Tag: Wexford

• Ministers Browne and O’Sullivan announce package of €700,000 to coordinate response at Lady’s Island Lake

  November 21, 2025

  Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne, TD and Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan TD today visited Wexford’s Lady’s Island Lake and announced €700,000 in funding to Wexford County Council for their coordinating role in restoring the ecological condition of the lake. Ministers Browne and O’Sullivan met with officials from…

  TAGS: farming, Irish Water, Lady’s Island, Lady’s Lake, NAIP, National Biodiversity Plan, Nitrates Action Plan, Water, Water Action Plan, Wexford

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  Minister Noonan announces ‘Seas off Wexford’ – Ireland’s largest Special Protection Area for seabirds

  January 18, 2024

  The new Seas off Wexford Special Protection Area (SPA), which is to be designated under the EU Birds Directive, will cover more than 305,000 hectares of important marine waters for a range of bird species throughout the year.

  TAGS: biodiversity, birds, EU Biodiversity Strategy, EU Birds Directive, Marine, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Natura 2000, Natural 2000 Network, NPWS, Sea, seabirds, SPA, Special Protection Area, Wexford, Wildlife