Celebrating #WorldRiversDay with the upper course of the Owendoher River (An Dothra Bheag) in Massy’s Woods in the Dublin Mountains

Report into the Blackwater fish kill raises many Qs: Why were dead fish spotted on Aug 9th & the EPA only aware by Aug 12th? ➕ 4 of the 31 facilities investigated had discharges that were not compliant with license requirements. Why is this happening? www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Loughrea in Galway becomes the lastest water body to suffer acute poisoning. People warned not to swim or let their dogs near the water. www.galwaybeo.ie/news/galway-...

Gorgeous #wetlands story map from Co Clare - such a great #LoveBogs resource storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/148f...

Increasing Irish river nitrate levels: a link to the EPA press release www.epa.ie/news-release...

An Taisce on new EPA report 👇 "this report is more bad news for the people and the wildlife in those areas [South & South East], indicating that many rivers in these areas will remain significantly polluted unless stronger measures are implemented." www.antaisce.org/News/continu...

Recent EPA report highlights river nitrogen pollution rising again River wildlife is vulnerable to pollutants, as evidenced by devastating River Blackwater fish kill. We can’t build resilient river ecosystems with ongoing high levels of nitrate pollution www.antaisce.org/news/continu...

7000 farmers (5%) are under Nitrates Derogation in Ireland 50,000 farmers (38%) are involved in ACRES agri-environmental scemes The risk of cuts to agri-environmental schemes in the next CAP & the failure of the government to ringfence funding for Nature Resoration is a massive issue #Ploughing25

Public records about North Cork Creameries - a company that is a "leading supplier of butter to the internationally renowned Kerrygold brand" - paint a disquieting picture of how regulators are performing www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

A brilliant piece by @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com this morning highlights the lack of enforcement of environmental legislation. North Cork Creameries (a member of Bord Bia’s Origin Green programme) has been issued with 125 non-compliance notices since 2020.

An Ecological Catastrophe on the Blackwater — and a System That Let It Happen Fish kills are "a year-round occurrence in Ireland, with Inland Fisheries Ireland recording 30 fish kills between Jan 2023 and July 2024". 👇 swanireland.ie/2025/09/an-e...

A reminder that the deadline for comments is 10 September

“Scientists have warned previously that Amoc collapse must be avoided “at all costs”. It would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50cm to already rising sea levels”

The submission deadline is 10 September!

Don’t let the EU weaken nature protection ❌ Across Europe, our rivers are dying, wildlife is vanishing & forests are thinning. Now the European Commission wants to weaken the laws that protect them. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👇 swanireland.ie/take-action/...

Whether or not they caused the horrific fish kill, serious questions need to be asked why North Cork Creameries has been repeatedly in breach of their EPA discharge licence. Do we need 46,000 fish to be directly attributable to their pollution to stop it? 🧵 www.thejournal.ie/fish-kill-ri...

The ever changing story around the catastrophic fish kill in Cork recently has taken another twist. A sample from the North Cork Co-Op Creamery Plant "found that ammonia levels in the discharge were 52 times over the permitted limit" ☠️ www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Here @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social hits the nail on the head! "The problem is governance and the failure of governments internationally to listen to the science" We need to double down on climate action and 1.5 degrees Paris Agreement temperature goal.

1 week left to apply to join our team @ukceh.bsky.social ! Apply here: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca... Reference: JR1465

Sea mayweed for #WildflowerHour #DaisyFamily challenge, from Muighinis, Conamara

“This summer, like every summer now, has been exceptional in terms of extreme heat around the world….This is what climate change looks like, and it will only get worse.” Until we stop burning fossil fuels, climate change will continue to make the world more dangerous.

There's a REALLY quick and easy survey for the public consultation on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme - it only takes a few seconds, anyone can fill it in, and it could make a huge difference to arts workers in Ireland. Take a few ticks to places a few ticks here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

🧵THREAD on agri-methane and ‘no additional warming’ Why is it so important to reduce methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture in the near term? What happens when countries like #Ireland use ‘no additional warming’ to set climate targets? PAPER: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... (1/18)

The gutting of nature from the Infrastructure, Climate & Nature Fund to finance transport, energy & water infrastructure projects in the National Development Plan is very alarming. Great to see our view on the NDP referenced in a recent @irishtimes.com editorial www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

Cong Risings, the largest karst springs in Ireland, fed from swallow holes on the shore of Lough Mask, County Mayo. 15th century monks’ fishing house.

*** Our recent review on contaminant transport in karst aquifers has been featured in AGU’s Editors’ Vox: doi.org/10.1029/2025... *** Find the full review here (open access): agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #Karst #Groundwater #Hydrology #Geoscience #EnvironmentalModeling

If they're not registered, their quality can't be independently checked: the private-but-public drinking water supplies that have @epaireland.bsky.social concerned about contamination risks www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...

A disturbing DeSmog article on major Irish dairy processors' export of Fat Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) to West Africa, helped by 🇮🇪 tax-payer monies. Local dairy farmers are being displaced by greenwashed, nutritionally-poor FFMP products. FFMP can incl. palm oil etc, it cannot be sold as "milk" in EU.

A really important investigation. Is Irish dairy feeding the world, or is it putting small local African farmers out of business to sell a sub-standard reconstituted milk product with questionable health outcomes for the local population?

'Despite the clear pattern of elevated nitrogen pollution in the south and southeast, the impact on our waterways of allowing additional organic nitrogen loading onto these farms has never been assessed as part of the licensing process' www.agriland.ie/farming-news... #WaterQualityMatters

We are hiring! The School of Natural Sciences in Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environmental Science. Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui..., and under 'Department', scroll to The School of Natural Sciences. Deadline: August 15th.

Almost 200 of the delegates at this week's Global Tipping Points Conference in Exeter endorsed a statement calling for world leaders to take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating #climate tipping points. @gsiexeter.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

"Waterways paying ‘high price’ for nitrates derogation" – Jennifer Whitmore TD “Continued government inaction is undermining Ireland’s environmental commitments – and our rivers & seas are paying the price" www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

Great that @epaireland.bsky.social report shows 10% reduction of nitrogen in rivers nationally in 2024, but most rivers in South & Southeast still had excess nitrogen pollution. So many rivers & estuaries will remain polluted unless stronger measures implemented. www.antaisce.org/news/water-q...

We're hiring a Teaching Fellow for the next academic year. An applied ecologist with expertise in terrestrial field ecology and contemporary biodiversity loss/policy issues. See the TCD vacancies site or contact me for details. Please circulate, especially to PhD students nearing completion.

Connemara and other Irish Marbles are used in the interior of the Museum Building @tcddublin.bsky.social. Connemara marble is a true marble in the geological sense and banded in shades of green #urbangeology.

Large-scale, illegal commercial extraction of peat is decimating vital ecosystems, according to the Environmental Protection Agency www.rte.ie/news/2025/06...

"Irish lakes at risk of similar Lough Neagh algal event" "The study concluded that 7 of the 35 lakes included in this study – 20% – face this high potential threat of experiencing" harmful algal bloom events. Stronger protection measures are needed! www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

Government survey finds majority of the public think it's doing a bad job on climate https://www.thejournal.ie/government-survey-climate-change-doing-badly-6740424-Jun2025/

A nod to the (semi) aquatic specialists I found this week in — the plants adapted to the rise and fall of a turlough basin: • Turlough Dandelion • Common Bladderwort • Lesser Water-plantain • Greater Spearwort #WildflowerHour #AquaticPlants #Turloughs @bsbibotany.bsky.social

PhD scholarship available in modelling water quality NbS measures. info here earthandplanetary.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/p...

Earlier this week, we took Treasa from RTE Countrywide for visit to our Atlantic rainforest, Coill Sheanadh Gharráin. Have a listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Lá “Taispeáin do chuid stríoca”#ShowYourStripes - Athrú teochta in Éirinn. Tá go leor fadhbanna ag baint leis an athrú aeráide, go háirithe méadú ar líon na stoirmeacha anseo in Éirinn, mar a chonaiceamar le déanaí i gConamara le Stoirm Eowyn

Temperature change over time, globally and in Dublin - food for thought on Show Your Stripes Day. We need increased action to cut fossil fuels if we are to have a liveable future #ShowYourStripes

Lady's Island lake is the end result of decades of agricultural nitrogen water pollution. The only way we can turn the agricultural nitrogen pollution problem around is if those in power admit that their measures aren't working. It's time to actually listen to the evidence, not the spin.

SWAN member, @antaisce.bsky.social, had their Head of Advocacy @elainemcgoff.bsky.social on Primetime last night talking about the pollution crisis in Lady's Island Lake. Watch the full piece here: 👇https://www.rte.ie/player/series/prime-time/SI0000000825?epguid=IH10008770-25-0050

We’re wasting the remaining carbon budget on war and AI.

It's not a 'nice to have' - fairness in climate action is crucial for its acceptance and success, days @alisheridan.bsky.social chair of the Just Transition Commission #climate www.independent.ie/irish-news/t...

www.independent.ie/farming/news... Oireachtas committee hears how ‘a total failure of leadership’ has resulted in ‘ecological disaster’ on the Wexford coast | Irish Independent

The Shimna River in spate in Tollymore Forest Park on Saturday