A drone flying over the field

Drones, sustainability and the agri-food industry – Bord Bia

Jack Hogan, International Markets Executive, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board The world’s population is projected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050, experts expect agricultural...
Declan Byrne, SUAS EIP; Patrick McGurn, Aran Life; Catherine Keena, Countryside Management, Teagasc and Fergal Monaghan, The Hen Harrier Project pictured at the National Agri-Environment Conference 2018 at the Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort, Co. Galway. Photos courtesy of Teagasc, Photo:Andrew Downes, xposure

Agri-Environment Conference in the Burren

The Teagasc Agri-Environment Conference, in association with the Burren Winterage weekend, took place in Gort, County Galway yesterday, Thursday, 25 October. The location is...
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Elements of Change Festival

Reimagining our future to sustain happier, healthier communities With the challenges facing us, many movements, organisations and individuals are calling for sustainable change. Alongside global...

Food Security Risk Ratchets Up – Stiofán Nutty

As the prorogation of parliament in Westminster yesterday increases the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, it was interesting last Sunday to hear a retail...
The bark of larch trees was found to offer the most effective sound absorption.

Conifer is top tree in urban sound absorption test – BBC News

Scientists say trees have a role to play in combating noise pollution in urban environments and have identified the best species for the job. The...
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Renewable technologies (Wind, Solar) and Community Energy get the green light as Ireland receives...

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Eamon Ryan T.D. yesterday (20th July 2020), announced that Ireland has received State aid approval from the...

Minister Hackett Chairs Fifth Forestry Policy Group Meeting

The Minister of State for Forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett last Thursday chaired the fifth meeting of the Forestry Policy Group which oversees the implementation...

Webinar: City of London Corporation update on climate action and biodiversity strategies

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in collaboration with the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, is pleased to present the City of London Corporation’s update on...

Planting of non-native conifers detrimental to red squirrel population

New research from Queen’s University Belfast and the University of St Andrew’s has shown that current red squirrel conservation strategies in the UK and...

Series of talks announced: An introduction to Bees and Pollinators in Ireland with Mary...

The County Dublin Beekeepers Association summer talks are aimed at members of the public with an interest in bees and pollinators who would like...