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'The proposed (LNG) project would be close to a €1bn investment in new fossil fuel infrastructure. This is completely inconsistent with Ireland's legal climate obligations.'

Dr Aideen O'Dochartaigh appearing at recent Oireachtas Committee session on proposed 'Gas Bill'

@aideenod.bsky.social

Dublin City Council has published the pre‑planning design for #GrowCollegeGreen.
The updated design creates a safer, greener&more accessible public space–shaped by thousands of submissions and extensive engagement since 2024.

Open until 11 March 2026.

Have your say→ engage.dublincity.ie

We are hiring. An Taisce is seeking a remote Climate Action Officer, based in Galway or throughout the Midlands. Full job spec and application form can be found here: www.climateambassador.ie/join-our-team/.
Apply by COB 16th Feb 2026. #climatejobs #greencareer #joinourteam #JOBFAIRY

The Taoiseach is meeting EU leaders today to 'highlight the need to streamline & simplify our regulatory framework'.

However, this push for 'simplification' is weakening EU environmental laws, including the EU's water law. 🌊🦦

Sign our petition to say #HandsOffNature ✋
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27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit 😡

180,000+ people already said: #HandsOffNature ✊

Join us in telling EU leaders that we will not sacrifice our future for corporate profits
👉 www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...

A statue of St Gobnait at Ballyvourney. The stone statue features a sculpture of the saint standing in a shawl, hands clasped in prayer. Bees, a symbol of the saint, decorate the base, and flowers and small statuettes are set at the bottom.

The small holy well of St Gobnait under a tree in Ballyvourney. The well is accessed by stone steps.

A closer view of the holy well and the steps leading down into it. The well is a small opening within a stone structure.

The waters of the well and the mossy stone surround.

Today marks the feast day of St Gobnait.

Tradition suggests that Gobnait lived during the 6th century, and she is commemorated in sites on Inis Oírr and across Munster.

But she is most associated with Ballyvourney, County Cork, where you can find a pilgrimage landscape (with a lovely holy well)

Read our open letter to the Taoiseach and Climate Minister, arguing that there is no legal or scientific justification for delaying Ireland's Climate Action Plan. It's urgently needed to close the carbon budget delivery gap this decade, and further delays will increase overall costs.

Protecting Kerry waterways: An Taisce welcomes An Coimisiún Pleanála's refusal on retention of unauthorised quarry An Taisce welcomes decision by An Coimisiún Pleanála to refuse permission for retention of an unauthorised quarry development application.The site is in an ecologically and water sensitive catchment a...

An Taisce welcomes An Coimisiún Pleanála's decision protecting Kerry waterways

But it does highlight continuing conflict in role county councils play as main purchasers of quarry material, while simultaneously responsible for planning & environmental enforcement

www.antaisce.org/news/protect...

Celebrating remarkable contributions of women in science

Science & gender equality needs to advance hand-in-hand

Tackling shared challenges require progress that's ethical, inclusive & responsive to societal needs

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
#EveryVoiceInScience
#womeninscience

Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.ie

European flag on water

🌊 Ireland needs an ambitious #EUOceanAct to secure a healthy, thriving ocean for all.

We've made a submission on this, urging that it becomes a legally binding Regulation with clear, timebound targets for ocean protection, restoration & sustainable use.

Have your say!

ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Cork council to carry out pilot project to prevent infestation of sea lettuce on the coast The project will place oysters and mussel bags in the water to remove nitrates and reduce the nutrition sea lettuce depends on to thrive

This is the price our bays & estuaries pays for agricultural nitrogen pollution. These measures treat the symptom, they don't address the source.

This is what the nitrates derogation exacerbates.

Is this worth celebrating? Is it a price we're willing to pay?

www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

It's official, picking up litter is actually good for your mental health. If that wasn't enough, every piece of plastic removed is no longer a danger to our marine life.

When you take some time to pick up litter, you are saying, 'this place matters, and I'm a part of it'.

@cleancoasts.bsky.social

We’ve written to Irish MEPs urging them to vote against ratification of EU–Mercosur

The deal threatens small farms, public health & climate/biodiversity by prioritising multinationals over communities & future generations

We believe in enhanced cooperation with South America but not at any cost

An Taisce stands with fellow members of Environmental Pillar and eNGOs across the EU to say Hands Off Nature.

Have your voice heard.

Let’s defend the laws that protect our future #HandsOFFNature

Send a message and sign petition:
www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...

@envpillar.bsky.social

The government is moving fast on LNG in Co Clare - here's what the Oireachtas heard this week Environmentalists, locals and officials set out their stalls this week.

'An Taisce said the almost €1bn project was “completely inconsistent” with Ireland’s legal climate obligations, which require a rapid decrease in fossil fuel consumption in Ireland.
... in practice, the project could require six top-up LNG shipments per year'

www.thejournal.ie/lng-plan-oir...

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief #Climate

Ireland in the storms: Flood barriers won't save us if we keep draining the land After flooding in the past, successive governments promised protections, but instead, doubled down on dredging and delayed land-use reform, leaving communities exposed, writes Pádraic Fogarty.

Successive governments promised protections, but instead, doubled down on dredging and delayed land-use reform, leaving communities exposed

www.thejournal.ie/readme/storm...

The front of the poster describing the Buildings Archaeology Bursary Scheme 2026. It states that The National Monuments Service is delighted to invite applications for its bursary scheme for a one-year course in buildings archaeology skills at Atlantic Technological University. Is the course for me? The Certificate in Buildings Archaeology (Level 7) mixes theory and practice to introduce you to Ireland’s rich built heritage and will teach you new skills in historic building recording and conservation. It will comprise three modules (mostly taught online, two hours per week) taught over one academic year, commencing September 2026. There will be four consecutive days of in-person practicals in November 2026 at Atlantic Technological University’s Sligo campus.

The back of the poster describing the Buildings Archaeology Bursary Scheme 2026. It states: Am I eligible to apply? You must have an existing Level 6 qualification, or the equivalent in professional experience in archaeology, built heritage conservation or a related discipline. You must also be practicing in Ireland, working as a professional archaeologist or in other related disciplines (for example, architects and engineers) in the private/commercial sector. Are there formal exams? There will be no formal exams. Instead, all three modules (15 credits, NFQ Level 7) will have two pieces of assessment, a combination of online tests, essays and building reports. Whats costs does the bursary cover? The bursary covers all course fees, as well as an additional direct payment of €500 to assist with attendance expenses for on-campus in person practicals. How do I apply for the bursary scheme? Please send an email titled ‘Expression of Interest in NMS Bursary’ to the ATU Programme Coordinator and the National Monuments Service, as below: ATU Programme Coordinator Shirley Markley Shirley.markley@atu.ie NMS Archaeologist Cóilín Ó Drisceoil National Monuments Service Coilin.ODrisceoil@housing.gov.ie Deadline for expression of interest and completed ATU application is 6pm, Friday 12 June 2026. It is essential that the ATU application is completed at least ONE WEEK in advance of the NMS Bursary deadline to ensure processing by ATU Sligo. How are bursaries awarded? A total of ten bursaries is available. ATU will manage the selection criteria according to its approved systems. If there is oversubscription to this bursary scheme by eligible candidates, places will be selected randomly. Where can I find more information on the course? Learn more at ATU/Certificate-in-Buildings-Archaeology-Blended or scan the QR code on the bottom right.

BUILDINGS ARCHAEOLOGY BURSARY 2026
The National Monuments Service is delighted to invite applications for its annual bursary scheme for a one-year
course in buildings archaeology skills@atu-ie.bsky.social

@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @archiremag.bsky.social
#ATU #BuildingsArchaeology #ClimatEireitage

800 trees native trees to be planted at four Meath schools | Meath Chronicle Meath Local Sports Partnership will be planting 800 trees at schools across Meath as part of the biodiversity requirements from the Participation Nation Outdoor Fund.

Congratulations to Meath Local Sports Partnership working with Learning about Ecosystems & Forests (LEAF) Ireland Programme on their latest project — the planting of 800 trees in Meath schools & An Choill Bheag workshops

#environmentaleducation
#biodiversity

www.meathchronicle.ie/2026/02/04/8...

There are literally 100s of flood relief schemes in place, and only a handful have been judicially reviewed. Enniscorthy hasn't even got planning permission but judicial review is being blamed for delay.

Sadhbh O'Neill: Should Ireland introduce a legal 'duty of care' for rainwater? In the Netherlands and Germany, nature-based solutions are the first step in flood prevention. In Ireland, they’re the last

Green infrastructure solutions to flooding "are not only better for the environment, they cost a great deal less. And they tend to appreciate, rather than depreciate in value."

"dredging, sea walls & river realignment are expensive, and damaging to ecosystems"

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

We invite you to join the webinar "PFAS pesticides: Threatening health and the environment".
📅​24 February 2026 at 14:00 CET
📍​European Parliament & Online​
👉 Register here: www.pan-europe.info/events/confe...

Supreme Court issues significant ruling in favour of climate action in wind farm case The ruling could have implications for projects with a climate impact such as data centres.

Supreme Court issues significant ruling in favour of climate action in wind farm case

www.thejournal.ie/wind-farm-co...

"The project, estimated to cost €900 million, is for a floating storage and regasification unit with land-based terminal in the Shannon Estuary that would import shipments of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), a highly polluting form of fossil fuel gas."

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

PFAS pollution is poisoning our waters - and our fish.

Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.

✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu

#JobFairy time! 🚴 💼

Apply now for the role of Green-Schools Travel Officer to promote and support our Travel Programme to schools in or Wexford and Carlow counties.

Appy now: greenschoolsireland.org/about/job-va...

#GreenJobs #EcoJobs #Hiring #GreenJobs #ApplyNow

Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticised Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals

A "trojan horse" that "punches a hole" in climate law - concerns over LNG proposal being raised at all-party committee hearings by @antaisce.bsky.social @trocaire.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social among others
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

New study on indiscriminate death traps known as tangle nets We need a ban on the use of tangle netting to bring an end to the carnage of threatened and protected species says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty as a new Marine Institute report highlights serious problem...

Indiscriminate death traps. An estimated...

- 1161 protected grey seals were caught.
- 81 critically endangered angel sharks.

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

It is vitally important that the Dept for Ag, Fisheries & the Marine introduce byelaws to prohibit the use of tangle nets.