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New study shows reindeers’ body clocks don’t need daylight

December 29, 2018

If you ever thought that Santa would have a hard time herding and foddering reindeer in the total winter darkness of the Arctic,…

Illegal hunting condemned following deer head discovery

October 17, 2018

Rural Life

People are being urged to report illegal deer hunters following the discovery of deer heads, legs and innards in Co. Westmeath in recent…

Wicklow project a ‘welcome opportunity for sustainable deer management’

August 3, 2018

Rural Life

Wicklow Uplands Council has warmly welcomed the signing of a contract for sustainable deer management services in Co. Wicklow. Following the signing of…

Wicklow deer project ‘an acknowledgement’ of issue

August 3, 2018

Rural Life

The signing of a contract with the Wicklow Uplands Council for the provision of deer management services in Wicklow has been welcomed by…

New project to address ‘unsustainably high deer populations’ in Wicklow

August 2, 2018

Rural Life

A new project is set to address the “unsustainably high deer populations” in Co. Wicklow, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine…

Gardai warn rural drivers to pay heed to signs following collision

July 23, 2018

Rural Life

Gardai have issued a warning to rural drivers to watch out for deer in rural areas displaying deer signs, following a recent accident…

Wicklow ‘plague’: Farmers call for increased TB testing on deer

March 12, 2018

Beef

Increased TB testing on culled deer has been called for in Co. Wicklow – to ascertain the true extent of the problem –…

First-time applicants for deer hunting licences may have to undergo training

January 29, 2018

Rural Life

First-time applicants for deer hunting licences may have to undergo appropriate training and a certification process in the future, according to the Minister for…

Gorse burning mooted as a possible solution to Wicklow deer problem

April 4, 2017

Rural Life

Gorse burning has been mooted as a possible solution to the deer problem facing farmers in Co. Wicklow, the ICSA’s Seamus Sherlock said.…

‘Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer out of season’

February 27, 2017

Rural Life

A farmer out of season can’t shoot deer and that law is going to have to be changed, Pat O’Reilly, a farmer from…

‘If you take TB out of the debate, deer are an economic issue for farmers’

February 24, 2017

Rural Life

If you take the TB issue out of the debate, deer are an economic issue to farmers because they’re grazing them out of…

Farmers’ ‘hands are tied’ with the deer problem in Co. Wicklow

February 20, 2017

Rural Life

Farmers’ hands are tied when it comes to the deer problem in Co. Wicklow, Tom Stephenson, an Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association…

Two red deer found shot by poachers on protected lands

January 15, 2017

Rural Life

Two red deer were found shot on protected lands in Meath in the past week. One was shot dead and the other was…

Shooting of Red deer in Kerry a ‘blatant abuse of Ireland’s heritage’

December 13, 2016

Other

The shooting of protected Red deer in Co. Kerry is a blatant abuse of Ireland’s national heritage, Damien Hannigan of the Wild Deer…

Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped

November 25, 2016

N.Ireland

Firearms and a deer carcass were seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a vehicle was stopped as part of an…

Farmer who shot 3 deer out of season says he was preventing TB being spread

November 18, 2016

Rural Life

A farmer, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts under the Wildlife Act, has claimed that he shot three deer to prevent the…

Department’s pilot deer fencing project aimed at reducing TB ‘a good start’

November 3, 2016

Environment

The Department of Agriculture’s plans to undertake a pilot deer fencing project in Wicklow, aimed at reducing TB has been welcomed by Macra…

Department to fund pilot deer fencing project

October 31, 2016

Other

The Department of Agriculture is proposing to fund a pilot project on the use of deer fencing, designed to alleviate concerns of farmers…

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