Ecocide in Killarney National Park

Ecocide in Killarney National Park

RHODODENDRON, ONCE ALMOST ERADICATED FROM KILLARNEY NATIONAL PARK’S FINEST OAK WOODS, HAS RETURNED. THIS VIGOROUS INVASIVE PLANT IS AGAIN THREATENING THE FORESTS, AND THE NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY. WHY? Read Paddy...
Plummeting insect numbers ‘threaten collapse of nature’

Plummeting insect numbers ‘threaten collapse of nature’

The world’s insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, according to the first global scientific review. More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered, the analysis found....
Rhododendron threat raised in Dáil

Rhododendron threat raised in Dáil

Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae has claimed that the spread of rhododendron in Killarney National Park is so bad that the army may have to be called in to sort it out. Speaking during this evening’s Topical Issues debate in the Dáil, Mr Healy-Rae appealed for...
Invader threat Killarney National Park from rhododendron

Invader threat Killarney National Park from rhododendron

Monday, January 30, 2017 Rhododendron is a threat to Ireland’s first national park, writes Donal Hickey Anyone who cares to look can see obvious threats to Ireland’s first national park from the invasive species, rhododendron. In the wake of a recent call by the Irish...