Environment
Teagasc has provided a timely reminder of the key factors to consider when cutting hedges as autumn gets underway
Agri-Business
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently seeking planners for the design of NPWS Farm Plans in 2025.
Rural Life
The NPWS is to commission habitat condition assessments on two sites at Ireland's newest national park, Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí.
Three men pleaded guilty to multiple charges relating to breaches of legislation regarding Special Area of Conservation in Laois, at Portlaoise District Court
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is seeking to establish a monitoring and evaluation programme for habitats and biodiversity.
A private company has been convicted and fined for damaging works at a sensitive habitats areas in Co. Kildare in 2021.
N.Ireland
CAFRA has developed an online tool that allows farmers to assess the level of space provided for nature on their farms.
Ireland’s third assessment on the status of listed habitats and species was submitted by the department to the EC in April 2019.
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation.
