Environment
Following the publication of the programme for government, the IWT has called for the reinstatement of a Minister of State for nature.
An influential ecologist and environmental scientist believes some environmentalists in Ireland have "censored" themselves over farming.
Irish MEPs must support a strong Nature Restoration Law in the European Parliament next month, the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has said.
The IWT said the "depressing predictability" of burning hills is a "symptom of political apathy" in a biodiversity emergency.
Rural Life
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has responded to the recent call by the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) for a ban on hare coursing.
The Irish Wildlife Trust is calling on Minister of State Malcolm Noonan not to issue licences for "cruel" hare coursing.
The farm organisation representing hill farmers has criticised demands from the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) to remove sheep from hills.
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is calling for "urgent measures" to be taken to restore peatland eco-systems.
It has been said by the campaigns officer of the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) that "plantation forestry is a disaster".
Calls have been made for farmers to receive payments under the CAP for not farming by the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT).
The growing public frustration over illegal wild fires is being underestimated by politicians, according to the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT).
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) says that the first dry spell of spring has seen a surge of wild fires across rural Ireland.
