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Project Hedgehog:
Creating a conservation strategy for the Hedgehogs of Ireland
Project Hedgehog:
Creating a conservation strategy for the Hedgehogs of Ireland
Opening address from Senator Malcolm Noonan
Opening address from Senator Malcolm Noonan
WhatsApp Video 2026-02-19 at 11.43.29.mp4
Friday 20th February 2026
10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Friday 20th February 2026
10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Clontarf Golf Club
Donnycarney House,
Malahide Road
Clontarf West, Dublin 3, Ireland.
Clontarf Golf Club
Donnycarney House,
Malahide Road
Clontarf West, Dublin 3, Ireland.
Project Hedgehog Ireland is off to an amazing start with our launch event!
Project Hedgehog Ireland is off to an amazing start with our launch event!
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AGENDA:
AGENDA:
09.30 - 10.00 am
Registration and sign in
10.00 - 10.15 am
Welcome & Introduction
10.15 - 10.45 am
Britain's National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy
10.45 - 11.15 am
Hedgehogs Species Action Plan from Northern Ireland
11.15 - 11.45 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
11.45 - 12.45 am
Past & present hedgehog research and the current situation in Ireland
12.45 - 01.30 pm
Lunch and networking
01.30 - 03.30 pm
Panel Discussions with Audience Q&A
Public awareness & education
Corporate/Business Involvement & Support
Monitoring & Research
Actions for short, medium and long term
3.30 - 4.00 pm
Summary, Conclusions & Closing Remarks
4.00 onwards
Tea / Coffee and Mingling
Event Organisors and Hedgehog Conservation Ireland team:
Event Organisors and Hedgehog Conservation Ireland team:
Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen
Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen
'Dr Hedgehog' - conservation scientist at University of Oxford and leading expert on European hedgehogs. Driving research since 2011 on all aspects of why they are declining, leading to significant conservation efforts and political influence.
Elaine O'Riordan
Elaine O'Riordan
Senior Technical Officer in Zoology at University of Galway. Special interest in hedgehogs and bats. Currently undertaking a PhD on Hedgehog Ecology in Ireland. Focusing on Citizen Science to monitor hedgehogs.
Dr Amy Haigh
Dr Amy Haigh
Head of Ecology Division at Veon Ecology. Completed PhD on the European hedgehog between 2007-2011 in University College Cork titled 'The Ecology of the European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europeaus) in Rural Ireland'.
Alan Bell
Alan Bell
Business consultant with a focus on innovation through conservation for Corporate ESG. Director with Eco Restoration Trust (formerly Curlew Trust), co-founder of ECI (Entrepreneurs Community International).
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