Our second upcoming event is a webinar on Tues 25 Aug 2026, 7pm-8pm. "REDUCING PACKAGING WASTE: An Introduction to the PPWR EU Regulation" To book: www.eventbrite.ie/e/reducing-p... For further info: greenfoundationireland.ie/online-talkr... #SpeirGorm

REDUCING PACKAGING WASTE: An Introduction to the PPWR EU Regulation

Our talk introduces the upcoming European Union Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) which is designed to reduce packaging waste.

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We have two upcoming events. First on Sat 22 Aug 2026 - 14:30 to 16:30 during National Heritage Week: In-Person Celebration Afternoon - "A Celebration of the Camac" To book: www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-h... For further info: greenfoundationireland.ie/national-her... @swanireland.ie #SpeirGorm

NATIONAL HERITAGE WEEK: CELEBRATORY AFTERNOON: A Celebration of the Camac

An opportunity for all those interested in protecting the River Camac as a resource to come together. It will be a family friendly afternoon

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Great piece in @irishtimes.com by Sylvia Thompson showing how the creative arts can support & empower climate action. Nice hat-tip to our Green Foundation Ireland event in 2017 about connecting to the natural world. We need creative help to understand and reverse human-induced climate change 1/2

We need creative help to understand and reverse human-induced climate change

Artists can be shape-shifters of cultural norms, as they are not afraid to push against the status quo and stimulate behaviour change

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#SpeirGorm Please support this campaign!

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Our petition to ban the destructive and cruel practice of open-net fish farms in Ireland has got over 1,000 signatures in a day! 🐟🎉 Thanks to all who have signed 👏👏👏 Please share & like so we can get much more ♻️ The link to the petition & more info on it is here 👇 swanireland.ie/take-action/...

“Open-net salmon farming drives the degradation of our coastal waters & fuels the dramatic decline of our iconic salmon." "Phasing them out from our ocean is essential if we’re to have healthy seas & rivers, thriving wildlife, and flourishing coastal communities." swanireland.ie/2026/07/swan...

SWAN urges ban on open-net salmon farms to protect water and wildlife - Sustainable Water Network

The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN), a coalition of twenty-six of Ireland’s leading environmental organisations working on water, has launched their new policy position and campaign on aquaculture in...

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SWAN Policy Officer, Emma spoke on Highland Radio about the devastating impacts of open-net fish farming on wild salmon in Ireland. Time is running out to save this iconic species. Sign SWAN's petition to ban open net fish farming.  https://swanireland.ie/take-action/ban-open-net-fish-farms/

This Saturday with the Treasure the Tolka group. Himalayan Balsam removal along the River Tolka. @tolkabranchbwi.bsky.social @billylinehan.bsky.social @phibsboro.bsky.social @connectingcabra.bsky.social @feljin.ie

A year after receiving it the government has published its Land Use Review. But … Published “without being adopted by government”. And “it is not an articulation of government policy”. Neither is it “a new strategy in relation to land use”. That’s a long barge pole. 🧵#SpeirGorm

"'gold-plated' environmental laws"

Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If I read one more reference to 'gold plating' of EU law in Ireland....Can anyone show me the evidence? Should we look to the over half our rivers and lakes polluted? The trend which is getting worse? The 25% of our most pristine waterbodies now lost? A 🧵 www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

Tomorrow, Ireland takes over as EU Council Presidency for six months, when the EU is renegotiating tech and tax rules. In The Guardian this morning I argue it must recuse itself from these discussions because it is so captured by big tech. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ireland is big tech’s lapdog – and that compromises its EU presidency | Johnny Ryan

The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks, says Irish civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ry...

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We hope our Plan for Restoration of Habitats of Red and Amber listed bird species informs the National Restoration Plan as reporting on relentless declines of bird species is not fun. The time for restoration is now. Take action birdwatchireland.ie/help-make-ir... youtu.be/4_gKFT73XOw?...

BirdWatch Ireland's Habitat Restoration Plan for Birds

YouTube video by BirdWatchIreland

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Listen back to SWAN's Freshwater Policy Officer, Puneeta Sreenivas, on Athlone Today, discuss the key takeaways from the EPA's latest Water Quality in Ireland report and what people can do to make a difference.

Ireland has 3,956 public charging points. Denmark, with a similar population to Ireland, has 53,249 public chargers. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Michael McAleer: Ireland’s range anxiety - Denmark has a similar population but 50,000 more EV chargers

Average build time for an EV charging point on an Irish site ‘is typically taking between two and three years’, says Tesla

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🌍 Can Ireland lead on climate & nature during its EU Presidency? Our webinar highlights a key moment: policy is set, but delivery is at risk. Rising political pressure threatens funding & ambition. Ireland must step up. Watch full webinar here:🎥 youtu.be/riklhtA9wIo #SpeirGorm

🌿Great conversations at Glenveagh NP for “Restoring Our Native Irish Woodlands”! 70 participants from across sectors joined speakers from @npwsireland.bsky.social, @hometreecharity.bsky.social & more to explore restoration progress, farmers’ role, and long-term thinking for nature. #BiodiversityWeek

Join us on Sunday 31 May at Browns Bay, Islandmagee.

Join us for our next online talk about the Advantages of a Plant-based Food System on 10 June with James O'Donovan of the Vegan Society of Ireland. #SpeirGorm Register 👇

Even in built up areas like Cabra, amazing nature thrives if you look closely.

Minister O'Brien stoutly defending the indefensible? Comments completely disconected from physical reality of IE cumulative emissions "ambition" (per carbon budgets under Climate Act).

Caroline O'Doherty@codohertynews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions to fall by just half of the amount pledged www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Heat records for May dropping like flies all over Western Europe. We’re going to have to burn a lot less stuff in future to escape the worst of this. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

A full house for @gardeningwell.ie Ciaran De Buitlear’s talk about wildlife gardening at the Cabra Biodoversity Festival. Thanks to @greenfoundationirl.bsky.social for supporting this event.

Destroying our national credibility at EU level, while helping to destroy the #climate system, that’s quite the double whammy from Ireland ahead of taking over the EU Presidency in July. www.euractiv.com/news/ireland...

Ireland under fire for downplaying climate impact of cattle | Euractiv

The republic is home to 5 million people and 7 million methane-making cows

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"Major cattle countries are promoting GWP* to revise climate targets, aiming for... “no additional warming” rather than substantially cutting emissions. These...will allow the beef & dairy industries, responsible for the bulk of global methane, to continue emitting huge quantities of methane."

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Top Climate Scientists Accuse the Livestock Industry of Pushing Fuzzy Math to Downplay its Climate Warming Emissions - An alternative emissions-calculating methodology underpins revised, less ambitious methane-reduction targets #climatecrisis insideclimatenews.org/news/2005202...

Signed copies of THE LANGUAGE OF TREES @booksupstairs.bsky.social, my favourite bookshop in Dublin. You better be quick, half of them sold while I was signing them!

Experts in their fields 💚 ✨

Meadow Magic

YouTube video by Louth County Council

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A trip to Albania reminded me how important the Birds and Habitats Directives are. Yes our habitats are in poor condition, yes 63% of wild bird species are in danger, but we have habitats we can restore. Without them we have no hope. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Opinion: Two thirds of Ireland’s wild bird species are in danger. So are the rules protecting them

Nature directives protecting the habitats of species such as the ‘fairy bird’ of Belmullet are being threatened in the name of progress

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Just when smart cities all over the world are moving away from the car, Galway is going all in, becoming more like a Texan city, wrapped in a shawl of roadside retail parks, paved parking lots and long-distance commutes.

Eamon Ryan: As smart cities reduce car use, Ireland goes all in

Critical Infrastructure Bill will be a disaster for Ireland’s climate commitments

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If you have missed previous screenings of The Tolka: This is your River, it is being screened on 23 May during the Cabra Biodiversity Festival organised by the brilliant local sustainability group, @connectingcabra.bsky.social

Connecting Cabra@connectingcabra.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Another exciting event during Cabra Biodiversity Festival, where at 3pm on 23 May we will be screening short films about nature restoration, and the short film, "The Tolka: This is your River." #SpeirGorm Free to attend, but pls register 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/1989079705...

One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People & world-renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe visited Trócaire to learn about our work & give her insights. She gave her concerns on how the world's tackling the climate crisis & how the head, heart & hands must work together to take climate action.

The theme for #LaudatoSiWeek 2026 is "From Hope to Action". Love a bit of 'active hope' &really looking forward to these two webinars from #Trocaire's church team. Please share &join us. @trocaire.bsky.social @synodalpathway.bsky.social @bishopfintan.bsky.social @irishjesuitsint.bsky.social