Fiadhna flies free over length and breadth of Ireland

THE feats of Fiadhna, a white-tailed eagle which has circumnavigated Ireland twice since being released in Killarney last August, were yesterday being celebrated by nature lovers.

The fact that the bird, named after nine-year-old Fiadhna Tangney, from the Black Valley, in Co Kerry, could fly so freely and safely was also held out as an example that eagles can survive here – if given the chance.

Satellite tracking found she has been to 28 counties in nine months – the exceptions being Wexford, Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon – without being harmed.