Ella McSweeney

Public records about North Cork Creameries - a company that's a "leading supplier of butter to the internationally renowned Kerrygold brand" - paint a disquieting picture of how regulators are performing

irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Evocative, moving piece - as ever - by @herdyshepherd1

@FT

What ospreys ask of us is simple: clean, fish-rich waters. Whether they succeed here will depend on whether the fish do too.

irishtimes.com/life-style/202…

Until pollution becomes as legally and financially risky as tax evasion, restoration will remain an exercise in spending public money to repair damage the State is unwilling to prevent.

irishtimes.com/life-style/202…

We changed how we treated dogs and how we viewed dog ownership. We can - and must - do the same for the pet that poses a much greater and more immediate threat to wildlife: cats.