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Animals in Policing: Highlights from the Garda Commissioner’s 2024 Report
The 2024 Annual Report of An Garda Síochána showcases the sheer scale, diversity and complexity of policing across Ireland. Among its many insights are compelling examples of how animals play a vital role in keeping communities safe. Below are the key animal-related highlights from the report.
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Increase in Calls to DAFM Animal Welfare Helpline
On 27 November 2025, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon provided written responses to Questions 134 and 145 from Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan. The questions addressed two areas.
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EPA Report: Catastrophic Illegal Peat Harvesting Threatens Ireland’s Environment
EPA Report: Catastrophic Illegal Peat Harvesting Threatens Ireland’s Environment. Commercial peat extraction operators engaged in large-scale unauthorised peat harvesting activities are in flagrant violation of environmental law
TAGS: biodiversity, Bog, Bord na Móna, Carbon, Councils, environment, Environmental Crime, EPA, Kildare, Local Authorities, Offaly, Peat, Report, Tipperary, turf, Westmeath -
Investigative Report on Dog Breeding in the UK and Ireland – Naturewatch
“Four in five dogs and puppies in the UK still come from unknown sources” A major new investigation by Naturewatch Foundation has found that an estimated 80% of dogs and puppies in the UK still come from unknown sources – including unlicensed breeders, illegal puppy farms and puppy smuggling operations. This means that most people…
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Ministers Noonan and O’Brien launch ‘NPWS in Review – 2023 – 2024’
Report highlights the NPWS’ key achievements to protect nature over the past eighteen months
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EPA Water Quality Report 2023
This report provides an update on the quality of water in Ireland’s rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters and groundwater using information collected in 2023.
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Launch of the third World Wildlife Crime Report: Trafficking in Protected Species
The third edition of the World Wildlife Crime Report, probes trends in the illicit trafficking of protected wildlife species. It presents systematic analyses of wildlife crime harms and impacts, probes the factors driving wildlife trafficking trends, and takes stock of current knowledge about the effectiveness of the different types of intervention being pursued to resolve…