Environment
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Bring back wonder
Feral George Monbiot Allen Lane, 2013 €14.99 Book review by Roy Johnston In this charming and inspiring book George Monbiot, environmental polymath and Guardian proselytiser, shows how, by restoring and rewilding our damaged ecosystems on land and at sea, we can bring wonder – “enchantment” – back into our lives. This book is an unusual […]
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Time on the border
By Shirley Clerkin Living on the border defines and determines. You are on one side or the other. You go over it. You go back again, developing an intense and intimate relationship with its nuances and grey areas. The border is the edge and the beginning, like two silk scarves with rolled French seams lying […]
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Don’t go far
By Sadhbh O’ Neill What do the recent news reports about the sale of Aer Lingus, an earthquake in Nepal and the collapse of the Greek economy all have in common? The answer is the importance of air travel for tourism, global connectivity and economic growth. The aviation industry as a whole contributes 2.6% of […]
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Sierra Leone after Ebola
Greater threats wait in the wings. By Frank Armstrong
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Bring back wonder
Plant trees. Then add wolves. Review by Roy Johnston
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Time on the border
Co-operation is the lesson for separated communities and generations
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Don’t go far
Air travel in the climate age. By Sadhbh O’Neill