LATEST ARTICLES
News
NPWS pays close to €1m for Wicklow hill farm
Declan O’Brien
The mountain holding runs close to Lugnaquilla and is also adjacent to Glenmalure.
13 May 2023 Opinion
Opinion: we need to see what rewetting looks like
If farmer buy-in for rewetting is to be gained, the Government need to stop telling us about it and start showing what it looks like. And how it will be paid for.
30 April 2023 News
Wetland areas for lead shot ban yet to be confirmed
The ban on lead shot, will make a “lot of guns defunct”, the National Association of Regional Game Councils has said.
First local authority biodiversity officers appointed
There will be a biodiversity officer in every county by the end of 2024, with further investment likely.
17 April 2023 Climate and environment
CAP budget expected to cover rewetting measures - ICMSA
ICMSA's Denis Drennan said that it is vital that all farmers grasp the fact that these targets will be applied beyond State-owned land.
14 April 2023 Schemes
Up to 70 osprey birds to be reintroduced in Ireland in coming years
Osprey birds will be sourced from Norway for the programme. The bird has been extinct in Ireland since the late 18th century.
31 March 2023 Climate and environment
Two men convicted and fined for recreational killing of rooks
Two Laois men were found to have used artificial crow decoys and a crow caller to lure rooks into what was described by one of the defendants as "the kill zone".
27 March 2023 News
€500,000 announced for community-led peatland projects
A funding package aimed at encouraging communities to restore and protect peatlands has been announced.
27 March 2023 News
Public consultation on review of the open seasons order launched
The NPWS sets out the bird species that may be hunted, and dates between which hunting may take place under the open seasons order.
22 March 2023 News
Opinion: while we ridicule introducing wolves, the vultures continue to prey
The hills are on fire again and the calls for rewilding grow louder.
4 March 2023 Opinion
Native Irish livestock breeds at ‘severe’ risk - report
A new native Irish livestock breed centre has been proposed for Newbridge House and Farm, Co Dublin, as part of a list of measures included in a new report.
1 March 2023 News
Offaly contractor fined €1,000 for cutting turf
Judge Elizabeth McGrath imposed a hefty fine on an Offaly man for the illegal extraction of turf from a raised bog.
14 February 2023 News