The HouseEurope! exhibition presents evidence of the wanton, unnecessary demolition of buildings in Europe when cities and those who live in them badly need more space for housing. Presented in collaboration with Islander Architects. architecturefoundation.ie/event/exhibi... #IAFFutureHeritage

An Taisce is delighted to be offering special tours of historic Tailors' Hall (built in 1706!) as part of the wonderful #OpenHouseDublin event on 18-19 October Tours are timed & booking required, so get your ticket today: www.eventbrite.ie/e/open-house... @irisharchitecturef.bsky.social

If you've been watching Prime Time & you want to do something to get marine protected areas into law, then sign the @fairseas.ie petition to the Irish Govt asking to get a move on. Join over 80,000 people who have already signed. Let's get it to 100,000! 🌊✊#rtept

Make sure your Climate Action Week event is up on this great new website that shares events taking place all over Ireland: climateactionweek.ie @climateambassador.bsky.social #ClimateActionWeek #ClimateAction

It's 17 years since I've been on the beautiful Lough Carra, and the unusual white marl that gives the water a distinctive turquoise look is sadly looking very green now on foot of nutrient pollution. Another treasure being slowly lost to us all.

🚫 Say NO to toxic trade! The EU-Mercosur deal fuels deforestation, deepens climate chaos & hurts small farmers. Stop this corporate power grab! 📩 Email your politician now! www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos... ✊ #StopEUMercosur

PFAS pollution survives indefinitely in our waterways, yet a new report shows "there is no action plan or strategy dedicated to PFAS in Ireland"

'Treading lightly on the earth' Talk from Éanna Ní Lamhna — educator, author & biologist, exploring our vital relationship with nature Thursday 23 October at 7.30pm in Tailors' Hall — D08 X2A3 Book your place now: www.eventbrite.ie/e/talk-tread... #naturalheritage #restorenature #ecosystems

There's plenty of blame to go around, incl. the failing EPA licensing system which failed to prevent the repeated pollution events which would undoubtedly have weakened the resilience of any wildlife in the river,making them more vulnerable to whatever pollutant ultimately caused the huge fish kill.

River Blackwater: "This kill will reverberate out through the system, to the birds, bats, otters & other animals which fed on fish and insects from the river, having a much greater impact than thousands of dead fish" Dr Elaine McGoff, Head of Advocacy An Taisce www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Under the surface — how nitrates affect freshwater ecosystems and how we're failing to protect them An Taisce's Head of Advocacy is giving a special talk for Lough Carra Catchment Association 8pm 23 September, Carnacon Centre, F12NY38 Mayo Details: www.loughcarralife.ie @elainemcgoff.bsky.social

An Taisce is proud to be a member of the Foundation for Environmental Education. A huge well done to colleagues representing Green-Schools, Green-Campus, Young Reporters for the Environment - Ireland, and Learning about Forests - LEAF Ireland at the global EcoCampus 2025 Conference. #GreenEducation

Why are we using arable land for solar farms when new rooftops are bare? @irishexaminer.bsky.social publishes piece I did on disconnected thinking #Ireland #Spéirghorm on solar energy - where new buildings, both commercial and homes, going up everyday without solar panels. #energy #climate #housing

An EPA report has indicated that nitrogen levels have increased 16% in the first 6 months of 2025 and these are 'reasonable predictors' for the year. However, older reports showed there was a decrease of 10% in 2024, so what can we take from this? 🧵

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...

Good to see @antaisce.bsky.social climate committee colleagues @autofac.bsky.social @swimsure.bsky.social John Sweeney presenting to Oireachtas Joint Committee today #climate #carbonbudgets + @hannahdaly.ie (12.30)

Fantastic opportunity to join the Clean Coasts Team! Now hiring an Impact and Engagement Officer to help strengthen support for grassroots community groups and drive real environmental change. cleancoasts.org/about-us/#ca... #CleanCoasts #nowhiring #environmentaljobs

Precisely the question I keep asking myself: 'It begs the question: what on earth is the point of the EPA licensing regime if companies – in broad daylight, visible to us all – repeatedly breach the rules meant to protect our fragile rivers?' www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

An Taisce’s fantastic Climate Action Team has created a brand new, low-carbon, dedicated Climate Action Week website — www.climateactionweek.ie Please add your public #ClimateActionWeek event or events to the site's calendar. The site also has lots of great resources and event ideas too

Delighted An Taisce & the Project Management Institute are partnering for Climate Action Week. Well done to our Climate Action Team working to create this new opportunity to grow vital networks, collaborate & empower change makers nationwide www.businesseye.co.uk/business-ie/... #ClimateAction

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to the #HandsoffNature campaign! Nearly 200k people across the EU made their views clear in a short space of time on this vital issue. Once these laws are gone, it’s almost impossible to get them back, but it's not over yet. We will keep you updated ...

“Every delay means potentially greater ecological damage & higher financial costs ... The costs for properly managing our existing & also future sites will continue to climb the longer the Government waits to act.” Protect our seas now 🌊 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Dr Elaine McGoff, An Taisce's Head of Advocacy will be giving a great talk for BirdWatch Ireland Kildare Branch in Naas Library and Cultural Centre Thursday 11 September at 7pm 'Wings of Change' — protecting Ireland's birds and ecosystems @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @elainemcgoff.bsky.social

Blue-green algae linked toxins found in flesh of fish from Lough Neagh for the first time 👇 #pollution #health open.substack.com/pub/theearth...

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...

Join us at lunchtime next Wednesday 17th September where we'll be taking part in an episode of @antaisce.bsky.social's excellent series of online marine talks called "Not Stopping Now! For the Ocean". 🌊 Sign up here 👇 eeu-antaisce-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Just a couple of days left to speak up for nature The European Commission wants to roll back vital environmental protections – and they’re asking for your opinion. Let them understand nature needs more help than ever #HandsOffNature Please send your message: swanireland.ie/take-action/...

Culture Night at An Taisce's historic Tailors' Hall Due to demand, tickets available for EXTRA PERFORMANCE of 'Miss Julie' by August Strindberg (Dress Rehearsal) Doors open 2.30pm — performance starts at 3pm To book: www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-ni... #CultureNight @culturenightdub.bsky.social

This article hits the nail on the head. What we get from our Government is nice words, empty promises and little action, while our precious waterways die. 'That response highlights again our enthusiasm for enacting laws but not enforcing them.' www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

💔 STATE OF DISUNION Ahead of von der Leyen’s speech, the EU faces a wave of deregulation disguised as “simplification.” Hard-won safeguards for clean water, forests & nature are on the line. Citizens are pushing back through one of the biggest grassroots campaigns in years.

'The catastrophe has the unenviable status of being the worst fish kill in the history of this Republic. To date, it has not been possible, despite the efforts of 4 State agencies & a visit by Minister Timmy Dooley ... to identify origin of the deadly toxin' www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Don’t let the EU tear down hard won nature protections The European Commission is quietly trying to dismantle the laws that safeguard nature They think we wouldn’t notice or care But we do Please take a moment to tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature swanireland.ie/take-action/...

Great Explore Your Shore Workshop coming up in Wexford area this Sunday Wonderful collab from Clean Coasts with National Biodiversity Data Centre nationwide. Volunteers can develop ID skills, contribute to marine baseline data & become local ecological guardians www.eventbrite.com/cc/clean-coa...

The first confirmed birth of a white-tailed eagle in Co Waterford for over 150 years

I have a new column out today in The Irish Times: “Why ‘No Additional Warming’ Is a Dangerous Climate Loophole.” www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

EU laws are there to protect nature. By doing so, they protect us - our health, quality of life, economic resilience. Now, the European Commission wants to weaken these laws… This is a critical moment to have your voice heard. Have your say: swanireland.ie/take-action/... #HandsOffNature

🧪362,000 l of wastewater 🧪ammonia levels 30 times above the legal limit 🧪orthophosphate levels 2.5 times above limit All on the night of the fish kill. Whether or not there was responsibility for the fish kill, this is shockingly irresponsible. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Join Clean Coasts for the #BigBeachClean25 Sign up today to receive all you need to host your own beach clean and join a worldwide citizen science project For more: cleancoasts.org/our-initiati... #CleanCoasts #InternationalCoastalCleanUp @cleancoasts.bsky.social

📢 It's September & Big River Watch is back! Download the free Big River Watch app & get ready to survey your local river between the 19th & 25th of September. Every observation helps us fight for wild, healthy, natural rivers. 👀 What will you see this time? theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch

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...

'EPA tests on wastewater at the North Cork Co-Op Creamery Plant adjacent to site of a large Blackwater River fish kill two weeks ago found Co-Op not compliant with its discharge licences ... ammonia levels in discharge were 52 times over permitted limit' www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Don’t let the EU tear down nature protection ❌ The European Commission is quietly trying to dismantle the laws that safeguard what we cherish most: our nature. They think we wouldn’t notice or care. But we do. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👉 handsoffnature.eu

Dublin City Council failing to register derelict sites An Taisce urges DCC to place three of the city’s most prominent vacant properties on the Derelict Sites Register, including a site on O’Connell Street that's been derelict since the late 1970s www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

An Taisce is now seeking a dynamic and motivated Green Schools Officer to work on the Water theme. The national Green-Schools programme supports schools in developing a culture of sustainability across a range of environmental themes. For more: www.antaisce.org/vacancies #environmentaljobs

An Taisce — The National Trust for Ireland is recruiting a Financial Accountant to join the existing finance team. For how to apply and to download the full job specifications: www.antaisce.org/vacancies #environmentaljobs #charityjobs #financialaccountantjobs #jobopportunity

River Blackwater crisis: 'It's baffling': Anglers criticise watchdog over 24-hour-wait to sample scene of major fish kill. No sampling took place until a full 24 hours after the first of thousands of fish were found dead on Monday 11 August. jrnl.ie/6800777 #BlackwaterFishKill

One by one our waterways are being poisoned to death to maintain buoyant farm exports. The Boyne is just the latest to enter its death rattle phase. www.independent.ie/regionals/lo...

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/...

Current conservation and protection policies are not working Ireland has a very poor record of protecting its rivers. An ecological disaster in the form of a fish kill is wiping out a 30 km stretch of Blackwater. We cannot just let this fish kill slip by, like all the others jrnl.ie/6799511