Four out of five want additional protection for Irish coastal waters and oceans. There is strong support for more legal protection for Irish waters according to a coalition of Ireland’s leading environmental non-governmental organisations and networks. The Fair Seas Campaign, which seeks to protect, conserve and restore Ireland’s Read more…
Following advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the EU Commission has finally closed 87 sensitive marine areas in EU waters to bottom fishing. The closed areas amount to 16,000 km2 of EU waters, of which nearly 9,000 km2 are within the Irish Exclusive Economic Read more…
In May earlier this year, within the walls of Dublin Castle, a very special meeting took place. Chaired by Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, 99 Irish Citizens gathered to learn about biodiversity loss in Ireland, and what can be done to stop it. This was the first meeting of Ireland’s Citizens’ Read more…
18 FOLD INCREASE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS NEEDED TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS Ireland’s Marine Protected Areas must increase 18-fold by the end of the decade in order to restore critical habitats, safeguard wildlife and address the climate crisis according to a new report commissioned by the Fair Read more…
26 May 2022 There’s been no shortage of big storms landing in Ireland over the past few years. There’s been Ophelia, Emma and Ciara – to name a few. They’ve wreaked havoc on different parts of the country – and because of climate change they are set to be more Read more…
17 December 2021 A Bill before the Seanad today that is set to determine how Ireland manages its marine territory will be a “lose-lose situation” if passed as is, environmental groups have warned. The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) and the Environmental Pillar have urged the Government to defer the Maritime Read more…
21 October 2021 Ireland is headed towards substantial obstacles for renewable energy if it does not immediately change course on marine planning, according to environmental groups. Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) and the Environmental Pillar issued their warning today as the Maritime Area Planning Bill makes its way through Committee Stage. Read more…
11 August 2021 Ireland is located at a latitude equivalent to parts of Canada and Siberia. These places can see snow all winter and temperatures dip into the negatives. So why is Ireland so much warmer? A big part of it has to do with an ocean current. Last week, Read more…
7 July 2021 Minister of State Malcolm Noonan met with protesters today outside the Dáil who are demanding the State act urgently on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Representatives from Extinction Rebellion Ireland, Irish Wildlife Trustl Flossie and the Beach Cleaners, and Solutions not Pollution brought symbolic fishing nets and marine-inspired Read more…
24 June 2021 Next Monday 28th June, our Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue will decide, jointly with his European peers, how fishing activities must be monitored and controlled to ensure their compliance with fisheries sustainability rules. Twenty NGOs, including 10 from Ireland, have recently encouraged the Read more…
