Michael Viney: Three of his best columns from a 60-year career
The late journalist was best known for his Another Life column, describing life in Mayo and interactions with nature
Michael Viney: Why I moved to Mayo in 1977 and never came back
In this 2015 article, the late Irish TImes journalist looks back on his life on the road less travelled
Michael Viney: 20 of his finest drawings and paintings from a 60-year career
As well as being a master of words, the late journalist produced all his own illustrations, inspired by the Mayo landscape
Wild Waters by Richard Nairn: Study of Ireland’s rivers and lakes is a timely contribution
Ecologist’s latest book completes a compelling trilogy on Ireland’s natural history
Island of Woods: Michael Viney on Ireland’s complicated relationship with trees
Paul McMahon examines the problems with Irish forestry and possible alternatives
The first Another Life: Those who see us as ‘retiring’ should try humping sacks of potatoes and cement
Michael Viney’s introductory column from his family’s new home on an acre of Co Mayo appeared in The Irish Times in October 1977
Michael Viney’s final Another Life column – more than 45 years after the first
Another Life: On the eve of its writer’s 90th birthday, the long-running natural world column draws to a close
Another Life: Deer out, beavers in - which way for nature?
Michael Viney: The lynx is currently favoured for Irish rewilding as a means of controlling the plague of’ wild’ deer damaging forests and eating too much farmers’ grass
Another Life: A future for ‘wild’ goats and ancient sheep
The Old Irish Goat, now officially recognised as an Irish native rare breed, is controlling the growth of unwanted plants on opposite sides of the island of Ireland
Find the ancient marks and you can watch the setting sun roll down Croagh Patrick’s side
Michael Viney: In Listen to the Land Speak, Manchán Magan aims to ‘send shards of light’ to illuminate the landscape and our history in it
Ireland finds common cause in biodiversity
Michael Viney: Plenty of talk about ramification and refinement, but nature has grown short of time
Michael Viney: Spices worth more than their weight in gold
Another Life: In ancient times black pepper was used as dowry, tax and rent
Another Life: Saving the sea world of six nations
Michael Viney: Clasped between islands, the Irish Sea shapes ecosystems with a huge variety of wildlife
What satellites and treetop ‘phenocams’ tell us about Ireland’s changing seasons
Michael Viney: This is the new face of phenology, the age-old study of the timing of changes in nature
Another Life: A head start to save our threatened birds?
Michael Viney: Captive breeding of eggs taken from the wild can contribute to our conservation programmes