Formal complaint made to the EU over illegal wildfires this year
The Irish Wildlife Trust has made a formal complaint to the EU over the failure of the Irish Government to prevent illegal wildfires. There were 97 such fires this year alone many of which the IWT claims were started deliberately. Three of these wildfires were in county Sligo, one on…
Political leadership needed to look at better ways of managing our uplands
Politicians must show leadership when it comes to managing the uplands. That’s according to Padraic Fogarty, campaigns manager with the Irish Wildlife Trust as the controversial heritage bill comes back before the Dail today. The bill being put forward by Fine Gael Minister for Arts and Heritage Heather Humphreys would…
Renewed calls for greater scrutiny of supertrawlers off Donegal coast
There are renewed calls this week for Irish members of the European Parliament to ensure greater scrutiny of supertrawlers operating in sea areas such as off the coast of Donegal. It follows the arrival of the world’s second-largest trawler to an area about 50 kilometres off the Donegal coast this…