Decline of Irish insects reflects inconsistent approach to protecting endangered species
While pollinators have captured the public imagination, other groups such as ants, aquatic flies and beetles are overlooked
For stories realting to the EU's habitats directive
While pollinators have captured the public imagination, other groups such as ants, aquatic flies and beetles are overlooked
New approach to have significant implications for farmers as it will allow for revisions to controversial 1945 Arterial Drainage Act
Far-reaching consequences for land use, especially farming, and also marine development. But uncertainty and rural anger remain
The question of how to comply with EU legislation on protecting Ireland’s waters remains to be answered
Details of Co Kerry amenity announced in Dingle to coincide with Earth Day
The more we learn about bogs the more their wonders as climate and biodiversity powerhouses becomes apparent
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
Decision ‘a damning indictment of Ireland’s failure to protect nature’, IWT says
‘People talk about destruction of the Amazon forest, but we have done exactly the same in Ireland,’ says UCD expert
Ireland referred to EU’s Court of Justice for not designating special areas of conservation
‘I intend to make substantial progress’ on securing our habitats, says Malcolm Noonan
Maura Harrington appealed to High Court an An Bord Pleanála ruling that the area for the centre was a priority habitat under an EU habitats directive and was protected
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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