Rural Life
FRS Co-Op has appointed local coordinators to lead the 15 Deer Management Units (DMUs) that have been set up across the country.
Environment
The formal process to appoint a manager for the national deer management programme is due to get underway in the coming weeks.
The SGA has voiced "significant concerns" with proposed new measures relating to Scottish deer management.
Extending the hunting season for deer will do nothing to address excess numbers but will make the situation worse, the Irish Deer Society said
The chair of the Irish Deer Management Strategy Group (IDMSG) said that 10 deer management units will be set up over the next 12 months.
A budget should be allocated to Bord Bia to carry out an analysis of the export market opportunity for Irish venison, the group recommended.
The IFA has said that this week's report from the Deer Management Strategy Group signals some progress in dealing with the problem of deer.
The Irish Deer Society (IDS) has said that the welfare of deer must be central to any national plan for a cull of the species.
Minister Charlie McConalogue, along with Minister Malcom Noonan, have published a report on developing a sustainable deer management strategy.
The Deer Management Strategy Group is due to publish its final report before the end of the year, the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said.
The response of Minister Charlie McConalogue towards deer management in Ireland is 'ridiculous', according to Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath.
A leading wildlife researcher believes that the general consensus on deer in Ireland is to have a sustainable and healthy population.
The Irish Deer Society supports deer culling, but only in accordance with "data-driven management plans" and stakeholder collaboration.
New survey shows that some people a deer cull is now needed in Ireland and the national deer herd is damaging biodiversity.
Deer hunting licence applications for the 2023/2024 season are now available on the National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) website.
Landowners in Co. Wicklow face significant agricultural losses from grazing by deer, and proven the presence of TB in deer in west Wicklow.
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has called for a four-week extension to the public consultation on the new national deer management plan.
Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill has called for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien have launched a public consultation on deer management.
Beef
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that agriculture minister's commitment to...
