as a keen angler of over 55 years i was disgusted to see photos published on social media (tiktok) of a large number of pike needlessly slaughters by so called ANGLERS on the river shannon at athlone in recent days . the persons responsible for this slaughter even boast of killing a 7.1 kg pike ,photo's show fish from around 0.5kg to 7.1kg left lying dead on the banks of the river . unbelievably this photo has over 350 'hearts' /approvals from other like minded morons . the needless killing of so many fish is sadly not a 'one off ' it is repeated all over irelands waterways every day of the week . i would like to ask anglers , angling clubs , and inland fisheries ireland to take a stance on this sort of slaughter of perfectly healthy fish, if we as anglers DO NOT protect our fish stocks then how can our sport survive ? . please sign this petition and bring an end to this needless slaughter .

Increase the frequency of buses on the 350 Bus Route and the capacity of the buses.

Judging by the number of articles in my feed telling me that “it’s time to reflect!”, based on your efforts and the texts I have read, I thought you would be interested in my latest publications about the environment and the state of the world, which focus on capacity building and a regenerative approach beyond doing no harm. Please see them below: André F. Pilon /  Assoc. Prof. University of São Paulo International Academy of Sciences, Health and Ecology Public Profile and Selected Publications:   https://www.unccd.int/science/former-spi-members/andre-francisco-pilon Pilon, A. F. (2021) The Political, Economic, Cultural, Social and Moral Grounds of Governance. Researchgate, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21732.09606https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353830426_The_Political_Economic_Cultural_Social_and_Moral_Grounds_of_Governance  PILON, A. F. (2025). The Bubbles or the Boiling Water? Ways to regenerate the Earth and Humanity, Katoikos: https://katoikos.world/analysis/the-bubbles-or-the-boiling-water-ways-to-regenerate-the-earth-and-humanity.html PILON, A. F. (2024). "The Party of the Dead": a Tale that Repeats Itself, MPRA Munich Personal RePEc Archive: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/121869/1/MPRA_paper_121869.pdf PILON, A. F. (2021) Pandora's Box  A Metaphor for today's World? Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355684440_Pandora's_Box_A_Metaphor_for_today's_World PILON, A. F. (2024). The Bubbles or the Boiling Water? A Course on Environmental Capacity Building [ppt presentation] Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381996602_The_Bubbles_or_the_Boiling_Water_A_Course_on_Environmental_Capacity_Building PILON, A. F. (2025). The Bubbles or the Boiling Water? A Regenerative Approach beyond Doing no Harm, Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397085750_The_Bubbles_or_the_Boiling_Water_A_Regenerative_Approach_beyond_Doing_no_Harm |  | 

Stop the Irish Court System re-traumatising victims of sexual assault.

Refugee children and their parents are being torn apart and treated in the most inhumane way at the border between the United States and Mexico. Ireland can not just watch while this happens. US Ambassador Reece Smyth is President Trump's representative in Ireland and we call on him to use his role to show the Trump Administration that people in Ireland are appalled and disgusted. We join with others across the world to send the strongest message possible to the Trump Administration that this gross violation of human rights must stop. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/i-begged-please-don-t-take-him-families-split-up-by-us-border-control-1.3534561

Provide 70,000 Fair Rent Homes for anyone who needs a home in Ireland

Stand up to Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Apollo Global Management and Deutsche Bank and tell them that they can't evict these people from their homes.

Make teabags 100% compostable

Fix the damaged pathway areas outside houses  number 8 and number 9 Estuary Road Malahide. These raised areas and potholes are a tripping hazard for pedestrians and have caused many young children to fall off of their bikes and scooters. 

I want the Minister for Housing to extend all Part 4 Tenancies to a minimum of 6 years or ideally to 10 years, Fine Gael inform us the housing crisis will take time to fix so one way to provide security to tenants is by extending the terms of a Part 4 Tenancy. Tenants acquire a Part 4 tenancy after 6 months in a fixed term lease. A Part 4 runs along side a Fixed Term Tenancy and entitles a tenant to further stay in the property for up to 5 and half years if the tenancy began after the 24th December 2016. For tenancies that began before 24th December 2016 tenants can only remain for a further 3 and a half years.