Thank you everyone for attending the launch of Shanakyle Bog Restoration EIP. We had a wide range of farming and nature conservation groups in attendance including BirdWatch Ireland Irish Wildlife Trust Pippa Hackett Irish Farmers' Association Inagh River EIP agri Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage

1/6: What a truly uplifting day.

Thank you Pippa Hackett for opening the Inagh River EIP agri Seminar & Farm Demo Day.

Inspiring local farmers & hugely motivating guest speakers.

Massive praise & positive feedback to participating EIP farmers Diarmaid McMahon, Tom Burke, Noel Carmody

Looking forward to this community event on Saturday morning (5 Aug) @ 10am. All are welcome

Please R/T

Inagh River EIP agri Ragna Strub Johnny Casey Theriverinagh
Falls Hotel & Spa Inland Fisheries Ireland Greener Clare
Cormac's Coast Banner Books, Ennistymon & Kilrush Cheese Press Ennistymon
Ó Foghlú TidyTowns Ireland Hometree

River clean up in ennistymon this Saturday

The Inagh EIP wishes to thank all who attended & supported the week-end Seminar & Farm Demo Day.

Hugely positive feedback received for inspiring local farmers & really great invited guests.

Here the opening remarks of
Pippa Hackett

Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @ruralnetwork EIP-AGRI Support Facility

Last in this series, tonight at seven pm at Hometree Ennistymon.

Irish Farmers' Association Sen. Róisín Garvey VisitClare Uisce Éireann - Irish Water Inagh River EIP agri Clare County Council ClareCountyArchives Miltown St.Joseph's GAA Club EnnistymonGFC Lahinch Golf Club

A one minute zoom through June -
covering some of my Ministerial engagements and visits - ranging from forestry to flowers, farms to Food and Agriculture Organization
BallykeefeDistillery Bryan Daniels IFIAD Ireland Inagh River EIP agri Ballymoney, Wexford TeagascHortKildalton
Ireland's National Biodiversity Conference Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine #June

Biodiversity Ireland Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) Teagasc Teagasc Environment TeagascSignpost Base Ireland Danú Farming Group ACRES West Connacht ACRES CP | Ireland Inagh River EIP agri Brain Fungus on gorse in Galway a few weeks back

Beautiful day in Connolly, Co. Clare for the Inagh River EIP agri Demo Day on the care and maintenance of native trees in riparian zones Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Ruairí Ó Conchúir AgricultureSETU (Waterford) Really practical briefing for project farmers and partners.

Last few tickets for Inagh EIP Seminar this Sat (3 Dec) here:

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This is a free event but Attendance Is By Ticket Only.

All welcome to attend afternoon farm visit/demo events - no restrictions on numbers. Meeting at V95 HW68 @ 13:30hrs sharp. All Welcome

Fantastic afternoon with forester Dermot Houlihan and Inagh River EIP agri project farmer Brian Harvey on the care and maintenance of native trees in newly planted riparian areas. Brilliant exchange of knowledge and information. Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Clare County Council AgricultureSETU (Waterford)

Inagh River EIP agri Is continuous forest cover (CFC) or other such management practices being implemented or considered by the owners of the sitka plantations as clearfell etc will impact on the river and water quality and on the biodiversity in the strips along those plantations in future? #SDGs

3/6: A massive thank you to our guest speakers: Brandan Dunford who praised the Inagh River EIP agri farmers & outlined the importance of Farming For Nature & the great work of Burrenbeo Trust

Barry O’ Loughlin Barry O'Loughlin who outlined the potential of Shanakyle Bog EIP type bog projects.

Not quite the first raised bog to be rewetted in Ireland, but the first in the Banner. Thank you to The Clare Echo for capturing a great day Pippa Hackett Inagh River EIP agri Kevin Farrell Clare County Council Community Wetlands Forum BirdWatch Ireland Barry O'Loughlin

3/3: Castleconnell Tidy Towns Castleconnell TidyTowns Bridgetown Tidy Towns, Ballinderry Development Assoc., Restore Ballymacraven River Assoc., the Inagh River EIP agri & others.

Congrats to Salmon Watch Ireland on organising such a great networking event with funding support from Local Authority Waters Programme

5/6: A massive thank you to Kristina Feeney ACRES West Connacht & John Carty Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for outlining major new developments with CP areas & CAP.

Finally, it was a great pleasure for me to begin the process of setting out a vision for the Inagh Catchment with Inagh River EIP agri farmers

Delighted to present on the new Forestry Programme, Local Authority Waters Programme & Blue Dot Catchments Programme work, & the amazing work of the Inagh River EIP agri & the role trees can play in the context of water quality, riparian management & climate action.

Big congrats to the entire Abhainn Dá Loilíoch Group

Check out all the great events during Heritage Week in Clare this weekend and next weekend including a bog walk and talk at Shanakyle Bog Shanakyle Bog EIP on Saturday the 20th and a walk with Inagh River EIP agri on Sunday the 14th

Inagh EIP farmers are really looking forward to highlighting their work on the Upper Inagh River Catchment at their seminar this Sat (3 Dec)

A Big Thank You to Pippa Hackett Shanakyle Bog EIP Burrenbeo Trust & others

Lots of chat & lots of this:

#farming #water #biodiversity