Nature Restoration Law

Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

Flood protection and nature restoration should be prioritised over farming when assessing rivers for restoration.

NEWS 26 March 2026

Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

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Pay farmers for nature restoration, says stakeholder report

Pay farmers for nature restoration, says stakeholder report

NEWS 25 March 2026

Surprise at INHFA move to back out of nature restoration report

Surprise at INHFA move to back out of nature restoration report

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 20 March 2026

INHFA pulls support for nature restoration report

INHFA pulls support for nature restoration report

INHFA pulls support for nature restoration report

NEWS 20 March 2026

Farmers must be paid for nature restoration from new fund, Minister told

Farmers must be paid for nature restoration from new fund, Minister told

Farmers must be paid for nature restoration from new fund, Minister told

NEWS 19 March 2026

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€600m bill for nature restoration a possibility

€600m bill for nature restoration a possibility

The socio-economic benefits from the NRP will 'substantially exceed the costs', analysts have claimed.

NEWS 18 December 2025

Farmers should be paid for nature restoration measures says minister

Farmers should be paid for nature restoration measures says minister

Farmers will hopefully be “biting our hands off” to get into such schemes, said Minister for State Christopher O’Sullivan.

NEWS 18 December 2025

Big interview: Christopher O'Sullivan on the NPWS buying land and designations

Big interview: Christopher O'Sullivan on the NPWS buying land and designations

Minister of State with responsibility for nature and biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about the NPWS buying land, a new scheme and designations.

FEATURE 18 December 2025

Five EU policies for farmers to watch in 2026

Five EU policies for farmers to watch in 2026

The year 2026 will see a flurry of policy moves in Brussels that will impact farmers, with the year to be a crucial one for both CAP and Mercosur.

NEWS 18 December 2025

INHFA rattled as Nature Restoration Law funds yet to materialise

INHFA rattled as Nature Restoration Law funds yet to materialise

The INHFA wants clarity brought to the funding and measures Ireland is planning on using to meet Nature Restoration Law targets.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 18 December 2025

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

Ireland has targets to reestablish some 10,000 hectares of old sessile oak woodland by 2030, as well 4,000 hectares of alluvial woodlands.

NEWS 18 December 2025

Uncertain future for ACRES in next CAP - IFA

Uncertain future for ACRES in next CAP - IFA

Damien McDonald said due to potential CAP budget cuts and the funding needed for Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan, an agri-environment scheme could lose out.

NEWS 18 December 2025

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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