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<p>Loose dogs on beaches can hurt or scare birds away from where they roost and feed</p>

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Donal Hickey: Should dogs be allowed off-leash at beaches or in parks with deer?

It's lovely to get out for a blast of fresh air at a beach or national park but don't let your dog cause havoc to local wildlife

<p>A starling murmuration over Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie</p>

outdoors

Starling murmurations: Thousands of wingbeats in breathtaking synchronised flight

<p>The plan includes permission for an “extensive glass-fronted visitor centre with a gift shop and 84-person cafe on the mainland with parking for 80 cars and buses. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

munster

Planned €10m Dursey Island visitor centre to go before judicial review

news

Scientists plead for Government action amid 'alarming wild bird declines'

news

Birdwatch Ireland unsure of reason for decrease in starling murmurations

news

'The tip of the iceberg' - report shows 23 birds of prey illegally shot or poisoned last year

Corncrake collapse is emblematics: The last few?

Birdwatch Ireland hopes to recruit birdwatchers — €400 a week — for the coming summer season, but how many of those 14 short-term workers might be lucky enough to see a corncrake is uncertain.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2018

Anger over ‘misleading’ reports on buzzard attacks

Birdwatch Ireland has sharply criticised reports that buzzards are killing terriers and lambs in the southeast of the country.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

Seagulls 'no more aggressive than normal'

Seagulls are no more aggressive than normal, according to Birdwatch Ireland.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2015

Birdwatch Ireland

Donal Hickey: Should dogs be allowed off-leash at beaches or in parks with deer?

Starling murmurations: Thousands of wingbeats in breathtaking synchronised flight

Planned €10m Dursey Island visitor centre to go before judicial review

Scientists plead for Government action amid 'alarming wild bird declines'

Birdwatch Ireland unsure of reason for decrease in starling murmurations

'The tip of the iceberg' - report shows 23 birds of prey illegally shot or poisoned last year

Corncrake collapse is emblematics: The last few?

Anger over ‘misleading’ reports on buzzard attacks

Seagulls 'no more aggressive than normal'

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Mick Clifford

Birdwatch Ireland

Donal Hickey: Should dogs be allowed off-leash at beaches or in parks with deer?

Starling murmurations: Thousands of wingbeats in breathtaking synchronised flight

Planned €10m Dursey Island visitor centre to go before judicial review

Scientists plead for Government action amid 'alarming wild bird declines'

Birdwatch Ireland unsure of reason for decrease in starling murmurations

'The tip of the iceberg' - report shows 23 birds of prey illegally shot or poisoned last year

Corncrake collapse is emblematics: The last few?

Anger over ‘misleading’ reports on buzzard attacks

Seagulls 'no more aggressive than normal'

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Mick Clifford

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