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Agreement to Purchase Dowth Hall Demesne in Meath to Establishment of New National Park

By Ryan Harmon
Noting it as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O Brien, TD, confirmed the State’s purchase of the World Heritage lands of Dowth Hall and demesne, including Netterville, in Meath and the establishment of a new National Park – the Boyne Valley (Brú na Bóinne) National Park. The property is […]
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Historic Global Biodiversity Framework Adopted at UN Biodiversity Summit

By Ryan Harmon
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) welcomed the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15 in Montréal, emphasising that it represents a milestone moment in Governments’ response to the global biodiversity crisis. The Global Biodiversity Framework sets out to respond to several assessments that