To Protect Bull Island’s Wildlife, Is Banning Dogs the Way Forward?
The popularity of Dublin’s North Bull Island means the wildlife that call it home are regularly subject to disturbance by people and pets…
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Have Your Say | Public Consultation on Proposal to Ban Microbeads
A public consultation has opened on a proposed ban on products containing plastic microbeads. The process will last 6 weeks and closes on 24th March…
Hungry Hungry Trawler | Super Trawler Dirk Dirk arrives off Mayo
The Supertrawler Dirk Dirk (yep, that’s really its name) has arrived off Mayo. The 95 metre factory ship, sailing under a Dutch…
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…