Order allowing eggs or nests to be destroyed until next April in Balbriggan to reduce seagull attacks and noise.
BirdWatch Ireland has condemned as a breach of European Union law a decision by the Minister for Housing to approve the removal and destruction of seagull eggs in Balbriggan, north Co Dublin.
Darragh O’Brien has signed an order allowing the removal of nests or eggs of three species of gulls in his Dublin Fingal constituency until next April because they “represent a threat to health and safety” following long-standing problems with gulls attacking people for food.
Balbriggan has become home to a growing population of seagulls, with birds nesting on roofs of homes and businesses in the town, and this has led to complaints of excessive noise at night from their cries, particularly during breeding season, and seen one school stopping children from going outside to eat their lunches because of the risk of attack by the birds.
Seagulls are legally protected under the EU’s Birds Directive, but the ministerial order will allow nests and eggs to be destroyed during next year’s breeding season.
BirdWatch Ireland condemns Minister-approved destruction of seagull eggs in north Dublin
BirdWatch Ireland has condemned as a breach of European Union law a decision by the Minister for Housing to approve the removal and destruction of seagull eggs in Balbriggan, north Co Dublin.
Darragh O’Brien has signed an order allowing the removal of nests or eggs of three species of gulls in his Dublin Fingal constituency until next April because they “represent a threat to health and safety” following long-standing problems with gulls attacking people for food.
Balbriggan has become home to a growing population of seagulls, with birds nesting on roofs of homes and businesses in the town, and this has led to complaints of excessive noise at night from their cries, particularly during breeding season, and seen one school stopping children from going outside to eat their lunches because of the risk of attack by the birds.
Seagulls are legally protected under the EU’s Birds Directive, but the ministerial order will allow nests and eggs to be destroyed during next year’s breeding season.
BirdWatch Ireland condemns Minister-approved destruction of seagull eggs in north Dublin