by Barbara Killeen | Aug 7, 2026 | countryside
IFA Countryside is delighted to welcome Midlands National Shooting Centre to its growing network of affiliated clubs, marking the beginning of a new relationship that will strengthen the support and benefits available to members while promoting the continued...
by Barbara Killeen | Mar 19, 2026 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside, Habitats, Nature
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has today (Wednesday March 18th) received the final report from the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration (IAC) in a meeting with its Chairperson, Dr Aoibhinn Ní...
by Barbara Killeen | Jan 21, 2026 | competition, countryside
Ireland’s countryside tells its story in light, weather, texture and wildlife — and once again, IFA Countryside is inviting photographers across the country to help tell that story. We are delighted to launch the IFA Countryside Photo Competition 2026: Nature Through...
by Barbara Killeen | Dec 11, 2025 | competition, countryside, photos
IFA Countryside has announced the winner of its 2025 Nature Through the Lens photography competition, following a strong field of entries and a period of public voting. The competition, aimed at celebrating Ireland’s natural environment, attracted a wide variety of...
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...
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...
