If day trip destinations and social media posts are accepted as a metric, most Irish people view forests as a good thing. But excepting the few lucky enough to live beside one, they are largely a box to tick on the summer to-do list. While beloved for their soul-refreshing qualities, much of the population does not have an everyday relationship with them. This is not surprising, given that government mismanagement has made the arboreal a remote presence. Ireland has the least woodland of any country in Europe, a miserable 11% coverage compared to an European average over 40%. Such disheartening…
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It’s safe to say it’s been another stacked week for world-beating Irish music. Here’s the very best of the lot, featuring Eimear Reidy & Natalia Beylis, Saint Sister, Tolü Makay, A. Smyth, Hazey Haze, Wyvern Lingo, NCW and more. Eimear Reidy & Natalia Beylis – Whose Woods These Are Whose Woods These Are by Eimear Reidy & Natalia Beylis Saint Sister – Manchester Air (Live) Tolü Makay – Aye A. Smyth – Tempt Hazey Haze – Thugger Vibes New Mud -Void Void by New Mud NCW – NCW On NCW NCW – NCW On NCW by Apartment Records Dani Larkin…