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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
A decision to ban the shooting of wood pigeons between May 31 and September 1 this year by the Department...
Rural Life
Investigations are ongoing by the relevant authorities into the poisoning of 23 common buzzards on land in Co. Cork in...
Environment
Approximately 150ac of land was damaged following an extensive gorse fire in Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry, last night, Sunday,...
Environment
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (DCHG) are investigating the...
Environment
Although the global population is considered stable, in Ireland the corncrake is a species of high conservation concern due to...
Agri Politics
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan has been called on to reopen the National Parks and Wildlife...
Environment
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, has condemned the spate of wildfires in recent years in...
Agri Politics
Farmers and landowners whose lands were designated under Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) are close to reaching a compensation deal...
Environment
National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) which is part of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has highlighted the...
Rural Life
Under the terms of the EU Birds Directive, all EU member states, including Ireland, are obliged to take measures to...
Agri Politics
Discussions between the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association (TCCA) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) continue this week as...
Rural Life
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has rejected a report, carried out by NPWS (National Parks and Wildlife...
Rural Life
Farmers may not be able to effectively protect their livestock if proposed changes to shooting and hunting laws are passed,...
Rural Life
A draft report produced by a working group, and chaired by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was submitted to...
Rural Life
Gorse burning has been mooted as a possible solution to the deer problem facing farmers in Co. Wicklow, the ICSA’s...
Environment
A total of six white-tailed eagle chicks successfully fledged in three different counties in 2016, making this the most successful...
Environment
Some 15,000 commonage farmers have been left in limbo by Minister Humphreys and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, INHFA National...
Rural Life
The grazing rights which up to 40 farmers have on the 4,900ac of land in Glenasmole, south Dublin must be...