The National Biodiversity Data Centre and the National Parks and Wildlife Service recently attended the 33rd meeting of the Governing Board of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) in Oslo. GBIF is the international biodiversity data infrastructure and network, funded by the world’s governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, with open access to data read more

On September 29th, Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, called on members of the public to remain vigilant following the capture and verification of a single Asian hornet in Co. Cork: “Last week, an Asian Hornet was seen, photographed and captured by a member of the public in the Ringaskiddy area of read more

The Ivy Bee, first recorded in Ireland in 2021, has just been spotted in Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare.On September 26th, the Ivy Bee was recorded in Sixmilebridge by citizen scientist, Jim Oldroyd. Until now, the Ivy Bee has only been recorded in the south-east of Ireland, mainly along the Wexford coast. The Ivy Bee was first read more