Rural Life
Gardaí detect men allegedly hunting hares on Kerry lands
Gardaí have launched an investigation after four men with dogs were found allegedly hunting hares on lands in north Kerry...
Wildlife Act
Agri-Business
3,501 receive payment under turf cutting compensation scheme
3,501 people have received payments under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (CTCCS) since it was established in 2011,...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Rural Life
Hedge-cutting season to re-open in three weeks
The end of the hedge-cutting ban, which protects bird life during the nesting season, is now three weeks away, with...
biodiversity
Hedge-cutting ban applies to gardens 'as much as it does to farms'
Birdwatch Ireland has issued a reminder for the ongoing ban on hedge cutting to be adhered to until the practice...
Rural Life
Man fined for illegal hare hunting in Clare
By Gordon Deegan A wife “absolutely scalded” her husband for engaging in illegal Irish hare hunting in Doolin, Co Clare,...
Rural Life
RSA urges landowners to cut hedgerows ahead of deadline
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) are calling on landowners to cut their...
Rural Life
NPWS: 43 prosecution cases in 2023 for alleged breaches of wildlife acts
There have been “significant successes” against wildlife crime in 2023 with a series of “successful” prosecutions in the courts, the...
biodiversity
Hedge-cutting open period kicks off in one week
The open period for hedge cutting begins one week from today, with landowners permitted to cut hedges or ditches from...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to get ready for hedge-cutting season
Farmers have been urged to get their chainsaws and hedge-cutting machinery serviced and ready to go for the hedge-cutting season...
Agri-Business
Two Laois men fined for killing protected wild birds
Two men from Co. Laois have been convicted and fined under the Wildlife Acts for the killing of protected wild...
Rural Life
Fire crews battle over 50 gorse fires in Cork and Kerry
Fire crews in counties Cork and Kerry have attended over 50 gorse fires in recent days, local authorities confirmed. Over...
Environment
Final days for landowners to cut hedges ahead of deadline
Landowners are being reminded that the annual season for cutting hedges will come to a close next Wednesday, March 1....
Rural Life
Increased patrols and air surveillance to deter upland fires
Heritage minister, Malcolm Noonan has visited the site of an illegal 300ha fire in Wicklow Mountains National Park and announced...
Environment
Laois man fined €6,000 for hedge and tree destruction
A Laois man has been convicted and fined €6,000 for the destruction of hedgerow vegetation and trees containing birds’ nests,...
Rural Life
Farmer convicted and fined €1,000 for destroying hedgerow
A farmer from Offaly was convicted and fined for destroying a hedgerow during the bird nesting season over the summer...
Rural Life
Hedge-cutting window opens from today
The window for hedge-cutting and burning is open from today, September 1, until February 28. The Wildlife Act 1976 prohibits...
Rural Life
3 fined for out-of-season hedge-cutting in Westmeath
Three people were fined for out-of-season hedge-cutting in Co. Westmeath today (Friday, March 26), the Department of Housing, Local Government...
Environment
'Zero tolerance' approach for hedge-cutting in closed season
There is a “zero tolerance” approach to the illegal cutting of hedges between March 1 and August 31 each year,...