Are Wildfowlers to pay?
A 37-point plan approved by the NI Executive to tackle ongoing issues at Lough Neagh has been published, however, some...
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Farms on the brink following a 46% drop in...
It’s easy when we see a farmer in a shiny new tractor to think there is money in farming. However, the Department of...
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General Election results – What does this...
As the polls predicted, Labour has become the next government. What will this mean for Northern Ireland, especially as...
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Countryside Alliance Ireland provides update...
We have seen recently in the press the possibility of transferring Lough Neagh into a charity or community ownership....
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Republic of Ireland online deer hunter...
The National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) has developed a new online platform to help improve efficiency and...
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Young people being called to help with...
As the fields prepare for their caretakers to start the harvest and labour shortages bite, young people in Northern...
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CAI welcomes the renewal of general licenses...
General licences permit authorised persons to carry out actions that would otherwise be illegal. They cover certain...
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Minister and MLA challenged on hunting with...
Recently we have seen the Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, state...
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NI Executive passes first budget following...
The Northern Ireland Executive has passed its first budget following the restoration of government. Despite an extra...
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Forty days and forty nights: The return of...
Forty days and forty nights is all it took for John Blair MLA to announce in the Assembly that he intends to bring back...
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To ban or not to ban? Confusion reigns...
Environmental writer Charlie Pye-Smith attended the Alliance Party annual conference in Belfast as an observer on...
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Will Minister Muir stick to evidence and...
Many of us will have been concerned to see the new Agriculture Minister, Andrew Muir meeting, on his first official day...
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