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O’ Mahony & Hunt welcome news of 'Hope Spot' designation in off Ireland's Greater Skellig Coast
Biodiversity

New Spot of Hope for Ireland’s Ocean Conservation Movement

Ireland is home to a newly designated ‘Hope Spot’ off the Greater Skellig Coast in an area noted to have high conservation value for biodiversity.  Hope Spots are scientifically identified as critical to the health of the ocean and designated Read more…

By admin, 2 monthsJanuary 31, 2023 ago
Biodiversity

The Importance of COP15

By Pádraic Fogarty, Campaign Officer with the Irish Wildlife Trust When the gavel went down at the end of COP21 in Paris in November 2015 there was a moment of great relief and jubilation. The Paris Agreement had decided that Read more…

By admin, 3 monthsDecember 15, 2022 ago
Marine

Two thirds of people believe Irish Seas are unhealthy

Four out of five want additional protection for Irish coastal waters and oceans.   There is strong support for more legal protection for Irish waters according to a coalition of Ireland’s leading environmental non-governmental organisations and networks.   The Fair Read more…

By admin, 4 monthsNovember 10, 2022 ago
COP

Loss and Damage: the defining issue of COP27

You may recall the plea ‘to keep 1.5 alive’ from last years COP26. This 1.5 goal refers to the target of keeping the earth’s warming below a temperature rise of 1.5 degrees, and in line with the 2016 Paris Agreement. Read more…

By admin, 4 months ago
Cold water coral reef in Irish waters
Marine

EU Commission closes sensitive areas to bottom fishing, including nearly 9,000 km2 in Irish waters

Following advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the EU Commission has finally closed 87 sensitive marine areas in EU waters to bottom fishing. The closed areas amount to 16,000 km2 of EU waters, of Read more…

By admin, 6 months ago
Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity

What’s to be won at Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss?

In May earlier this year, within the walls of Dublin Castle, a very special meeting took place. Chaired by Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, 99 Irish Citizens gathered to learn about biodiversity loss in Ireland, and what can be done to Read more…

By admin, 6 monthsOctober 3, 2022 ago
Biodiversity

18 Fold Increase In Marine Protected Areas Needed

18 FOLD INCREASE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS NEEDED TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS Ireland’s Marine Protected Areas must increase 18-fold by the end of the decade in order to restore critical habitats, safeguard wildlife and address the climate Read more…

By admin, 6 monthsOctober 1, 2022 ago
Feature

Opposition to mining in Clare grows as licensing looms

6 July 2022   Over recent months, local opposition has been building against possible mineral prospecting in east Clare. Resistance in East Clare  Opposition was largely spurred on by the publication of a prospecting licence, granted to the mining company Read more…

By admin, 9 monthsJuly 6, 2022 ago
Feature

Culture Column: The Saga of the Swamp Thing

6 July 2022 Comic book characters are at the height of popularity right now. The characters created by DC and Marvel in particular have been making their mark in the box office with Avengers: Endgame being the highest grossing movie Read more…

By admin, 9 months ago
News

So long from our editor, Kayle Crosson

24 June 2022 As some of you may have seen on Twitter this week, today is my last official day as editor of The Green News. I first started as an intern here back in 2019 – just a couple Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 9 months ago

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