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New laws on Marine Protected Areas are almost a year late.

Let Malcolm Noonan TD & Darragh O'Brien TD know how important this is to you.

We need the MPA Bill, now!

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Iconic bird on the brink😭
We have the power to save it💪

A study by BTO estimates a 90% decline in Puffin population in Ireland & UK by 2050.

Marine Protected Areas safeguard breeding sites & manage activities at feeding sites.

ACT: only.one/act/ministers-…

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⏰The clock is ticking for Ireland's seas. It’s been nearly a year since the govt promised to publish a Marine Protected Area (MPA) bill.

Call on ministers Darragh O'Brien Malcolm Noonan T.D. to publish the bill without delay👇
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Coastline protection legislation needs prompt attention.

Fair Seas - 'urges the public to use their voice to ensure the government “commits to having healthy seas for future generations”.'

#30x30Ireland #FairSeas

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Safeguarding precious marine life and supporting those communities that rely on healthy seas has become a key national issue among the Irish public.

Now we need urgent action from government.

Act Now only.one/act/ministers-…

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🤮 Almost half of septic tanks failed inspection in '23
🤮Another rise in cases where issues notified over 2 yrs before are still not addressed so many continually polluting our water!

We need more inspections! We need stronger enforcement! 🤮

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🚨New Action Alert! 🚨

With just two clicks, send a letter to Darragh O'Brien Malcolm Noonan T.D. to call for the swift publication of the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) bill.

It's now almost a year late😱

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🚨New Action Alert! 🚨

Send a letter to Darragh O'Brien Malcolm Noonan T.D. to call for the swift publication of the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) bill.
It's now almost a year late😱

only.one/act/ministers-…
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🚨New Action Alert🚨

Government has yet to publish long-overdue Marine Protected Area (MPA) laws to safeguard our seas.

In just two clicks, send a letter to Darragh O'Brien Malcolm Noonan T.D. calling for the bill to be published.

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📷 Here's where our #BigRiverWatch -ers have surveyed so far. There's still time to help fill in the data map of NI & Ire. If you missed your chance this weekend, or you'd like to survey another stretch of river, do it before Thurs. Download our free app: theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…

Swimmers urged to avoid Sandymount Strand due to ‘sewage smells, algae and dog poo’ independent.ie/regionals/dubl…

Brown runoff pollutes the Lee as Cork city's water quality woes continue corkbeo.ie/news/local-new…

Farm roadway run-off leads to ‘year-round’ water pollution – EPA

'Concentrations of phosphorus (P) trapped in sediments on farm roadways surrounding fields were up to ten times more than anticipated'

agriland.ie/farming-news/f…

Thanks to Jack Coffey for sending us these pics of the Lee on Thursday turned brown when a sediment discharge entered the river near Christy Ring Bridge. Story on T+D.

We’ve spent the past few days at Wind Energy Ireland conference listening to plans for developing offshore wind in 🇮🇪 and raising awareness of the careful approach needed to ensure decarbonising our energy sector does not come at a cost to biodiversity.

#FairSeas
#WEIoffshore

(AL) This oil spill, the worst here in decades, underlines the URGENT need for a coordinated national, Government-led response to oil spillages affecting wildlife.

BWI and Kildare Wildlife Rescue share impact of #oilspill on #seabirds on RTÉ today.
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The consequences of our ecological overshoot are severe:
🌲 Global deforestation
🪲 Biodiversity loss
🐟 Collapsing fish stocks
🚰 Water scarcity
🌱 Soil erosion
🏭 Air pollution

#VoteFutureEU #EUElection #RestoreNature #VoteForNature

Ocean conservation figures suggest a big success story, but the truth tells a sorry tale

'no progress on'... 'goal to strongly protect 10% of Ireland’s vast maritime territory by 2030'

'we have failed to effectively conserve'...'our national waters'
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Please share & participate so we can gather data from the island of Ireland to support our conservation work NI Environment Link Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) iCatch Hub Network Local Authority Waters Programme The Wheel