell will be more satisfied ...

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