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 …
Inland Fisheries Ireland makes €2m funding call for angling and conservation projects
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 …
Continued and Unwelcome Decline in Irish Waterways – EPA Report
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 …
River Basin Management Plan: Where we are now and where we should be heading
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. …
Grassroots movement helping Caribbean reefs to recover
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 …
Open Call for Citizen Scientists to take part in Whale-Watch Ireland 2017
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 …
€250,000 dished out since 2007 for scholarships linked to oil and gas industry, new data reveals
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 …
EPA orders Council to investigate potential contamination of River Nore
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 …
Migrant workers on fishing boats still face “gross forms of exploitation”, Jobs Committee told
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 …
Contentious bid for waste plant permit in Warrenpoint Harbour withdrawn
July 24th, 2017 A waste company has withdrawn its contentious bid for a permit to operate a waste plant in Warrenpoint Harbour in Newry following concerns from the local community. The company, Re-Gen Waste Ltd, submitted an application in February for a Pollution Prevention and …