NPWS
Amy Forde on 08 Sep 2021
Over €10,000 in fines handed down for hedgerow destruction
A conviction and fine for destroying a hedgerow and verbally abusing a National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Ranger was handed down to a Laois farmer earlier this year.
Amy Forde on 05 Sep 2021
Offaly farmer fined €1,000 for hedgerow destruction
In his evidence to the court, conservation ranger Colm Malone stated that the vegetation was destroyed during the peak of the bird nesting season.
Amy Forde on 01 Sep 2021
Chosen route for Galway-Athlone cycleway expected by Christmas
Five routes for the cycleway went out to public consultation over the last number of months.
Caoimhe Harney on 18 Aug 2021
Farmers asked to help with the reintroduction of eagles
Some 21 white-tailed eagle chicks have been released into the wild in Munster.
Noel Bardon on 28 Jul 2021
Farmers still waiting on Bord na Móna rewetting damages guarantee - ICMSA
The president of the ICMSA has reiterated calls for Bord na Móna to commit to rectify any damage caused to farms in the rewetting of bogs.
Noel Bardon on 21 Jun 2021
Guarantee needed for farmland which adjoins rewetting projects - ICMSA
The ICMSA has called for safeguards to be put in place for farmers whose lands border bog areas proposed for rewetting.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 18 Jun 2021
Remaining wild boar in Kerry dispatched
A number of wild boar were found roaming in Kerry and had caused considerable concern.
Barry Cassidy on 26 May 2021
Destination of credit for carbon stored by bogs still unknown
Irish agriculture must be given credit for the carbon stored by rewetted bogs, politicans told Department officials at a recent meeting.
Niall Hurson on 20 May 2021
NPWS and Intel team up to rewet 60ha of Wicklow bog
This public-private project collaboration is one of the first of its kind in Ireland for water restoration and the protection of biodiversity.
Amy Forde on 19 May 2021
Over 120 farmers on designated land accepted into Farm Plan Scheme
A total of 170 valid farm plan applications were made and of this number 119 applications will go onto the next stage and have schemes designed.
Niall Hurson on 12 May 2021
War of words on rewilding and wildfires
The INHFA has pointed to recent wildfires in Killarney National Park as evidence of shortcomings in the rewilding proposal. Niall Hurson and Amy Forde report.
Niall Hurson on 11 May 2021
Rewilding puts land at risk of wildfires – INHFA
The INHFA has pointed to recent wildfires in Killarney National Park as evidence of shortcomings in the rewilding proposal.
Amy Forde on 07 May 2021
Invasive hornet which kills honeybees found in Ireland for the first time
The Asian hornet is a predator of honeybees, wasps, other pollinators such as bumblebees, hoverflies and spiders, which it uses primarily to feed its larvae.
Barry Cassidy on 25 Apr 2021
Large tracts of Killarney National Park burned in wildfire
The cause of the fire is not yet known, Minister for Heritage Malcom Noonan has said.
Amy Forde on 21 Apr 2021
More farmers needed in quality assurance schemes - strategy
One of the goals in the new agri-food strategy is to strengthen Origin Green and other sustainability supports 'to reflect the higher level of ambition for the agri-food sector'.
Pat O'Toole on 18 Apr 2021
No bait crops being grown for pigeons, say shooters
The Irish Country Sports Association has refuted suggestions that crops are grown as bait to lure birds.
Niall Hurson on 14 Apr 2021
Man found guilty of dumping in protected bog ordered to pay €18,810
An estimated combined total of 100 truckloads of soil were dumped in the protected bog during the spring of 2020.
Niall Hurson on 14 Apr 2021
‘EU has effectively claimed squatters’ rights on farmers land’ – INHFA
The EU Biodiversity Strategy proposes to double the area of land designated and introduce a more restrictive designation called ‘strictly protected’.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 31 Mar 2021
NPWS minister on collision course with game council
The National Parks and Wildlife Service is expected to look for more funding and staff to promote biodiversity following a review.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 31 Mar 2021
Cork and Waterford tillage farmers sought for pilot project
The NPWS are currently accepting applications as they seek to expand their Farm Scheme programme.