# Oceans

This year

2023

United Nations reach landmark agreement to protect ocean life

An agreement to protect marine life in the regions outside national boundary waters, known as the high seas, had been discussed for more than 20 years.

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Mar 5th 2023, 4:56 PM

Last year

2022

# debunked

Debunk: No, these maps don't show large areas of Irish cities that 'could be underwater’ by 2050

While the ‘stark images’ are alarming, they depict something else.

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Nov 11th 2022, 5:21 PM

# Biodiversity

'The ocean is not a rubbish dump': UN tells leaders to take action on protecting seas

At the heart of a draft biodiversity treaty is a plan to designate 30% of land and oceans as protected zones by 2030.

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Jul 1st 2022, 10:32 PM

# something in the water

Experts puzzled by unusual tidal activity off southern coast

Video footage shows the tide rapidly draining and flooding again.

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Jun 20th 2022, 6:50 PM

# Oceans

Reaching 80% renewable target depends on 'offshore wind technologies', Taoiseach tells summit

Micheál Martin joined other leaders at the One Ocean summit in France this morning.

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Feb 11th 2022, 2:25 PM

All time

# Unesco

Australia says it will oppose UN plan to list Great Barrier Reef as being 'in danger'

UNESCO released a draft report on Monday recommending the reef’s World Heritage status be downgraded because of its dramatic coral decline.

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Jun 22nd 2021, 5:31 PM

# Oceans

Irish teenager wins global science award for removing microplastics from water

Fionn Ferreira from Cork received a €45,000 bursary.

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Jul 30th 2019, 7:43 AM

# bloom festival

'This will shock people': The underwater garden with a warning about plastics in our oceans

The garden is on show at Bloom Festival, which runs from 30 May to 3 June.

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May 29th 2019, 7:30 PM

Voices

Blue Care: The healing power and potential of the deep blue sea

Reclaiming our connection with our watery origins in the ancient sea is an essential part of our human wellbeing and sense of identity and belonging as islanders, writes Easkey Britton.

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Apr 13th 2019, 7:30 AM