Archaeologists discovered the remains of a 5,500-year-old wildcat, placing the species on Irish soil almost 4,000 years ...

Researchers say the 3,000-mile journey taken by the North Atlantic right whale is the first documented case of its kind, ...

The earliest directly dated wildcat (Felis silvestris) ever found in Ireland has been identified, confirming the species ...

Pádraig Whooley, Sightings Officer at the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, first spotted the whale in 2024, and said, "Where else ...

MEET Ireland’s loneliest dogs who are looking to get out of rescue kennels and into their fur-ever home. Animal rescue centres around Ireland are bursting with pets who have been abandoned by their ...

December 2017 is the last month when wild animals in circuses can legally be shown to Irish audiences. Michael Creed, Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has signed regulations ...

The House of Lords has warned of serious risks to animal and public health, with the expiry of the post-Brexit grace period ...

From January 2018 the use of wild animals in circuses will be forbidden by Irish law. New regulations have been introduced in the Irish Animal Welfare Act to come in line with modern day animal ...

The use of wild animals in circuses in Ireland has been banned, the Department of Agriculture has announced. Last year Dublin City Council brought in a ban and starting from January 1st next year the ...