by Barbara Killeen | Jan 20, 2022 | Angling, Biodiversity, countryside, Environment, Fishing, Littering, Water, wildlife management
Wednesday 19th January: A new initiative to raise awareness about the spread of harmful invasive plant species and the impact of litter on Irish waterways has been launched by Leave No Trace Ireland in partnership with Waterways Ireland, the National Biodiversity Data...
by Barbara Killeen | Jan 20, 2022 | Conservation, countryside
An Egyptian vulture has been sighted in the South Roscommon area. He was initially observed on the morning of New Year’s Eve (31st December 2021) by the National Parks and Wildlife Services warden for Lough Rea and the Mid-Shannon Callows in the area, Owen Murphy, who...
by Barbara Killeen | Dec 8, 2021 | Biodiversity, Community, Conservation, countryside, Environment, Habitats, Rural Development, wildlife management
2022 Local Biodiversity Action Fund supports locally-led projects that align with actions under National Biodiversity Action Plan It will also support the national rollout of the Biodiversity Officer Programme Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and...
by Barbara Killeen | Nov 2, 2021 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside, Crime, Uncategorized
A County Laois man has been given a three month suspended prison sentence for the possession of two dead Buzzards, which were found strung up on his land. The offence took place on the 19th of April 2020. The offence was investigated by the National Parks &...
by Barbara Killeen | Oct 28, 2021 | Climate, countryside, Rural Ireland
IFA President Tim Cullinan said the carbon budget staging announced by the Climate Change Advisory Council and the sectoral emissions ceilings reported, will have serious repercussions for farming. “Our most productive farmers simply cannot remain viable if...
by Barbara Killeen | Oct 1, 2021 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside
First European discovery made in Killarney National Park Species found on vertical rockface NPWS believe species arrived in Ireland without human intervention Killarney National Park, world renowned and internationally significant for the number of bryophytes that...
