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A bird of prey which became extinct in Ireland 150 years ago is to be reintroduced to the country this summer, it has been confirmed.  Minister of State Ma...

It is hoped the reintroduction programme will establish a viable, free-ranging osprey population in Ireland which will eventually breed here…

Ospreys, a fish-eating apex predator, have not been seen on the island for more than 150 years.  

Ospreys to be reintroduced in Ireland this summer 2023-05-23

A bird of prey which became extinct in Ireland 150 years ago is to be reintroduced to the country this summer, it has been confirmed.  Minister of State Ma...

‘It’s a war down there,” said Eamonn Meskell as he and Tim Cahalane showed me inch-high sprigs emerging from the earth in Killarney National Park last week.

A special nature event that will bring the Dawn Chorus to life for the public will take place this Saturday, May 6.

It has been almost two years since extensive damage was caused to Killarney National Park by a blaze that ripped through the iconic natural habitat.

Killarney National Park staff have started specialist training to prevent the sort of wildfires which devastated the park in 2021.Wildfires in April 2021 tore t...

The NPWS has engaged a specialist UK company to train staff in Killarney National Park on preventing and responding to wildfires.