Judge warns public to be aware of hedgerow cutting ban in bird nesting season

Two Tipperary men who admitted the destruction of vegetation growing in a hedge during the bird nesting season have been fined at Nenagh District Court.

Judge Cormac Dunne fined the landowner €750 under Section 69 of the Wildlife Acts for procuring an offence under Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts. The judge also fined the contractor €1000 for an offence under Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts. In addition, both men were ordered to pay the legal costs of €1,200 plus VAT each.