Irish Deer Management Forum to be revived
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has instructed his team to put together a successor to the Irish Deer Management Forum, which will coordinate with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The forum has been inactive since 2018, and its revival is related to concerns over the spread of bovine TB. The Irish Farmers’ Association recently told a meeting of the Oireachtas joint…