The Irish hare is a master of camouflage and transformation. Its fur can change from deep chestnut to nearly white, especially in areas where snow occasionally falls.

The Irish hare is at risk of being driven into extinction within the coming decades unless firm action is taken to stop the invading European hares from breeding. Researchers from Queen’s ...

One discovery stood out above the rest: an old cupronickel threepence coin, or “3d”, featuring an Irish hare – the design work of the English artist Percy Metcalfe, who was commissioned to ...

Sir, – What’s happening to our native Irish hare? We know it has been in decline for the past 50 years, due to habitat loss arising from urbanisation and the downside of modern agriculture.

The Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) introduced here in the 19th century is confined mostly to northern counties. Its Irish name, giorria (hare) gallda (foreign) acknowledges its addition to our fauna.

Thanksgiving weekend proved to be a success for the O’Hare School of Irish Dance. Each year, the Midwest Regional Irish Dance Championships are held during Thanksgiving break. Hundreds of ...

With hindsight we may now recognise that modern farming practices have had an environmental cost, but there is a genuine concern within our rural community about the future of the Irish hare.

The Irish hare could be driven to extinction within decades unless action is taken to curb the spread of the invading European hare. That’s the stark warning that has spurred some of the world ...

The mountain hare is the obvious candidate. Arriving soon after the last ice age, it has been here long enough to develop Irish solutions to Irish problems; ours is a unique sub-species ...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, we saw an increasing division between British royalty and the Irish people. Over time, green was adopted as the color of the Irish rebellion—and the shamrock ...

Languages: English and French. It may be the color associated with St. Patrick's Day, but Irish people feared the color green for much of their history. Green, now associated with St. Patrick and ...