State to buy Clawinch Island on Lough Ree to protect breeding waterbirds
Farmers praised for sympathetic agricultural practices that protect waders
Farmers praised for sympathetic agricultural practices that protect waders
‘Our parks must have nature at the forefront of their concerns’
Finance to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems remains main block to progress at global gathering
Noonan warns purchase price would represent ‘some of the most expensive land in the country’
Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Eamon Ryan say they want Bill passed before election as was agreed in programme for government
Coillte and National Parks and Wildlife Service agree framework to co-operate on conservation
Sixty new staff will be employed by local authorities to carry out increased inspections
Population numbers have begun to rise after years of decline
Senator describes 747-page Bill as ‘telephone directory’ and a ‘massive supertanker coming to dock in a very small port’
Malcolm Noonan advises caution ahead of law to be passed on Thursday providing for 41-week agreements
New report details wide range of possible outcomes for housing demand over coming years
Ryan first became involved in politics through his chairmanship of the Dublin Cycling Campaign
Far-reaching consequences for land use, especially farming, and also marine development. But uncertainty and rural anger remain
German submarine sank off Roche’s Point in 1917 while mining Cork harbour to disrupt British supply lines
The party has claimed policy wins since entering Coalition but retaining gains made in 2019′s local and European elections will be challenging
Park is mix of formerly privately owned marine and land sites around Kerry, now under management of National Parks and Wildlife Service
Details of Co Kerry amenity announced in Dingle to coincide with Earth Day
Labour leader says Taoiseach’s call for 250,000 homes ‘clear acceptance new targets needed’ but Minister of State says ‘robust evidence-based research’ required
Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands have said they will not support the legislation
Leave No Trace Ireland’s seven principles for responsible and ethical use of outdoors revised after consultation process
‘After signing up to landmark Cop15 agreement, Ireland cannot simply leave it to other nations to do the work in protecting nature’
European Parliament to vote on the EU Nature Restoration Law on Tuesday, but work under way to create a restoration plan for Ireland regardless of outcome, says Malcolm Noonan
All public bodies now legally required to integrate biodiversity into plans and policies
National Parks and Wildlife Service says move ‘another determined step’ by Ireland to protect marine birdlife
Minister Malcolm Noonan said ‘citizen reporting’ was ‘essential’ in safeguarding nature
New report recommends Government consider setting up deer management agency
Devenish Nutrition lobbied four Ministers to establish whether State was interested in buying Dowth lands including large part of Unesco World Heritage Brú na Bóinne site
Company fined €8,000 after pleading guilty to offences relating to clearing of vegetation at upmarket hotel
IWAI scheme proposes new marina lying between new Poolbeg urban quarter and the river
Green MEP welcome measures to protect and restore Irish wetlands which were opposed by Irish farmers, although key elements ‘watered down’
Darragh O’Brien pledged to reach goal, with natural areas rising to 10 per cent of total in two years
State purchases 223 hectare property on Dowth demesne
National Association of Regional Game Councils claim move is not for protection of birds but motivated by animal rights agenda
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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