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Biodiversity

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 the Newport River in Co Limerick and jeopardising the livelihood of its marine species. The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) claims that the OPW had violated both Irish and European legislation Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsMay 14, 2019 ago
Agriculture

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 two years ago to escape the busy city life in Dublin and settle into a new life with their young child. However, Adamkova’s more simply country life didn’t last for Read more…

By admin, 4 yearsApril 16, 2019 ago
Marine

Irish NGOs join global push for greater marine protection

March 22nd, 2019 Two of Ireland’s flagship nature conservation groups have joined forces with an international network of concerned NGOs to push for bigger and better marine protected areas (MPAs). The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) and Coastwatch Ireland, alongside prominent European marine advocacy organisation, Seas at Risk, have launched a Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsMarch 22, 2019 ago
Marine

New complaint to EU over Haulbowline Island clean up

February 15th, 2019 An environmental group has filed a new complaint to the European Commission over the State’s commitment to complete an all-island clean-up of contamination from an old steel plant on Haulbowline Island. The complaint filed by Friends of the Irish Environment alleges that the State has breached its Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsFebruary 15, 2019 ago
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Marine

Growing evidence of microplastics in food chain, committee hears

February 12th, 2019 Evidence of microplastics along the food chain is growing and is becoming a real cause for concern, an Oireachtas committee heard today. Speaking at a hearing on proposed microbeads legislation, Dr Kevin Lynch of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) said microplastics are becoming a “significant problem” in Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsFebruary 12, 2019 ago
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Biodiversity

EU action against Ireland over range of environmental issues

January 25th, 2019 The European Commission is taking action against Ireland for failure to comply with a range of environmental, biodiversity and marine obligations under EU law. In its January package of infringement decisions, the Commission announced that it is pursuing Ireland for failing to fully transpose an EU Directive Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsJanuary 25, 2019 ago
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Climate Change

Antarctica losing ice at an alarming rate

January 17th, 2019 Antarctica is losing ice at a far more rapid pace than over the last four decades due to rising levels of warm and salty ocean water, a new study has found. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that sea levels Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsJanuary 17, 2019 ago
Marine

More action needed to properly tackle marine waste

January 15th, 2019 While welcoming a new scheme to encourage fishermen to clean up our seas, conservation groups have warned that much more is needed to tackle the level of waste produced by the fishing industry itself. Last week, the Minister for the Marine Michael Creed TD launched the Clean Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsJanuary 15, 2019 ago
Biodiversity

Large trawlers to be banned from coastal waters by 2020

December 21st, 2018 The decision from the Minister for the Marine to exclude trawling by large vessels close to the Irish coast has been welcomed as the “biggest step” ever seen in Ireland towards marine conservation. Earlier today, Michael Creed TD announced that from 1 January 2020 fishing vessels over Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsDecember 21, 2018 ago
Marine

Fears over State commitment to clean up contamination on Haulbowline Island

December 14th, 2018 The Government has been accused of forgetting about its commitment to complete an all-island clean-up of contamination from an old steel plant on Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour. The concern from Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE) follows today’s visit from the Minister for the Marine, Michael Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsDecember 14, 2018 ago

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