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The IFA must surely know there is no future in this policy which has already resulted in so much damage www.farmersjournal.ie/sheep/news/r...

Link to podcast I did with @thejournal.ie this week on fires, why the hills are flammable when they should be wet and why we need to get serious about rewilding www.thejournal.ie/podcasts/66f...

Could nature itself help stop Ireland's wildfires?Read, share and shape the news on TheJournal.ie - Breaking Irish and International Newswww.thejournal.ie

I spoke to @newstalkfm.bsky.social yesterday about fires, land use and the urgent need for native forests on our hills www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

What needs to be done to prevent future wildfires? | NewstalkA wildfire on Slievenamon in Co Tipperary has "reduced significantly", according to Tipperary Cou...www.newstalk.com

Even before last week's fire, Slievenamon was a sick and neglected mountain. If it is to recover, it will need investment and rehabilitation. My story for today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Fires in Slievenamon, Connemara and Killarney show our hills are on life supportWe should invest in mountains like we invest in schools, roads and hospitals, and acknowledge Slievenamon, along with all other hills, has been sick for some time and needs help if it is going to reco...www.irishexaminer.com

I was on the radio this morning talking about the urgent need to get native forests back onto the hills www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

How prepared is Ireland for future forest fires?Ecologist & Author, Pádraic Fogarty on what needs to be done to further tackle wildfires in Ireland.www.rte.ie

Was at @irishrainforest.bsky.social's beautiful documentary tonight, highly recommend! Check out the trailer here vimeo.com/1211649058/7...

Great work today with volunteers from Galway Beach Cleaners, we removed nearly 900kg of rubbish from this short stretch of coast!

A red flag in the recently published draft law for Marine Protected Areas is the veto power given to the Department of Agriculture. It's vital that this is resolved if we're not to end up with yet more paper parks. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Uneasy sea-bedfellows: Oceans of conflict around fishing and conservationA major impediment to fishermen effectively becoming guardians of the seas and leading on restoration efforts is the complex manner in which the sea is managedwww.irishexaminer.com

Conifer monocultures exacerbate fire risk but the foretry industry has strongly resisted efforts at reform. Native forests would not burn like this because they are not flammable. jrnl.ie/7112037

Has the type of tree planted on Slievenamon made this week's wildfires worse?Sitka spruce, which originates in North America, is a staple of Coillte forests, but has long been criticised by environmentalists.jrnl.ie

I'm really thrilled to see this development (coming 24 years since the commitment was first made). We finally will have a chance to put in law that National Parks are primarily for nature! www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Not a lot of detail here but it's good news if there is indeed progress on legislation for National Parks. This was first promised in 2002, 24 years ago! www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Cabinet to consider law to fine people who use disposable barbecues in national parksProposal comes after wildfire, suspected to have been caused by disposable barbecue, destroyed 20 hectares of Killarney National Parkwww.irishtimes.com

Fantastic news for lynx in Sain! www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...

Iberian lynx snapped in Basque Country after 100 year absenceA farmer's camera trap set up to watch wildlife visiting his land in Campezo, Alava, caught the radio-collared cat, thought to have travelled from the south.www.theolivepress.es

Well done to the National Parks and Wildlife Service staff for securing this conviction against someone who power-hosed 57 house martin nests off a house wall to 'clean it up' for a sales viewing www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/crime-c...

Man and woman in court after 57 nests ‘blasted’ off Laois houseThe woman who works for an estate agent directed the man to clean the housewww.leinsterexpress.ie

"A new report confirms that over one-third of wild Atlantic salmon populations in Ireland [which are essentially collapsed] now carry genetic material from escaped farmed fish, raising urgent concerns over the long-term survival of the iconic species" oceanographicmagazine.com/news/one-thi...

One-third of wild Irish Atlantic salmon carry farmed fish geneticsScientists say the mixing of genes could ‘seriously hamper’ Atlantic salmon’s capacity to adapt to global warmingoceanographicmagazine.com

This story is from 2021 and we're now dealing with another major fire in the Killarney National Park. What has changed in 5 years? The main thing is that staff are much better equipped to deal with fires and perhaps the result is that the impact of this fire... www.irishtimes.com/news/environ...

Emergency services tackle huge fire in Killarney National ParkBlaze fanned by strong breeze appears to have destroyed oakwoods at Eagles Nestwww.irishtimes.com

It is good news - even if the process is taking way too long - that we now have draft legislation for Marine Protected Areas 🐬 On first reading there are good things in it but my biggest concern (among others) is the need for any measure affecting fishing to first... www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Ministers O’Brien and Dooley drive forward Marine Protected Areas legislation that will safeguard Irish Seaswww.gov.ie

The case for more trees, like a lot more trees, in our towns and cities jrnl.ie/7095293

Heat is here to stay: Irish cities urgently need more treesAs Europe swelters through another summer of record temperatures, trees, wetlands and other nature-based solutions are becoming essential tools for keeping cities cooler.jrnl.ie

How sad that we have only 24 TDs who see the cruelty of hare coursing jrnl.ie/7095185

Overwhelming majority of Dáil vote against ban on hare coursingIreland is one of only three countries in the European Union that still permits hare coursing, alongside Portugal and Spain.jrnl.ie

Evident that the fines for all the pollution from Uisce Éireann facilities are not coming from the salaries and bonuses of managers share.google/jkN7bfChCbAa...

Pay to Uisce Éireann CEO surges to €391,953 for 2026The CEO of Uisce Éireann Niall Gleeson will receive an overall pay package this year of €391,953 - an overall rise of €118,000 on his pay package for 2025.share.google

Another one bites the dust as new advice from @icesmarine.bsky.social for plaice in the Irish Sea is that fishing for it should stop entirely - advice which will be ignored as it has been for other species. Another casualty of destructive bottom trawling.