@swanireland.ie
Network of 26 of Ireland’s leading local & national environmental groups, working together to protect Ireland’s rivers, lakes, bays, seas & groundwaters.
https://swanireland.ie/
@swanireland.ieUrgent action is needed to close the gap between the protections promised by pesticide legislation & risks to health, water & biodiversity highlighted by science & monitoring
Watch back SWAN, @theenvforum.bsky.social, @paneurope.bsky.social & @envpillar.bsky.social conference: youtu.be/5KhmGjFG_b8
@swanireland.ieWatch this excellent short video on salmon farming in the UK. ▶️
A lot of the issues apply to Ireland too. 😢
We must ban open-net fish farms here. 🛑
Sign our petition calling for this: https://swanireland.ie/take-action/ban-open-net-fish-farms/
@swanireland.ieSeagrass removes and stores carbon at an outstanding level tackling climate change.
“'Ireland can get carbon credits for it, but Ireland can’t just say that it has this seagrass there, it has to be able to show that these beds are managed and monitored"
@swanireland.ieLOCATION CHANGE!!
The in person location for the conference will now be at the Gibson Hotel, Point Square, Dublin 1.
Register here to join us https://f.mtr.cool/y8xre3kj54
@swanireland.ieWorld Rivers Day 2026 This World Rivers Day we are leaving you with a message from our member Bernie from the Environmental Forum. The River Bandon was known as the Goddess River. A sign of the vital importance it once held and still holds. But are we treating our rivers like a Goddess?
@swanireland.ieDon't forget to register for our upcoming conference!
We have collaborated with PAN Europe, the Environmental Forum and the Environmental Pillar to hold a conference on pesticides.
This is a matter of protecting our health, water and biodiversity!
Register here https://f.mtr.cool/misr8wo4dd
@swanireland.ieOnly a few days left of the Big River Watch 2026 run by @theriverstrust!
✊This is your opportunity to do your bit for rivers and take part in citizen science.
Sign up here https://f.mtr.cool/44mkoys1j8
@swanireland.ie🥳Join the Big River Watch 2026!
Today the Rivers Trust kicks off the Big River Watch citizen science event.
Sign up here https://f.mtr.cool/f1rt2blub7
@swanireland.ieJoin us on October 6th in person and online for the 'Protect Our Health, Water & Biodiversity From Pesticides' conference 🌱💧🐝
Register here for the conference https://f.mtr.cool/uuwetr51ap
@swanireland.ieBlackwater A Year On! Have we learned nothing? August marks one year since the DEVASTATING fish kill on the Blackwater river in 2025. Over 40,000 fish killed! Summer 2026 has seen a spate of fish kills across the country. We cannot normalise these disasters! We need urgent action now ✊
@swanireland.ieFollow along with us on our trip to Cork to meet some of SWAN's members!😎 A massive thank you to the Environmental Forum and Nature Network Ireland for showing us the incredible work they do. Stay tuned for more 👀
@swanireland.ie"Implementation! Implementation! Enforcement!"
Check out our Freshwater Policy Officer Dr Puneeta Sreenivas comments on Clare FM today.
Listen back to the full interview here
https://www.clare.fm/news/environmental-scientist-warns-lough-derg-extraction-project-will-impact-eco-system/
@swanireland.ie📣LAST CHANCE!!
Use your voice for nature and submit to the consultation on Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan before July 1st.
To have your say email your views to [email protected] or visit our website for more info swanireland.ie/take-action/...
@swanireland.ieWe need to put the four pieces of the puzzle for marine protection – Marine Protected Areas, the Common Fisheries Policy, offshore renewable energy, the Nature Restoration Law – together using stakeholder engagement.
Grace Carr, Marine Advocacy Officer with @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
