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Government purchases 6ha corncrake breeding site in Belmullet

The 5.75ha site will provide protection and a sustainable food source for corncrakes.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 May 2025

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The mornings are alive with the sound of music with BirdWatch Ireland

The mornings are alive with the sound of music with BirdWatch Ireland

FEATURES 7 May 2025

INHFA questions whether nature restoration targets can be met without farmland

INHFA questions whether nature restoration targets can be met without farmland

NEWS 2 May 2025

Habitats Directive report to set baseline for Nature Restoration Law

Habitats Directive report to set baseline for Nature Restoration Law

Habitats Directive report to set baseline for Nature Restoration Law

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 23 April 2025

‘Little to nothing has been done to improve wildfire prevention’- UFU

‘Little to nothing has been done to improve wildfire prevention’- UFU

‘Little to nothing has been done to improve wildfire prevention’- UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 April 2025

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Investigation under way following wildfire at Wild Nephin National Park

Investigation under way following wildfire at Wild Nephin National Park

The wildfire, which occurred on Friday 4 April, completely destroyed the Claggan Boardwalk - a separate fire is ongoing at the forest at Letterkeen.

NEWS 12 March 2025

Coillte and IFI publish agreement on nature restoration and climate action

Coillte and IFI publish agreement on nature restoration and climate action

The agreement will work to deliver conservation projects aimed at protecting, enhancing and restoring important ecosystems across Coillte’s forestry estate and Ireland’s inland waterways.

FORESTRY 12 March 2025

West Clare farmer rewets peatland with county council

West Clare farmer rewets peatland with county council

In the project, a blanket bog - home to two rare and protected birds, the merlin and hen harrier - is being rewetted to provide a wildlife sanctuary for rare habitats and species of concern.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 12 March 2025

Court of Appeal refers Food Vision 2030 to European Court of Justice

Court of Appeal refers Food Vision 2030 to European Court of Justice

The Friends of the Irish Environment claims that the strategy was legally required to undergo both of these assessments and that the assessments conducted were deficient.

NEWS 12 March 2025

What’s hot and what’s not in garden design this year

What’s hot and what’s not in garden design this year

Celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin's take on the top gardening trends for the summer ahead, writes Deirdre Verney.

GARDENING 12 March 2025

Court of Appeal directs farmer's case over SAC land to High Court

Court of Appeal directs farmer's case over SAC land to High Court

The farmer is now seeking damages for alleged loss and damage caused to him by the SAC designation, mainly based on the profits he would allegedly have earned had he been permitted to plant forestry.

FORESTRY 12 March 2025

State pays €2,020/ac for over 600ac of Galway land

State pays €2,020/ac for over 600ac of Galway land

Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan announced that this purchase will go towards the significant expansion of the Connemara National Park.

NEWS 12 March 2025

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