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Large twisted boughs of Oak, festooned with verdant leaves, bend horizontally across the surface of the Avonmore River. Sunlight dapples the flowing water through the bright green leaves.

Places to Connect: Vale of Clara Nature Reserve, Co. Wicklow

Places to Connect: Vale of Clara Nature Reserve, Co. Wicklow By Kieran Flood, IWT CEO First published online: 21 January ...

Committee on Marine Protected Areas

Committee on Marine Protected Areas First published online: 21 January 2026 Grace Carr, Marine Advocacy Officer On Tuesday 13 January ...
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IWT New Year Plant Hunts with BSBI

IWT New Year Plant Hunts with BSBI By Charlotte Salter-Townshend, IWT Communications & Network Officer First published online: 07 January ...

We’re Hiring a Nature Advocacy Officer

We’re hiring a Nature Advocacy Officer Job Title: Nature Advocacy Officer  Organisation: The Irish Wildlife Trust  Location: Coleraine House, Coleraine ...

Nature Advocacy and Policy: 2025 in review

Nature Advocacy and Policy: 2025 in review First published: 23/12/2025 2025 has been a difficult year for environmental issues. Pressures ...

Reflecting on 2025: Hope in the Wild

Reflecting on 2025: Hope in the Wild First published online: 19 December 2025 Two strong themes of our work at ...
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Article 17 Habitats Report 2025

Article 17 Report 2025 By Grace Carr, IWT Marine Advocacy Officer  First published online: 12 December 2025 2025’s Article 17 ...

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 ...