Environment
Public consultation launched as NPWS review gets underway
Minister of State Malcolm Noonan has launched a public consultation as part of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)...
NPWS
Rural Life
NPWS publishes list of possible designated land schemes for next CAP
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has formally published a document outlining possible measures for which farmers on designated...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Rural Life
Hedge cutting ban comes into force next week
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is reminding people that the...
Environment
Review of NPWS gets underway today
A strategic review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) gets underway today (Wednesday, February 3). The review will...
Rural Life
Views of landowners sought on current control of wild birds declarations
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is seeking the views of landowners on the current declarations allowing for the...
Rural Life
NPWS investigates shooting of buzzard in Co. Laois
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is seeking information relating...
Environment
Establishment of a dedicated Wildlife Crime Unit confirmed for next year
Minister Darragh O’Brien has confirmed today (Saturday, October 24) that a dedicated Wildlife Crime Unit will be established next year...
Rural Life
Report into bird deaths highlights need for Wildlife Crime Unit - Social Democrats
A recent report detailing the harm done to birds of prey “highlights the urgency for the establishment of a Wildlife...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Rural Life
Poison accounted for 71.5% of illegal incidents that impacted raptors since 2007
Use of poison accounted for 71.5% of illegal incidents that impacted raptors since 2007, according to new data. The National...
Rural Life
Minister Noonan to pursue establishment of a Wildlife Crime Unit next year
Minister of State Malcolm Noonan said he intends to pursue the establishment of a Wildlife Crime Unit next year. Under...
Environment
Conviction and suspended sentence handed down for illegal hare hunting
A conviction and suspended prison sentence was handed down to a defendant for illegally hunting a hare with dogs in...
Environment
Norwegian eagles released in Munster
Four white-tailed eagles have been released at a site on the Shannon Estuary in the north Kerry / west Limerick...
Environment
'Once driven to extinction through human persecution' - eagles released into the wild
Last month, AgriLand reported that white-tailed eagles, which were once the foes of many farmers, are now slowly becoming their...
Environment
A 'national ethic' of taking care of the countryside needs to be developed - Noonan
A “national ethic” needs to be developed when it comes to protecting wildlife, livestock and vegetation, according to the Minister...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Environment
Draft plan revealed for 2021-2027 Natura 2000 measures
A draft plan has been revealed for the management of the Natura 2000 network in Ireland under the upcoming EU...
Environment
NPWS Farm Plan Scheme to receive €1 million boost under July stimulus
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Farm Plan Scheme is to receive a €1 million boost under the July Jobs...
Machinery
Prosecution for hedge-cutting during closed season in Co. Offaly
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht brought a case under...
Environment
€5,000 fine issued for illegal turf-cutting in Westmeath
A fine amounting to €5,000 was issued to an individual for illegal turf-cutting on a bog deemed to be a...