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The unrelenting presence of plastic continues to mar Irish coastlines, as demonstrated during this year’s Coastwatch survey
Wet wipes choking up coastlines and sewage systems, report finds

The proliferation of “wet wipes” contaminating Irish coastlines is a new trend featuring in the reports of volunteers participating in the 2018 Coastw(...)

Coastwatch members gather at the Rosie Hackett Bridge, Dublin for World Oceans Day. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Environmentalists call for alternatives to single-use plastics

The EU is leading a meaningful crusade against plastic pollution with excellent measures to curb usage but some new legislative proposals “are weak an(...)

A Coastwatch volunteer collected this waste in one outing on a small stretch of coastline between Garrarus beach and Kilfarrasy Beach on the Co Waterford coastline. The haul includes a fridge and many plastic bottles.
Plastic bottles ‘most common form of marine litter’

Drinks containers, particularly plastic bottles, are the most frequent form of litter found on Irish coastlines, according to the environmental group (...)

Discarded tyres constituted a significant litter nuisance. Photograph: Getty Images
Coastwatch survey reveals myriad litter and pollution problems

Littering and pollution along the Irish coastline confirm “a new building boom” and the expansion of agriculture throughout the island, according to t(...)

White Walls, the Dubskys’ 1930s house in Ballymoney, Co Wexford
Wexford eco-centre refused permission on pollution grounds

Environmental campaigner Karin Dubsky and her husband Paul have been refused permission to convert part of their home in the seaside resort of Ballymo(...)