The Who’s Who in the Corrib event, held on the of 2nd of September in Claregalway, heard calls on the need for a Corrib Forum to bring together the many State agencies and voluntary groups that are working to protect…
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The Irish Ocean Literacy Network (IOLN) aims to bring together relevant institutes, agencies, researchers, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), individuals and educators who are working towards the vision of “achieving an ocean literate society across the island of Ireland”.
Who’s Who in the Corrib – Working together for Better Water Quality
On Saturday, September 2nd, an exciting and informative event is taking place for the public! The event was inspired by community concerns over the water quality in the Corrib Catchment. Several groups, including the Ballindiff Bay Angling Club, Corrib Beo,…
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‘Galway Bay is Calling’, an exciting collaboration between musicians and ocean literacy experts to inspire climate action among local communities
Music for Galway’s Cellissimo Festival and Galway Atlantaquaria join together in creativity and music, to spark community exploration of the local impacts of climate change on our seas and marine biodiversity and ignite positive and immediate action to address the…
A very productive gathering in Cork concludes the first series of regional meetings organised by the IOLN Secretariat in 2023
Fifteen between IOLN members and other local ocean literacy stakeholders joined the IOLN Secretariat members Noirin Burke and Maria Vittoria Marra at Old Cork Waterworks Experience on Wednesday the 7th of June from 10am to 4pm to conclude the series…
The last report released by Fair Seas identifies funds needed to effectively protect Ireland’s ocean
Fair Seas, a coalition of leading environmental non-governmental organisations and networks, has revealed that Ireland can save its ocean biodiversity by spending approximately €55 million between 2024 and 2030 to reach its targets of protecting 30% of our seas and…
Launch of the ‘Linking the Irish Environment’ report and special seminar on 25 years of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and environmental cooperation on the island of Ireland
On Wednesday the 21st of June the Irish Environmental Network (IEN), the Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) and the Environmental Justice Network Ireland (EJNI) organised an event called ‘Linking the Irish Environment’ to launch the final report produced by EJNI…
Ocean literacy initiatives on the West coast of Ireland at the heart of the second 2023 IOLN regional meeting held in Galway
On Friday the 21st of April, the IOLN Secretariat members Noirin Burke, Garry Kendellen and Maria Vittoria Marra welcomed 19 ocean literacy practitioners and researchers from across the country at the Clybaun Hotel in Galway to continue the dialogue initiated…
The first 2023 IOLN regional meeting in Belfast brought together an enthusiastic cross-border community of ocean champions
The first of the series of regional meetings organised in 2023 by the Secretariat to bring together the IOLN members and other local ocean literacy stakeholders was held on the 29th of March in the Senate Room of Queen's University…
IOLN regional meeting and launch of the new book by Easky Britton both happening in Galway on the 21st of April
Everyone is invited to join two important events for the IOLN that will both happen on Friday the 21st of April in Galway. First, the IOLN regional meeting for the province of Connacht will be hosted in the Clybaun Hotel…
IOLN ON TOUR – A series of regional meetings to bring together ocean literacy stakeholders at local level starts this month
The Secretariat of the Irish Ocean Literacy Network at Galway Atlantaquaria are happy to announce that a series of regional members meetings will take place in 2023 in the four provinces of Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster over the next few…