EU Habitats and Birds Directives

EU court judgments on directives ‘undermining farm viability’

Environment

EU court judgments on directives ‘undermining farm viability’

Irish Farming Association (IFA) Environment chair John Murphy criticised “overly precautionary application of EU law” on directives.

From fields to feathers: Why the EU Birds Directive matters to Irish farmers

Environment

From fields to feathers: Why the EU Birds Directive matters to Irish farmers

There are concerns that new EU guidance on bird protection could have far-reaching and unintended consequences for Irish farmers.

Farmer fined for causing 'serious damage' to Kerry SAC

Rural Life

Farmer fined for causing 'serious damage' to Kerry SAC

Serious damage was caused to a wet heath habitat in Kerry after a sheep farmer used a heavy machine to construct a track, a court was told.

Estimated cost to restore protected habitats in Ireland to EU standards over €1.1 billion 

Environment

Estimated cost to restore protected habitats in Ireland to EU standards over €1.1 billion 

The estimated level of investment required to manage and restore habitats and species to the status required under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives is circa €163 million per annum, or €1.138 billion over a seven-year period.