'Outrageous industry propaganda': how I described on RTÉ Liveline yesterday the video and book promoting Sitka deadzones sent to every primary school in Ireland.
So much more to say on this, but glad to have at least got a few words in to dispute such misinformation.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Yesterday I spoke on RTÉ Liveline about the book and video promoting Sitka sent to every primary school in Ireland.
One thing I didn't get to mention is that the tree is also highly invasive. Coincidentally, I later found one in my own place.
We may as well be planting rhododendron everywhere.
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We wrote to the Dept of Education and Youth today over school materials promoting Sitka Spruce Forestry while omitting ecological harm. The booklet by industry bodies is one-sided, ignoring biodiversity loss and water quality impacts. IWT calls for safeguards on school messaging iwt.ie/sitka_spruce/
EDIT: should be Tuesday 19 May in the text above!
🌱 Bithéagsúlacht agus Gaeilge | Biodiversity and Irish 🌱
with Oisín Ó Néill, Nature Advocacy Officer with the Irish Wildlife Trust, celebrating #BiodiversityWeek
📍The Pearse Centre, Dublin 2
📅Saturday 19 May from 7pm
🎟️https://biodiversityandirish.eventbrite.ie/
@irishenvnet.bsky.social
Green Drinks this evening! 💚
🌱 Spring - Emerging with Resilience 🐝
The latest issue of our award-winning magazine, Irish Wildlife, has been sent to our members! Members receive a copy of our magazine every quarter + access to members-only events & competitions.
👉 iwt.ie/support-us/b...
📷 Cover: Common Frog by Liam Reddall
Happy Easter! 🐣
Species of the Week: Irish Hare
Irish Name: Giorria
Scientific name: Lepus timidus hibernicus
The Irish Hare is a unique subspecies found only on the island of Ireland. See more info below ⤵️
We only have 5 tickets left for our screening of Tramwlign for Answers tonight at the IFI cinema in Dublin at 6pm.
Get your tickets here - www.eventbrite.ie/e/ifi-screen...
Our premiere of Trawling for Answers, a short documentary by the Irish Wildlife Trust and Swimming Head Productions takes place on Monday 23 March at the Irish Film Institute (IFI) in Dublin. We have just released the last few tickets for this event.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/ifi-screen...
Today is World Rewilding Day. This year's theme is #ChooseOurFuture
🌍 What kind of future do you want to live in?
The IWT’s vision is an Ireland where wild nature thrives, and society enjoys the benefits of coexisting with diverse, functioning ecosystems.
🎥 www.youtube.com/@irishwildli...
🌓 Move with Nature: Spring Equinox at Ballyseedy Woods 🌓
📅 Sunday 22 March 11:00-12:30
Join the Irish Wildlife Trust for our spring equinox Move with Nature event at Ballyseedy Woods with our Kerry Branch! Details: iwt.ie/events/
Join me & @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social for a pint and a chat about seed 🌱.
Its a rollercoaster ride from the Siberian permafrost & the Dead Sea, to Svalbard & Glasnevin. In our quest to save the Irish flora we will encounter heroes & villains, the Soviets, the Nazis & even Seamus Heaney!
🙅 Tell your decision makers to keep their #HandsOffNature!
🌳 100 trees are lost every minute due to EU consumption.
We can still turn it around, but destructive industries are pushing hard to dismantle the law. We can’t let them win.
✍️ Sign the EU-wide petition: iwt.ie/what-we-do/hands-off-nature
Green Drinks Dublin 🌱
Seeds for Survival: Establishing a National Seed Bank for Ireland with Dr Darren Reidy of the National Botanic Gardens
🗓️ Tuesday 07 April
🕡 Doors open 19:00, presentation from 19:30
📍 J.T. Pim's
More info: iwt.ie/events/
🎬 Ticket alert!
We have limited tickets on sale for the first screening of Trawling for Answers, a short documentary we made with @swimminghead.co.uk
Monday 23 March at @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social
🔥Tickets & info here: trawlingforanswers.eventbrite.ie
Dublin City Council has said that efforts to enforce rules on Bull Island have "proven futile", a remarkable statement.
Would we tolerate people running amok in the National Gallery or at Newgrange? Hardly, so why can't we have rules at important nature sites?
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Bhí áthas mór orainn fáilte a chur roimh @einne.ocathasaigh mar láithreoir ag Deochanna Ghlasa Dé Máirt seo caite 🔥
We were delighted to welcome Éinne Ó'Cathasaigh as our presenter at Green Drinks last Tuesday!
#GreenDrinks @einne.bsky.social @snagaeilge.bsky.social
The Irish Wildlife Trust at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Sustainable Management of Crayfishing
On 24 February 2026, IWT Marine Advocacy Officer Grace Carr attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Sustainable Management of Crayfishing.
Watch highlights here: youtu.be/rrtgjeX8X0k
Happy International Women's Month!
IWT Marine Advocacy Officer Grace Carr features in the latest issue of Fish Focus magazine which celebrates the women shaping the future of seafood and the ocean.
To read the feature visit see fishfocus.co.uk/women-in-sea...
@fairseas.ie
Coming Soon! A film by the Irish Wildlife Trust & @swimminghead.co.uk 🌊🎥
Grace Carr, IWT Marine Advocacy Officer, speaks with fish producers, environmental researchers, ex commercial bottom trawlers, conservationists & more in a trip around Ireland 🦈
@fairseas.ie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U21X...
Deochanna Glasa do Sheachtain na Gaeilge:
Beidh an nasc idir an dúlra & an Ghaeilge á phlé 💚
Green Drinks for Irish Week:
We will discuss the link between Irish & nature.
(note you don't need to speak Irish to enjoy!)
@einne.bsky.social @independent.ie @snagaeilge.bsky.social
shorturl.at/Q1aRC
📷 Lichens by Charlotte Salter-Townshend
Hummingbird Hawk Moth by Jess Murphy
Whooper Swans by Kieran Neary
