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Irish Wildlife Trust
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Protecting Ireland's wildlife for all. Join today at http://iwt.ie to make a real difference!
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A perfect gift for nature lovers who would like to support our work 💚
Purchase a Gift Membership from 10 November - 10 December 2025 and we will include a Free 2026 Calendar & Tote Bag in our welcome pack!
🔗 iwt.ie/gift-members...

#GiftMembership #SpecialOffer #IrishWildlifeTrust #WildlifeCalendar
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Looking for a sustainable gift?

✨ How about a year of wildlife wonders?

💚 All proceeds support our mission to protect & restore biodiversity in Ireland by motivating and supporting people to take action for nature.

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#IrishWildlifeTrust #WildlifeCalendar
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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NEWS⬇️

Ministers @darraghobrientd.bsky.social & Timmy Dooley approved to advance Marine Protected Area legislation in the Maritime Area Planning Act.

A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by gov, then legislation can be drafted.

www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

#FairSeas
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
A perfect gift for nature lovers who would like to support our work 💚
Purchase a Gift Membership from 10 November - 10 December 2025 and we will include a Free 2026 Calendar & Tote Bag in our welcome pack!
🔗 iwt.ie/gift-members...

#GiftMembership #SpecialOffer #IrishWildlifeTrust #WildlifeCalendar
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Our 2026 calendar is now available!

All proceeds go towards our work advocating for wildlife in Ireland.

iwt.ie/product/2026...

#WildlifeCalendar #IrishWildlifeTrust
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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“To be without the forest is like a flower without water.
Without the forests, there is no life. Without forest there is no oxygen, so all of us here on this planet need to find a way to protect the forest - Gardenia Cooper, Warao leader at #COP30
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Venezuelan ‘daughter of the forest’ tells Taoiseach all lives depend on their protection
Meeting on fringes of Cop30 illustrated links between climate change and migration
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November 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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📺 Watch it back: Rewilding in Scotland
On 20 October, we co-hosted our second seminar in the #Rewilding series with @tcddublin.bsky.social Centre for Environmental Humanities. Two of Scotland's best known rewilding advocates joined us: Peter Cairns & Louise Ramsay
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Rewilding in Scotland | Past, Present, Future
YouTube video by Irish Wildlife Trust
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November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Very encouraging to see small-scale fishermen demand better protections from bottom trawling

thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
Small-Scale Fishermen Demand EU Ban On Bottom Trawling In MPAs - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
Small-scale fishermen urge Commissioner Kadis to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas under the proposed EU Ocean Act
thefishingdaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Our 2026 calendar is available for pre-order now!
Feat. images from our Photo of the Month competition + award-winning photographer Mike Brown. Also includes fun facts about wildlife throughout the year 🍂🦭🌱🦊
🔗 iwt.ie/shop
#IWTCalendar #AYearOfWildlifeWonders #ChristmasGiftIdeas
An an image of the calendar cover - a grey seal pup lying on a bed of kelp seaweed looks out. Above this are the words: 2026 calendar, now available! A fox is stalking just above these words at the top. The Irish Wildlife Trust logo is in the top left corner. Below the photo of the calendar is a circular photo of a long-tailed tit looking back with a beady eye and beside this a young pine marten. A sticker with the price of 10 euro is in the bottom right corner.
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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We are a proud member of the @fairseas.ie coalition of environmental NGOs 🌊
Article in @independent.ie by Aisling Maria Cronin in conversation with #FairSeas Communications Officer Jack O'Donovan Trá.

📷 by Daniel F. on a #Coastwatch Ireland seagrass trip
www.independent.ie/life/climate...
Climate Changemakers: ‘We want 30pc of Ireland’s seas given protected status by 2030’
Ireland’s marine territory covers over 220 million acres, about 10 times the size of the island of Ireland. However, only about one tenth of this vast area is protected in law.
www.independent.ie
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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✨Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh!✨
Happy Hallowe'en to you all!

The ancient festival of Samhain (Hallowe'en) marks the midway point between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice. In Ireland, this liminal time between seasons highlighted the proximity of death to life, inspiring folklore. #Samhain
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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A new national map of Ireland’s seagrass beds has been published by Coastwatch Ireland 🌊. Built on years of citizen science — from swimmers to fishers — it fills key knowledge gaps on these vital coastal habitats 🦀 #RestoreNature
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Anja Murray: Seagrass meadows and other Irish marine life marvels
Dublin lifeguard and diver, Gordon Leonard, saw a seagrass bed just at the shore in Sandycove, County Dublin. He reported the find to Coastwatch Ireland who identified the seagrass he had found as a s...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Green Drinks Dublin: The Secret Lives of Crows on 4 November

Did you know that crows have the largest brain to body size ratio of any animal? 😮

Want to learn more about these fascinating creatures with @rickywhelan.bsky.social ? More info here: iwt.ie/events/

#Crows #DublinFreeEvents #GreenDrinks
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Healthy seas = healthy people 🐳 🎣
We need legislation on Marine Protected Areas. Now.

Sign the @fairseas.ie petition. Add your name. Add the pressure 📢

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#FairSeas
#OceanAction
#Petition
Call on Ireland’s Government to Protect its Seas
We are at a critical moment for the future of Ireland’s seas. It's time that the Irish Government enact a strong Marine Protected Area law without further delay.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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It's been one year since 5,000 people signed a petition to save 200-acres at Glen of the Downs. Now it has come to light that some of the adjacent biodiverse oak woodland has been destroyed. We are waiting. @npwsireland.bsky.social
@envpillar.bsky.social
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The Greystones Guide | Whitmore Wants Government To Pull The Finger Out On Bellevue Land
One year since petition to save 200-acre Delgany site…
www.greystonesguide.ie
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Delighted to host Peter Cairns and Louise Ramsey @tcddublin.bsky.social for Rewilding in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This was the second (of three) seminars on the topic. It is a joint collaboration between Trinity’s Centre for Environmental Humanities and @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Recording coming soon!
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Small Fish, Big Impact.

🌊 Last week, Grace, our Marine Advocacy Officer, spoke at an Ocean Week event in the EU Parliament.
She highlighted the underlying issues in achieving sustainable inshore fisheries in Irish waters.

@fairseas.ie @seasatrisk.bsky.social #EUOceanWeek #FairSeas
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Next up is Louise Ramsay. She & her family run the Bamff Eco Estate. That's an aerial view of the largest beaver dam in Scotland 🦫
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Our Rewilding in Scotland seminar with Environmental Humanities, @tcddublin.bsky.social has just started, with conservation photographer & rewilding advocate Peter Cairns #Rewilding
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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🔥 Last minute tickets for our event tonight! Get them here #Rewilding
Rewilding in Scotland
Following on from our Rewilding in Ireland seminar, we hear from two of Scotland's best known advocates for rewilding.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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In 2022, 1.1 million citizens across Europe signed a European Citizens’ Initiative, calling for an EU-wide ban on shark fins. 3 years later, the Commission has yet to act

We took part in an event highlighting the importance of this trade ban on fins last week

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Shark Guardian at EU Ocean Week 2025: Pushing for a Europe Free from Shark Fin Trade
During EU Ocean Week 2025 in Brussels, Shark Guardian joined leading conservation groups to urge the European Commission to deliver on its promise of an EU-wide shark fin ban. Despite over 1.1 million...
www.sharkguardian.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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A fantastic night at the Irish Embassy Brussels with @fairseas.ie & @cnagaeilge.bsky.social during #EUOceanWeek

Inspiring discussion on the links between the Irish language, culture & nature. Great to see the Irish language & marine biodiversity being celebrated on the EU stage @swimminghead.co.uk
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Míle buíochas🌊

A very special night in the Irish Embassy Brussels with @cnagaeilge.bsky.social An Bhruiséil, for the first 'Focail Na Farraige'.

Rich discussion about the interconnectedness of the Irish language & the sea with, the Marine Institute, IWDG & @marinedimensions.bsky.social.

#FairSeas
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The next Community Conversations takes place in Askeaton Community Centre on Sunday. If you can, join & help shape the historic Nature Restoration Plan. Thanks to all our members getting involved #AdvocateForNature @hometreecharity.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @irishenvnet.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Its positive to see the IFA calling for dedicated funding for farmers for Nature Restoration.
Farmers are willing to play their part. FFG made promises and now its time to deliver.
www.ifa.ie/farm-sectors...
Budget '26 Must Deliver for Farmers - Irish Farmers' Association
IFA Farm Business Chair Bill O’Keeffe has called on the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and the Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers to ensure that Ireland’s most important indigenous se...
www.ifa.ie
October 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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🚌 Ready to roll!

Our own OmniBus is hitting the streets today

Citizens are speaking up against the deregulation of environmental laws, and we’re bringing their message

@ec.europa.eu: don’t throw nature under the bus!
#HandsOffNature
October 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Guy Pe’er, conservation biologist: “If we allow these small-scale losses to continuously happen, we risk driving the system to a complete collapse. We are literally risking our health and security.” The research shows the grave impacts of cumulative small-scale losses.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
'Cementing over our own future': Europe's nature loss is 600 football pitches daily
Every year, Europe loses 1,500km² to construction. Green spaces that once sheltered wildlife, supplied food and removed carbon from the atmosphere at an alarming rate, a new investigation reveals.
euobserver.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM