Part 2 of a 3-part series by Tomas O’Riain
Marino and Ballymun represent two radically different housing models for rehousing Dublin's tenement dwellers. Marino became one of...
Part 1 of a 3-part series by Tomas O’Riain
Ireland cleared Dublin’s tenements through a long slum-clearance and public-housing program that accelerated after independence. It took decades...
Growing herbs in Ireland can be very rewarding enterprise. It can be a successful business with a surprisingly small amount of land. The relatively constant...
Growing Pineapples in Connemara
Let’s get exotic. This was a real and fascinating part of Victorian estate horticulture in Connemara. The best-known example is Kylemore Abbey, where...
Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cows get it from...