by Barbara Killeen | Jun 29, 2021 | countryside, Littering, Rural Development, Rural Ireland
A new public awareness campaign from Leave No Trace Ireland and its partners calls on the public to exercise renewed care and responsibility when outdoors in managing dogs, preventing litter, and ensuring that there are no fires unless on a designated site. As we...
by Barbara Killeen | Jun 24, 2021 | Biodiversity, countryside, Habitats, Rural Ireland
Launch of Joint Protocol Between National Parks & Wildlife Service & An Garda Síochána on Wildlife Crime Closer working relationships on the very serious issue of wildlife crime have been established between An Garda Siochána and the National Parks and...
by Barbara Killeen | Jun 9, 2021 | Rural Economy, Rural Ireland
IFA will hold a nationwide rally next Fri, Jun 11th, to highlight the importance of commercial farming to the rural economy. It will be the first large scale demonstration by IFA since the pandemic. Farmers will gather in county towns across the country to warn...
by Barbara Killeen | Jun 1, 2021 | Rural Development, Rural Economy, Rural Ireland
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has this week launched the Connected Hubs Network, Ireland’s first national network of remote working hubs. Connectedhubs.ie is a key action of Our Rural Future and will see over 100 hubs connected by...
by Barbara Killeen | May 26, 2021 | Fishing, Rural Ireland
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has recently received reports that small numbers of individual fresh-run wild salmon have been encountered in the River Deel, in the Moy Catchment, Co. Mayo and in the River Boyne displaying signs of red skin disease (RSD). Low...
by Barbara Killeen | May 25, 2021 | Rural Ireland, Uncategorized
With the silage cutting season underway, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appealing to drivers of farming machinery and other road users to share the road safely. With national travel restrictions now lifted and traffic...
