Category Archives: Events
Irish Peatland Conservation Council Opposes Afforestation on Peatlands
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday 6th May 2025 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) strongly opposes the recent proposal by Minister of State for Forestry Michael Healy-Rae for a reversal of Government policy which prohibits afforestation on deep peat. The IPCC warns … Continue reading
Join the Irish Peatland Conservation Council to Celebrate World Curlew Day
Press Release Monday 14th April 2025 Join the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) on Friday the 18th April to celebrate World Curlew Day 2025. This is the first free public event of the IPCC’s annual Féile an Dúlra, the … Continue reading
Join the Hop To It Frog Survey this World Wetlands Day
PRESS RELEASE Join the Hop To It Frog Survey this World Wetlands Day 30.01.2025 To mark World Wetlands Day 2025, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council are launching this year’s Hop To It Frog Survey. The Hop To … Continue reading
Join the IPCC to celebrate International Bog Day on Sunday 28th July 2024
PRESS RELEASE Join the IPCC to celebrate International Bog Day on Sunday 28th July 2024 24.07.2024 This Sunday 28th July is International Bog Day, and to celebrate Ireland’s wet and wonderful boglands the Irish Peatland Conservation Council will be holding … Continue reading
Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration
PRESS RELEASE Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration … Continue reading
Quirky facts about bogland biodiversity
Press Release Quirky facts about bogland biodiversity 16.5.2024 The boglands of Ireland are a habitat to some fascinating plants and animals that have adapted very quirky ways to live on these wet and windswept landscapes. To celebrate National Biodiversity Week … Continue reading
End the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector
PRESS RELEASE End the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector 11.4.2024 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are calling on the government to end the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector by the end of 2024. In … Continue reading
Take action for wetlands on World Wetlands Day 2024
PRESS RELEASE 26th January 2024 Take action for wetlands on World Wetlands Day 2024 Take action for wetlands on World Wetlands Day, 2nd February, by joining the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) for scrub management on Lodge Bog. For those … Continue reading
Join the Irish Peatland Conservation Council in Celebrating National Heritage Week 2023
Press Release Join the Irish Peatland Conservation Council in Celebrating National Heritage Week 2023 National Heritage Week 2023 runs from August 12th to 20th, and to celebrate the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) will be holding several events that are … Continue reading
You are invited to Féile an Dúlra 2023
PRESS RELEASE You are invited to Féile an Dúlra 2023 5th May 2023 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council has launched its annual Féile an Dúlra for 2023, which runs from February to September. The festival kicked off on World Wetlands … Continue reading