#oceans

Jul 14, 20232 min read

MEP Grace O’Sullivan Heads West to talk Oceans, Fisheries and Nature Restoration

MEP Grace O’Sullivan takes to West Cork for an Ocean Themed Constituency Tour With a focus on the marine, MEP Grace O’Sullivan recently...

Jun 8, 20232 min read

World Ocean Day: Nature Restoration Law would help clean up Ireland’s failing coastlines

Pic: Brian Lougheed At the inaugural Fair Seas Conference, MEP for Ireland South Grace O’Sullivan underlined the importance of the...

May 31, 20232 min read

Midnight EU Agreement reached over new fisheries rules

The reform of the EU Fisheries Control system is the most significant overhaul of EU fisheries rules in over a decade, and includes rules...

May 18, 20233 min read

Fishermen call on MEPs: improved ports, better marine planning and fair quota

Grace O’Sullivan MEP led a delegation from the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee to the Southeast to meet with coastal...

Apr 26, 20232 min read

Petition Launched Against EU Overfishing Reforms

MEP for Ireland South Grace O’Sullivan is the Greens’ negotiator of the most significant reform of EU fisheries in a decade. MEPs have...

Apr 22, 20231 min read

A Note on this Earth Day

This year, the theme for Earth Day is to ‘Invest in Our Planet’. Investing in our planet means creating change on both an individual...

Apr 5, 20232 min read

Ecologist Grace O’Sullivan Welcomes Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss

The Citizens’ Assembly Report recommendations will aim to restore Ireland’s relationship with nature at a time of unprecedented...

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Former Greenpeace activist and Ireland South MEP lauds designation of Ireland’s first ocean &#

Grace O’Sullivan in the EP in Brussels The area covering about 7,000 square kilometres of waters off Cork, Kerry and Clare is rich...

Dec 7, 20222 min read

Grace O’Sullivan MEP makes a big splash in Clare

The former Greenpeace activist and surfer included charity swims in Spanish Point and Ballyalla MEP for Clare, Grace O’Sullivan, took...

Nov 9, 20222 min read

COP27: Ireland should be masters of the sea at COP27

A ban on deep-sea mining this year would be easy and effective biodiversity and climate action. As an island nation, Ireland needs to...

Oct 22, 20222 min read

Raw Sewage in Irish Waters a Concern for All Says MEP O’Sullivan

A report released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shown that in 2021, half of Ireland’s wastewater was not treated to EU...

Oct 14, 20222 min read

Increase in Pollution of Irish Rivers and Lakes a Disaster for Biodiversity & Human Health &#82

Increase in Pollution of Irish Rivers and Lakes a Disaster for Biodiversity & Human Health – MEP Grace O’Sullivan EPA report has revealed...

Oct 6, 20222 min read

European Parliament backs Irish MEP’s call to increase ocean protection in face of ecosystem collaps

Nearly half of all habitats surveyed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in recent years have declined in status, with 85% now in...

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