Nature Restoration Law

Farm bodies demand dedicated funding for nature restoration

ICMSA and INHFA also maintained that farmer involvement with the Nature Restoration Plan had to be voluntary.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Farm bodies demand dedicated funding for nature restoration

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Nature restoration law must be farmer led

Nature restoration law must be farmer led

LETTERS 17 June 2026

Editorial: more time needed for Nature Restoration Plan engagement

Editorial: more time needed for Nature Restoration Plan engagement

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Funding certainty required for nature restoration - IFA

Funding certainty required for nature restoration - IFA

Funding certainty required for nature restoration - IFA

NEWS 10 June 2026

First public consultation on Ireland's nature restoration plan launched

First public consultation on Ireland's nature restoration plan launched

First public consultation on Ireland's nature restoration plan launched

NEWS 3 June 2026

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IFA to hold regional meetings on Nature Restoration Law

IFA to hold regional meetings on Nature Restoration Law

IFA will hold three upcoming regional meetings, to coincide with the launch of the Government’s public consultation process on Ireland’s draft plan to implement the EU Nature Restoration Law.

NEWS 20 March 2026

IFA to hold meetings on Nature Restoration Law

IFA to hold meetings on Nature Restoration Law

The meetings are set to take place in Killarney, Tullamore and Carrick-on-Shannon in June.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Concerns about Nature Restoration Plan persist - INHFA

Concerns about Nature Restoration Plan persist - INHFA

INHFA president Pheilim Molly has raised concerns about the lack of funding and how lands subject to article four will be affected under the Nature Restoration Plan.

NEWS 20 March 2026

New schemes needed to pay farmers for nature restoration – report

New schemes needed to pay farmers for nature restoration – report

Funding schemes to incentivise farmers for nature restoration must be committed on horizons of at least 10 to 25 years and not limit farmer ambition, report finds.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

Flood protection and nature restoration should be prioritised over farming when assessing rivers for restoration.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Pay farmers for nature restoration, says stakeholder report

Pay farmers for nature restoration, says stakeholder report

The report also insists that nature restoration actions must be prioritised on public lands.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Surprise at INHFA move to back out of nature restoration report

Surprise at INHFA move to back out of nature restoration report

An independent committee, which the INHFA sat on, presented its final report on nature restoration to the Minister this week.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 20 March 2026

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