Today I endeavoured to speak for the rivers, to provide a counter balance to the lobbyist's narrative on the polluting nitrates derogation. Our rivers, lakes and seas deserve a chance to run healthy, wild and free from pollution www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...

Meeting with EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall "We’re calling on the Commissioner to champion the science and the law in her decision on Ireland’s next nitrates derogation ... Irish people care very deeply about clean and healthy waters" Dr Elaine McGoff www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

The idea that Ireland has ever "gold plated" the transposition of EU Environmental law, is causing a lot of people in my world to chortle manically.

For those in any doubt, the ongoing nitrates derogation debate is not about the science on water quality, it's political wrangling, with our rivers, lakes and seas caught in the crossfire. Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics. www.rte.ie/news/politic...

There is a co-ordinated attack underway on access to justice & environmental democracy, with the Irish public being bombarded daily with anti-judicial review messaging from all sides. This is to soften up the public before their right to access justice is removed- it's manufacturing consent.

Facts matter, particularly when it comes to the erosion of the public right to access justice.

Oh so it turns out we are allowed criticise the EU after all, but only when it's about [checks notes] upholding environmental standards

@saveladyislandlake.bsky.social hosting important public meeting at 7pm on Nov 17 at Lady’s Island Community Centre on nitrate pollution. An Taisce's Head of Advocacy & freshwater expert @elainemcgoff.bsky.social will be speaking on the science behind this ecological crisis. #SaveLadysIslandLake

We are hosting a public meeting on November 17 at Lady’s Island Community Centre. @elainemcgoff.bsky.social from @antaisce.bsky.social will outline how the main measures proposed by the Department of Agriculture do not work for nitrogen pollution. Q&A after. All welcome. Let’s #SaveLadysIslandLake

Urban wastewater treatment is the 4th greatest pressure on Irish water quality. Some of that could be fixed by infrastructure, but almost half of the pollution is due to poor operational management. The solution is not less environmental scrutiny. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

If you cannot see children trick-or-treating, maybe consider not driving tonight?

Halloween is tomorrow! A friendly reminder to motorists. 📷 @tomflood.bsky.social

Wonderful to see well-researched & inspiring 'Lie of the Land' by environmental journalist John Gibbons on Irish Book Awards shortlist. Sole book on Irish environmental issues in non-fiction category. Public vote open until 16 Nov: www.irishbookawards.ie/nominee/the-... @thinkorswim.bsky.social

there are permissions 70,000+ new homes ready to go <2,000 appeals last year & only a small % were housing nobody “votes” on planning applications JR is not Planning system, it’s a legal process to see if the law was followed correctly -JRs are a tiny %…& 1/4 are by the developers themselves

‪Over the weekend our letter, in response to John FitzGerald's article earlier last week, was published in the @irishtimes.com We corrected several incorrect claims that were made in the article. with @hannahdaly.ie @colmduff.bsky.social David Styles www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain. Nobody with any sense or decency should be there. No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there. Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.

This 🎯, a thousand times this.

Environmental rules become stricter when our environment is in crisis. If rivers are heavilh polluted or species are on the brink, projects face greater scrutiny. The real failure isn’t “red tape”, it’s decades of political neglect and underinvestment in environmental protection.

Are you a little confused about how Ireland’s Presidential Election works? Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

Irelan asks for "no additional heating approach" to farming. IE if emissions don’t increase, they can be "climate neutral" Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same. A better world beacons

Dec 2020 - Uisce Eireann fined just €2000 for pollution incident in Cavan River. Feb and July 2023 more pollution incidents from UE on same river. UE fined just €3500 for July incident resulting in fish kil. Paltry fines not working. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

@endseurope.com special report: Who’s ready for the Nature Restoration Law? - shows Ireland has a lot of work to do. Ireland ranks 12/27 for preparedness. Worst when it comes to sea area designations and one of four countries to have no management plans in place in protected areas.

I'm utterly gobsmacked at how much this article misrepresents our research and our position. This follows personal communication which should have clarified any of these misinterpretations.

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Pádraic Fogarty, ecologist, said [Irish Presidential candidate Heather Humphreys] had “little interest” in the environmental aspects of her brief. 'Mr Fogarty said the Irish environment had suffered as a consequence' “We lost a decade on this issue because of that lack of interest”

Please email [email protected] to ask them to break the #ClimateSilence & ask the 2 candidates "How will you integrate climate change into your Presidency?” in the last TV debate on Tuesday I've done the research to make this easy @thejournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/clima... #Aras25

Come on man ffs

Why don’t we just paint everything neon: People, clothes, pets, poles, buildings, trees , lakes, rocks, every goddamn inch of this planet neon.

"Dangerously woke"? So like "dangerously inclusive"? "Dangerously welcoming"? "Dangerously peace-loving"? "Dangerously critical of power"? "Dangerously democratic"? Okayyyy .... go Irish youth!!

The max fine for a company who causes a fish kill through illegal pollution is usually just €5,000. And that's if anyone is even held responsible 👎 To actually stop nature destruction, we need a system with strong regulation and penalties.

Will I be the first to suggest the carbon offsets worked exactly as planned: they delayed real action for another 25 years

It’s premature of CCAC to call for the urgent development of a regulation on No Net Loss of Biodiversity. While some evidence suggests that NNL has potential benefits, there are serious concerns & evidence of ongoing issues with enforcement, compliance & monitoring www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

'[this] could not have come at a worse time for the Gov. & farmers as Ireland attempts to retain its EU nitrates derogation.. The EPA findings undermine the case for retention ..The Min for Ag has called for an extension..This now looks like a specious argument.' www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

Why is the Government delaying publication of the land use review? As someone who participated in the process, I would say it's because the government does not like what the Land Use Review reveals or the scale of change it necessitates. share.google/LsFvGkxLremk...

EPA Report Shows Much Stronger Action is Needed on Water Quality - SWAN "Despite government rhetoric, the real improvements needed to restore our rivers, lakes, and seas to good health just aren’t happening after over fifteen years of decline." swanireland.ie/2025/10/epa-...

The data tells the same old sad story, while our Government tells another in efforts to secure another nitrates derogation.

It's the same old story - only worse @antaisce.bsky.social @swanireland.ie deeply concerned www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

No surprises here but will the rhetoric change? I doubt it. 'Despite all the rhetoric about saving our nitrates derogation and turning the tide on water quality in Ireland, there is still no evidence of the necessary improvement across the board in our waters.' www.antaisce.org/news/decade-...

This, while shocking, could be fixed so quickly. It's simply not good enough, and our waterways are paying the price. 'over 40% of these failures were avoidable, caused by poor plant operation, equipment breakdowns, and inadequate maintenance, training, or procedures'

SWAN Calls for More Urgent Action as EPA Report Exposes Persistent Sewage Failures It “shows that more than 40% of the pollution failures are down to issues that could be rapidly addressed such as poor plant operation & inadequate maintenance & training" swanireland.ie/2025/10/swan...

⚠️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.⚠️ Once again, this assault on environmental safeguards is being sold as “simplification.” It’s not simplification, it’s dismantling. And it’s a betrayal of both nature and farmers.

This is honestly the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time- banning the use of the words burger & sausage on plant based products. The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'? P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

The EU frogmarched into ridicule by the intensive farm lobby. The European Parliament has voted through the Veggie burgers ban. As the world burns, we make symbolic gestures to show we want to burn it faster.

One bright spot in a dull budget 2026 for the environment – the 20% increase in funding for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, including a 27% uplift in capital investment in Ireland’s National Parks and Nature Reserves and its Natura sites is much-needed and welcome.

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane! www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement will benefit a handful of big corporations while driving deforestation, the climate crisis and exposing small-scale farmers to unfair competition. Take action now and say no to this toxic trade deal. www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos...