With Dr Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Managemnt Specialist
Look out for parasitoid wasps which lay their eggs inside other insects, sooner or later causing the death of these hosts. When the eggs hatch, the larvae have a readily available source of food.
They play a vital role in the food web. In Ireland, there are over 120 ‘stinging’ wasps, which are closely related to both bees and ants.
This includes our familiar black and yellow social wasps, as well as other solitary species, such as predatory digger wasps, which hunt other insects, including aphids, froghoppers, thrips and various flies.
They nest in empty plant stems, dead wood, bare sand and clay banks. Wasps are part of our native Irish biodiversity.
More Sap Than Sense
by Jonathan Roth
He’s some buck Patsy says
Driving that massive tractor
Down James Street at speed
He’s more sap than sense
But we are all there at times
High young blood, mad to go
Living life like a lunatic
To smile at girls and give the show
But that is nature’s way
Sense cannot come before sap
No old head on a young shoulder
Before we have all life’s mishaps
The teenager’s drag on the fag
Deep down to get the scent
At 60 his doctor will say
You had more sap than sense
There’s many a man I know
Who had more sense than sap
Who lived his life in the slow lane
And fell into the boring life trap
So what’s to do say you?
I’ll give you my 10 cents
If I was to do it all again
I’d like more sap, than sense.
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the HSE have joined forces to celebrate National Breastfeeding Week with a new mural in Sligo. Located on the wall of the ATU Student’s Union building, the mural which was unveiled on 2 October, is the creation of renowned artist Marian Noone, also known as Friz. \ James Connolly.
2,000 native Irish hawthorn tree
saplings are being distributed to
primary schools to mark National
Tree Day on
Thursday, 3 October.
"Household consumption is linked to 66%
of global carbon emissions, but no one is talking about that, or educating people on ways to reduce this” - Retired UN official Jacinta Barrins, click here.
From small acorns, mighty oaks grow. The Nature Trust is inviting the public to embrace the beauty of autumn by joining its National Acorn Gathering in woodlands around Ireland from 15-26 of this month. Play your part – gathering one small acorn at a time – to secure the future of Ireland’s magnificent native oak trees.
The Nature Trust, along with Coillte, will tend to and grow all seeds collected to create new native woodlands for communities to enjoy for many generations to come.
Acorn Gatherings are taking place in Wicklow, Kildare, Mayo and Sligo with more events to be announced.
If you are already a committed nature lover or a family looking for a digital detox, this is the perfect way to embrace the outdoors while making a difference.
To find an acorn gathering event near you, visit naturetrust.ie and follow its social media channels for regular updates throughout the month of October.
Pictured at the ETBI Annual Conference, Hear My Voice: The Learner in Education and Citizenship in Wexford was Art O'Leary, chief executive, Electoral Commission, Latisha McCrudden from St. Brenda's Colllege Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim ETB and Paddy Lavelle, general secretary, ETBI. / Marc O'Sullivan
Everyone deserves excellence in education and training, according to the country’s 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The ETBs are the leading State providers of education and training in Ireland
and are appealing to all political parties to tackle inequality in the next programme for government.
With Dr Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Managemnt Specialist
Look out for parasitoid wasps which lay their eggs inside other insects, sooner or later causing the death of these hosts. When the eggs hatch, the larvae have a readily available source of food.
They play a vital role in the food web. In Ireland, there are over 120 ‘stinging’ wasps, which are closely related to both bees and ants.
This includes our familiar black and yellow social wasps, as well as other solitary species, such as predatory digger wasps, which hunt other insects, including aphids, froghoppers, thrips and various flies.
They nest in empty plant stems, dead wood, bare sand and clay banks. Wasps are part of our native Irish biodiversity.
More Sap Than Sense
by Jonathan Roth
He’s some buck Patsy says
Driving that massive tractor
Down James Street at speed
He’s more sap than sense
But we are all there at times
High young blood, mad to go
Living life like a lunatic
To smile at girls and give the show
But that is nature’s way
Sense cannot come before sap
No old head on a young shoulder
Before we have all life’s mishaps
The teenager’s drag on the fag
Deep down to get the scent
At 60 his doctor will say
You had more sap than sense
There’s many a man I know
Who had more sense than sap
Who lived his life in the slow lane
And fell into the boring life trap
So what’s to do say you?
I’ll give you my 10 cents
If I was to do it all again
I’d like more sap, than sense.
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the HSE have joined forces to celebrate National Breastfeeding Week with a new mural in Sligo. Located on the wall of the ATU Student’s Union building, the mural which was unveiled on 2 October, is the creation of renowned artist Marian Noone, also known as Friz. \ James Connolly.
2,000 native Irish hawthorn tree
saplings are being distributed to
primary schools to mark National
Tree Day on
Thursday, 3 October.
"Household consumption is linked to 66%
of global carbon emissions, but no one is talking about that, or educating people on ways to reduce this” - Retired UN official Jacinta Barrins, click here.
From small acorns, mighty oaks grow. The Nature Trust is inviting the public to embrace the beauty of autumn by joining its National Acorn Gathering in woodlands around Ireland from 15-26 of this month. Play your part – gathering one small acorn at a time – to secure the future of Ireland’s magnificent native oak trees.
The Nature Trust, along with Coillte, will tend to and grow all seeds collected to create new native woodlands for communities to enjoy for many generations to come.
Acorn Gatherings are taking place in Wicklow, Kildare, Mayo and Sligo with more events to be announced.
If you are already a committed nature lover or a family looking for a digital detox, this is the perfect way to embrace the outdoors while making a difference.
To find an acorn gathering event near you, visit naturetrust.ie and follow its social media channels for regular updates throughout the month of October.
Pictured at the ETBI Annual Conference, Hear My Voice: The Learner in Education and Citizenship in Wexford was Art O'Leary, chief executive, Electoral Commission, Latisha McCrudden from St. Brenda's Colllege Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim ETB and Paddy Lavelle, general secretary, ETBI. / Marc O'Sullivan
Everyone deserves excellence in education and training, according to the country’s 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The ETBs are the leading State providers of education and training in Ireland
and are appealing to all political parties to tackle inequality in the next programme for government.
This is a subscriber-only article
SHARING OPTIONS: