Four reasons to ban super-trawlers in Irish waters now
A visit to Irish waters last week by the super-trawler Margiris was greeted with understandable dismay by fishermen and environmentalists alike. The…
Environment & Conservation
There will be floods | Is Ireland better prepared this year?
Winter is here and there will be floods. But are we ready? Last winter was one of the wettest on record in…
EPA Report finds little progress on Ireland’s water quality
A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ) Report has revealed some unpleasant truths about Ireland’s environment and particularly the state of its…
Losing Ireland’s Curlew: A Bird on the Brink
The cry of the Curlew is unmistakable. It’s a haunting and beautiful sound of the Irish countryside – but sadly one that’s being heard…
Turning Point on Land and Sea | Ireland to Ratify Climate Change Agreement
On Tuesday in an important step toward combating climate change the Irish government decided to begin the process to ratify the Paris Agreement…
Calling all citizen scientists – Coastwatch survey looking for volunteers!
Coastwatch are conducting their annual coastal survey and need your help. They are looking for volunteers from all walks of life to…
What’s Going On With Jellyfish? Another Beach Invasion Occurs
It was only last week when an extremely unusual mass landing of jellyfish occurred on the Irish coast, and now something similar…
It’s World Animal Day! Here’s five of our magnificent marine creatures
Ireland is surrounded by some of the most beautiful, rugged coastline in the world and the waters that help carve the coast…
Booterstown Marsh – A unique Dublin Bay wetland
Booterstown Nature Reserve lies right at the heart of Dublin Bay. This unique wetland is the last remaining salt marsh on the south…
Plastic poisons our water – Ireland needs to act now
France has become the first country in the world to ban plastic cutlery. The new law means any plastic food and drink…
Clean Coast’s Big Beach Clean is next week | You should join in!
Clean Coasts annual Big Beach Clean weekend is just around the corner with lots of beach cleans happening from the 16th – 18th…
Gotta count ’em all! Join the All Island Whale Watch this Saturday
Although whales can be been seen throughout the year, the most frequent sightings occur now in late summer and autumn when they come to…
Avians Assemble! Thousands of terns flock to Sandymount Strand
Something pretty spectacular is happening on Sandymount Strand. As the sun goes down over the sandy beach at the heart of the…
Careful now! Easy jellyfish identification guide
Some newsworthy jellyfish, namely the dangerous Lion’s mane, have been turning up on beaches along the east coast and mild hysteria has followed…
From old fishing nets, opportunities for new business
We’re slowly but surely moving away from the wasteful throwaway culture where if we break it, we bin it. And this is…
It’s World Oceans Day: Five easy ways to help the seas
Today, June 8th, is World Oceans Day. It’s a global day celebrating our oceans and a day to reflect on what we can…
Antrim drilling begins despite drinking water fears
Drilling at the controversial oil well at Woodburn Forest in Co Antrim has begun. The project has been greeted with dismay in the…
Heatwave coming? Five easy water conservation tips to remember
Get ready folks, if reports are to be believed, a heatwave is on the way. And despite all our experience telling us otherwise,…
Cork opposition unwavering as incinerator hearing concludes
What’s so bad about an incinerator in Cork Harbour? An efficient waste management solution to a waste management problem, right? Well it’s…
Super trawlers are OK but no to protecting sharks?
Twenty five years ago Irish waters were declared a Whale and Dolphin sanctuary thanks to a proposal by the Irish Whale and Dolphin…
Divers protest dumping in conservation area
A flotilla of boats and divers took part in a peaceful protest on Sunday the 24th of April against plans by Dublin…
At Merrion Strand, seagulls aren’t really the problem
A downgrading of bathing water quality at Merrion Strand in Dublin has seen a not wholly unexpected spike in talk about the menace of…
Humpback Whales – Real Life Giants of the Irish Coast
The legend goes it was Fionn MacCool that built the causeway on the beautiful Antrim Coast. That fascinating rock formation on the north…
Rare Jaguar Shark spotted off West Kerry
A rare Jaguar shark has been spotted off west Kerry in a what marine scientists are calling an extremely unlikely event. The already vibrant…
Purest Shores: Are these Ireland’s best Blue flag beaches?
You should want every beach in Ireland you visit to have the coveted ‘Blue flag’. Because essentially it means everything about you visit…
Dingle Aquarium’s exciting new interactive exhibit
Dingle Oceanworld already excelled as a destination but now it’s adding another layer of unique interactivity to its wonderful aquarium. To celebrate it’s…
Super trawlers responsible for West coast Dolphin deaths?
A spate of Dolphins stranding on the North-West coast has occurred again this year continuing a troubling trend that began in 2011….
Inside story: Star Wars & Skellig Michael
In early 2015 Star Wars, the film franchise phenomenon that has raked in billions worldwide, selected Skellig Michael, a stark and beautiful…
Video: Sammy the Seal is back!
He’s got street smarts and reckons he knows where the freshest fish is: Yes, Sammy the Seal is back! You may have seen…
There’s something in the water – Brockovich concern over Irish water
A deadly toxin poisoning the water system, an evil organisation trying to keep it quiet and an environmental activist trying to get…
Coastal Treasures | Go Rockpooling on the Rocky Shores!
As we get older our relationship with beaches changes. The life-filled rocky shores are swapped for the more predictable plains of the…
Make these 5 changes today or the Seal gets it.
There’s good news and there’s bad news. I’ll get to the good news in a second. Ok, you’re not going to like…
The Microbeads and the Deep Blue Sea
It’s a curious realization when something you would have probably thought very little about, but perhaps on occasion and quickly considered benign, turns out to…
Seabirds of the Irish coast: The Puffin
The fantastic looking Puffin is a summer visitor to Irish shores. They have black and white bodies with beautifully multi-coloured bills and are unmistakable when seen up close. Where…
Sea level rise: Dublin in the year 2100
The rise of sea levels sped on by human activity is now a fact of life with low lying islands around the world already feeling the…
Sharks are jawsome!
Sharks. More afraid of us than we are of them. At least they should be. Sharks are darn pretty awesome! They’ve been around for…
Bray Beach Clean
Take only pictures, leave only footprints We were happy to take part in the Clean Coasts Big Bray Beach Clean, part of an…