biodiversity
'Action needs to be taken' to protect the hen harrier - Muir
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, stated that the restoration of nesting and foraging...
biodiversity
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, stated that the restoration of nesting and foraging...
Rural Life
The future of the hen harrier, one of the UK’s rarest birds of prey, remains uncertain, according to results from...
Environment
A threat response plan for hen harriers, which is currently under public consultation, needs more practical measures for supporting farmers,...
Forestry
Forest Industries Ireland (FFI), the national trade association within Ibec, has voiced concerns about the government’s draft Hen Harrier Threat...
Rural Life
Three organisations including BirdWatch Ireland, An Taisce and the Environmental Pillar, are urging the public to get behind their ‘Save...
Environment
The publication of a recent survey of the hen harrier in Ireland has shown that the number of breeding pairs...
Environment
A public consultation on the draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan has been launched today (Friday, January 12), and is...
Environment
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has awarded approximately €19 million in government funding to support more than 40...
biodiversity
Year four of the Hen Harrier Project saw a total of €4.3 million in payments made to just under 1,600...
Rural Life
Almost €500,000 in payments under the Hen Harrier Programme will be made to qualifying farmers this week. Michael Creed, the...
Environment
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (DCHG) are investigating the...
Environment
The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is currently finalising the draft Threat Response Plan for public consultation on...
CAP / Schemes
The commencement of some €500,000 in payments to farmers under the Hen Harrier Programme has been welcomed by Minister for...
CAP / Schemes
Almost 700 farmers have been accepted into the Hen Harrier Programme, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed...
Environment
It has been confirmed that the first 80 farmers have been selected for the Hen Harrier Programme from expressions of interest...
Environment
Work on the roll-out of the new Hen Harrier Scheme will ‘begin immediately’, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is ‘failing miserably’ to properly compensate owners of designated land, the ICMSA’s...
Environment
Farmers have reacted angrily to the lack of action being taken by Minister Heather Humphreys in relation to compensation for...