Rural Life
€9m allocated to almost 680 built heritage projects
Minister of State with responsibility for heritage, Malcolm Noonan has today (Thursday, March 14) announced €9 million in funding for...
Rural Life
Minister of State with responsibility for heritage, Malcolm Noonan has today (Thursday, March 14) announced €9 million in funding for...
Forestry
Forest Industries Ireland (FFI), the national trade association within Ibec, has voiced concerns about the government’s draft Hen Harrier Threat...
Rural Life
Ireland will host the annual general meeting (AGM) of an international group representing hunters of waterfowl later this month. On...
Rural Life
Minister of State for nature, heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan has launched new guidance to support energy upgrades in...
Rural Life
Irish Seed Savers, the non-profit organisation which works on the conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, are...
Environment
Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Malcolm Noonan have today (Tuesday, December 12) launched a call for proposals for a...
Environment
The Curlew Conservation Programme (CCP) has reported the largest number of young curlew fledged into the wild since the programme...
Environment
The concentration of wolves in certain EU regions has become a danger for livestock and potentially humans, according to the...
Environment
Ospreys have been recorded breeding in Ireland for the first time in over 200 years, Ulster Wildlife has confirmed. The...
biodiversity
The Community Wetlands Forum (CWF), a member-based forum dedicated to community-led conservation and the wise use of wetland ecosystems, has...
Rural Life
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has launched a new pilot scheme to prepare vacant farmhouses for refurbishment...
biodiversity
Rathvilly, Co. Carlow man Fergus Coogan, who is a sales manager at Borris Agri Sales, has been busy carrying out...
Rural Life
Esri Ireland, the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) operator, has created a digital map highlighting the flight paths of a number...
Agri-Business
The use of virtual fencing can be a valuable tool for conservation grazing, but the technology is not without risks,...
Environment
Preserving and restoring natural habitats could prevent pathogens that originate in wildlife from spilling over into domesticated animals and humans,...
Environment
Habitat loss due to the increasing fragmentation of woodland is likely to be behind the decline in woodcock numbers throughout...
CAP / Schemes
BirdWatch Ireland has encouraged farmers to consider opting into the barn owl conservation measure under the new Agri Climate Rural...
Rural Life
Water shortages are currently being experienced in a number of regions around rural Ireland as Irish Water urges people to...