Gavin Wallace regularly uses the sands at White Rocks beach in Portrush to produce giant artworks, with the help of his friend and collaborator Dave Hamill.

Local artist uses north coast as his canvas

A retired paramedic from Larne has recruited an army of hundreds of litter-pickers to help keep the town clean. 

Hundreds join retired Larne paramedic in litter-picking initiative

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced plans to provide funding to support the ‘greening’ of alleyways across Northern Ireland.

Infrastructure Minister to fund ‘greening’ of alleyways

Ballymena manufacturer Wrightbus has built 145 zero and low-carbon emission buses to be deployed in Belfast and Londonderry.

145 new eco-friendly buses for Belfast and Derry

 Enniskillen man Michael Kerr has challenged himself to walking the picturesque Cuilcagh mountain walk every day for a month for charity.

Man walking ‘Stairway to Heaven’ trail every day for a month

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and his Irish counterpart Charlie McConalogue visited Meenbog in the Ballybofey area of Co Donegal, where construction at a wind farm site has caused a major peat slippage and pollution of local rivers.

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and his Irish counterpart Charlie McConalogue have been shocked to see first-hand the “devastation” caused by a peat slippage.

Ministers visit site of ‘shocking’ peat slippage

Incredible footage of a massive landslide in Co Donegal has caused dismay, given the impact of the peat slippage on an important fishing river in neighbouring Co Tyrone.

Incredible footage of a massive landslide in Co Donegal has caused dismay, given the impact of the peat slippage on an important fishing river in Co Tyrone.

Dismay over peat slippage ‘environmental catastrophe’

It understood it the bird was found at Lough Beg near Toomebridge.

Bird flu case detected in Co Londonderry

The worrying level of carbon emissions in the skies above Belfast has been revealed in a report by the city’s climate commission.

Report reveals concerns over Belfast’s carbon footprint

Some people are still homeless one month after Storm Francis devastated the town of Newcastle.

Many still homeless a month on from Newcastle floods

A rare sighting of a blue whale off the east coast of Australia, captured on camera by west Belfast man Sean Keenan who moved there six years ago. Credit: Sean Keenan @seansperception

A Belfast man who captured what was billed as the first confirmed sighting of a blue whale off the east coast of Australia in 100 years has done it again just weeks later.

Belfast man captures second rare blue whale sighting in weeks

A Belfast man who moved to Australia six years ago has managed to capture what could be the first confirmed sighting of a blue whale off the east coast in 100 years.

Belfast man ‘hits jackpot’ with first blue whale sighting in 100 years

Infrastructure Nichola Mallon has said she has committed to implementing a flood alleviation scheme in Newcastle, Co Down after Storm Francis caused devastation in the town.

Infrastructure Minister commits to flood alleviation scheme in Newcastle

Courtesy of Irish Whale and Dolphin Group / Nicola Coyle

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group say the Northern Bottlenose Whales, which were spotted at Rossknowlagh on Wednesday morning, swim in deep waters and were "likely distracted by loud noises".

Number of whales die after washing up on Co Donegal beach

People are being warned to be careful on Northern Ireland's beaches after thousands of lion’s mane jellyfish have washed up on the coast.

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