The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton today (Wednesday, April 22) announced that €1m of funds from the Anti Dumping Initiative will be ring-fenced to support efforts to tackle a reported increase in illegal Dumping during the current Covid 19 crisis. Waste removal and the installation of CCTV or other monitoring […]
Environment
Josepha Madigan, TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has drawn attention to satellite images taken by the European Space Agency of the devastating wildfires in Wicklow in recent days. Drawing attention to the images, Ms Madigan said: “There was an Orange Fire Alert in place until April 20 and these images […]
The Irish Wildlife Trust has launched a children’s art competition to engage children with the wonders of wildlife in this time of lockdown. Children up to 18 years of age are invited to enter the competition. Express your creativity about Irish Wildlife by drawing, painting, building models or creating collages […]
Chick hatched in Glengarriff Nature Reserve in County Cork Glengarriff Nature Reserve has announced the arrival of White-Tailed Sea Eagle chick, the second born in County Cork in this decade. Parents Black P (female) and Blue W (male) are two of the 100 eagle chicks brought to Ireland from Norway […]