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The Planning and Development Act 2000 establishes that each regional planning authority (administered by county and city councils in Ireland) is responsible for maintaining a Record of Protected Structures. These structures may be protected for conservation from an architectural, historical, archaeological, cultural, social or technical ...
The O'Connell Monument in Ennis, County Clare, is record number 20000001 in the NIAH database. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) maintains a central database of the architectural heritage of the Republic of Ireland covering the period since 1700 in complement to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, which focuses on archaeological sites of the pre-1700 period.
Natural Heritage Area (Irish: Limistéar Oidhreachta Nádúrtha) is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in Ireland.The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 makes legal provision for the designation and protection of a national network of Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs).
These areas are typically sloping with shallow peat cover. Sparse Sphagnum cover is a characteristic of degraded areas of bogs, and in this case, Sphagnum typically covers less than 30% of the area. The steep slopes of the bog have resulted in many erosion channels and gullies in the degraded area.
The first ecological survey on Ardgraigue Bog was carried out in 1984, as described in an unpublished report for the Irish Forest and Wildlife Service by Douglas and Mooney. [ 17 ] The results of the national surveys carried out between 1983 and 1987 by the Wildlife Service were collated into the Cross report (‘The raised bogs of Ireland ...
Clochar na gCon, officially known as Clochar na gCon/Bealacooan Bog Nature Reserve, was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1999. [1] Along with Scragh Bog in County Westmeath, Cummeragh River Bog in County Kerry, parts of Clochar na gCon had been bought by the Dutch peatland conservationist, Matthijs ...
The following is a list of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland known as SPA, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).The Special Protection Areas are designated areas of protection under the European Union Birds Directive and are in place to protect rare and vulnerable bird species, migratory bird species, and wetlands that are deemed to be internationally ...
Human rights in Ireland are protected under the Irish Constitution and European provisions. Since 2014 the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has overseen human rights in the republic. Human rights issues in the country that have raised concern include abortion rights, child abuse, and human trafficking.