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IWT Members-Only Nature Writing Competition

IWT Members-Only Nature Writing Competition To thank our members (and perhaps attract a few new ones!) we are delighted to ...

Support the Bill to Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland

Support the Bill to Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland By Charlotte Salter-Townshend, IWT Communications & Network Officer First published online: ...
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European Commission highlights the need for fairer quota sharing

Commission highlights the need for fairer quota sharing across Member States Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy states that ...
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Disappointing outcome at COP30

Disappointing outcome at COP30 COP30 came to its conclusion and it was a sobering and stark reminder of the huge ...
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Press Release: Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen

Press Release  26th November 2025  Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen  The Irish Wildlife Trust has welcomed ...

Commission Guidance on Fishing in Natura 2000 sites and what Ireland is currently doing

Commission Guidance on Fishing in Natura 2000 sites and what Ireland is currently doing New Commission guidance  has been released ...
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Call to Action: Hands off Nature

Our nature is under attack.  The European laws that have been safeguarding our forests, rivers, wildlife and clean air are ...

Press Release: The Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes the announcement of large vessel trawling restrictions in the 6nm zone

The Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes the announcement of large vessel trawling restrictions in Ireland's 6nm zone IWT Press Release 22rd ...

Report from The Third UN Ocean Conference

Report from The Third UN Ocean Conference The IWT is dedicated to advocating for the protection and restoration of our ...
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The Irish Wildlife Trust calls for progress at Third United Nations Ocean Conference

Press release  06th June 2025 The Irish Wildlife Trust calls for progress at Third United Nations Ocean Conference The Irish ...
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IWT Members Only Competition

IWT Members Only Competition - Goat Boat Tour To thank our loyal members, we’re thrilled to announce a fantastic members-only ...

A Bold New Look for a Wilder Future

The Irish Wildlife Trust is evolving and with it, our visual identity is changing too. After months of thoughtful planning, ...

IWT are hiring a Communications & Network Officer 

We’re hiring a Communications & Network Officer  Download job ad here  Job Title: Communications & Network Officer  Organisation: The Irish ...
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Press Release: The Irish Wildlife Trust is calling for the Irish Government to submit their overdue national roadmap for phasing out destructive fishing in Marine Protected Areas.

Press Release 20th March 2025 The Irish Wildlife Trust is calling for the Irish Government to submit their overdue national ...
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The EU Ocean Pact

The EU Ocean Pact was proposed by the European Commission and aims to bring coherence across any EU policies which ...

Press Release: Irish Wildlife Trust calls on an Taoiseach, Michaél Martin, to show leadership for nature and treat the climate and biodiversity crises as the emergencies they are

Press release  Date: 23rd January 2025 Irish Wildlife Trust calls on an Taoiseach, Michaél Martin, to show leadership for nature ...
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Let our rivers run free

Citizens' Assembly Ideas 2023 saw the publication of the “Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss”. Many impactful solutions ...

Nature Advocacy & Policy: 2024 In Review

Nature Advocacy & Policy - A Look Back on 2024 Published 19th December 2024 By Grace Carr Overall, 2024 has ...