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 …
Sharks falling victim as commercial fishing bycatch
July 29th, 2019 Commercial fishing fleets are increasingly entrapping large sharks as bycatch leading to a significant decline in their …
Funds not available to repair crumbling Fermoy weir, Committee hears
July 3rd, 2019 Cork County Council has said that it does not have sufficient funding to repair a crumbling weir …
100,000-strong petition against Doonbeg Wall to be delivered to Trump
June 4th, 2019 A petition containing over 100,000 signatures opposing the construction of a coastal defence wall at President Donald …
OPW ‘jeopardising’ marine life in Limerick river
May 14th, 2019 A wildlife conservation group has accused the Office of Public Works (OPW) of destroying the banks of …
Do Not Consume: Wicklow town left without drinking water for months
April 16th, 2019 Jana Adamkova moved from the bustling capital city to Kiltegan in rural Co Wicklow with her partner …