Habitats

Derogation: Martin Heydon on why Ireland can't just tell EU to 'shove it'

With the dairy industry reeling from the news that the nitrates derogation might require Habitats Directive screening, Caitríona Morrissey heard Minister Martin Heydon give his take.

NEWS 30 July 2025

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Clock ticks on Ireland's derogation plans

Clock ticks on Ireland's derogation plans

NEWS 23 July 2025

Editorial: the Irish-EU relationship is rattled

Editorial: the Irish-EU relationship is rattled

VIEWPOINTS 23 July 2025

What is appropriate assessment?

What is appropriate assessment?

What is appropriate assessment?

NEWS 23 July 2025

Closing date extended for Teagasc forest photo competition

Closing date extended for Teagasc forest photo competition

Closing date extended for Teagasc forest photo competition

FORESTRY 22 July 2025

Publish Commission's derogation demands - IFA

Publish Commission's derogation demands - IFA

IFA has insisted that the current derogation regime must remain in place while all appropriate assessments of river catchments are concluded.

NEWS 8 July 2025

Co-op leaders raise derogation concerns in Brussels

Co-op leaders raise derogation concerns in Brussels

The delegation held meetings with Ireland’s Commissioner Michael McGrath, Irish MEPs and senior officials from the European Council and Commission.

NEWS 8 July 2025

Kerry eco-social farm 'inviting community to us'

Kerry eco-social farm 'inviting community to us'

The walk will talk about the current programme 'Brilliant Ballybunion', which engages locals in growing food, protecting habitats and imagining a more resilient future in the face of climate change.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 July 2025

‘Immediate political mobilisation’ needed to secure derogation - Cowen

‘Immediate political mobilisation’ needed to secure derogation - Cowen

The MEP for the Midlands North-West said these new measures represent a fundamental shift in the criteria for approval and it pushes Ireland into a regulatory corner.

NEWS 8 July 2025

Derogation goalposts change

Derogation goalposts change

There is anger and frustration among farmer and dairy industry representatives that the Habitats Directive has effectively been parachuted in as the new assessment metric for the derogation.

DEALER 8 July 2025

New assessment could be ‘the straw that breaks the back of Irish dairy’ – ICMSA

New assessment could be ‘the straw that breaks the back of Irish dairy’ – ICMSA

It follows on from the Department of Agriculture's plans for an appropriate assessment (AA) under the Habitats Directive for the purpose of securing a nitrates derogation post 2025.

NEWS 8 July 2025

Nitrates goalposts have been ‘unfairly shifted’ – DII

Nitrates goalposts have been ‘unfairly shifted’ – DII

It comes after the Department of Agriculture announced plans to change the way it grants derogations after the European Commission said it wants evidence Ireland complies with the Habitats Directive.

NEWS 8 July 2025

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