Environment
NPWS invested €50m in last 18 months in 'nature protection and restoration'
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has invested more than €50 million in “nature protection and restoration projects” over...
Wildlife
Environment
Public views being sought on wildlife legislation
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage, and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan has launched a public consultation aimed at overhauling Ireland’s...
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
N.Ireland
Co. Down farmer celebrates 6 years of housing barn owls
A Co. Down farmer is celebrating six years of giving barn owls a home, with Ulster Wildlife declaring his farm...
biodiversity
'Extensive' public consultation on wildlife laws to begin next month
The government will hold an “extensive” public consultation on reviewing wildlife legislation, to be open in mid-June. The large-scale multi-year...
Environment
National Biodiversity Week: Ireland's biodiversity is 'in crisis' - minister
Ireland’s nature and wildlife will take “centre stage” for National Biodiversity Week 2024 from Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May...
Environment
Strategic planning is a 'stepping stone' to protect wildlife
Galway City Council has confirmed this week that it is applying Bluesky International’s National Tree Map (NTM) data to help...
Rural Life
US man attempted to create 'giant sheep' for captive hunting
A US man has pleaded guilty to two felony wildlife crimes as part of an almost decade-long effort to create...
Rural Life
Outdoor campaign issues update about bringing dogs onto land
Leave No Trace (LNT), Ireland’s outdoor ethics programme has issued a revision of its seven principles for the responsible and...
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Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
Environment
NPWS: 39% increase in prosecution cases taken in 2023
Prosecution cases taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff have seen a significant increase year-on-year. This was...
Buildings
Three generations involved in granary repair
Three generations of the McGuinn family in Gurteen, Co. Sligo, were involved in one form or other in the repair...
Environment
No plans for a nationwide cull of mink - Noonan
Minister of State for heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan, has said that the government has no current plans to...
N.Ireland
Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper
The coming weeks will mark the launch of an important new policy paper from the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. It...
Rural Life
Irish cuckoos to be tracked with satellite tags
A project to track cuckoos has gotten underway in order to discover where the bird spends its winter months, and...
Environment
An Taisce expands pond biodiversity project
The publication of a ‘Ponds for Wildlife’ pamphlet has been launched by An Taisce’s Legacy4LIFE ponds biodiversity team. The pamphlet...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Rural Life
PSNI appeal after two white-tailed eagles found dead
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has appealed for information following the discovery of two dead white-tailed eagles in...
Environment
'Everybody wants a sustainable, healthy deer population'
A leading wildlife researcher believes that the general consensus on deer management in Ireland is to have a sustainable and...
Rural Life
New PSNI awareness campaign to combat rural and wildlife crime
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a five-week long policing operation to raise awareness and help combat...
Environment
Biodiversity challenge: How many species on your farm?
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has challenged farmers to find up to 40 different species of plants and animals on...