All the updated news related to Environment and Rural Affairs

All the news related to Environment and Rural Affairs updated in real time

Found 39

forEnvironment and Rural Affairs

Order by:

Northern Ireland

Super-sized nature reserve planned for hills above Belfast

A “super-sized” nature reserve is to be created in the hills above Belfast. Conservation charity Ulster Wildlife has unveiled the plan for an area of grassland that is the size of 480 football pitches. The move comes after the charity bought 133 ...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:43

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

A DUP Stormont minister will act unilaterally to halt Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports, Stormont’s First Minister has said. Paul Givan said his party colleague Edwin Poots will order a stop to the controversial checks after a failed bid ...

27 Jan 2022 at 17:55

DUP exposing itself to ‘public ridicule’ with port checks threat – O’Neill

Sinn Fein has accused Edwin Poots of stunt politics over his threat to halt port checks after highlighting previous Assembly correspondence in which the Agriculture Minister acknowledges he has responsibility for them. Deputy First Minister ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:25

News

Unilateral action to halt Brexit checks would be ‘unlawful’ – Michelle O’Neill

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister would be acting unlawfully if he moved to unilaterally halt Brexit checks at Northern Ireland’s ports, Michelle O’Neill has warned. Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister also said the senior civil servant ...

10 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Northern Ireland

Livestock records system will be delivered five years late, auditor reports

A new computer records system for Northern Ireland’s livestock industry will be delivered more than five years behind schedule, an Audit Office report has found. The report said delays meant the Department of Agriculture, Environment and ...

29 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Local News

New enhanced visitor experience for popular County Derry woodlands

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan has welcomed a new project designed to enhance the visitor experience at Banagher Glen. Tucked away in the north Sperrins, a few miles south of Dungiven, Banagher Glen has ...

29 Jun 2023 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

Public meetings to be held over carbon reduction targets

Public meetings will be held as part of a consultation on the first ever carbon budgets for Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched the public consultation, which will run ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:22

Local News

Derry shoppers encouraged to 'Stop! Drop, Shop Preloved’

From today (Monday, 13th February) until Friday, 4th March, Live Here Love Here – a civic-pride partnership from environmental charity Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful – will bring its Fashion Forever campaign to Derry's Foyleside ...

13 Feb 2023 at 18:33

Local News

£200k grants scheme returns to tackle marine litter in County Derry

The civic-pride campaign, Live Here Love Here has announced the return of the highly successful Marine Litter Grant, an initiative funded by the Waste Prevention Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural ...

30 Sept 2023 at 13:33

Northern Ireland

No order to increase checks on food travelling into Northern Ireland – Muir

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has rejected a suggestion that he has ordered an increase in checks on food travelling from Great Britain into Northern Ireland since he took office. During a hearing of Stormont’s ...

05 Mar 2024 at 17:51

Ireland

New centres to research climate change and food sustainability

Two new all-Ireland research centres on climate and sustainable food are to be created with funding of 70 million euro (£60.7 million). The funding will bring together academics, industry and policymakers across ...

28 Nov 2023 at 11:56

‘Significant disruption’ expected as port and meat factory workers walk out

Major disruption is expected as hundreds of workers at ports and meat factories across Northern Ireland start a five-day walkout over pay. The ports of Belfast, Larne and Warrenpoint as well as meat processing ...

30 Oct 2023 at 16:34

Years
2025

Related keywords
daera
department of agriculture environment and rural affairs
edwin poots
slievenacloy nature reserve
ulster wildlife

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.