Ospreys to be reintroduced to Ireland for first time in more than 150 years

Programme aims to establish a viable, free-ranging osprey population that eventually breeds in Ireland.

The osprey is to be re-introduced to Ireland this summer after being extinct from the country for more than a century.

The birds became extinct on the island 150 years ago, but the National Park and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is moving forward with a plan to bring them back later this year.