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Bird tour to highlight environmental richness of threatened bay

Ballyness Bay has been in the news recently on account of a major plan to convert this beautiful tidal estuary into a large-scale shellfish farming area. There has been a great deal of shock in the locality about proposals that would see vast ugly ...

05 Nov 2019 at 11:35

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Call for urgent measures to prevent destruction of protected marine habitat in Donegal

The now rare native oyster in Lough Swilly is threatened by the spread of the invasive Pacific oyster which escaped from oyster farms in the area, it has been claimed. The Irish Wildlife Trust, (IWT), has released a report which highlights ...

01 Oct 2020 at 17:00

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Ireland faces case for not stopping turf cutting on protected bogs

Ireland could be referred to the European Court of Justice unless action is taken to stop the cutting of peat within Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), the European Commission has warned. SACs are designated to conserve raised bogs and ...

30 Sept 2022 at 14:29

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Donegal groups warn council about to break EU laws

Nine community and environmental groups across the county have contacted members of Donegal County Council in a last ditch plea for them to reject proposals due to come before them today that would allow wind turbines within a kilometre ...

31 Jan 2022 at 10:00

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Environment groups urge councillors to stick to their guns on wind energy policy

Five environmental groups from west Donegal have sent a direct message to their local councillors - "stick to your guns" and insist on measures that will protect the local environment from too many wind farm developments. In a plea to ...

11 Jul 2022 at 14:00

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Plans to open areas in Donegal for wind farms are strongly opposed

Proposals to scrap parts of the wind section of the Donegal Development Plan to allow for wind farm developments in sensitive areas around the county have generated shock and anger from the public and environmental groups here. ...

14 Sept 2022 at 21:30

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Lough Swilly's native oyster population facing 'collapse'

The government has failed to protect the Lough Swilly Special Area of Conservation (SAC), in breach of EU nature laws, according to the Irish Wildlife Trust. As a result, Lough Swilly's native oyster population is under severe ...

21 Apr 2021 at 14:00

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