July 2nd, 2018 A Cork-based citizen group held a peaceful demonstration against a controversial, large-scale kelp harvesting project in Bantry Bay area on Sunday. Dozens of protestors from the Bantry Ray – Protect our Native Kelp campaign, joined by a number of local councillors, rallied along Bantry’s Abbey Beach, carrying Read more…
May 9th, 2018 An individual involved with a Cork-based citizens’ group has secured a judicial review into the granting of a licence for large-scale kelp harvesting in Bantry Bay. The Protect Our Native Kelp Forest group has been protesting against a controversial planning decision that would allow Tralee-based bioengineering firm Read more…
March 8th, 2018 A campaign group held a mock funeral procession for Ireland’s seaweed outside the Dail yesterday in protest against the granting of a large-scale mechanical harvesting license in Bantry Bay. The demonstration coincided that the launch of a Private Member’s Motion to tackle a lack of regulation and Read more…
