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Payment on offer for farmers to provide nest boxes for barn owls

Farmers in Donegal are being encouraged to have boxes on their lands for barn owl nests. And if they do, they will receive a small annual payment. It is all part of conservation measures for barn owls, and is tied into the new Agri-Climate Rural ...

22 Aug 2022 at 08:33

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Men’s Shed providing assistance in Barn owl preservation project

THE Thurles Men’s Shed have taken part in a project organised by Tipperary County Council and Cllr Michael O’Meara to provide boxes for barn owls. “This is a project I have been involved with, conservation of the endangered and beautiful barn ...

26 Jul 2023 at 20:33

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Barn Owl talk to be held in Kilkenny as part of Heritage Week

A free presentation by John Lusby of BirdWatch Ireland and the Kilkenny branch of BirdWatch Ireland, will take place at the River Court Hotel on Tuesday, August 15 at 7:30pm. The presentation, hosted by the Heritage Office of Kilkenny County ...

01 Aug 2023 at 16:33

Christmas came early for Co Down nature conservators with late brood of owls

Christmas came early for a group of conservationists in Co Down thanks to an extremely late winter brood of barn owls. The discovery of four chicks in November – one of the latest recorded in Northern Ireland to date – surprised and shocked ...

09 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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Kilkenny set to host series of theatre workshops

Leading theatre practitioners will share their skills in a series of workshops aimed at people interested in acting over the coming weeks. Kicking off this Saturday actor, director and writer, David Scott will host a day-long workshop this ...

08 Feb 2024 at 19:33

Kilkenny Live

Kilkenny's Barn Owl Players stage one-act festival at the Barn on John's Quay

Local drama group, the Barn Owl Players, will host their annual one act festival at the Barn Studio, home of Barnstorm Theatre Company in the Home Rule Club on John’s Quay this weekend. The festival promises to be a fantastic showcase of ...

14 May 2024 at 11:33

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Cllr Michael O’Meara welcome Barn Owl project in Lower Ormond

AS part of his year as Chairman of the Nenagh Municipal District, Cllr Michael O'Meara has been working with the Environment Department of Tipperary County Council to install barn owl boxes in the area. “Following a meeting in Lorrha ...

23 Jun 2022 at 16:33

Northern Ireland celebrates bumper year for barn owls in 2022

Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs – a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 – according to Ulster Wildlife. The figures are contained ...

01 Mar 2023 at 08:22

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Tipperary barn owl project gets its wings in Lower Ormond

As part of Cllr Michael O’Meara’s year as Cathaoirleach of Nenagh Municipal District Council, he has been working with the environment department of Tipperary County Council to install barn owl boxes in the district. Following a ...

14 Jun 2022 at 14:33

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Nenagh district Cathaoirleach helps barn owl project take flight in Lower Ormond

14 Jun 2022 at 14:33

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Clare County Council and BirdWatch Ireland project aims to bring back the Barn Owl

Clare County Council's Biodiversity office has been working in collaboration with BirdWatch Ireland, local farmers and communities to install eleven new barn owl nest boxes throughout December and January. The initiative is ...

13 Jan 2025 at 09:33

AI tool created to monitor barn owl chicks without disturbing nesting sites

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their nests. PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge, at Bournemouth University, is leading the ...

28 Jul 2025 at 15:45

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