We have a golden opportunity to help get our rivers back - we should take it irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Barriers in rivers act like blocked and clogged arteries in humans; they slowly kill. When they are taken away, life returns in droves and water quality improves. irishtimes.com/environment/20…

“this will add 100 million single-use containers to our waste pile…this is industrial food” Good piece by Ruth Hegarty about Ireland’s proposed €300 million / yr hot school meals scheme irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

This happened to us yesterday (Sunday) after just 40 minutes of rain. House unliveable, workshop, gym and car ruined. Uprooted trees upstream and blocked every culvert, nature is impressive. Never happened here in 200+ years. 2 hours earlier,were in paddling pool in heatwave. 🤷‍♂️

Can NOT WAIT for TheJournal.ie live at The Dean, Galway, Thur, 23rd May A climate crisis convo with Ella McSweeney Fionnuala Jay, Rory Monaghan of Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway, Lauren Boland Sinead Moran Join us for nibbles, drinks and a great evening but REGISTER (free): bit.ly/3UEARwk

When asked recently about the new marine national park in Kerry, science writer Olive Heffernan said there is no point in setting up protected areas without consulting locals. By Ella McSweeney for The Irish Times irishtimes.com/environment/20… #oceans Fair Seas Mission Blue

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V interesting piece by Ella McSweeney in The Irish Times on the need for some vision and creative thinking for Kerry's new marine Park. Would be great to hear more discussion on Radio Kerry Radio Kerry News irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Anything by Conor Ryan & producer John Cunningham is worth attention. Tonight 'RTÉ Investigates: Horses - Making a Killing’ 9.35pm RTÉ One youtube.com/watch?v=qGBFld…

This photo of a dying freshwater pearl mussel trying desperately to live in a polluted Donegal river sums up the latest EPA Ireland water pollution report. Extinction in our time. (photo Ecofact)

The curlew’s call is giving way to silence, but in parts of Ireland, farmers, scientists, and local communities aren’t giving up. It’s only fitting that we stay hopeful with them. Ella McSweeney irishtimes.com/environment/20…

When it comes to nature restoration plans, EU states will look to the Burren Programme. We should do the same irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Great article here. When it comes to nature restoration plans, EU states will look to the Burren Programme. We should do the same. irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Inspiring article by Ella McSweeney in The Irish Times. Bravo to all the community activists supporting the Dodder Action Group. The Dodder could become one of the finest city rivers in Europe, showing what’s possible when we clean up our act irishtimes.com/environment/20…

this is so good 🌟

Ireland’s mountains need urgent help to prevent further degradation --> Everything here is so true. Carrauntoohil and Brandon, which I am most familiar with, are literally falling apart on the main routes. I can imagine this is widely replicated. irishtimes.com/environment/20…

tony kelly is unreal

Talks and Panels An Taibhdhearc - Friday 13 & Saturday 14 With various speakers including President Mary Robinson, Philip Boucher Hayes, Ella McSweeney and Joe Brolly amongst many others Visit our website for more info! galwayclimatefestival.ie/talks-and-panel #climateinspirations

“We need to treat smartphone and social media use as a public health emergency…It is not enough to ask parents to shoulder this responsibility alone; the Government can and must intervene in order to level the playing field for all young people.”