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…
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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…
With a surge of usage Irish Water urges public to conserve water
Irish Water is appealing to people to conserve water when they can. They have confirmed that there has been a significant increase…
Coastwatch Survey results launched in Dublin today
Coastwatch shore state and nature results from nearly 600 sites surveyed by citizen scientists were launched today (Friday 5th April) by Ricardo…
Large Trawlers to be banned within six miles of Irish coast
Minister Creed provides increased protection to waters inside Irelands 6 mile limit – benefits for inshore sector, ecosystem and nursery areas Minister…
Get involved! Annual Coastwatch Survey 15th September – 15th October
Calling all citizen scientists! Coastwatch is conducting its annual coastal survey and needs your help. They are looking for volunteers from all…
Get Involved | Oiled Wildlife First Responder Training Course in Howth
Join Ireland’s team of Oiled Wildlife Responders and learn how to care for wild birds affected by an Oil Spill. A special…
Wave Regatta at Howth to champion Sailors for the Sea environmental initiative
Participants in the June Bank Holiday Wave Regatta at Howth are being asked to take a lead role in the fight against…
Music to My Ears | Clean Coasts team up with The Riptide Movement on Coastal Tour
Clean Coasts are teaming up with the The Riptide Movement on a special Coast to Coast tour this summer. The excellent Irish…
Tramore Eco Group aspires to create Ireland’s first ‘green’ seaside town
When people work together to protect the environment, great things can happen. In Waterford, Tramore Eco Group are a looking to do…
Irish Waters a Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary? Technically, Yes.
2017 is the worst year on record for cetacean strandings in Ireland according to new figures released by the Irish Whale and…
The Plight of the Curlew | Tonight on RTE’s Eco Eye
Tune into Eco Eye on RTE tonight at 7pm to better understand the plight of the curlew, Ireland’s bird on the brink….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Make these 5 changes today or the Seal gets it.
Plastic pollution is a serious problem, we know this and we need to recognise our crumby habits and change them. Sometimes they’re not…
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…