19 August 2020 A consultation process for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been announced by the Department of Housing, Local …
Human-induced change could affect as much as half of the world’s oceans
18 August 2020 Human-induced change may have affected as much as half of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, a …
Covid-19 spread threat through poor discarding of wet wipes
March 26th, 2020 The novel coronavirus could spread to our recreational waters due to the improper disposal of wet wipes, …
Cork county council to remove oil drums from grounded ghost ship
February 24th, 2020 Cork County Council is preparing to remove materials from a grounded ghost ship that could pose a …
No impact on protected nature area from Cork shipwreck, says Council
February 17th, 2020 Cork County Council has said that there are no signs of contamination to the protected Ballycotton Bay …
Ministers ignore EU legal deadline to ending overfishing by 2020
December 18th, 2019 EU fisheries Ministers have agreed to set various fisheries quota levels above scientifically suggested levels and will …
Irish water quality deteriorating across the board, EPA warns
December 10th, 2019 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned that the overall quality of Ireland’s lakes, rivers and estuaries …
Environmental activists call for end to overfishing
December 9th, 2019 Protesters gathered in Dublin today to demand that the Government ends overfishing in Irish waters ahead of …
High Court grants razor clams dredging injunction
September 30th, 2019 The High Court has granted an injunction on dredging for razor clams in the Waterford estuary pending …
Ministerial misstep puts mechanical kelp harvesting plans in jeopardy
July 29th, 2019 The State’s failure to adequately publish notice of plans to grant a licence for large-scale mechanical kelp …