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Up to €20,000 in thatching grants available

Last year, over €600,000 in funding was allocated for thatched buildings across the country.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Up to €20,000 in thatching grants available

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Strategy launched to protect the endangered hen harrier

Strategy launched to protect the endangered hen harrier

NEWS 23 July 2026

Biggest farm in Tasmania bought by UK fund Gresham House

Biggest farm in Tasmania bought by UK fund Gresham House

NEWS 13 July 2026

Romania seeks to manage bear numbers amid rise in livestock attacks

Romania seeks to manage bear numbers amid rise in livestock attacks

Romania seeks to manage bear numbers amid rise in livestock attacks

NEWS 23 June 2026

Wool used in peatland restoration trial in Antrim

Wool used in peatland restoration trial in Antrim

Wool used in peatland restoration trial in Antrim

NEWS 2 June 2026

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New €4.35m programme to protect the corncrake

New €4.35m programme to protect the corncrake

Building on the success of the Corncrake LIFE project, the new ‘Natura Communities for Birds’ programme will allow communities to deliver more nature conservation actions for farmland birds.

NEWS 16 February 2026

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

Landowner told the court that he bought the lands as development lands and he was not aware that the lands were included in an SAC. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 16 February 2026

Dogs detecting Japanese knotweed

Dogs detecting Japanese knotweed

In 2018, CDI Olfacta pioneered conservation detection dogs in Ireland, launching Europe’s first Japanese knotweed detection dog programme.

NEWS 16 February 2026

Grants of up to €5,000 for advice about traditional farm houses

Grants of up to €5,000 for advice about traditional farm houses

Expanded grant scheme to fund conservation advice for traditional homes opens for applications.

SCHEMES 16 February 2026

An Taisce to seek judicial review of nitrates action programme

An Taisce to seek judicial review of nitrates action programme

Proceedings also challenge the validity of the nitrates derogation granted last December.

NEWS 16 February 2026

Breeding Waders EIP now covers over 2,300ha out of 12,000ha goal

Breeding Waders EIP now covers over 2,300ha out of 12,000ha goal

Around 170 landowners have already committed to protecting vulnerable bird species through the Breeding Waders EIP.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 16 February 2026

Public meeting planned over proposed 750ac oyster farms in Donegal

Public meeting planned over proposed 750ac oyster farms in Donegal

The applications cover roughly 750 acres and stretch from areas near Buncrana to Rathmullan and include a new cluster of oyster farms proposed off Manorcunningham.

NEWS 16 February 2026

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Looking for a reason to get out and explore this August?

National Heritage Week runs from 15-23 August, with over 2,000 events taking place across Ireland. Many are free and family-friendly, making it the perfect opportunity to try something new.

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