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With our Irish Garden Bird Survey now well into its second week, we thought you might like to know some of the collective nouns used to describe flocks of our feathered friends:
birdwatchireland.ie
We say 'flock' to describe multiples of birds, but there are much more interesting and poetic descriptions out there - see here for more!
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is installing new weirs in our rivers – when they should be taking them out. The photos show weirs which were recently installed on the Dungloe River in Co. Donegal by the 'Barriers Mitigation Division' of IFI. Yes, seriously. These structures will
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People across the island of Ireland want clean beaches, pristine lakes and rivers - and both governments are catastrophically failing them #TheEarthsCorr
https://t.co/dDc12raFjT
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Nitrates derogation extended: 'Dr Elaine McGoff, head of advocacy with An Taisce, said decisions like this are supposed to be based on science, & the evidence clearly shows Ireland has a “serious water pollution problem that isn’t getting any better”' https://t.co/Bj1h1VrLeq
thejournal.ie
The conditions of the extension are yet to be fully ironed out, according to the Minister for Agriculture.
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Irish farmers’ nitrates derogation extended for further three years https://t.co/VHEsg9lfh9
irishtimes.com
Extension of exemption follows extensive lobbying by Government in Brussels
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The three-year extension of the nitrates derogation must be used to draw up plans for its total phase out. This is not just a disaster for the environment, it is a calamity for rural communities – who deserve, and want, clean water. @WhitmoreJen
https://t.co/3PDMd32heF
socialdemocrats.ie
The three-year extension of the nitrates derogation must be used to draw up plans for its total phase out after it expires, according to Social Democrats agriculture and environment spokesperson...
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"Today’s vote by the EU Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean quality water in Ireland" https://t.co/9xluplnzgX
antaisce.org
Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on...
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) catching Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) at Annacotty Weir on the River Mulkear, Co. Limerick, December 2025. This ornamental weir is a barrier to the upstream spawning migration of trout, and even larger, stronger salmon struggle to get past it. The
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Theres a very long list of US products that cannot be sold in the EU thanks to EU regulations. Since the favorite pastime of the Trump regime and every US oligarch is now to demonize EU regulations, I thought it would be very much worth going through some of those products.🧵
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Greater Dublin Drainage settlement: Uisce Éireann and An Coimisiún Pleanála concede to planning flaws
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Statement from one of the groups who supported the Greater Dublin drainage Judicial Review. It is important to note that the applicants did not receive any benefit from taking the case. It was taken in the public interest for the Common Good.
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The invasive Demon shrimp Dikerogammarus haemobaphes is localised but also established in the canals in Ireland. This species seems to have gone undetected in Ireland for some time @ucdscience @UCDSBES @KildareCoCo @offalycoco
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Let’s be ambitious for a plan to establish a real record of the majestic River Shannon’s condition https://t.co/PZrgTEiJvd
irishtimes.com
If 14 countries can come together to understand the Danube, surely Ireland can do the same for a far shorter river?
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Four years ago today, a major eel kill occurred on the Lower River Shannon. Hundreds of dead and dying eels were visible along the river downstream of Ardnacrusha hydroelectric station after Storm Barra passed. The storm created ideal conditions for the eels to migrate. However,
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‘Uisce Éireann also agreed to carry out an aeronautical safety assessment for any potential risks as the proposed treatment plant in Clonshaugh and the biogas storage facility will be within Dublin Airport’s public safety zone and beneath the south runway approach path.’
Greater Dublin Drainage settlement: Uisce Éireann and An Coimisiún Pleanála concede to planning flaws
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Why @agriculture_ie @MHealyRae is Ireland not implementing nature restoration on peatlands degraded by 🌲 plantation forestry much of it damaged by the state @coilltenews
@EU_Commission @EUEnviroLaw
In Ireland peatlands degraded by plantation forestry in felling license applications are being automatically approved by @agriculture_ie @MHealyRae for replanting with sitka spruce at 80% -90% & even 100% to continue degrading them for another 35 years https://t.co/cs38oGAfRf
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In Ireland peatlands degraded by plantation forestry in felling license applications are being automatically approved by @agriculture_ie @MHealyRae for replanting with sitka spruce at 80% -90% & even 100% to continue degrading them for another 35 years https://t.co/cs38oGAfRf
phys.org
For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The...
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Brexit benefits ?
Wales’ Hidden “Free Zones”: The Quiet Takeover of Your Backyard – And Why You Should Care Before Brexit, the UK was tied to EU rules that stopped governments from handing out public money – your taxes – to big companies just to boost their profits in these zones. It was called
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