🥁 IWT Photo of the Month June 2026 Top 10 🥁 Congratulations to Aaron O'Hara for winning our June 2026 Photo of the Month competition over on Facebook, with this beautiful composition featuring an Irish Hare!💚 Want to enter our July 2026 competition? See the rules here: iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...

Open-net fish farming in Ireland pollutes our bays, contributes to the collapse of our wild salmon, and drives overfishing for its feed. All while claiming to be organic! This destructive & cruel practice must be phased out. Sign this petition to call for it. 📝👇 swanireland.ie/take-action/...

We and other members of the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) are calling on the Irish government to follow in the lead of other governments around the world and ban the destructive and cruel practice of open-net fish farming in Ireland. Petition: swanireland.ie/take-action/...

In the wake of the devastating fire at Killarney National Park, we commend the NPWS & firefighters. Statement by Minister O'Sullivan: "Lighting fires or using disposable barbecues in a National Park or any wild area is not carelessness, it is gross irresponsibility – especially during a heatwave."

A Living Land – Ambition and Opportunity 🌿 Last week the Government published A Living Land (Phase 2 of Ireland’s Land Use Review). The report contains a number of recommendations + ambitious pathways for how Ireland could use its land over coming decades. ✍️Blog: iwt.ie/a-living-land/

On Monday evening our Nature Advocacy Officer Oisín Ó Néill joined the team on Mooney Goes Wild to explain why we should be plant-wise, let nature lead, and choose native. Listen back: rte.ie/radio1/podcast/podcast_mooney.xml @rteone.rte.ie @wearetheark.bsky.social

Promises don’t protect Ireland’s seas. Strong laws do. Tell the Taoiseach and ministers it’s time to turn words into real ocean protection. Tell them: only.one/act/30x30-ir...

The summer issue of our award-winning magazine, Irish Wildlife is here! Become a member and receive our magazine every quarter + access to members-only events and competitions. Your membership strengthens our voice for nature in Ireland - Ní neart go cur le chéile 💚 iwt.ie/support-us/b...

We were disappointed in the lack of ambition shown in Ireland's draft National Restoration Plan. It is clear that not all government departments are demonstrating the necessary ambition needed for this plan to restore nature. Read our submission here: iwt.ie/wp-content/u...

The Irish Wildlife Trust is fully behind the Bill brought forward by Paul Murphy TD (People Before Profit) to Ban Hare Coursing in Ireland. This Bill will be debated in the Dáil on 02 July and TDs will vote on the Bill on 8 July. Read the Bill here: www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...

This Invasive Species Week, the Irish Wildlife Trust and Mary Reynolds are asking everyone to welcome native species into the garden instead of planting invasives: iwt.ie/be-plant-wis... @wearetheark.bsky.social #InvasiveSpecies

📣 Have your say on the Nature Restoration Plan! The public are being asked for their views on Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan, which is a generational opportunity to restore nature at scale. Please take a look at our joint recommendations here: www.environmentalpillar.ie/have-your-sa...

Delighted to see our webinar on Asian Hornets with Dr Ann Haigh listed on the #InsectWeek website! Organised by the Royal Entomological Society & supported by partner organisations throughout the UK & Europe, Insect Week is a celebration of all things insect. Sign up for webinar: shorturl.at/I10Oz

#InvasiveSpeciesWeek webinar Wed 24 June: 🌱Stop the Spread: How policymakers and gardeners can fight back against invasive plants with Mary Reynolds (founder of We Are The Ark) & Oisín Ó Néill (IWT Nature Advocacy Officer) Details & registration here: shorturl.at/bf6JM @wearetheark.bsky.social

We’re Hiring an Administration & Operations Assistant. If you want to use your skills to make a difference for nature why not apply to join our team. Apply here > iwt.ie/administrati...

Another great discussion at Green Drinks last night with Jack Morley of Rewildlife! Hope through action 💚 Check out his channel here: youtube.com/@therewildli...

The full @fairseas.ie Ocean Week Conference is now available to watch back here: youtu.be/rQ5_e8PX_ys?...

☀️ Move with Nature: Summer Solstice at the Burren 🌼 📅 Sat 20 June The Summer Solstice, Grianstad an tSamhraidh (“sun-stop” in Irish), is the longest day of the year. To celebrate this, we will visit the biodiverse & unique meadows of the Burren. Details: iwt.ie/events/ #SummerSolstice

This #WorldOceanDay, tell destructive industries to take their #HandsOffNature 🌊 iwt.ie/what-we-do/h... ✍️ @eeb.org @clientearth.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @fairseas.ie @irishenvnet.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @swanireland.ie

Our Marine Advocacy Officer Grace Carr at the @fairseas.ie #OceanWeek conference @irishenvnet.bsky.social

Sean Ronayne (Irish Wildlife Sounds) at @fairseas.ie #OceanWeek conference For a nation that prides itself on being a maritime one... It should enrage us to see what we've lost. We need Marine Protected Areas now. @seanronayne.bsky.social

Session 2 at the @fairseas.ie #OceanWeek Conference: From designation to delivery: making Marine Protected Areas effective. 8% of Mediterranean is designated MPAs, but mostly "paper parks" with no real protection. Sounds familiar! We need: participatory process, scientific basis, enforcement.

Minister Timmy Dooley & Taoiseach Michéal Martin: MPA legislation will be "published shortly". We are waiting anxiously. @fairseas.ie Ocean Week Conference #WorldOceanWeek

Marine Protected Areas are not just an environmental strategy, they are a survival strategy. @fairseas.ie Ocean Week Conference opening keynote by Minna Epps of IUCN in Cork City Hall. Great to see 200 attendees representing so many areas. @sscmarine.bsky.social #OceanWeek2026

Second of two webinars for Invasive Species Week (22-28 June): Asian Hornets - Stop the threat, protect our pollinators, with Dr Ann Haigh (an Invasive Species Officer with National Biodiversity Data Centre) Registration: invasives.ie/event/asian-... @irishwildlife.bsky.social

First of two webinars for Invasive Species Week (22-28 June): Stop the Spread - How policymakers & gardeners can fight back against invasive plants, with Oisín Ó Néill (IWT Advocacy Officer) and Mary Reynolds (We Are The Ark) Registration: invasives.ie/event/stop-t... @wearetheark.bsky.social

Green Drinks Dublin 🌱 Rewilding & Reconnecting with Jack Morley of the Rewildlife 🗓️ Tuesday 09 June 🕡 Doors open 19:00, presentation from 19:30 📍 J.T. Pim's More info: iwt.ie/events/ #Rewildling #GreenDrinks

The #HandsOffNature campaign has half a million signatures! ⚠️ Nevertheless, the pressure against these laws is intensifying. Use your voice: iwt.ie/what-we-do/h... 📸Northern Gannets, Brian Enright @clientearthde.bsky.social @wwf.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @irishenvnet.bsky.social

www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/f... Our fabulous volunteer and former colleague, Fabiola Vieira is running the Women's Mini Marathon & fundraising for IWT! 💚🏃‍♀️ Thanks, Fabiola!

The theme this International Day for Biological Conservation is “Acting Locally for Global Impact”. At the IWT, we build Communities for Nature by strengthening & building our local branches, membership base, & the broader IWT community. @irishenvnet.bsky.social #BiodiveristyWeek2026