Emo Park is a wonderful free amenity for the Irish people. It was gifted to the state for this purpose. New and worrying developments are now taking place which include fencing and padlocks. This is sealing off beautiful open areas which were previously free for all to access and enjoy. The natural beauty of Emo Park is being destroyed by these developments which appear to have the ultimate aim of charging for entry.

fisheries ,lakes ,rivers ,canals across ireland are being targeted by these so called fishermen , they do not care about how many fish they kill or how they kill them , quite often the fish are just left on the bank to die or thrown into hedgerows and ditches , this sort of cruelty could see our sport come under the spotlight of anti bloodsport organisations as well as the damage it can cause to the eco systems of our waters . predator fish eat diseased and sickly fish ,this stops the spread of disease to other fish and helps keep our waters healthy , its a natural way for waters to deal with disease and over breeding of fish stocks , killing these predators disturbs that balance and throws the ecosystem out of kilter

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Banning dogs from beaches will have a detrimental impact on locals and tourism. The local community for beaches where dogs are banned will be forced to walk their dogs in other areas which may be unsafe, not have sidewalks or be pushed into walking their dogs at times they may not feel safe. As a young woman, I go out walking my dog alone and the beach is a place I feel safe. The impact on the mental health of people with dogs will be massive. Not just for locals but for irish people travelling within ireland with a dog. Our dog is a part of our family. We take her with us everywhere and we love going on holiday with her. If she is banned from every beach then it would extremely hard to find places we can go. This will also impact the tourism industry here in ireland. We have a huge caravan and Motorhome tourist community here. These tourists come to ireland because they can bring their dog. My parents bought a caravan specifically for their dog. Banning dogs from beaches will prevent alot of tourists from coming to ireland. The number of dogs being surrendered, especially now after the pandemic has increased massively. Banning dogs from the one place where people love to bring their dog will lead to further surrenders and have an impact on the state. Having a dog is a form of companionship for many people and can be life saving with regard to mental and physical health. Discrimination against people with dogs is unfair and ultimately could lead to further depression in society. The claim for Banning dogs is that it is for hygiene reasons. However, half the beaches around ireland are closed during the summer due to water quality and this is not due to dog excrement, this is due raw sewage continuing to be dumped into itish waterways. Portmarnock beach is a blue flag beach that is frequently closed in the summer due to water quality and does not allow dogs. Rush beaches are hardly ever closed and allow dogs. There is another way to prevent dog excrement that can be utilized not just on beaches but in parks and footpaths. DNA testing is a proven method for addressing this issue and would be more effective than a blanket ban. Ultimately, if we ban dogs from beaches. What next? The park? The footpaths? No dogs allowed in ireland. Where does it end? We bought a house in Rush specifically so we could go for walks on the beach with our dog. If she was banned. It would break my heart and buying a house in the current market was not easy feat. Please don't let this happen all for a blue flag classification to fit into some European standard. We can have our own flagging system if its so important.

The latest UN commissioned report on climate change has issued a code red for humanity. Our window for acting is rapidly closing. Please include your IMC registration number.

In 2019, the Irish Government demonstrated strong leadership as the second country in the world to declare a climate emergency [1], now it’s time they started acting like we’re in one. As thousands of scientists and communities around the world are saying [2], supporting  any new major oil and gas infrastructure would lock us into fossil fuel energy for 30-40 years and jeopardise our ability to fulfil our current and future climate action commitments and meet critical global warming limits Renewable energy is the future and Ireland has taken major steps towards a cleaner, greener future by banning fracking and new offshore drilling licences for fossil fuels. But right now, ignoring public sentiment and government-commissioned reports [3], the Government is trying to ram through a state import terminal for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), a particularly climate-damaging and polluting fossil fuel. It recently picked a site for the terminal in Co. Clare on the Shannon Estuary. And in an unprecedented power grab, the Minister for Climate,  Darragh O’Brien, is trying to fast-track legislation that would allow him to have the final say on it, instead of the usual bodies - the County Council or An Coimisiún Pleanála.  Then there are the fossil fuel companies that have long been planning to build LNG terminals around  the Irish coast. The door opened wide for these companies to import LNG when the Government ditched a previous policy against importation of fracked gas, as most LNG is from fracked sources. One of these companies - Shannon LNG Ltd, a subsidiary of U.S. Company New Fortress Energy - is at the final stage in its application to An Coimisiún Pleanála for an LNG terminal at Tarbert, Co Kerry on the Shannon Estuary. Fossil fuel companies will continue to seek ways to sidestep and undermine our national efforts to create a fossil fuel-free future in order to sustain their record-breaking profit margins [4]. We need to stop them once and for all by preventing the development of any new LNG infrastructure in Ireland.   With data centre electricity consumption at 22% in 2024 [5], it’s clear that this dirty fuel would be used to facilitate further growth of the energy-hungry data centre industry [6].  When we take action together, we take leaps towards a healthy planet. Working in solidarity the climate movement achieved a nationwide ban on offshore drilling - let's do it again and Keep Ireland LNG Free! What is LNG and why is it so dangerous? LNG is fossil gas which has been turned into a liquid to be transported around the world on tankers. At every stage of its production, it leaks methane, making it hugely climate-damaging [7]. On a full life-cycle basis, it is devastating for the climate, with scientists indicating the emissions footprint of LNG exceeds that of coal by 33 per cent over a 20-year period [8]. LNG is often obtained by fracking, which we banned in Ireland in 2017 because of its appalling environmental and health impacts - including birth defects, respiratory disease and increased cancer rates in local communities [9]. However, if LNG infrastructure is developed in Ireland, we would be unable to control whether the gas arriving in Ireland is fracked or not. LNG terminals could also cause significant health impacts and even pose a risk to life for Irish communities due to air pollution and potential gas leaks and explosions [10]. Increasing our nation’s reliance on LNG fossil fuel energy will further expose us to energy insecurity and price rises, deepening the already severe cost of living crisis. The most secure source of energy for our future is indigenous renewables supported by storage [11], demand reduction and demand management. Renewables are already cheaper than fossil fuels [12] and LNG would threaten investment in renewables by flooding the market with dirty energy [13]. Take action - Keep Ireland LNG Free! Sign the petition to Taoiseach Micheál Martin asking him to keep Ireland LNG free. See Keep Ireland LNG Free Summary Briefing (2025) for more information! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1]Michelle Devane, ‘Ireland becomes second country to declare climate emergency’ (Irish Independent, 10 May 2019) [2] Fergus Green, Olivier Bois von Kursk,Greg Muttitt, Steve Pye, ‘No new fossil fuel projects: The norm we need’ (2024) 384(6699) Climate Policy 954-957 [3] Caroline O'Doherty, ‘Campaigners say Taoiseach’s plans for gas storage facility are not based on latest analysis’ (Irish Independent, 14 February 2025) [4] Shaina Sadai, ‘Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition’ (The Equation, 17 April 2024)  [5] Central Statistics Office, ‘Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2024’  [6] Radio Kerry News, ‘8 new data centres part of new plans for Shannon LNG’ (23 June 2021) ; Kevin O’Sullivan, Data centre boom under AI growth in Ireland threatening climate targets, report warns’ (The Irish Times, 10 December 2024)  [7] Kevin Anderson, John Broderick, ‘Natural gas and climate change’ (2017) University of Manchester [8] Robert W. Howarth, ‘The greenhouse gas footprint of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exported from the United States’ (2024) 12(11) Energy Science & Engineering 4843-4859 [9] Environmental Integrity Project, ‘Troubled Waters for LNG: The COVID-19 Recession and Overproduction Derail Dramatic Expansion of Liquefied Natural Gas’ (2020) [10] Rainforest Action Network, A Bridge to Nowhere: The Climate, Human Rights, and Financial Risks of Liquefied Natural Gas Export (2016)  [11] Barry McMullin, Paul Price, James Carton, Kevin Anderson, ‘Is Natural Gas “Essential for Ireland’s Future Energy Security”? A Critical Response to the Irish Academy of Engineering’ (2018)  [12] Mark Dyson,  Chaz Teplin,  Alex Engel,  Grant Glazer, ‘The Growing Market for Clean Energy Portfolios’ (2019) [13] Christine Shearer, John Bistline, Mason Inman and Steven J Davis, ‘The effect of natural gas supply on US renewable energy and CO2 emissions’ (2014) 9 Environmental Research Letters

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The Deer Park (Howth Demense) is a place of outstanding wild beauty with historic, cultural and environmental importance that is at risk of being destroyed. If these lands are rezoned for development, the unique characteristic of the Howth/Sutton peninsula will be changed forever. These lands have provided unquantifiable social benefits to locals, Dubliners, people from all over Ireland and international tourists for generations, no more so than during the recent pandemic when it served as a peaceful haven for physical and mental wellness. They are also home to a diverse environment of wildlife, native trees and shrubs which need further protection. Supporters of this cause recognise the need for housing and Fingal has already zoned 40% more land than its target for residential development in the next five years. Land owners must develop land that has already been zoned for this purpose. In addition to this, Fingal's CEO has emphatically said she supports the current High Amenity (HA) zoning of Howth Castle lands and is opposed to the rezoning of these lands. Please show your support to preserve Howth's unique identity and say no to the rezoning of The Deer Park.

We ask Minister Ryan to refuse to grant a prospecting license to Minco Ltd. in County Clare. Please go to Futureproof Clare Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/futureproofclare/ copy and paste, add your name and send the template submission by next Saturday the 8th of January, to [email protected]

The opening of a dog park in this community would give people a place to safely exercise and play with their dogs. It would provide a space to allow dogs off-lead which is essential for dogs to be socialised, safe and learn friendly play. At the moment there is a lack of spaces for dog owners to be able to safely let their dogs run off lead in public parks. Many of us living in the inner city do not have access to large private gardens to give our dogs a run around and we depend on our beautiful parks. However currently letting a dog off the lead in nearly all DCC parks including Fairview Park is a breach of DCC bye-laws, which can even result in a fine or prosecution! Dogs that are well socialised and exercised are healthier, happier, and less aggressive in behaviour. They are less likely to bark or be destructive or aggressive if they are able to expend pent-up energy during regular play or exercise off the lead. Well socialised and stimulated dogs tend to be much better behaved, happier dogs and dog owners, and this would mean much less rehoming of dogs and dogs surrendered to shelters. A dog park in this area similar to that in St. Annes Park is would be a great step in solving this issue and make the park a happier, safer place for everyone! This petition will be sent to Councillors in Dublin City Council to demand they build a dog park to serve the community. Please send the onto everybody you know who might be interested!

Fracking and drilling pollutes our water, and damages our health. It is expected that the petroleum licencing policy that Minister Lyons will propose to the Executive could open the door for the approval of outstanding drilling and fracking applications in Fermanagh, and in the five council areas of Belfast, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Mid Ulster, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon, Lisburn and Castlereagh. There is no time for legislation to be passed on fracking and drilling in this Assembly term. It must be stopped at the Executive.