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Avian flu detected in five seabirds on north coast

Avian flu has been detected in five wild seabirds on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Positive results for the disease were recorded in one gannet and four guillemots discovered in Portrush West Strand and Portballintrae. Last week bird flu was ...

11 Jul 2022 at 21:30

Local News

Foyle MLA express concern at high air pollution in Derry

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has expressed concern about air pollution in Derry, following reports from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs that high and moderate levels of air pollution are currently being experienced ...

12 Dec 2022 at 17:46

Northern Ireland

Legal action planned over deal which led to restoration of Stormont

Legal action is being planned to challenge whether new Government legislation which led to the return of Stormont restores the “core constitutional provisions” of the Acts of Union. Jamie Bryson, from the Unionist Voice Policy Studies group, has ...

06 Feb 2024 at 17:46

Local News

Lost Royal Navy ‘Dragonfly’ Helicopter identifed in Derry's Lough Foyle

The 1958 crash site of a rare Royal Navy helicopter has been identified as part of the Northern Ireland 3D Coastal Survey of the entire NI coastline, commissioned by The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Marine & ...

03 Nov 2022 at 16:04

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 until ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:22

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 ...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:43

Northern Ireland

‘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 plants are being ...

30 Oct 2023 at 16:34

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s bathing water regulations ‘out of step’, report finds

Stormont has been urged to update regulations to protect those swimming in Northern Ireland’s lakes and at the coast. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has been handed 11 recommendations to ...

19 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

No concerns about compliance with bird flu bio-security measures, MLAs told

High compliance with bio-security measures introduced to combat bird flu in Northern Ireland is helping to limit further spread of the disease, MLAs have heard. There have been four confirmed cases of highly pathogenic ...

06 Mar 2025 at 15:51

Local News

Lough Neagh action plan does not just target one sector, MLAs told

An action plan to tackle pollution in Lough Neagh is not just targeting farmers, MLAs have been told. Agriculture minister Andrew Muir is “very aware” that NI Water is a contributor to the pollution issues in the ...

06 Mar 2025 at 17:30

Northern Ireland

Lough Neagh action plan does not just target one sector, MLAs told

06 Mar 2025 at 13:09

Local News

Culmore Fort receives £8,000 viability grant

Rural villages received £110,000 funding boost to explore regeneration projects, including Culmore Fort A key element of the scheme was to identify old buildings that could be brought back into use for the ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:09

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