by Barbara Killeen | Aug 30, 2023 | Lead shot, NPWS
A long-awaited update from the NPWS on the restrictions on the use of Lead Gunshot in or around Wetlands and the definition of wetlands was released last week. It stated: From the 15 February 2023, discharging gunshot containing a concentration of lead (expressed as...
by Barbara Killeen | Aug 10, 2023 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside, Habitats, Predation
Key findings 2023 data shows an overall 35% increase in the population of corncrakes in Ireland over the past five years A total of 218 corncrake breeding territories were recorded in 2023, up by 10% on 2022 and exceeding 200 for the first time in a decade. First...
by Barbara Killeen | May 4, 2023 | Angling, Fishing
Thursday, 4th May 2023: Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has today opened a new draw for anglers who wish to catch and keep wild salmon and sea trout greater than 40cm from the Lower River Lee in Cork this year. The pool system allocates brown labels to anglers who are...
by Barbara Killeen | Feb 3, 2023 | Angling, Fishing
Protection and Development posts opening up in Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Waterford and Wexford Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation,...
by Barbara Killeen | Jan 26, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Sustainability
The IFA met with Coillte CEO Imelda Hurley and Managing Director Mark Carlin yesterday in the Irish Farm Centre to discuss the controversy over Coillte working with a private equity fund to plant forestry in Ireland. IFA Farm Forestry Chair Jason Fleming said there...
