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IFA Countryside Urges Members to Complete 2025 Wild Bird Declaration Returns

IFA Countryside Urges Members to Complete 2025 Wild Bird Declaration Returns

by Barbara Killeen | Oct 23, 2025 | countryside, NPWS, Sustainability, wildlife management

IFA Countryside is encouraging all members to complete and submit their 2025 Wild Bird Declaration returns to the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) by 31 January 2026. At the start of 2024, the NPWS introduced a system for the voluntary reporting of...
Appointment of First Garda Rural Crime Lead a Positive Step – IFA

Appointment of First Garda Rural Crime Lead a Positive Step – IFA

by Barbara Killeen | Oct 23, 2025 | countryside, Crime, Rural Security

IFA Deputy President Alice Doyle has welcomed the appointment of Supt. Michael Corbett as An Garda Siochana’s first ever Rural Crime Lead. Alice Doyle said that this appointment by the new Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly is a major step in the ongoing fight for rural...
Minister O’Sullivan Visits Kildanogue Wildfowl Sanctuary with IFA Countryside and ABGN Gun Club

Minister O’Sullivan Visits Kildanogue Wildfowl Sanctuary with IFA Countryside and ABGN Gun Club

by Barbara Killeen | Sep 30, 2025 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside, Nature, NPWS, Open Seasons, wildlife management

IFA Countryside, together with ABGN Gun Club, hosted a visit by Minister of State for Nature and Heritage Christopher O’Sullivan to the Kildanogue Wildfowl Sanctuary in Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary this week to highlight the vital role that local game and conservation...
Grants to help turn vacant traditional houses into new homes

Grants to help turn vacant traditional houses into new homes

by Barbara Killeen | Mar 12, 2025 | countryside, Grants, Heritage, Rural Development

Grants of up to €5,000 available to cover expert conservation advice Scheme aimed at those availing of or considering the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, has today opened applications...
IFA Countryside Launches Nature Through the Lens 2025 Photography Competition

IFA Countryside Launches Nature Through the Lens 2025 Photography Competition

by Barbara Killeen | Feb 19, 2025 | countryside

The Irish countryside is calling once again as IFA Countryside proudly launches its annual photography competition, “Nature Through the Lens 2025”. This highly anticipated competition invites photographers of all skill levels to capture the breathtaking...
Elevate Your Deer Stalking Skills with Our HCAP Training Workshop

Elevate Your Deer Stalking Skills with Our HCAP Training Workshop

by Barbara Killeen | Jan 15, 2025 | countryside, Deer, Deer Hunting, DEER STALKING, HCAP, NPWS, Open Seasons, Training, wildlife management

Attention all deer stalking enthusiasts! Are you looking to enhance your skills and knowledge in deer stalking and gain recognized certification in the process? Look no further! Our upcoming HCAP Training Workshop is precisely what you need to elevate your hunting...
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  • Minister O’Sullivan praises landowners with 20% increase in Corncrake territories recorded

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