Environment
BirdWatch Ireland welcomes nature and heritage funding increase
BirdWatch Ireland has welcomed the €172 million package for nature and heritage announced as part of Budget 2025 this week....
Birdwatch Ireland
biodiversity
Hedge-cutting ban applies to gardens 'as much as it does to farms'
Birdwatch Ireland has issued a reminder for the ongoing ban on hedge cutting to be adhered to until the practice...
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Environment
Passing of Nature Restoration Law 'monumental moment' - IWF
The passing of the EU Nature Restoration Law by the EU Council of environment ministers has been described as ‘monumental’...
Environment
NRL backed by 75% of citizens in countries opposing law - survey
A survey carried out in six EU countries which currently oppose the proposed Nature Restoration Law (NRL) has revealed that...
Environment
'Crisis point' as hen harrier numbers decline by a third
The publication of a recent survey of the hen harrier in Ireland has shown that the number of breeding pairs...
Environment
Survey shows barn owl population recovery in Cork
A survey has shown that the barn owl population in Co. Cork has reached levels not seen in the county...
biodiversity
Call for increase in government spending on biodiversity
BirdWatch Ireland has said it will be “critical” that the government increases its “current budget spending” on biodiversity. The organisation’s...
Agri-Business
BirdWatch Ireland: Urgent investment in DAFM IT system needed
BirdWatch Ireland has called on the government to urgently invest in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Pig/Poultry
Farmers urged to be vigilant amid recent bird flu outbreak
Farmers in the poultry sector are being urged to remain vigilant following a recent outbreak of confirmed avian influenza (bird...
Environment
BirdWatch Ireland recruiting barn owl researchers
BirdWatch Ireland is currently seeking applications for researchers to study breeding barn owls in two areas of the country. The...
CAP / Schemes
BirdWatch Ireland encourages uptake of barn owl measure in ACRES
BirdWatch Ireland has encouraged farmers to consider opting into the barn owl conservation measure under the new Agri Climate Rural...
Environment
Government urged to suspend changes to rules on winter stubble
BirdWatch Ireland has today (Tuesday, July 5) warned heritage minister Darragh O’Brien, Minister of State for heritage, Malcolm Noonan and...
Other
Birdwatch Ireland under statutory investigation
Birdwatch Ireland, described as the largest independent conservation organisation in Ireland, is under statutory investigation by the Charities Regulatory Authority...
Environment
Government must 'seize the moment to turn around fate' of Ireland's bird species
On World Curlew Day today (Wednesday, April 21), BirdWatch Ireland has said that the curlew is a “symbol of successive...
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Watch: How to effectively treat and control parasites
Amid the current season of record-high input costs, keeping unnecessary spending to a minimum is key, which means that early...
Environment
Quarter of island's native birds now 'red-listed'
Swifts, puffins and kestrels have been identified among the birds most at peril as a new cross-border report shows a...
Environment
Hen Harrier numbers drop over 25% in Special Protected Areas
Hen Harrier populations in several of the designated Special Protected Areas (SPAs) have declined 26.6% since 2005, the results of the the...
Environment
'Modern farming practices have caused farm bird numbers to decline'
Modern farming practices have caused farm bird numbers to decline, according to Dr Alex Copland of Birdwatch Ireland. Speaking at...
Rural Life
'It's hard to believe that seagulls killed a sheep'
The deaths of two ewes by seagulls in Co. Kerry has been dismissed by Dr. Stephen Newton, Senior Seabird Conservation Officer, Birdwatch Ireland....