by Barbara Killeen | Jun 22, 2022 | Environment
Houses regardless of location, will soon be able to install solar panels on their roofs without any requirement for planning permission Exemptions proposed for the first time for solar rooftops of homes and buildings like community and educational buildings, places of...
by Barbara Killeen | Mar 28, 2022 | Biodiversity, Environment, Habitats, Rural Economy, Sustainability, wildlife management
A new €5.9m EU-funded LIFE project overseen by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage was launched in Gort a Choirce in Co. Donegal last Friday March 25th by Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD and Minister of State...
by Barbara Killeen | Mar 23, 2022 | Environment, Water
March 22nd marks World Water Day 2022. Held every year since 1993, the day highlights the importance of fresh water and the sustainable management of this precious resource. This year’s event focusses on groundwater quality. To mark this occasion, the Minister for...
by Barbara Killeen | Mar 8, 2022 | Biodiversity, countryside, Ecology, Environment, Habitats, wildlife management
The Irish Native Rare Breeds Society has produced a new website focussing on conservation grazing, with financial support from the National Parks & Wildlife Service. This website has just been launched: https://inrbs.ie Conservation grazing is a tool that can...
by Barbara Killeen | Feb 18, 2022 | Biodiversity, Climate, Conservation, countryside, Environment, Sustainability
The IFA National Hill Farming Chairman Cáillin Conneely has called on the Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan to ensure the managed burning of gorse is allowed in March. At a meeting with the Minister, Cáillin Conneely said the extension by a month will bring a number of...
by Barbara Killeen | Feb 16, 2022 | Biodiversity, Environment, NPWS, Rural Development, Rural Ireland
Community-led project in southwest Mayo to develop and test best practice methods in eradicating Rhododendron Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan TD and Minister of...
