Question: what animals are native to ireland?
Answer: Red deer. Believed to have been present in Ireland for at least 12,000 years, the mighty red deer is Ireland's biggest land mammal, and the only current species of deer considered “native” to here.
The viviparous lizard. ... 
The great Irish elk. ... 
Hedgehog. ... 
Pygmy shrew. ... 
Red fox. ... 
Connemara pony. ... 
Irish setter. ...