Call for legal protection for marine conservation areas
Marine Protected Areas should be created in Irish law, according to the Irish Wildlife Trust. The body says it doesn’t oppose the construction of off-shore wind turbines, but insists it should be balanced with protections in certain areas for marine conservation. Campaign Manager with the IWT, Padraig Fogarty, says there…
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…