Wildlife Conferences
Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland
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Please remember the rehabbers listed below are nearly all unpaid individuals caring for injured wildlife in a back-garden situation whilst juggling jobs and families.
| Do NOT expect rehabbers to: Always be able to collect the animal Answer the phone 24 hours/day, 7 days/week Be able to take in all animal species – read the ‘specialisation’ notes beside their contact details |
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Do ALWAYS: Be polite, respectful and appreciative Offer to help with the rescue in some way Think about making a donation! |
Taking a wildlife casualty to the vet
REHABILITATORS
VETERINARY SURGEONS
NPWS CONSERVATION RANGERS
AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA
REHABILITATORS (click on the 
icon to view the map full screen)
= Rehabilitators, Rescue or Advice 
= Vets
REHABILITATORS (listed alphabetically by county)
Name/Address |
Phone Number |
County |
Specialisation |
Northern Ireland Badger Group, 89 Loopland Drive , Belfast, BT6 9DW, Co Antrim, N.Ireland |
Form on 'contact us' page of our website: www.badgersni.org.uk |
Antrim, N.Ireland |
ADVICE - Badgers |
Bat Conservation Ireland, Virginia, Co. Cavan www.batconservationireland.org |
086 4049468 |
Cavan |
ADVICE - Bats |
Bev Truss, The Hogsprickle, Ennis Co Clare |
086 8624511 |
Clare |
REHAB - All wildlife. Clare Limerick Cork and Galway |
Gail Jonas, Ballincollig, Co Cork |
086 8183561 |
Cork |
REHAB - Hedgehogs ONLY |
Chelsea Collins, Macroom, Co Cork |
085 7720488 |
Cork |
ADVICE - All wildlife |
Michelle O'Donnell, Knocklong, Co Limerick |
087 0667610 |
Cork (North) |
RESCUE - Small mammals |
Mike Rendle, Irish Hare Initiative, Co Down, N.Ireland www.irishhare.org |
info@irishhare.org |
Down, N.Ireland |
ADVICE ONLY - Hares & leverets |
Northern Ireland Bat Group, Co Down, N.Ireland www.bats-ni.org.uk/grounded-and-injured-bats/ |
During Office Hours 0044 28 9039 5264, Outside Office Hours 0044 7704 045 262 |
Down, N.Ireland |
REHAB - Bats |
Sandra Marsden, 2nd Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Trust, Newcastle, Co Down, N.Ireland |
00 44 (0)77 5474 0155 |
Down, N.Ireland |
ADVICE - esp squirrels |
Helen Burke, Dublin Swift Conservation Group |
086 8150968 |
Dublin |
ADVICE - Swifts ONLY |
Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Mount Venus Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, Co Dublin |
01 4935502 |
Dublin |
RESCUE ONLY |
Mary Polizzi, Enniskillen. Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland |
00 44 (0)77 3040 4991 |
Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
REHAB - All wildlife |
Mary Joyce-Glynn, Galway and Claddagh Swan Rescue, Galway, Co Galway |
086 8155361 |
Galway |
ADVICE – Birds, esp. swans |
Pascal Walsh, Currow, Farranfore, Killarney, Co Kerry |
087 9374317 |
Kerry |
REHAB - Birds of prey |
Louise Overy, Dingle, Co Kerry |
085 8173999 |
Kerry |
ADVICE - All wildlife |
Anna Collins |
kildarebatgroup@gmail.com |
Kildare |
REHAB - Bats ONLY |
Mark Fisher, Stoneyford, |
086 6031667 |
Kilkenny |
REHAB - All wildlife |
Marie Kelly, Teagasc, Piltown, |
087 6184282 and 051 644534 |
Kilkenny |
ADVICE - Deer |
Kilkenny SPCA, Unit 39 Hebron Industrial Estate, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny www.kilkennyspca.ie |
056 7771635 and 086 8172167 |
Kilkenny |
REHAB - All wildlife |
Kevin O'Dea, Broadford, Co. Limerick |
087 6282450 |
Limerick |
ADVICE - All wildlife & exotics, esp Birds of prey |
Eibhlin Doherty, Limavady Road, Waterside, Co. Londonderry BT47 6YS, N.Ireland |
00 44 (0)751625 5138 |
Londonderry, N.Ireland |
REHAB - Hedgehogs |
Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA), Kenagh, Co. Longford |
043 3325035 |
Longford, Westmeath, Roscommon |
RESCUE & ADVICE - All wildlife |
Yvette van Schreven, Togher, Co Louth |
087 6395049 or 041 6852763 |
Louth |
REHAB - All wildlife |
Breffni Martin, North Louth branch of Birdwatch Ireland |
087 9145363 |
Louth |
ADVICE - Bird Identification |
Lynda Huxley, Castlebar, Co Mayo |
094 9032422 or 083 4809532 or natureofireland@eircom.net |
Mayo |
ADVICE - Swallows, House Martins and Swifts ONLY |
Ireland's School of Falconry, Ashford Castle, Cong, Co Mayo www.falconry.ie |
094 9546820 |
Mayo |
REHAB - Birds of prey |
Sorcha Kennedy, Achill, Co Mayo |
087 2243516 |
Mayo (West) |
RESCUE - Birds, small mammals & seals |
Wally Hering, Athboy, Co Meath |
087 9442602 |
Meath |
REHAB - Raptors ONLY |
Meath Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Kells, Co Meath |
087 1223968 |
Meath |
RESCUE |
Marie Healy, Fairy Glen Community Animal Sanctuary, Greagh na Farna Mor, Arigna, Co Roscommon |
071 9646912 and 086 2439397 |
Roscommon |
REHAB - Swans |
Lothar, Eagles Flying - Irish Raptor Research Centre, Ballymote, Co Sligo www.eaglesflying.com |
071 9189310 and 087 2110538 |
Sligo |
REHAB - All wildlife, esp. birds of prey |
Christine, Little Wings Bird Sanctuary, Banada, Co Sligo www.littlewingsbirdsanctuary.com |
086 0273337 |
Sligo |
REHAB - Garden birds & corvids |
Conor Hickey, Tipperary South SPCA, Savanagh House, Cashel Road, Clonmel, Co Tipperary |
086 6031366 |
Tipperary |
REHAB - All wildlife |
Michelle O'Donnell, Knocklong, Co Limerick |
087 0667610 |
Tipperary (South) |
RESCUE - Small mammals |
Andrew Quinn, Waterford Animal Welfare, The Quay, Waterford, Co Waterford www.waterfordanimalwelfare.com |
087 6551152 |
Waterford |
RESCUE ONLY |
Joe Flynn, Waterford, Co, Waterford |
051 372984 |
Waterford |
REHAB - Garden birds, esp. pigeons |
Rob & Pat, Deise Animal Sanctuary, Knocknaree, Ballymacarbry, Co.Waterford |
087 3119509 |
Waterford |
REHAB - All wildlife |
Seal Rescue Ireland, Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford |
087 1955393 |
Wexford |
REHAB - All wildlife, esp seals & otters |
Heather Wall and Catherine Johnston Irish Wildlife Sanctuary, Gorey, Co Wexford |
089 4013045 and 085 8516771 |
Wexford |
ADVICE - All wildlife |
Anthony Doyle, Irish Hawking Club www.irishhawkingclub.ie |
087 9909262 |
All counties |
REHAB - Birds of prey |
Name/Address |
Phone Number |
County |
Notes/Experience |
Tullow Rd Vet Clinic, Tullow Rd, Carlow, Co. Carlow |
059 9130988 |
Carlow |
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Frances Browne, Rowanberry Vet Clinic, Creggaun Doora, Ennis, Co. Clare |
065 6822237 |
Clare |
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Treaty Veterinary Clinic, No 4, Ballycasey Business Park, Shannon, Co Clare |
061 703466 |
Clare |
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Pat O'Doherty, Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital, Vicars Road, Cork |
021 4962799 |
Cork |
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Jerry McCarthy, Marsh Rd Skibbereen, Co. Cork |
028 23000 |
Cork |
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Gavin Russell, Riverview Veterinary Clinic, Distillery Road, Bandon, Co Cork |
023 8841503 |
Cork |
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Ulrike Vaughan, Seaview Veterinary Clinic, Rathmore Ballyshannon Co. Donegal |
071 9852805 |
Donegal |
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Ludwig Kern, Shore Road, Ramelton, Co Donegal |
074 9152969 |
Donegal |
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John Hardy Veterinary Practice, |
01 6714303 |
Dublin |
NOT birds of prey |
Ark Vet Clinic, 46 St Mary's Rd, Galway Co. Galway |
091 584185 |
Galway |
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Donal Murphy, Rathmore, Kerry |
064 7758153 |
Kerry |
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Athy Veterinary Hospital, Gallowshill, Dublin Rd, Athy, Co. Kildare |
059 8631498 |
Kildare |
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Pat O'Brien, Village Veterinary Hospital, Kells Road, Kilkenny |
056 7762674 |
Kilkenny |
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Vet Care Portlaoise, 9 – 10 Well rd, Portlaoise, Co. Laois |
057 8664841 |
Laois |
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Treaty Veterinary Clinic, High Road, Thomndgate, Limerick |
061 328511 |
Limerick |
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Allpets Veterinary Hospital, Unit 1 /2, Bloomsbury Centre, Donore Rd, Drogheda, Co. Louth |
041 9810000 |
Louth |
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Westgate Veterinary Hospital, Scarlet Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth |
041-9838718 / 041-9837658 |
Louth |
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James Victory, Crandara Veterinary, Market Sq., Longford Town |
043 3346270 |
Longford |
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Niall Curran, Animal Hospital, Moneen, Castlebar, Co. Mayo |
094 9021586 |
Mayo |
birds, esp. birds of prey |
Frances Harvey, Veterinary Clinic, Unit 2, Churchlands, Slane, Co. Meath |
087 2392432 |
Meath |
birds of prey, badger |
Paul Kelly, Brooklands Veterinary Hospital, Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co Meath |
087 2739802 |
Meath |
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Sabine Conboy, Ballygawley Veterinary Clinic, Ballygawley, Co Sligo |
071 9303061 |
Sligo |
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Kieran Corry, Campsie Vet Centre, Knocknamoe Rd, Omagh, Co. Tyrone |
0044 28 8224 6644 |
Tyrone |
all wildlife |
William Smith, City Vets, Matties Hill, Waterford |
051 371155 |
Waterford |
bats |
Pat and Michael Morrissey, Riverside Veterinary Hospital, Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, Co.Waterford |
058 44710 |
Waterford |
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Shane Mc Dermott & Gail Nic Eoghain |
01 2874802 |
Wicklow |
all wildlife |
Bairbre O'Malley |
01 2723857 |
Wicklow |
fox, birds, bats, hedgehogs |
Pete Wedderburn |
01 2821909 |
Wicklow |
all wildlife |
NPWS Contact Details
National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht NPWS
Headquarters: 90 North King Street, Dublin 7 There are Regional Offices throughout Ireland. You can use the list below, or click on the 'NPWS Regional Management structure map' on the NPWS website, to locate a regional office or District Conservation Officer |
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All mobile numbers listed below are NPWS work mobile numbers and have been offered to IWM for inclusion online
North Eastern Region
Dublin, Louth, Meath, Kildare, Laois & Offaly
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
North Eastern Region |
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Padraig O’Donnell |
RM |
076 100 2591 |
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DRM |
(045) 520 644 |
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Dublin, Louth & Meath |
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Ciaran Foley |
DCO |
076 100 2625 |
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Dublin - North & City |
Niall Harney |
CR |
076 100 2623 |
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Dublin - South |
Terry Doherty |
CR |
076 100 2624 |
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Louth |
Hugh McLindon |
CR |
076 100 2637 |
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Kildare, Laois & Offaly |
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Kildare |
Noel Bugler |
DCO |
0761 002 590 |
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Kildare - South |
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CR |
0761 002 593 |
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East Offaly/West Laois (Slieve Bloom Mountains) |
Kieran Buckley |
CR |
0761 002 592 |
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Offaly - East |
Colm Malone |
CR |
057 933 1470 |
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Offaly - West |
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South Eastern Region
Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
South Eastern Region |
Regional Office |
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(0404) 45800 |
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Wesley Atkinson |
RM |
076 100 2671 |
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Ciara O’Mahony |
DRM |
076 100 2668 |
Wicklow & North Wexford |
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DCO |
076 100 2669 |
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Wicklow Mountains National Park |
Andrea Webb |
DCO |
076 100 2676 |
Wicklow Mountains National Park |
Ann Fitzpatrick |
CR |
076 100 2672 |
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Wicklow Mountains National Park |
Jason Monaghan |
CR |
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Wicklow South, Wex. Nth |
Eamon Doran |
CR |
053 9426 339 |
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South Wexford, Carlow & Kilkenny |
Carlow |
Ciara Flynn |
DCO |
076 100 2680 |
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Kilkenny |
Jimi Conroy |
CR |
076 100 2755 |
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Wexford - South |
Tony Murray |
CR |
076 100 2662 |
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North Slob |
Dominic Berridge |
CR |
076 100 2661 |
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Carlow, Wicklow NP |
John Griffin |
CR |
076 100 2679 |
Mid-Southern Region
East Cork, Limerick, Tipperary NR, Tipperary SR & Waterford
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
North Eastern Region |
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Eamonn Meskell |
RM |
076 100 2647 |
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DRM |
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East Cork, Tipperary South & Waterford |
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Cyril Saich |
DCO |
076 100 2503 |
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Tipperary South |
Brian Duffy |
CR |
058 53480 |
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Sean Breen |
CR |
062 71131 |
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Limerick & Tipperary NR |
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Limerick/North Tipperary |
Stefan Jones |
DCO |
076 100 2649 |
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Limerick - West |
Liam Lenihan |
CR |
(063) 84066 |
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Áine Lynch |
CR |
076 100 2577 |
South Western Region
Kerry, South and West Kerry, North Cork, South and West Cork
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
South Western Region |
Regional Office |
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(064) 663 1440 |
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Pat Dawson |
RM |
076 100 2554 |
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Philip Buckley |
DM |
021 4619901 |
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Patrick Foley |
DRM |
076 100 2555 |
Kerry - North |
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Frank McMahon |
DCO |
076 100 2556 |
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Kerry – South & West |
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Declan O’Donnell |
DCO |
028 37347 |
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Kerry - North |
Jay Cornish |
CR |
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Kerry - West |
Pascal Dower |
CR |
076 100 2569 |
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Cork - North |
Eva Sweeney |
CR |
022 26570 |
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Cork - West |
Patrick Graham |
CR |
076 100 2657 |
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Cork - Beara Peninsula |
Clare Heardman |
CR |
076 100 2658 |
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Cork - South |
Danny O’Keeffe |
CR |
026 41621 |
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Kerry - South |
Michael O’Sullivan |
CR |
064 6645257 |
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Killarney National Park |
Kathryn Freeman |
CR |
064 663 5215 |
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Killarney National Park |
Pádruig O’Sullivan |
CR |
064 663 5215 |
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Killarney National Park |
Sean Forde |
CR |
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Killarney |
Brendan O’Shea |
CR |
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Killarney National Park |
Peter O’Toole |
CR |
064 663 5215 |
Mid Western Region
Clare, Galway South, Galway East, Galway North
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
Mid Western Region |
Regional Office |
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091 704 200 |
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Enda Mooney |
RM |
091 704 201 |
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DM |
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DRM |
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Galway - South, East, & North |
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Gerry Higgins |
DCO |
076 100 2644 |
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Brian Laheen |
CR |
076 100 2646 |
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Galway - South-West |
Raymond Stephens |
CR |
076 100 2642 |
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Galway - South-East |
Jacinta Murphy |
CR |
076 100 2643 |
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Galway - Central |
Rebecca Teesdale |
CR |
076 100 2641 |
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Clare |
Clare - Ennis |
Seamus Hassett |
DCO |
076 100 2582 |
Clare - Burren Nat. Park |
Emma Glanville |
CR |
076 100 2583 |
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Clare - North-West |
Penny Bartlett |
CR |
076 100 2584 |
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Clare - South-East |
David Lyons |
CR |
076 100 2585 |
Clare - North-East |
Sinéad Biggane |
CR |
076 100 2586 |
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Clare - South-West |
Elaine Keegan |
CR |
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Western Region
Mayo, Galway - West
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
Western Region |
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William Cormacan |
RM |
076 100 2515 |
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Denis Strong |
DM |
076 100 2519 |
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DRM |
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Galway - West |
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Cameron Clotworthy |
DCO |
076 100 2529 |
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Galway - North |
John Higgins |
CR |
093 47502 |
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Galway - Connemara NP |
Daniel Buckley |
CR |
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Galway - Connemara NP |
Dermot Breen |
CR |
091 557 9728 |
Galway - Connemara East |
Aonghus Ó Donaill |
CR |
091 557 972 |
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Galway - Connemara West |
Helen Carty |
CR |
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Mayo |
Mayo - North Central (Ballycroy Nat. Park) |
Sue Callaghan |
DCO |
076 100 2520 |
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Mayo - South-West |
Eoin McGreal |
CR |
094 954 2775 |
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Mayo - North-Central |
Sam Birch |
CR |
076 100 2522 |
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Mayo - East |
Brian Reidy |
CR |
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Mayo - North |
James Kilroy |
CR |
076 100 2524 |
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Mayo - North-West |
Irene O’Brien |
CR |
076 100 2523 |
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Mayo - West |
Leonard Floyd |
CR |
076 100 2521 |
North Midlands Region
Cavan, Leitrim East, Longford, Monaghan, Roscommon, Westmeath
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
North Midlands Region |
Regional Office |
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(071) 966 6700 |
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Cathryn Hannon |
RM |
071 966 6702 |
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Westmeath - Mullingar |
DRM |
0761 002 695 |
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Leitrim, Cavan, Longford, Monaghan |
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Michael Hackett |
DCO |
076 100 2579 |
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Leitrim - South & Cavan West |
John Matthews |
CR |
076 100 2580 |
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Longford |
Susan Moles |
CR |
076 100 2581 |
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Monaghan |
Jennifer Lynch |
CR |
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Roscommon, Westmeath |
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Andrew Speer |
DCO |
087 667 2213 |
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Roscommon - North |
Eoin Connolly |
CR |
076 100 2514 |
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Roscommon - South |
Laura Gallagher |
CR |
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Roscommon - West |
Patrick Ryan |
CR |
0906 630 542 |
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Westmeath - North |
Tríona Finnen |
CR |
076 100 2575 |
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Cavan - East |
Dave McDonagh |
CR |
076 100 2600 |
Northern Region
Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim West
Regional Manager (RM) Divisional Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM)
District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
Northern Region |
Regional Office |
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(074) 913 7090 |
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Ger O'Donnell |
RM |
076 100 2510 |
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Dave Duggan |
DM |
076 100 2540 |
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DRM |
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Donegal Nth Glenveagh Nat Park |
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Pat Vaughan |
DCO |
076 100 2541 |
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Donegal - Glenveagh NP |
Mark Byrne |
CR |
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Donegal - Glenveagh NP |
Robbie Miller |
CR |
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Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim West |
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Tim Roderick |
DCO |
076 100 2512 |
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Donegal - South-East |
Carl Byrne |
CR |
074 913 4950 |
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Donegal - South / West |
Emer Magee |
CR |
074 952 2910 |
Donegal - North / East |
Lee McDaid |
CR |
074 938 3532 |
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Donegal - North / Central |
Dave McNamara |
CR |
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Donegal - Inishowen |
Emmett Johnson |
CR |
074 932 2628 |
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Leitrim - West |
John Carey |
CR |
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Sligo - East / West |
Miriam Crowley |
CR |
0761 002 516 |
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