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Letter: Ireland and Israel and the politics of ‘plantation’
Four centuries ago, Ireland experienced “The Plantation of Ulster”, the British colonisation of the north of the island by largely Scottish settlers. Three centuries later in 1921, a two-state ...
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FCA Ibadan renews efforts towards enhancing research capabilities
THE Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, Ibadan (FCAIB), has taken a significant step towards enhancing its research capabilities by hosting a two-day in-house seminar on Bankable Research ...
Ireland’s nature lovers on their favourite trees: ‘I felt I could talk to it, like going to a good therapist’
In the words of Nobel Prize-winning author and poet Hermann Hesse, “Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them ...
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Ireland's first marine national park has a name... but does it have much else going for it yet?
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí incorporates a combination of lands already in State ownership, either by the National Parks ...
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Letters: Occupied Territories Bill is about morality, not economics
I was appalled to see former justice minister Alan Shatter describe the Occupied Territories Bill as a Father Ted measure and compare it to Jews being targeted by the Nazis (‘Boycott bill would be a ...
The world's 'most beautiful island' with turquoise waters, rainforests and elephants
The world's "most beautiful island" is famed for its crystal-clear waters, beautiful landscapes of tea plantations, ...
I went to the exotic island named the most beautiful in the world – and it’s about to be even easier to visit
THE world’s most beautiful islands have been revealed – and the top spot is about to be easier to travel to from the UK. Big ...