We are hiring enthusiastic, driven, and passionate individuals to join our established and growing Conservation Detection Dog Team. The use of conservation detection dogs to protect and preserve our natural environment is becoming an ever more efficient and popular survey method worldwide. The detection team will work nationwide, monitoring bird and bat collision [...]
We are hiring Ecologists to join our growing Ecology team and meet the increasing demand for the company’s services. The successful candidates will be working on projects in the wind energy, drainage, road and built infrastructure sectors. The positions available will offer the successful candidates the opportunity to work on a wide variety of [...]
Publication of Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, the Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Kieran O’Donnell, and the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, have welcomed the publication of the Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022. [...]
Community consultation is often a requirement of the planning process. However, unveiling a project to the local community can be risky if engagement is not planned and carefully approached. MKO’s approach to community engagement ensures it is inclusive and informative and creates a platform for meaningful feedback that continues for the project. Our experience [...]
Wind Energy Ireland has published their Annual Wind Energy Report for 2022, in which details of Ireland’s wind energy contribution to the National Grid are examined. Overall, it can be viewed as a very positive year for Ireland’s wind energy contributions, as 34% of Ireland’s electricity was generated from wind in 2022, the [...]
The annual report of the Curlew Conservation Programme for the 2022 breeding season has been published on the NPWS website. Curlew (Numenius arquata ), once a common species of the Irish countryside, suffered a rapid decline (96%) in just over three decades. Many people remember their distinctive and unmistakable call spreading through bogs and [...]
In 2022, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) announced it had selected a new supplier, European Dynamics, to provide the national tendering service, eTenders. The target 'go-live' timeframe for the new eTenders platform is April 2023. A short time frame is planned when the current and the new platforms are simultaneously active. This measure [...]
The Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23) is the second update to Ireland's Climate Action Plan 2019 and the first to be prepared under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 and following the introduction of the 2022 Sectoral Emission Ceilings (SEC) and economy wide carbon budgets. CAP23 is structured to [...]
We are hiring a Graduate IT Technician to join our growing IT team. This full-time position will be based in our Galway office. The successful candidate will work alongside our IT team and take on IT support responsibilities. Key responsibilities Hardware setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting, including the set up of new starters and [...]
Susan discusses her role as a Graduate Ornithologist. Susan graduated with a degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology from University College Cork and joined MKO in 2022. Can you describe your role as a Graduate Ornithologist? I have a nice balance in my role as Graduate Ornithologist. [...]
