This is terrible, one step forward two steps back, stunning birds.

The people who do this are ignorant.
Shameful act.

Disgraceful.

As an Irish citizen, and a Kerry woman living rurally in Kerry I am utterly furious at the lack of respect people have in this country for our natural environment. Farming and other industries must be sustainable and preserve what is left of our natural environment for future generations to come. But sadly this message is not getting through.

Shame Irish people don’t  care about wildlife as something worth treasuring in its own right- Irish people see our natural environment as something to use and abuse- that’s our psyche. Yes of course there are Irish people who care about wildlife, conserving biodiversity and habitat etc. But the reality is, is that such people are in a minority.

Gathering or no gathering perhaps the only way for Ireland to wake up is for tourists to start boycotting this country until we start to live up to our green image. We may not give a fig about wildlife but we do care about cash. 

This is because some irish farmers are living in a famine era mindset and are just too thick to get their heads around the positive aspects of natural conservation and how they can benefit from it. I’d call it the Healy-Rae gene myself. I come from a rural background by the way.

Shameful day for Ireland and wildlife. Additionally, Irish whale and dolphin group reported that the dolphins washed up in achill were dumped there by fishermen after becoming entangled in nets. We are one of the worst countries in Europe for wildlife destruction. So much for our ‘green’ image.

This is very sad. A very bad reflection on Ireland. Any person who deliberately poisons animals or birds should be ashamed of themselves. Such persons should be brought to justice.

So sad to see this kind of thing happening in this day and age.. Mindset of some people, it just beggars belief. These beautiful animals must of suffered such an agonizing death.. Their talons curled in pain..

Don’t people have to sign when purchasing poison ? Can’t this be traced back to place of purchase ?

We spent a week watching these birds in Derrynane and have photos of them feeding on freshly caught fish. Very sad to hear they are dead

This is a sad comment on the values of Ireland as a nation !
These poisoners are known in their communities ,they should be outed ,dragged through the courts and do prison time!o

Shame on WHOEVER did that disgusting!!!!!!!!!

I had watched this project through media and internet etc over the last few years. RTE did a very good documentary about it a few years back. These birds were given to us by the Norwegian Government on behalf of the Norwegian people as a mark of friendship and elements of our shared history. A huge amount of time, effort, expertise, and dedication along with a not insignificant amount of money went into trying to ensure that this project succeeded. It was a personal quest for some involved who asked for very little in return and was staffed by a lot of volunteers….. Nice to see some gombeen farmer can just piss away a fairly huge international effort just because he’s a f*ckin moron! If you have a fox problem get a shotgun and spend some time and effort in plugging the bastard yourself! Same with magpies or grey crows. No excuse for poisoning! They’ve all been well warned! Catch the bastards and tear them to shreds as an example to the rest! Start with criminal proceedings then remove every grant available and increase inspections on their farms! A poison amnesty shud be called to to ensure there are no stocks left lieing around on farms from before the ban.

Farmers and Greed, come before Nature again. We are a plague on this planet, all for the mighty money!

So sad, it’s spectacular to see these animals! They are so majestic! America’s Bald eagle have returned from the brink of extinction to the point where they can be seen over the Hudson River near Manhattan. Hopefully Ireland will enjoy these amazing creatures to some day.

Very sad to see this, such a fabulous bird.. harsh penalties for those responsible, poisoning the land is not the answer..

Big ignorant poxy stupid farmers.

A selfish gombeen healey-rae-mindest farmer strikes again. I called out the previous government in The Indo a few years ago, saying the government was an ass.
A mate found a deliberate raptor trap up north, reported it, and the farmer got little more than a scolding.
Meanwhile, neighbouring Mid-Wales tourism thrives because of their birds of prey.
I’ve spent a good bit of time in the fjords of Norway photographing golden and white-tailed eagles. They are truly majestic. Tourists pay a lot of money to legally get within 20 yards in a supervised manner. It brings business to rural areas … if selfish tossers like this are dealt with, if the birds are allowed to settle, and if the program managers play it right.
The organisers message is education. As an educator of sorts, I can say many are willing to learn, but some people like to sit in their hovels if ignorance and greed. There’s only two ways to deal with people like this: punish them or play to their greed. Seminars and leaflets won’t cut it.

Ireland belongs to all the Irish people and not just the farmers. I hope the full rigour of the law is brought to bear on these selfish, ” don’t fly over my farm” pigs.

Most of these birds are being poisoned with Nitroxynil (Trodax). It is used as a flukicide in cattle but some farmers use it to lace sheep carcasses to try to kill foxes. Instead however it kills the eagles and any other animals that ingest the poisoned carcass – they are collateral damage.

Ahhh, yes.

The Irish farmer … “Guardian of the countryside” … “Nature’s best friend” … “Defender of traditional ways” … blah, blah, blah.

Too many bog ignorant land and animal owners whose eyes are fixed only on the euro and any subsidy they can get.They surely would not recognise a wild flower,the few that remain,or a beauteous bird in flight.Sad that the stewardship of our countryside is in the hands of environmentally ignorant, tunnel visioned cute hoors and fools.

@ joe

Did you mean to say, this was ‘no’ accident?

Bring on the karma , you can’t poison a sentient being unless your a psychopath

In this case it’s possible that this may have occured by mistake ;(

Just because the eagle was from Kerry – this is taking the inter county thing a bit too far?

Must be a more sporting way to reduce foxes if they truly are a threat to lambs. Western ranchers in the us are compensated for wolf kills.

Should probably get our chicken mcnuggets analysed so.