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Motorists urged to be vigilant during deer breeding season
Rachel Donovan
This is the time of year when deer are rutting and the chances of a collision with one is much higher. Read these tips for what to do if you encounter a deer on the road.
4 October 2024 Podcast
Farming News: Budget 2025, the EPA on water quality and deer culls
This week, we bring you the latest on Budget 2025 and what it will mean for your farm, while EPA analysis of water quality measures and a breakdown of 2023’s deer cull are also covered.
2 October 2024 News
More than 25,000 deer culled in Co Wicklow in 2023
The Irish Deer Commission has published a county breakdown of deer culled in 2023.
Rising deer population a big issue for Mayo farmers
The INHFA has also called for greater stakeholder involvement from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Department of Agriculture and forestry companies in a planned cull.
25 September 2024 News
Deer numbers ‘exploding’ in Mayo
The Irish deer strategy group has recommended a further extension to the deer hunting season to help control numbers.
25 September 2024 News
Record number of deer culled in 2023
The number of deer culled in 2023 is up 41% from the previous record set in 2022.
25 September 2024 News
Department moves to tackle deer ‘hotspots’
There will be 15 deer hotspots identified as priority areas for control measures.
11 September 2024 News
New project to look at deer numbers in Ireland
Stakeholders in the agriculture and forestry industries are struggling in identifying deer density thresholds in Ireland, ATU has said.
18 August 2024 News
Home Farm: annual test - clear of TB
It seems clear that wildlife - especially the uncontrolled spread of infected deer - is one of the key causes of the spread of the disease in cattle.
5 June 2024 Viewpoints
New system for deer licences launched by Minister Noonan
Applications for deer hunting licences for the coming season can now be submitted to the NPWS through a new online portal.
4 June 2024 News
More questions than answers on TB in cattle
Farmer frustration with bovine TB controls is about much more than a loose comment in a ministerial response to a written parliamentary question.
8 May 2024 Dealer