Eoin Morton
Pro Cyclist and SUP Surfer
Since I have stopped racing bikes, I now fill my time with surfing and Stand Up Paddleboarding. The water is a tonic, it is an escape from the day to day stress, it is the best playground on offer. Whether I’m surfing the waves in winter or cruising the on mirror like water of the summer, I love the ocean. [Read More...]
Colm O'Regan
Comedian, Columnist & Broadcaster
Any bit of water, especially in the heart of a city is a place where there are no cars, which absorb noise, which contain life. They are stress reducers. So when people dump in them or next to them, not only is it bad for the water and the wildlife, it’s stressful to look at. [Read More...]
Roisin Finlay
Editor at Outsider Magazine
Consider taking up the #2minutebeachclean . It's such a small thing and if you do it with your friends/kids/family, it has a power message. Hopefully it will make us all more conscious about what plastic we can avoid altogether. And make sure you know what you can flush or not flush. [Read More...]
Rachael Lee
Swimmer & Firefighter
2 years ago while I was training to swim the English Channel I was spending more time than ever in the sea. I couldn't believe the amount of plastic and rubbish that I was swimming into, that was floating around me and being washed up to shore. Unless we start taking action now, this will be gone. [Read More...]
Finn Ní Fhaoláin
Marine scientist, Author & Private Chef
I think, a bit like voting, its so important to remind people that they as an individual really really matter. One person deciding to give up plastic water bottles is already such a massive reduction when you think of what the average person consumes in terms of plastic each year! [Read More...]
Ken O'Sullivan
Natural History Filmmaker, Cameraman & Ocean Conservationist
Everyone can do something, feel empowered. Use less plastic, buy a reusable water bottle and fill it at home, in Ireland we buy and throw away TWO MILLION plastic bottles every day. If we lined those bottles up, they would stretch from Dublin to the Cliffs of Moher, back to Dublin and back to the Cliffs again, that's just one day's usage! [Read More...]
Lucy Hunt
Founder of Sea Synergy Marine Awareness & Activity Centre
The ocean is what connects each and everyone of us and allows us to survive here on Planet Earth. I was lucky enough to grow up on the beach and fell in love with the ocean from a young age hence I've always wanted to protect it. I feel privileged to work as a marine biologist and environmental educator. [Read More...]
Seamus Mc Goldrick
Surf School Manager & Pro Bodyboarder
Growing up in a seaside village in the coastal county of Sligo, the ocean has been a constant in my life. As a professional bodyboarder and surf school manager, the ocean is both my playground and my workplace. The health of the global human family is tied to the health of the oceans and the forests. We can always plant more trees but there is only one ocean. [Read More...]