September 1st, 2017 Swimmers have been warned not to enter waters at Sandycove Harbour due to the presence of high levels of E.coli in the water. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is investigating the matter, and has issued a temporary ‘Do Not Swim’ notice at the harbour, with results “expected back Read more…
August 31, 2017 The Marine Institute has launched a new user-friendly safety reporting website to provide the most up-to-date information available on shellfish and finfish production areas. The new website will provide information to regulatory authorities, producers, processors, hospitality industry, public health officials, and the general public on recent trends analysis, Read more…
August 31, 2017 Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced a new €2m funding call for angling projects and conservation initiatives. Applications are invited from groups, associations, clubs, local authorities, or other appropriate bodies looking to improve Ireland’s fisheries resource. IFI have launched a new web-based application, The Inland Fisheries Ireland Read more…
August 31, 2017 Anglers and waterway-enthusiasts have been raising the alarm for decades. Whether we really listened while they talked is a moot point. Either way, it is now official – the quality of Ireland’s rivers has witnessed a “continued and unwelcome decline” since the late 1980s. This is the finding Read more…
August 25th, 2017 Experts have long identified the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) as the centrepiece of efforts in Europe and Ireland to address threats to our water environment. It requires our rivers, lakes, groundwater and coastal water to achieve a healthy state by 2021. The River Basin Management Plan Read more…
August 25th, 2017 In a rare piece of good news on the status of our coral reefs, a new report has documented the spectacular recovery of reefs in Belize thanks to a grassroots movement bringing together scientists, environmentalists, fishermen and tour operators. The Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative (HRI) Read more…
August 25th, 2017 The All-Island Whale Watch Day is being held this weekend at headlands nationwide. This annual event is free and open to all members of the public. The purpose of the day is to support whale and dolphin conservation in Ireland and raise awareness of the 25 species Read more…
August 16th, 2017 The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) paid out almost €250,000 for scholarships linked to the oil and gas industry over the past decade, new data reveals. Figures released to The Green News under Freedom of Information legislation shows that funding for 25 scholarships was Read more…
August 4th, 2017 Ireland’s environmental watchdog has ordered Kilkenny County Council to investigate potential contamination of the River Nore by discharge from a Council street sweeping truck. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called for the investigation after video footage emerged of a street sweeping truck emptying a liquid substance into Read more…
July 25, 2017 A permit scheme introduced in February 2016 to regularise the employment of migrant workers on Irish fishing boats has been severely criticised at a recent committee hearing. Rolled out by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in 2015, the Atypical Worker Permission Scheme gave undocumented fishermen from outside the Read more…
