Environment
BirdWatch Ireland has welcomed scrapping the rule for shallow cultivation of winter stubbles in the latest review of the NAP.
Over €20 million in funding will be provided over the next four years to tackle decline in priority species and habitats in cross-border areas
Rural Life
Members of the public are being asked to report any sightings of rare, scarce or non-native bird species over the summer.
BirdWatch Ireland is inviting members of the public to discover the wildlife of the East Coast Nature Reserve in Co. Wicklow.
BirdWatch Ireland is undertaking surveys to locate nesting Swifts across Fingal, south-Galway and west-Cavan this summer.
BirdWatch Ireland has recently announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Kelly as its new permanent chief executive.
If you have ever struggled to identify a bird species on your farm or in the garden, then a brand new app may be of help.
INHFA president Vincent Roddy said that farmers have been "thrown under the bus" by designations at the leaders’ forum on nature restoration.
BirdWatch Ireland is seeking volunteers to help monitor bird populations over the coming months as part of the Countryside Bird Survey (CBS).
BirdWatch Ireland is calling on the public to adhere to hedge cutting laws protecting wild birds, which are now in force.
BirdWatch Ireland is calling on people around the country to take part in this year's Irish Garden...
%%excerpt%% A recent survey conducted in the south east confirmed that one of Ireland's rarest and most elusive birds, the nocturnal nightjar, continues to breed here, albeit in very limited numbers.
With just weeks until a general election, BirdWatch Ireland has written to political parties...
BirdWatch Ireland has welcomed the €172 million package for nature and heritage announced as part of Budget 2025 this week.
Birdwatch Ireland has issued a reminder for the ongoing ban on hedge cutting to be adhered to until the practice can resume in September.
The passing of the EU Nature Restoration Law has been described as 'monumental' for nature by the Irish Wildlife Trust
A survey of countries which oppose the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) found 75% of citizens are in favour of the legislation.
The publication of a survey of the hen harrier in Ireland has shown that the number of breeding pairs has declined by a third in seven years.
A survey has shown that the barn owl population in Co. Cork has reached levels not seen in the county in the past 50 years.
Agri-Business
BirdWatch Ireland has said it will be "critical" that the government increases its "current budget spending" on biodiversity.
BirdWatch Ireland has called on the government to urgently invest in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) IT system.
Pig/Poultry
Farmers in the poultry sector are being urged to remain vigilant following recent outbreak of confirmed bird flu cases in Ireland.
BirdWatch Ireland is currently seeking applications for researchers to study breeding barn owls in two areas of the country.
