Rural Life
Culling must be backed by management plan - Irish Deer Society
The Irish Deer Society (IDS) has said that it supports the culling of deer, but only in accordance with “data-driven...
Rural Life
The Irish Deer Society (IDS) has said that it supports the culling of deer, but only in accordance with “data-driven...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed progress being made by the Deer Management Strategy Group in...
Rural Life
Deer hunting licence application forms for the 2023/2024 season are now available on the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS)...
Rural Life
Over 1,500 submissions were made as part of the public consultation on the new National Deer Management Strategy, the Department...
Rural Life
A new report has shown that landowners in Co. Wicklow, which has the highest deer population density in Ireland, face...
N.Ireland
Culling badgers will have “no meaningful impact” on campaigns designed to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), according to a leading UK...
Agri-Business
A Kerry TD has called on the government to carry out an “extensive cull” of Sika deer across the country....
Environment
The Rural Independent Group of TDs has called for a four-week extension to the public consultation on the new Deer...
Rural Life
The number of wild deer culled in Ireland has increased by 24% reaching a new record of 55,008 animals in...
Rural Life
Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill has called for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to carry out an extensive...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien have...
Beef
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has called on the government to address what it describes as the...
Agri Politics
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will resume discussions on the eradication of bovine TB with stakeholders...
Beef
The level of bovine tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks on farms in the west Wicklow and surrounding regions was the key topic...
biodiversity
The growing trend of people feeding wild animals poses a serious risk to the well-being of humans and wildlife. New...
Rural Life
Deer are a cause of vehicle accidents on rural roads in many parts of the country, according to the chairperson...
Beef
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that agriculture minister’s commitment to re-establish the National Deer Management Forum Group is...
Rural Life
An independent TD has claimed in the Dáil that there are “80,000 deer too many in this country”. Seán Canney...