by Barbara Killeen | Dec 7, 2023 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside
Highest number of young Curlew fledged into the wild since 2017. Thirty-eight breeding pairs confirmed in the nine geographical areas of the programme – an increase of twelve on 2022. Conservation efforts within the CCP areas are having a positive impact on the...
by Barbara Killeen | Nov 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
IFA President Tim Cullinan has welcomed the decision to return the Live Animal Crib to the Mansion House. “It symbolises so much about Christmas. We’re delighted the Lord Mayor Daithi de Róiste has invited us back and we look forward to working with him”. The...
by Barbara Killeen | Nov 3, 2023 | Grants, Heritage
Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, today (2 November 2023) launched the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) for...
by Barbara Killeen | Oct 31, 2023 | Angling, Ecology, Fishing
Friday, October 27th, 2023: Inland Fisheries Ireland has participated in a tagging project for salmon that tracks their epic sea swim from Greenland to Europe. Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) researcher Glen Wightman represented the agency in an EU-funded programme...
by Barbara Killeen | Oct 31, 2023 | Angling, Fishing
Friday, October 27, 2023: Inland Fisheries Ireland has recorded two rare recaptures of tagged Atlantic bluefin tuna. The angling season for bluefin tuna closes on November 12. The first recaptured bluefin was tagged and released originally by skipper, Adrian Molloy on...