biodiversity
Irish waterfowl hunters donate €25k to improve habitats in Finland
The National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC) have donated €25,000 towards the rehabilitation and improvement of important wildlife habitats in...
NARGC
Rural Life
Ireland to host international Waterfowlers' Network AGM this month
Ireland will host the annual general meeting (AGM) of an international group representing hunters of waterfowl later this month. On...
Rural Life
Open seasons order: Hunters claim 'ideology trumped science'
The group representing organised hunting in Ireland has claimed that “ideology trumped science” in the latest open seasons order. The...
Rural Life
NARGC clay target shooting competition returns after Covid
The National Clay Shoot, organised by the National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC), will return this year for the...
Rural Life
EU Ombudsman finds against food safety body after lead shot consultation
The European Ombudsman has upheld a complaint, made by a representative group of hunters in the EU, against the European...
Agri Politics
NARGC calls for Noonan removal as NPWS minister in letter to Taoiseach
The organisation representing gun owners has said it has written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin asking him to remove Minister of...
Rural Life
Shooting within 5km of home 'not a breach of Level 5 restrictions'
The association representing game hunters has said that a judicial review in the High Court has determined that rough shooting...
Rural Life
Game councils go to High Court to challenge lockdown shooting ban
An application has been made to the High Court for leave to apply for judicial review in relation to the...
Rural Life
IFA to consider seeking compensation after lead ammunition ban vote
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to consider seeking compensation from the government for gun-owning farmers after an EU vote...
Rural Life
Lead ammunition ban to go before EU parliament after vote passes
The EU’s REACH (registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals) Committee has passed a controversial measure to ban lead ammunition on...
Rural Life
New date set for EU vote on lead ammunition ban
A new date has been set for a vote of EU member states on a proposal to ban lead ammunition...
Rural Life
EU member state vote on lead ammunition ban suspended
It appears that a vote of EU member states on whether or not to accept a European Commission proposal to...
Rural Life
Gun owners express 'fundamental legal concerns' over proposed lead ban
Organisations representing gun owners throughout Europe have expressed “fundamental legal concerns” over a proposal to ban lead ammunition. EU member...
Rural Life
Ban on summer derogation for pigeon shooting slammed
A decision to ban the shooting of wood pigeons between May 31 and September 1 this year by the Department...
Rural Life
Proposed ban on night-time hunting between September and March
A draft report produced by a working group, and chaired by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was submitted to...