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Suspension of some inspections welcomed by INHFA
Niamh Murphy
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association has welcomed the decision by the Minister to suspend all inspections not required to support payments until 22 April.
20 March 2024 News
Designations have devalued land, INHFA insists
The INHFA has responded to comments made by the director general of the National Parks and Wildlife Service on land designations.
15 March 2024 News
Appeal for information after white-tailed sea eagle shot dead
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has deplored the killing of a white-tailed eagle in Co Roscommon and has appealed to the public for information.
What a real native woodland scheme might look like
While the Forestry Programme 2023-27 comes with a new emphasis on native species, a meaningful commitment to our last remaining native woodlands is missing, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
13 March 2024 Climate and environment
Nestflix and chill
This week the NPWS launch of a livestream from the nests of two sets of chough breeding pairs in Co Cork caught the Dealer’s eye.
13 March 2024 Dealer
News Podcast: ACRES green light for 9,000 and NPWS land plans
Hear the latest on 9,000 more farmers being accepted into ACRES, the NPWS plans to buy more land and an academic’s views on funding the Nature Restoration Law.
8 March 2024 Podcast
No plans for new land designations
Around 35,000 farmers are currently farming under a designation in Ireland.
6 March 2024 News
NPWS warns farmers over illegal burning
“There are six months in which to do it. If it’s illegal, it’s illegal,” Niall Ó Donnchú of the NPWS has said.
6 March 2024 l2
Essential that farmers are rewarded for nature services, says NPWS boss
The director general of the NPWS has insisted that the state body is not in the market for every parcel of ground and definitely not for pure farmland.
6 March 2024 Climate and environment
Farmer and tree surgeon dispute alleged breach of Wildlife Act
A farmer and tree surgeon have disputed NPWS claims that they cut trees unlawfully during the nesting season.
6 March 2024 News
Deer hunting seasons extended
The move represents the first recommendation of the Deer Management Strategy Group’s December report.
29 February 2024 News
Deer hunters go online for licences
The National Parks and Wildlife Service is streamlining the application process for hunting licences.
21 February 2024 News